Johan Cruyff: Just How Good Was the Father of Modern Football?

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  • Johan Cruyff was an innovator and changed the game of football forever. But just how GOOD was he really?
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  • @RaymarFootball
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    • @Jonathan-tq9cm
      @Jonathan-tq9cm Pƙed 3 lety +2

      as soon as i watch a clip of ur old vids you upload

    • @rohansohan3913
      @rohansohan3913 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      Please make a video on Michael Laudrup, Please its a great idea...

    • @joaodasilva4342
      @joaodasilva4342 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      How about this?
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    • @Jonathan-tq9cm
      @Jonathan-tq9cm Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @TheGiorgi7 Heres someone whos never watched him play

    • @spuuuuuz
      @spuuuuuz Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Dude.. your channel is basically explaining football to people who don't understand football. We all know how good Cruyff is. What's your next vid? Der Kaiser? Baggio? Respect that you're just discovering these players but this is nothing new.

  • @beatlemaniac
    @beatlemaniac Pƙed 3 lety +1682

    "Results without quality is boring.
    Quality without results is pointless."
    - Johan Cruijff

    • @rashkhan2436
      @rashkhan2436 Pƙed 3 lety +8

      👍

    • @akbarthunjung5840
      @akbarthunjung5840 Pƙed 3 lety +6

      @Agnostic Cule FAXXX LMAOO 😂

    • @arnabpramanik3859
      @arnabpramanik3859 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Messi lol

    • @DawkBrawlin
      @DawkBrawlin Pƙed 3 lety

      @Agnostic Culethat doesn't apply anymore

    • @mrpk188
      @mrpk188 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @Lil CĂŒle look now in 2 games messi scored 4 goals and right now he is the top scorer in la laiga......one bad season doesn't mean that a player is finished

  • @marlon6504
    @marlon6504 Pƙed 3 lety +3316

    Finally thank you! Also a fun fact. When Cruyff was 37 he got into a fight with Ajax board so he went to their main rivals Feyenoord. He won them the league for the first time in 15 years at the age of 37.

    • @farriedolfinshytutu8729
      @farriedolfinshytutu8729 Pƙed 3 lety +29

      In Wikipedia, there is no information about Cruyff coach/play for Feyenoord at the age of 37. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Cruyff

    • @jimo9555
      @jimo9555 Pƙed 3 lety +323

      @@farriedolfinshytutu8729 in the link you posted it shows Cruyff at feyenoord in 83/84

    • @devabdee
      @devabdee Pƙed 3 lety +52

      yeah I was also waiting for that part to come but missed it

    • @jimo9555
      @jimo9555 Pƙed 3 lety +144

      @@devabdee it's like when Manchester United got rid of Denis Law and he went to Manchester City and scored the cheekiest goal against United the following season...and relegated them 😂

    • @FarrieTutu
      @FarrieTutu Pƙed 3 lety +13

      @@jimo9555 Thanks. Oot, Funny thing is Maradona never won a Ballon D'or

  • @liverpoolynwa9029
    @liverpoolynwa9029 Pƙed 3 lety +2455

    People underestimate how much this guy changed football. I wish it was possible to see him on a talkshow with Bielsa

    • @FootballIconic
      @FootballIconic Pƙed 3 lety +60

      They would talk for hours! 😂

    • @liverpoolynwa9029
      @liverpoolynwa9029 Pƙed 3 lety +57

      @@FootballIconic Yeah I think so, and I could watch them talk for hours without being bored😂

    • @Luke-kv5pc
      @Luke-kv5pc Pƙed 3 lety +20

      You know he is dead right

    • @evxp3171
      @evxp3171 Pƙed 3 lety +42

      @TheGiorgi7 get outta here u comment on every post praising Cruyff

    • @spuuuuuz
      @spuuuuuz Pƙed 3 lety +25

      Nobody who genuinely loves football underestimates him. You're just late to the party.

  • @rollo_tomassii
    @rollo_tomassii Pƙed 3 lety +1031

    "Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.”

    • @Always5onKobe.
      @Always5onKobe. Pƙed 3 lety +17

      glock block almost like that’s the point

    • @noedels2119
      @noedels2119 Pƙed 3 lety +13

      @glock block no football is simple but simple football isn't simple

    • @krish_10_30
      @krish_10_30 Pƙed 3 lety

      True that

    • @mahyudin81
      @mahyudin81 Pƙed 3 lety

      Never simple to me. Valleyball maybe but not football

    • @shotgunpete5117
      @shotgunpete5117 Pƙed 3 lety +11

      "The defense starts at the attack and the attack starts at the defense."

  • @d1.KT1
    @d1.KT1 Pƙed 3 lety +598

    He’s the reason Ajax and Barca are where they are today. What a goat

    • @lolyo5598
      @lolyo5598 Pƙed 3 lety +11

      I agree with you he was an exceptional player and manager

    • @badady7039
      @badady7039 Pƙed 3 lety +37

      I mean he's definitely not the reason Barca are failing but yeah.

