Cruyff explains his diamond formation

[@Vuilnisman815]

Also what Cruijff is explaining, is what you see nowadays. A wing back playing in midfield to create space and more players in midfield. Guardiola and many others use this also nowadays. Cruyff was far ahead of his time.

[@jamesbarker9819]

Guardiola was a DMF when Cruyff was manager of Barca. It was called the dream team. So, Guardiola learned how to play Cryuffen football, under the man himself, and then created total football 2.0 when he himself became manager of Barcelona during the 2008/2009 season. I still have the jersey’s from that season. I bought them before the season started and we lost the first game. I didn’t think the season was going to be very good, but then Guardiola is not a man who is afraid to make changes and not afraid to take risks. He took Cruyff’s unsolicited advice and made a young 18 year old player the right side of his strike force. That young man was Lionel Messi, whom Cruyff had described as “the player who will win it all”. And he was right! This was years before any one of us would even know the name Lionel Messi.

[@hzmfitri]

You don't go to commercial on Cruyff. Its disrespectful

[@umswut2705]

RIP to the legend

[@johnroberts9850]

Hazim Fitri not really

[@syaifulrizki3916]

Why not? Money > Cruyff

[@pedroh.4962]

@@syaifulrizki3916 no

[@syaifulrizki3916]

@@pedroh.4962 yes. cruyff is overrated

[@itsbadvibes6504]

Cruyff wasn't lying when he said everyone laughed at his ideas until they worked, they were mocking him full on

[@jamesbarker9819]

The older kids at Ajax used to hate and pick on Cruyff because “why should this little kid get a spot on the team and not them?” You should read his Autobiography, where he talks more about this. His entire book is just fantastic and very inspirational, so yeah, even when he was on the youth team, they ridiculed him, despite him being the key play maker and goal scorer. When he scored, non of the people in the youth team celebrated. So, he’s had to deal with ridicule most of his life.

[@H91ism]

I think what Johan Cruyff meant when he said he always played diamond is not a rigid 4-1-2-1 or false 9, instead it meant a player in possession will always find himself in a diamond formation with 3 options to pass. That's the fluidity of his system!

[@H91ism]

+CT27NX I agree with your take on his tactics, and you've better explained it than myself! but I think we must both agree that there's so much layer to this man's tactics.. truly one of a kind!

[@RoHiT-rd9kr]

Yup Technically it isn't diamond it is triangle A triangle of 3 ends,3 options Remember Triangle is the figure which uses least number of straight lines to make a complete figure For cryff A triangle formed every sec in field completes his tactic I suppose..

[@casualchauncey]

Rohith Walter yeah you could see that constant triangle option constantly I. The way Barca have played it over last ten years. Always always someone there available for an outlet to move the ball constantly. It’s something to behold to keep it up like that

[@desperado7472]

yups... system... not a formation

[@footballCartoon91]

I think he meant asymmetrical diamond haha

[@Stokie09123]

Probably the most complete football man to ever exist, as a player, as a tactician, as a successful manager, national hero, cult icon, maverick and father of some of the most successful tactical systems ever. Forever my GOAT.

[@theonlyjoe_]

Well there’s only one thing he didn’t win, and that’s the World Cup, players like him, messi, ronaldo deserve to at least have won one.

[@indronilganguly9715]

@@theonlyjoe_ cruyff deserves the west germany one germany actually used a bit foul play to defeat him and his team

[@xondeez757]

@@theonlyjoe_ world cup is completely luck based. if he was born in a stronger country that wins world cup all the time would that make a difference? no his skills would be the same regardless of what team he is in. winning world cup is a personal victory for you and your country, it generally adds nothing when you compare him to other players. if messi was french or german or spanish would that make him worse or better? no people would just say he was lucky while ronaldo wasnt.

[@theonlyjoe_]

@@xondeez757 you misread the context of an 8 month old comment, I can’t even

[@empessoa3280]

GOAT? One of the goats. That's true.

[@babogatae]

It's like giving a lecture in front of three ADHD patients.

[@ruthwikrao9603]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sunilkumarmeghmala5508]

😂😂😂

[@rahmathkakkotkallery854]

I just gave a like... so that now you can have 343 likes

[@Abu7shehri]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@shaunkern3027]

As someone with adhd...I wholeheartedly agree😂

[@ArylePRO]

Cruyff will cry if he sees Barcelona today

[@johnmarston3076]

Would cry

[@Dhr_Luke]

Aryle Kennedy no he won’t, he would cry about Ajax

[@lakaz6451]

@@Dhr_Luke why ajax is exect doing wath he explain now

[@Dhr_Luke]

kanker uuhm ok?

[@Macbroek403]

@@lakaz6451 he means tears off happiness

[@aidanmagill6769]

Cruyff: It would be better if you all just shut up and listened.

[@myreplytoyourstupidity4445]

I just gave ur comment 433 likes

[@kristelpi652]

@@myreplytoyourstupidity4445 i was about to comment ‘lol 433 likes’

[@vincesalamander5980]

Cruyff was like that yes Like many dutch coaches 😂 But he's the GOAT forever, so he's right

[@xcare7202]

😂😂😂😂

[@andygramajo8133]

This man was a genius as a player and as a manager

[@DFandV]

and was a legend

[@anton123456789]

+DFandV He is a legend

[@DFandV]

anton123456789 Fair enough, his legendary will continue forward.

