Comments on: Johan Cruyff is losing it!

By: JVB21

JVB21 — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:35:57 +0000

Who saw the Chelsea – Man U game? The obvious big buzz is Jose, but did anyone notice who was sitting behind Abramovich? Mr Marco! I had to do the double check. Some media types have picked up on this and followed with the obvious speculation, while I’d like to offer my own I’m saving my energy for my bed time prayers. “Footy Gods, if you’re just and kind would you please, please inspire Marco to trade his old puppet master JC for a new really rich one.”

By: ferenc

ferenc — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:10:40 +0000

interesting a true article but unfortunately marco won’t read it

By: stephen

stephen — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:10:27 +0000

Nice piece on soccernet.com

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=465535&root=euro2008&cc=5901

By: Samuel Knight (Oudegeest)

Samuel Knight (Oudegeest) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:05:58 +0000

Irony time, here.

Das Bomber beat Oranje in 1974. He was limited but determined. And Oranje did NOT accord him the respect he deserved.

Ruud can’t do everything. But what he CAN do is extra-ordinary. In the box he somehow gets the ball on net. And he’ll hustle like crazy to make the play. Can’t do lots of things – but very few footballers can.

One of the keys of any sport is figure out what your players CAN do and set them up to do it. Lot more productive than wishing that everyone was a superman. They aren’t – and you’ll never win by just wishing that all your players are supermen.

However, still very revealing – because Das Bomber is very similar to Van N in my mind. Cruijff might just still be annoyed at that. But I was so much better than he was! Yeah – but he scored twice, Oranje scored one – and thus lost.

By: Xerox

Xerox — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:32:02 +0000

Ruud is two-footed

By: Miguel Rosado

Miguel Rosado — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:39:11 +0000

How can anyone say that Ruud is a limited player?, it is a huge insult to say something like that. He is an incredible player who can win a game in a second as he did with Albania, Germany and many many other times.
He is one of the leaders of Real Madrid and no limited player could do that.

By: Miguel Rosado

Miguel Rosado — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:10:58 +0000

I have seen Ruud score with his left many times and some pretty goals as well.

By: Mario

Mario — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:50:49 +0000

Cruyff is saying bull shit abour this issue. It isn´t an issue, everybody knows the talent Ruud has!.

By: Jan

Jan — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:28:37 +0000

Well said JVB21!! I wish I could be so efficient with words. But this sums it up quiute nicely.

By: JVB21

JVB21 — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:29:26 +0000

There are times when JC’s Yogi Berra-esque ramblings are insightful, this isn’t. His comments serve no purpose other then to stroke his own ego and further his relationship with Marco.

Ruud wins games, scores vital goals and injects a team with a winning mentality. He’s the most dangerous striker we have right now regardless of his suggested short-comings.