    • @zzz8630
      @zzz8630 Pƙed 3 lety +9

      Yep... Now barca is in the shitter

    • @Jordi7zyzz7
      @Jordi7zyzz7 Pƙed 3 lety +29

      We recently put an amazing statue of him at the front of the ArenA

    • @carloslyon2256
      @carloslyon2256 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@Jordi7zyzz7 we have the same pfp😎

  • @htafcentertainment1435
    @htafcentertainment1435 Pƙed 3 lety +1677

    Cruyff wasn’t just a good footballer. He was also a great person and loving family man. He even gave up a chance on going to the World Cup just to make sure his family didn’t get hurt. He has all my respect 👏. RIP Cruyff.

    • @manunited2076
      @manunited2076 Pƙed 3 lety +18

      Ik his family was robbed back in I think '74

    • @marlondalli2022
      @marlondalli2022 Pƙed 3 lety +80

      @@manunited2076 no his family got kidnapped in 1977

    • @Jonathan-tq9cm
      @Jonathan-tq9cm Pƙed 3 lety +26

      ​@@manunited2076 his family got kidnapped in 77

    • @Jonathan-tq9cm
      @Jonathan-tq9cm Pƙed 3 lety +40

      he was also a great manager revolutionzied barca

    • @marlondalli2022
      @marlondalli2022 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      @@Jonathan-tq9cm yh ik that is why a decade ago, barca were the best team in the world

  • @Meidaneh_Shush
    @Meidaneh_Shush Pƙed 3 lety +1171

    Cruyff's footprint on football is larger then any other player not only becuase of his footballing skills but his football philosophy that changed the game forever. No person has had more of a hand in the development of the game as him.

    • @joaodasilva4342
      @joaodasilva4342 Pƙed 3 lety +1

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    • @Meidaneh_Shush
      @Meidaneh_Shush Pƙed 3 lety +56

      @TheGiorgi7 It's well known in The Netherlands that Cruyff would often overrule many decisions Michels made after he would leave the dressing room and apply his own gameplan in the Dutch National Squad and Ajax. Total Football was Cruyff's brain child and he has the managerial skills and succeses where ever he went as a captain and coach to prove it.
      His footballing skills are all on film and if you don't believe me watch Maradona talk about him and The Dutch National Squad in 74 or any other Legend who saw him play.

    • @Zamppa86
      @Zamppa86 Pƙed 3 lety +52

      @TheGiorgi7 Beckenbauer himself once said about the '74 World Cup "I happened to win the WC but Cruyff was the better player".

    • @brianlaudrupchannel
      @brianlaudrupchannel Pƙed 3 lety +2

      The way he moves a dribbles is similar to Laudrup bros

    • @tatweilam7853
      @tatweilam7853 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      czcams.com/video/7NZ0byEyeOA/video.html
      Watch how he played/explained the diamond formation.

  • @suyezlee6650
    @suyezlee6650 Pƙed 3 lety +530

    Cruyff created a special brand of near-perfect and effective football which is still played by certain clubs even today.
    That's something really special.

    • @suyezlee6650
      @suyezlee6650 Pƙed 3 lety +27

      @TheGiorgi7 true but Cruyff coached Barça in the 90s.
      The Dream Team remember
      And Guardiola is his desciple after all.

    • @yousef6063
      @yousef6063 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      No it wasn't cruyff it was his coach but he was the one who executed it and carried it onto barca and now many football teams

    • @RohitPatel-gr7cf
      @RohitPatel-gr7cf Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @TheGiorgi7 yaa but it was cruijff who bring coach's philosophy on the pitch ... cruijff was coach on the field ..... because no one can understand better what that coach is telling other than cruijff that time...

    • @antonihardonk8970
      @antonihardonk8970 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      @TheGiorgi7 “The student learns from the Master before him and the Master learns from the Student after him.”
      Michels learned just as much from Cruijff, as Cruijff did from him.
      Unfortunately Michels became jealous of the accomplishments of his student and later blocked Cruijff from becoming the coach of one of the best Dutch teams attending the World Cup.

    • @TheGhostReacher
      @TheGhostReacher Pƙed 3 lety +3

      @TheGiorgi7 Rinus himself took Most Total fooball Ideas from Jack Reynolds. Just made a little tweak. Cryuff did the same but his the implementation in Dream Team took him over.
      PS Coach of your Rinus

  • @LordMichaelRahl
    @LordMichaelRahl Pƙed 3 lety +400

    "Do not EVER compare a great footballer to a goalscorer"
    -Johan Cruyff

    • @bigboss4178
      @bigboss4178 Pƙed 2 lety +70

      it's so awkward that I immediately associate two current famous players with this phrase lol

    • @hulk8384
      @hulk8384 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@bigboss4178 lol

    • @husain4718
      @husain4718 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      @@bigboss4178 I was thinking about HAALAND and MBAPPE.

    • @ra-kq8mz
      @ra-kq8mz Pƙed 2 lety +42

      @@husain4718 it was obvious Messi ( complete great footballer ) and Ronaldo (great goalscorer)

    • @AngelAsylum54690
      @AngelAsylum54690 Pƙed 2 lety +7

      ra1 I mean this guy never saw Ronaldo man utd

  • @chanendlerbong
    @chanendlerbong Pƙed 3 lety +374

    No Cruyff - No Barca's Tiki Taka or total football, no Barca's La Masia, no Ajax academy and no 4-3-3 formation, thank you Johan for everything, RIP đŸ™đŸ’”â€ïžđŸ˜­

    • @nachtmuis4776
      @nachtmuis4776 Pƙed 3 lety +55

      You know in training sessions they go in a circle called ‘rondo’ and you have to take the ball as fast as possible? It’s created by Cruyff. ;) genius

    • @Luka-pv2dt
      @Luka-pv2dt Pƙed 3 lety +10

      @@nachtmuis4776 genius!

