Celebrul jucator olandez a declarat ca ” e o pedeapsa la adresa fotbalului ca Brazilia a renuntat la traditia care i-a adus cinci titluri mondiale si adopta moda de a juca la rezultat.

Brazilienii iubeau mingea,o tratau ca pe un prieten. Acum par ca o trateaza ca pe un dusman. Acest stil,inventat inaintea lui Dunga, de a distruge jocul adversarului,nu este stilul care a transformat fotbalul in cel mai popular sport planetar.

Nu vad Brazilia castigand trofeul.Nu e o echipa creativa,nu are prea multe variante.Normal,este puternica si bine structurata, fiindca Dunga a format-o cu gandul de a garanta rezultatul, insa nu se identifica deloc cu trecutul.”

Johan Cruyff -pe numele complet Hendrik Johannes Cruijff a castigat Balonul de Aur de trei ori (1971, 1973, 1974),fiind detinatorul recordului alaturi de Michel Platini si Marco Van Basten.

Cruyff was the most famous exponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.

In the Netherlands, and to some extent Spain, Cruyff is famous for his one-liners that usually hover between brilliant insight and simple logic. They are famous for their Amsterdam dialect and incorrect grammar. In Spain, his most famous statement is “En un momento dado.” The quote has been used for the title of a documentary about Cruyff’s life: Johan Cruijff – En un momento dado. In the Netherlands, his most famous one-liner is “Ieder nadeel heb z’n voordeel” (“Every disadvantage has its advantage”) and his way of expressing himself has been dubbed “Cruijffiaans.”

Some of his most famous statements are:

• “Voetbal is een spel van fouten. Wie de minste fouten maakt wint. (Football is a game of mistakes. The ones who makes the least mistakes win.) - Fotbalul este un joc al greselilor.Cine face mai putine greseli,castiga.”
• “Je gaat het pas zien als je het door hebt. (You won’t see it until you’ve got it.)”
• “Ieder nadeel heb z’n voordeel. (Every disadvantage has its advantage)  Fiecare dezavantaj,are avantajul sau.”
• “Als je een speler ziet sprinten, is hij te laat vertrokken. (When you see a player sprinting, he left too late.)”
• “Je moet schieten anders kan je niet scoren. (You’ve got to shoot or you can’t score.)”
• “Italianen kennen niet van je winnen, maar je ken wel van ze verliezen. (Italians can’t defeat you but you can lose to them.) Italienii nu te pot invinge,dar poti pierde cu ei.”
• “Voetbal is simpel, maar het moeilijkste wat er is, is simpel voetballen. (Football is simple, but the hardest thing there is, is to play simple football.)  Fotbalul e simplu,dar cel mai greu lucru e sa joci fotbal simplu.”
• “Je moet altijd zorgen dat je één doelpunt meer scoort als de tegenstander. (You always have to make sure that you score one goal more than your opponent.)” 
• “Je ken beter ten onder gaan met je eigen visie als met de visie van een ander. (It’s better to lose with your own vision than with someone else’s.)”
• “Als wij de bal hebben, kennen zij niet scoren. (If we have the ball, they can’t score.)  Daca avem mingea,ei nu pot inscrie.”
• “Als ik iets eerder begin te lopen, dan lijk ik sneller. (If I start running a little earlier, I’ll seem faster.)”
• “Als ik zou willen dat je het begreep, zou ik het wel beter uitleggen. (If I wanted you to understand, I would explain it better.)”
• “Als ik thuiskom van een televisie-analyse, vraagt mijn vrouw: Wat heb je gezegd? Dan zeg ik: Al sla je me dood. (When I come home after a television-analyse, my wife asks: What did you say? Then I answer: I have no idea.) Cand am venit acasa de o emisiune de analiza,nevasta-mea m-a intrebat: Ce-ai spus?  Am raspuns: Nu am nici o idee. ”
• “Zonder de bal kun je niet winnen. (Without the ball you can’t win)”