BREAKING: Johan Cruyff has died of cancer.

RIP :(

A 5 a side special !

My first international football hero. World Cup 1974.

Legend. RIP.

Brilliant player who innovated football. A true legend RIP

Edited March 24, 201610 yr by charierre

Quite shocked because I didn't know he was ill.

 

Probably the single most important individual in football for the last 50 years and his legacy is remarkable. The number of World Cups, European Cups and domestic league titles that have his fingerprints on in some way is unmatched.

Brilliant, really stood out as in another league to other players at the time.  Saw him play in a testimonial at Chelsea - can't remember who's it was now but I think it was mid to late 70s.

One of the greatest players I've ever seen. 

 

Incredibly sad hearing this.

R.I.P, one of the games true greats

Horrible news, and very sudden too. I had heard he was ill but I assumed he had longer; it is very sad.

 

He was well before my time as a player (and as a manager too really), but from what I have seen, heard and read he is clearly a world-class footballing visionary, almost universally influential, and ingeniously arrogant. He didn't have many kind words to say about us (or José in particular), but one has to recognise what this man contributed to our beloved sport. Football is far worse off for his passing.

 

R.I.P.

I personally did not like him for a couple of reasons but I do not wish cancer on anyone, it's a sad day when someone passes away because of this horrid illness. I've only ever heard good things about his performances on the pitch, rest in peace.

A true great.

R.I.P

Found it - thanks to the Vintage Blues thread - "New York Cosmos game was on 26 September 1978, crowd of 39,659. It was a 1-1 draw with Ray Wilkins scoring for us.

Cosmos team that evening: Erol Yasin, Werner Roth (Stewart Jump), Franz Beckenbauer, Vito Dimitrijevic (Ayre), Santiago Formosa, Robert Iarusci, Vladislav Bogicevic, Johann Cruyff, Steve Hunt (Seninho), Dennis Tueart, Giorgio Chinaglia."

Edited March 24, 201610 yr by Beerqueen

Brilliant, really stood out as in another league to other players at the time.  Saw him play in a testimonial at Chelsea - can't remember who's it was now but I think it was mid to late 70s.

 LA Aztecs?

 LA Aztecs?

 

No, New York Cosmos - see my second post above yours.  And I was wrong it was a friendly not a testimonial - nearly 40,000 for a friendly!  But of course we had no supporters before RA so they must have all been Americans I guess.

Edited March 24, 201610 yr by Beerqueen

I think he must have played twice at the Bridge then.

 

 

I think he must have played twice at the Bridge then.

Now I don't know which time I saw him. Will have to check my programmes.

Edited March 24, 201610 yr by Beerqueen

Legend of the game, great player, rest in peace.

Always about them isn't it? No wonder everyone calls them self obsessed. One of the most tacky and distasteful signs of ‘respect’ I've ever seen.

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/liverpool-criticised-tweet-marking-johan-cruyffs-death/

Always about them isn't it? No wonder everyone calls them self obsessed. One of the most tacky and distasteful signs of ‘respect’ I've ever seen.

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/liverpool-criticised-tweet-marking-johan-cruyffs-death/

 

Comparing it to Chelsea's official twitter account's version:

 

https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/712984427991842816

Always about them isn't it? No wonder everyone calls them self obsessed. One of the most tacky and distasteful signs of ‘respect’ I've ever seen.

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/liverpool-criticised-tweet-marking-johan-cruyffs-death/

I'm sure it will be revealed John Terry tweeted it.

A bit before my time but no doubting his reputation for who he was.

 

The Big C claims yet another master of his art.

RIP a real footballing legend.

A true all-time great. As good a player as I've ever seen.

 

Shame he never won the World Cup with Holland, who were the best team in the world for a while in the 70s. A great shame he wouldn't go to the 78 World Cup, which they'd probably have won if he had.

The word 'legend' is all too often used these days, but Johan Cruyff is certainly one of the few in the football world who is worthy of the title. R.I.P. Mr Cruyff.

One of the true footballing legends. As a young kid in the early 70's I vaguely remember that great Ajax side which won the European Cup 3 times with Cruyff obviously being the main man,

 

Didn't always agree with everything he said in more recent times but hard to disagree with his stance - ignore the stats, you don't need stats to tell you who the great footballers are - that's what your eyes are for. And how we shouldn't be giving plaudits to players just because they cover a lot of ground and run about a lot.

He loved the beautiful game - give me a Cruyff over the modern day athletes any day.

 

RIP.