    • @hulk8384
      @hulk8384 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      💯💯💯

    • @hulk8384
      @hulk8384 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      @@nachtmuis4776 he is an absolute genius of the game.

    • @ArunKumar-jy9xw
      @ArunKumar-jy9xw Pƙed 2 lety +6

      Also no Spanish treble from 2008-2012. That team had 6-7 bar a players and played the tiki tala style of football

  • @tommecc9101
    @tommecc9101 Pƙed 3 lety +266

    In my opinion, the reason he was such a valuable player is not just because he had a good technique, but also because he had such a vision and understanding of the game

  • @unlegitlukas776
    @unlegitlukas776 Pƙed 3 lety +319

    The background music is so satisfying

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      What is the background music?

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      @jessebrown7626 Pƙed 3 lety

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  • @mohno4265
    @mohno4265 Pƙed 3 lety +112

    - One of the best football playes of all time
    - One of the best coaches
    - Changed the game
    - Even decades after him football is in his hands

  • @alexdubois4920
    @alexdubois4920 Pƙed 3 lety +144

    Cruyff getting scouted by that Ajax coach on the playground is every kids dream 😂

    • @thema.sosoudid2229
      @thema.sosoudid2229 Pƙed 3 lety +13

      That scout probably just had a lucky day

    • @randar1969
      @randar1969 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      A playground i can see looking from the window of my house...

    • @jayceezinner3503
      @jayceezinner3503 Pƙed rokem +2

      Im sure the scout seen something natural and not just work ethic

  • @gabinator3343
    @gabinator3343 Pƙed 3 lety +92

    My uncle loved him so much that he named his 2 sons “Yohan” and “Kroif” haha. Different spelling ofc but what a great tribute to a great man.

  • @sij748
    @sij748 Pƙed 3 lety +46

    Johan Cruyff is often overlooked compared to Pele and Diego Maradona, but his legacy is arguably more enduring due to his philosophy as a coach because he taught a generation of players his tactics - most noticeable Pep Guardiola. Cruyff was not only a great player but also a great coach. This is what distinguishes him with Pele and Maradona

    • @Jayll1984
      @Jayll1984 Pƙed 3 lety +7

      And then all his work off the pitch. His foundation does a lot for kids and disabled. Its nice to see a great man like Joham Cruijff play basketball or something with disabled children =) and competitive as he was as a player... not to beat them but he loves it when kids can play safely and to see them smile. The other guys might be epic players, Cruijff is a hero

    • @AJ-lh4fp
      @AJ-lh4fp Pƙed 2 lety +2

      even as just a player him>maradona

    • @Deutche_Seal
      @Deutche_Seal Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci

      He was great, not the level of Pele But clearly above Maradona

    • @ambientwishwalker8908
      @ambientwishwalker8908 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      ​@@Deutche_Seal Tbh even that level is something that only legends have.

  • @emfolla
    @emfolla Pƙed 3 lety +58

    Cruyff also played in NASL between 1978 to 1981 and made a huge impact in growth of football/soccer in America.

  • @estebangarcia747
    @estebangarcia747 Pƙed 3 lety +101

    People talk about Pele , Maradona , Messi and Cristiano but they forget about one of the players that changed football as we know it and Modernized it as we know today Johan Cruyff

    • @alonglostmemory1908
      @alonglostmemory1908 Pƙed rokem +2

      Cause statistically speaking Cruyff was a nobody compared too them. 375 goals doesn't even bring you in top 20 best players.

    • @Idontknow-hj1bp
      @Idontknow-hj1bp Pƙed rokem +4

      @@alonglostmemory1908 that does doesn't change the fact that he is in the top 10 greatest player of all time

    • @brando4422
      @brando4422 Pƙed rokem +5

      @@alonglostmemory1908 Well your criteria clearly is Goals. Then Zidan was nothing special as well or top 20 by your view. Then Haaland is the best player right now.

    • @alonglostmemory1908
      @alonglostmemory1908 Pƙed rokem

      @@Idontknow-hj1bp it does

    • @alonglostmemory1908
      @alonglostmemory1908 Pƙed rokem

      @@brando4422 doesn't come close too ronaldo or messi. Wait 10 years

  • @marlondalli2022
    @marlondalli2022 Pƙed 3 lety +71

    Rip Cruyff, its been 4 years and i still miss you😭😭 top 4 of all time in my opinion

    • @ramisaf4487
      @ramisaf4487 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Na hes really not maybe top 10

    • @marlondalli2022
      @marlondalli2022 Pƙed 3 lety +18

      He is top 4, how old are you?😂😂😂😂

    • @unknownname3784
      @unknownname3784 Pƙed 3 lety +7

      @@marlondalli2022 pele messi ronaldo 7 and marodana are better but he is 5th of cource he would been better than marodana and ronaldo 7 if he won the world cup in 74

    • @marlondalli2022
      @marlondalli2022 Pƙed 3 lety +13

      @@unknownname3784 pele not better in my opinion he kinda overrated

    • @unknownname3784
      @unknownname3784 Pƙed 3 lety +7

      @@marlondalli2022 overated im laughing so hard any stats call him the goat even cruyff said he is thr goat bruh

  • @ProMrLecoq01
    @ProMrLecoq01 Pƙed 3 lety +81

    As an Ajax supporter he really is seen as the Dutch football Messias. He did amazing things for our country, our club even putting Barcelona back on top again. His style of play is still adapted to our club to this day

    • @itsamenl
      @itsamenl Pƙed 3 lety +2

      As an atheist Johan is my God. He always will be. As a human, as ap layer, as a coach and as a football analyst.

