The Offside 05 November @ 01:59 AM EST
Earlier in the week we mentioned Johan Cruijff's return to the sidelines for the Catalonia national
team. In the process, a certain sentence spilled across the page which could possibly ignite a
spirited debate. And by spirited debate I mean chairs flying, emergency contacts being contacted
and babies inadvertently being made.
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WorldCupBlog 02 November @ 02:40 PM EST
While Maradona is busy making a shamockery of the Argentinean national side, the man who
typically lurks behind Diego & Pele whether prudent or not in the discussion for the world's
greatest ever player has returned to football. Johan Cruijff, arguably the greatest ever
player/coach combination in football history, has returned to the bench Catalonia and don't you
call it Spain.
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The Offside 09 July @ 01:00 PM EST
This had the potential to be one of those epic quotes shoved in the faces of Barcelona's most
despised Clasico rivals for years and years on end. Joan Laporta so swiftly hurtling the gavel down
and declaring his Cules the superior. "We make Ballon d'Or winners and others have to buy them." It
even sounds sexier in [.
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i always say that barca play dutch football - in real madrid it can be 11 dutch players they even
wouldn't play as dutch football as barca do. the dutch tradition is always there even without any
dutch player. pep guardiola was johan cruijff's creation and he considers johan as
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SoccerLens 26 February @ 03:40 AM EST
Very few teams can win without great players in the midfield. MIDFIELDERS have to cover a lot of
ground, they have to win and hold the ball, they must complete passes, and they have to be adept at
both ends of the field. Sometimes, they'll be asked to take on leadership roles, barking [...]
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