    • @indronilganguly9715
      @indronilganguly9715 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      That's the reason I think ajax produces a totaly different of talents

    • @ProMrLecoq01
      @ProMrLecoq01 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@indronilganguly9715 it’s true and they’re usually very adaptable to different style of plays at the major leagues

    • @hulk8384
      @hulk8384 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@indronilganguly9715 yes

    • @RuthlessFxck
      @RuthlessFxck Pƙed rokem

      @@itsamenl what's an ap layer

  • @MrCr1spy1
    @MrCr1spy1 Pƙed 3 lety +97

    Just bought his autobiography, this video couldn't have come at a better time

    • @miamiedits
      @miamiedits Pƙed rokem

      His autobiography is so good I just read it I hope you enjoyed it

  • @taresa971
    @taresa971 Pƙed 3 lety +124

    Cruyff was top 10 without a doubt, few players can claim they've won more than 1 ballon d'or, and Cruyff did it with club and country, while he never won the world cup, he still guided them to the final and starred for them

    • @kekwnerd9464
      @kekwnerd9464 Pƙed 3 lety +6

      Netherlands always choked finals

    • @kautukyemdey
      @kautukyemdey Pƙed 3 lety +46

      top 10? he is top 3

    • @carlosvg2286
      @carlosvg2286 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      @@kautukyemdey let's not exaggerate

    • @yahyakaddoura7147
      @yahyakaddoura7147 Pƙed 3 lety +11

      He is top 3 behind Messi and Ronaldo

    • @xaviermill7440
      @xaviermill7440 Pƙed 3 lety +19

      @@yahyakaddoura7147 yo he is all time great behind Pele and Maradona. He was the best dribbler in Europe history. You watched that dribble vs Germany in the final 74?

  • @ChayseYT
    @ChayseYT Pƙed 3 lety +106

    Watching his highlights he looks like a tall right footed version of messi. Cruyff was playing modern day football meanwhile everyone was just running around

    • @zehbizehbi8275
      @zehbizehbi8275 Pƙed 3 lety +14

      Nah Its a small left footed Cruyff

    • @antonihardonk8970
      @antonihardonk8970 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      @@zehbizehbi8275small left foot Cruijff 2.0

    • @chotu4317
      @chotu4317 Pƙed rokem

      Messi is 100X the player Cruyff is .... Messi is known for his football nd this man is more known for his quotes

  • @abrahammelano3495
    @abrahammelano3495 Pƙed 3 lety +45

    This guy indirectly won my country a World Cup đŸ€Łâ€đŸ™

  • @Jaishreeram19
    @Jaishreeram19 Pƙed 2 lety +19

    He was an attacking midfielder still scored so many goals... legend ❀

  • @tatweilam7853
    @tatweilam7853 Pƙed 3 lety +19

    Yes. He is one of the most influential footballer of all time. Many players just played and nothing left after they retired. However he left his legacy and foot print to the generations for decades...

  • @kavishrajnandanshukla3572
    @kavishrajnandanshukla3572 Pƙed 3 lety +25

    Of all the players that have played the 'The Beautiful Game' or the players who will play the game, Cruyff will always be the most respected and the most influential ever!

    • @chotu4317
      @chotu4317 Pƙed rokem

      Messi says hii

    • @nolls14
      @nolls14 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@chotu4317 lol. We're talking INFLUENCE here. Messi is a genius, but lets see him become a manager and invent a philosophy of football first. I doubt he has that in him.

    • @chotu4317
      @chotu4317 Pƙed rokem

      @@nolls14 Tika taka or total football wasn't invented by cyruff 😭😭

    • @nolls14
      @nolls14 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@chotu4317 Total Football was along with Rinus Michels. He also built modern Barcelona. Learn your history son.

    • @chotu4317
      @chotu4317 Pƙed rokem

      @@nolls14 yeah so where did cyruff came ..u just proved my point

  • @d1nesh._223
    @d1nesh._223 Pƙed 3 lety +17

    Cruyff was just brilliant
    As a Dutchman I'm proud to see what he has done

  • @jamesaitchison9478
    @jamesaitchison9478 Pƙed 3 lety +18

    Johan Cruyff was a master footballer and forward thinking treiner/manager.
    His influence is everywhere in modern football.

  • @devraj3026
    @devraj3026 Pƙed 3 lety +34

    He was so good at football that he knew that he was only the one who can play SIMPLE FOOTBALL, actually the most hardest thing for any player to learn

    • @shade346
      @shade346 Pƙed 2 lety

      Luka Modric here

    • @alonglostmemory1908
      @alonglostmemory1908 Pƙed rokem +1

      False. He isn't even in top 20 top of top scorers.

    • @Idontknow-hj1bp
      @Idontknow-hj1bp Pƙed rokem +1

      @@alonglostmemory1908 even Maradona is not even in top 20 but he is definitely top 5 greatest player of all time

    • @zukitamo
      @zukitamo Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci

      @@alonglostmemory1908 "do not EVER compare a great goalscorer to a great player"

    • @ytubeu7450
      @ytubeu7450 Pƙed 6 měsĂ­ci

      Modrić

  • @lioubastoupakova3770
    @lioubastoupakova3770 Pƙed 3 lety +20

    if there's one word to describe cruyff, it would be
    ARTIST

  • @lxfj2128
    @lxfj2128 Pƙed 3 lety +84

    Even if he wasn’t the best he changed football the most unbelievable person

    • @naykyaw2680
      @naykyaw2680 Pƙed 3 lety +27

      he was one of the best for his time as he won 3 ballon dors

    • @bhawnaarora557
      @bhawnaarora557 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      @@naykyaw2680 one of the best ever

    • @iskandarhusainkhan627
      @iskandarhusainkhan627 Pƙed 3 lety +9

      Wdym he wasn’t the best? He is widely considered to be top 5 greatest of all time

    • @hulk8384
      @hulk8384 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@iskandarhusainkhan627 top 5 or top 10

    • @hulk8384
      @hulk8384 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@iskandarhusainkhan627 top 5 also will be perfect for him.

  • @nachtmuis4776
    @nachtmuis4776 Pƙed 3 lety +32

    As a Dutch guy I have to admit that when cruyff was on television. He always talked about the sport, nothing else. For 34 years I witness greatness live on television. The way he talked it felt like he was steps ahead. Sometimes you couldn’t even follow him. It was pure genius. By far the most genius footballer/manager ever.

  • @saubaniqbal2787
    @saubaniqbal2787 Pƙed 3 lety +7

    Cruyff is criminally underrated wat an icon

  • @mohammedakram9835
    @mohammedakram9835 Pƙed 3 lety +17

    I always find Sir Cryuff as the God of football.❀

  • @randallstubblefield1633
    @randallstubblefield1633 Pƙed 3 lety +19

    It took me a lot of research to realize how important and significant Cruyff was and still is to football. Without Cruyff, Messi probably would have grew up in Argentina and never played for Barcelona.

    • @randallstubblefield1633
      @randallstubblefield1633 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @TheWeeaboo Yeah I am. Why would I lie to impress you? And even that my statement submits the importance of Cruyff. I literally did nothing but flatter the greats. Happy New year though, shouldn't waste your time being a hater on the internet.

  • @donharry20
    @donharry20 Pƙed 3 lety +13

    This is insane! Like he was on another plane/dimension looking at football and knew what it was meant to be! A new found respect for Cruyff

  • @rohanshah8808
    @rohanshah8808 Pƙed 3 lety +8

    His touch...his touch..man that's like poetry in motion

  • @mnanderson1429
    @mnanderson1429 Pƙed 3 lety +7

    My favorite player of all time, Neymar is my favorite player in the modern game but there’s just something about Cruyff. Smartest player on every pitch he stepped on, skills and tricks are fun but you can’t teach football intelligence & he might be the best in that regard ever. The way he moved with the ball, that only comes around once in a generation. Pele and Maradona were fantastic players but I think it’s fare to say Cruyff is the best/ most influential player/ coach with how he played then how he changed the game tactically. My personal favorite player to watch ever, R.I.P. to the brilliant legend #14forever

  • @JS-hp1ow
    @JS-hp1ow Pƙed 3 lety +7

    My dad was born in the 60’s and went to watch him in a few games which im so jealous of, he says that cruyff truly changed the game forever and was the man that changed football into the modern game it is today. He says he still thinks he’s not talked about enough or as much as maradona/pele is. I wish I was alive to watch him play, RIP a legend Johan Cruyff.

  • @sourswift
    @sourswift Pƙed 3 lety +60

    Been waiting for this for a long time finally

  • @rohanshah8808
    @rohanshah8808 Pƙed 3 lety +46

    "Cruyff turned" out to be quite Good

  • @davidmugiya7335
    @davidmugiya7335 Pƙed 3 lety +13

    5 star weak foot and 5 star skills legendâ€đŸ‘Œ

  • @miguelmendoza1347
    @miguelmendoza1347 Pƙed 3 lety +26

    Love that moment when Raymar uploads

  • @ChrisK-fe4kv
    @ChrisK-fe4kv Pƙed 3 lety +25

    Seeing as we jump on the dutch bandwagon, how about Marco Van Basten

  • @PatrickvanStokken
    @PatrickvanStokken Pƙed 3 lety +10

    Maybe Cruijff isn't regarded as the greatest player ever, but he was and always will be the most influential man in football of all time. Thank you so much for this video, greetings from Amsterdam ❀

  • @okoh_excel
    @okoh_excel Pƙed měsĂ­cem +1

    Its exactly 8 years today since the exit of an Icon, Johanne Hendrick Cryuff
    Rest on, Legend đŸ•Šïž

  • @rarimapirate9237
    @rarimapirate9237 Pƙed 3 lety +6

    Great video. Cruijff is one of my favorite historic players. I would highly recommend the "Football's Greatest" episode on Johan.
    Rinus Michels should also be mentioned in coaching Cruijff. It was Michels who created the total football philosophy, Cruijff perfected it on the pitch.

  • @prie71
    @prie71 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    This man came with solutions, that nobody else in the stadium could have thinking of.

  • @Sab3ur
    @Sab3ur Pƙed 3 lety +10

    You must Do a platini video as well.. many don’t rate him as a player because he was involved in scandals outside of football.. great vid btw

    • @carlosvg2286
      @carlosvg2286 Pƙed 3 lety

      A bc zidane won a wc

    • @bhawnaarora557
      @bhawnaarora557 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      @@carlosvg2286 so platini won 3 ballon d'or in a row,led juve to their first champions league
      And he had an average France team compared to a star studded france of 1998

    • @princesofthepower3690
      @princesofthepower3690 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@bhawnaarora557 No he didn’t have an French team . He had one of the best midfield quartet to grace Europe in Girese , Tigana, Fernandez .

    • @bhawnaarora557
      @bhawnaarora557 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@princesofthepower3690 it was still nothing compared to 1998 france

  • @waso778
    @waso778 Pƙed rokem +2

    For older generation he will be always the number one.

  • @rohansohan3913
    @rohansohan3913 Pƙed 3 lety +13

    Johan Cryuff was really a tactical and technical Footballer, many of us have never seen him play live but know his legacy, his class, his achievements, his abilities as a player and as a coach both, somehow he is underated in front of Maradona and Pele maybe he didn't won world cup thats why, but he's actually on the same level as they were, A Great Legend, RIPâ€ïžâšœđŸ™

    • @phistoltv5196
      @phistoltv5196 Pƙed 3 lety

      Unfortunately you get no respect if you don't win a world cup

  • @gabriellejacquiet9925
    @gabriellejacquiet9925 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    One of my most favorite players of all time. Even though I've never grown up watching him from what I've seen and heard he's amazing!

  • @haydencampbell8483
    @haydencampbell8483 Pƙed 3 lety +5

    He's one of my favorites on my list of the best ever.

  • @atlaserdogan8850
    @atlaserdogan8850 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    YEEEEEES! I HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR MONTHS!! THANK YOU!

  • @LightningXXI
    @LightningXXI Pƙed 3 lety +81

    The answer is: YES
    My favorite player alongside Cristiano

    • @bogzo109
      @bogzo109 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      DEFINETLY

    • @Zamppa86
      @Zamppa86 Pƙed 3 lety +20

      Cristiano isn't even good enough to wash Cruyff's boots.

    • @lorenzodeluca3661
      @lorenzodeluca3661 Pƙed 3 lety +9

      Cruyff and Ronaldo ??? A pretty odd combo I'd say...

    • @LightningXXI
      @LightningXXI Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@lorenzodeluca3661 I know right ?

    • @patrickkpodjie8482
      @patrickkpodjie8482 Pƙed 3 lety +7

      @@Zamppa86 barcelona fan spotted đŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

  • @hassana___
    @hassana___ Pƙed 3 lety +4

    This channel is a blessing

  • @klater5842
    @klater5842 Pƙed 3 lety +19

    Got a notification and I'm here, liked already, I know it's already going to be a quality video

  • @brodown64
    @brodown64 Pƙed 3 lety +32

    YO ANOTHER Raymar upload during my lunch break, this gonna be good.

    • @CCGBacon17
      @CCGBacon17 Pƙed 3 lety

      I just skip class lmao
      I see why I'm failing now but who cares

    • @diegovillalobos2819
      @diegovillalobos2819 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      Oh I’m on Christmas break already. But when he uploaded when I was in class, I would watch all his videos

    • @RaymarFootball
      @RaymarFootball  Pƙed 3 lety +10

      @@CCGBacon17 dont fail homie! đŸ’Ș📚

    • @aravindchandran2560
      @aravindchandran2560 Pƙed 3 lety

      12.58 am heređŸ˜‚đŸ˜âŁïž

    • @CCGBacon17
      @CCGBacon17 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@RaymarFootball I'll try lmao

  • @panosgiannopoulos3611
    @panosgiannopoulos3611 Pƙed 3 lety +6

    Yes finally you made a video about thank you very much it makes me really happy that somebody still talks about the best ever European player

  • @octaviocampos5294
    @octaviocampos5294 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    It's great when you make videos about these topics. Keep it up, buddy.👍

  • @pesiseverything8649
    @pesiseverything8649 Pƙed 3 lety +14

    Why this video right after Pes released Iconic moment Johan Cruiff

    • @pied4583
      @pied4583 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      I lost 3k coins but didn't get him..... He's toooo valuable

    • @tsphenomental438
      @tsphenomental438 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@pied4583 got him , just spent 100 coins

  • @Porsilasmoscazzz
    @Porsilasmoscazzz Pƙed 3 lety +17

    Cruyff shouldve been in the top 11 of all time. He created modern football

    • @texi1236
      @texi1236 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Yeah... Imo the XI should be
      Yashin
      Baresi
      Beckenbauer
      Maldini
      Cafu
      Maradona
      Zidane
      Cruyff
      C. Ronaldo
      Messi
      Pele

    • @texi1236
      @texi1236 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @CR7 Greatest Footballer Of All Time its not necesserly better, though I think he is, but R9 was one of the best athletes, and finishers of all time, while johan changed the way we play footbal... Its a comparison between physical talent vs tactics

    • @evxp3171
      @evxp3171 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      @CR7 Greatest Footballer Of All Time nope r9 is better than cryuff in every way

    • @evxp3171
      @evxp3171 Pƙed 3 lety +7

      @@texi1236 xavi > Zidane

    • @evxp3171
      @evxp3171 Pƙed 3 lety +8

      @TheGiorgi7 😂😂😂😂 keep crying buddy 6 time ballon dor 6 time golden boot winner

  • @evergreen2
    @evergreen2 Pƙed 3 lety +124

    rumour has it he smoked a lot, even during half times

    • @adhamtohamy9263
      @adhamtohamy9263 Pƙed 3 lety +71

      Weird how these players would do dumbass shit and yet still be the best on the pitch.

    • @jimo9555
      @jimo9555 Pƙed 3 lety +27

      40 cigs a day!! I heard him talk about it in an interview

    • @yeh2248
      @yeh2248 Pƙed 3 lety +24

      Yes, he was totally an addict

    • @deaddeadstrokepool794
      @deaddeadstrokepool794 Pƙed 3 lety +6

      It made him cooler.

    • @aabevincent5601
      @aabevincent5601 Pƙed 3 lety +53

      @@adhamtohamy9263 yeah
      look at Ronaldinho for instance
      He partied a lot , didn't go to training as often but still bullied everyone on the pitch
      I think players do this to cope with the immense pressure they are put on to win the games

  • @lorenzosevilla2479
    @lorenzosevilla2479 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Live the vids man keep it up

  • @RasenRendanX
    @RasenRendanX Pƙed 3 lety

    Love your videos man.
    Cruff will forever live on as a Football Legend.

  • @layth6857
    @layth6857 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    He has a trophy, award skill move, and 2 stadiums named after him. What a legend!

  • @bogzo109
    @bogzo109 Pƙed 3 lety +7

    EARLYYYYYYYYY and this vid is amazing and i have been waiting for a Johan Cruyff vid for a long time. Happy it is finnaly here:)

  • @HorseMaster23
    @HorseMaster23 Pƙed 2 lety

    Amazing content, thank you!!!!!

  • @lucaskicks09
    @lucaskicks09 Pƙed 3 lety

    YES! The Video I've been waiting For!

  • @RaymundoOfficial
    @RaymundoOfficial Pƙed 3 lety +240

    Pele is too overated, this guy is a true goat

    • @RaymundoOfficial
      @RaymundoOfficial Pƙed 3 lety +31

      @TheGiorgi7 umm, it matters most what he has done for today football than Pele did in the jungle in Brazil:)

    • @nicolasperez7124
      @nicolasperez7124 Pƙed 3 lety +30

      @TheGiorgi7 nah if we’re being honest, even as a Brazilian I have to admit pele is not top 20. Cruyff without a doubt is top 10, I guess you didn’t watch the video

    • @adeyydvm8114
      @adeyydvm8114 Pƙed 3 lety +27

      @TheGiorgi7 Johan Cruyff top 5 after Messi, Cristiano, Pele and Maradona

    • @peacefulmind1409
      @peacefulmind1409 Pƙed 3 lety +11

      @TheGiorgi7 Cruyff is definitely top 10 players of all time without questions, if you really watched a lot of pre-80s footballs, you should know that the old heavy ball made players dribbling much more difficult than the players did after 80s.

    • @adeyydvm8114
      @adeyydvm8114 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      You can't said Pele overrated because he much help Brazil won 3 world cup and also Santos in 1960s is the best team and also he scored 3 goals against Benfica (in 1960s Benfica one of the best team in Europe)

  • @betruekind
    @betruekind Pƙed 3 lety +4

    Wow. What an absolute of a player! Phenomenal to say the least, i feel like s**t that I never knew about him. One of the GOAT in my opinion 👏.

  • @Conker66
    @Conker66 Pƙed 3 lety

    Finally bro! I’ve been waiting for this one

  • @ehsanafzal6530
    @ehsanafzal6530 Pƙed 3 lety

    I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. KEEP IT UP KING. MAY YOU GET MORE SUCCESS

  • @user-mj8pc1sf4h
    @user-mj8pc1sf4h Pƙed 3 lety +3

    I swear that he is the most influental football player ever in the game. The impact he had on tactics and game style is inspiring

  • @6sxope
    @6sxope Pƙed 3 lety +28

    Cruyff invented 40% of skills football uses today

  • @johnlombardo7816
    @johnlombardo7816 Pƙed 3 lety

    Missed you brother great video!

  • @alarikaguilar7543
    @alarikaguilar7543 Pƙed 3 lety

    Yo.. Raymar.. what a great video bro!!!

  • @carljohnson5267
    @carljohnson5267 Pƙed 3 lety +9

    One of the best! I would even say that he is the best! And im a black guy from germany!

    • @aiarta2280
      @aiarta2280 Pƙed rokem

      Dang. I mean, seriously. That be two variables that generally will not compute with that sentiment lol.
      Alles gute from a very white Dutch dude

  • @ashishmohanty422
    @ashishmohanty422 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    Best dutch player of all time and Barca's legend R.I.P

  • @Jordanjamesyt
    @Jordanjamesyt Pƙed 3 lety

    Love the content mate keep it up

  • @mostafamansour2495
    @mostafamansour2495 Pƙed 3 lety

    Your a legend bro! ❀

  • @diegovillalobos2819
    @diegovillalobos2819 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    You should make a video on Gerd Muller and George Best

  • @ashwincheekala1566
    @ashwincheekala1566 Pƙed 3 lety +6

    Between 5th and 8th all time. When mind meets physical ability

  • @KnarfStein
    @KnarfStein Pƙed rokem +1

    Being an outstanding footballer *and* a paradigm-changing theoretician makes Cruyff the most important person in football since the start of his career.

  • @mk8467
    @mk8467 Pƙed 3 lety

    This channel is underrated
    I literally learned most of football history and players by this channel
    Thnx

  • @rohinshingadia6120
    @rohinshingadia6120 Pƙed 3 lety +8

    There’s more to a footballer than just raw talent. That’s why I would never consider Maradona the best to have ever played the game. Cruyff and how he modernised the game is much more significant than anything any other player has done in history.

    • @philsarkol6443
      @philsarkol6443 Pƙed rokem

      Maradona was mesmerized by Cruyff and the orange team in 1974, being 12 or 13 years old at that time! As was the whole world, in sheer admiration, because here was something new. They were the best team in that period as Cruyff was the best player in the world. He did not care much about that title, he allways talked about the game, in the microscopic detail.

  • @yuridelgado645
    @yuridelgado645 Pƙed 3 lety +11

    He is the 3rd best player in history I think or second rip Johan

  • @erickofspirit
    @erickofspirit Pƙed 2 lety +2

    As much as I love the game, I never learned about Cruyff until I just finished reading the book, “The Barcelona Complex,” which I recommend everyone read. The author has Cruyff as a central part of his book, and talks much about his career as a player and a coach. The author shows how crucial Cruyff was in helping form the game as we know it now. How he helped make FC Barcelona the mega giant of a team they’ve become today. It also mentions at the end its potential downfall that we currently see with the team. But if Cruyff never joined Barcelona, we wouldn’t have seen Messi, Pep Guardiola wouldn’t have played or coached the team either. It was an amazing read and a clear understanding of how Barcelona came to be just because of Cruyff.

  • @SWASTIKB306
    @SWASTIKB306 Pƙed 3 lety

    Very under rated channel to be honest ,great info ❀

  • @labibzaman1073
    @labibzaman1073 Pƙed 3 lety +29

    Thank you for saying " football not soccer" on your merch as an american

    • @amsterdam7956
      @amsterdam7956 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      OHHHHHHH Raymar is an American. Everything all makes sense now. Calling Pele the most overrated player of all time. Only an American who just discovered the sport and feels like his opinion is worth something would say such dumb claims. Now I understand. Thanks for clarifying I shouldn't take these serious AT ALL!

    • @adhamtohamy9263
      @adhamtohamy9263 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@amsterdam7956 who's Pele. It's paylay

    • @amsterdam7956
      @amsterdam7956 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@adhamtohamy9263 Lmao exactly

    • @Mythmx
      @Mythmx Pƙed 3 lety +5

      @@amsterdam7956 lmao I'm not even american but pele is overrated asf he played against farmers don't get mad at him just bc he was speaking facts

    • @amsterdam7956
      @amsterdam7956 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@Mythmx You don't need to be American to have no knowledge whatsoever. Try finding what your idols say about him. Maybe that'll change your mind

  • @kautukyemdey
    @kautukyemdey Pƙed 3 lety +5

    One request video: How good was Bryan Robson

  • @voltrox3250
    @voltrox3250 Pƙed 2 lety

    I really like this channel. Talks about history. Probably every channel talks about best players for this generation. But a few do about history of the game or how good our game have become and due to whom. Keep it up man! đŸ‘â€ïž

  • @AFCAglory
    @AFCAglory Pƙed 3 lety

    I was just looking at my Cruyff hat, and Raymar uploads this....you just made a Dutchman very happy ❀

  • @miqueeli
    @miqueeli Pƙed 3 lety +5

    Havent watched this yet, but Im already leaving a comment: Cruyff is the biggest reason why we play football the way we do today.

  • @JD-hx7yd
    @JD-hx7yd Pƙed 3 lety +5

    Not the GOAT but definitely top 10, undeniably.

    • @louayker4249
      @louayker4249 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      Top 5 five with Messi Maradona Pelé and Fenomeno

    • @Gabeselhaji
      @Gabeselhaji Pƙed 3 lety +1

      What are taking about he is a Goat

    • @ogwu6732
      @ogwu6732 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@Gabeselhaji he isn’t

    • @marlondalli2022
      @marlondalli2022 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@louayker4249 i agree with you

    • @davidholmgren8156
      @davidholmgren8156 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@louayker4249 would swap R9 for CR7 but otherwise a good list

  • @ra020552
    @ra020552 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    I suspect this will be Raymar's best video. Cruyff is such a brainy player, a delight to watch.

  • @4PFpabloEscobar
    @4PFpabloEscobar Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Perfect timing 👌

  • @mrshaku2694
    @mrshaku2694 Pƙed 3 lety +6

    Please do Eusébio next.