[@nelsondaily]

But still he costed the Netherlands a World Cup.

[@desperado7472]

zidane you meant 😛😛😛

[@lorenzofranco8406]

I'd pay money rose Pep Guardiola and Johan Cruyff talk about football on live TV.

[@g00nther]

+Lorenzo Franco Throw in Bielsa, and I'd pay $1,000,000

[@Beathoven007]

Lorenzo Franco I think it's better to let retired managers do the job. Pep would probably not like to put his cards on the table with all the motivations for his opponents to exploit.

[@hugodsa89]

lol pep

[@lennart1114]

Pep learned from cruyff btw he said cruyff openend his eyes at barcelona

[@ajjohnstone7063]

Lorenzo Franco who do u think taught Pep and Javier and Inesta and puyoll etc and all those before them! JC 🇳🇱

[@XBR4Da]

Always loved this video of Cruyff. Really showed his football knowledge. RIP

[@fisolfas]

Now Ancelotti blay with the diamond formation and it's so effective

[@supahdupahguy81]

This is the kind of stuff they need to put on British TV....top players/coaches form the past discussing tactical philosophy.. It's programs like this & Masters Of The Game why the Dutch continue to produce among the best coaching & playing talent.. Meanwhile in the UK, Fucking X factor. -____-

[@TonyMontana-ec6kt]

very true but in uk the so called experts only think 4-4-2 exists and nothing else, no brain no philosophy behind it. The experts praise players with heart and courage but with no real talent it can only get you so far, England haven't learned to pass the ball yet properly with meaning.

[@armani9219]

Don't be fooled, this type of program is not on tv regularly in the Netherlands. We have a talkshow wherein journalists discuss the recent domestic and international football events but nothing like this trust me. I wish it were a reoccuring thing though. (I live in the Netherlands btw.)

[@Vipa567]

lol you think a tv show produces talent? what a fool

[@collinsmugodo380]

Zico Kun it might not produce talent directly but it certainly produces enthusiasts...it's all about inspiring young..would be coaches to actually start thinking more about the game than they currently do...you're the fool if you can't see that

[@dopplereffeckt675]

Couldn't agree more! The Dutch have Cruyff............and we have Alan Hanson. While this is unusual,but after watching 5minutes of NOS Sport with the likes of Jack van Gelder chatting with van Hooijdonk or Ronald de Boer is like a lifetime education when compared with the banal drivel of MOTD. nuff said

[@joskojokic3570]

Remember when Guardiola put Messi at what we call it "False 9". Well it is exactly what Cruyff is saying about his way of playing diamond formation. And now when Enrique has player like Suarez that is striker he brought that player in ST position. And this is just an example how legend Cruyff influenced Barcelona. Their managers are following his legacy, he created todays Barcelona style, not Pep or Rijakaard.

[@realog868]

The thing is whoever's old than the current , people would say he's better . I agree on that , sayin n letting People do the thing u want is different . Tiki taka was never Barca's style but he created it. False on paper seems like diamond but it's different , u can't play if u don't have the likes of Messi or Maradona . Fabregas played but not for long n the reason is known. Cruyff had ideology n pep followed but he has his styles too. Look at city ,they may not have ucl but can u analyse the game ? It's very dynamic n prolly best after Barca 2011. Cruyff imo is the best but in current era ? Name me anybody better than Pep .

[@jameswalker6864]

@@realog868 Zidane, Heynckess and Ancelotti are better coaches than Guardiola and Mourinho is equally great. Heynckess won both the Bundesliga and the Champions League with Bayern Muncih and Guardiola took the team the year later and was unable to win the Champions League despite having the same team than Heynckess. Heynckess also won the Champions League with 2 different teams (Madrid and Bayern) while Guardiola won 0 Champions outside Barça. Ancelotti won the Champions League in 2 differnt teams (Milan and Real Madrid), smoething Guardiola never achieved. In fact, Real Madrid in 2013-2014 played the best football at club level ever, destroying Guardiola's Bayern 0-4 at their home stadium in the Champions League. Guardioal won the Champions League in 2009 thanks to robbering Chelsea, the referee did not call 3 or 4 clear penalties. With VAR, Barça would have never defeated Chelsea in the 2009 Champions League. Then you get Zidane, who is the only mister in the hsitory of football to win 3 consecutive Champions League titles, smoething Guaridola never did. And Mourinho won the Champions League on 2 teams (Oporto and Inter), soemthing Guardiola never achieved. But because mourinho had really bad seasons in CHelsea and Manchester, I would say he is euqally good as Guardiola.

[@realog868]

@@jameswalker6864 getting trophies and coaching a team for the betterment of players depends upon certian things n probably very different things imo . When Zidane won his consecutive league titles ? Except for first season, the football he played was shit n there's no denying fact. That man was on par with Valverde if u analyse their games , both used Messi n Ronaldo as their main target n nothing more , winning a UCL is often based on luck rather the quality of players n there r multiple examples on that , talkin' abt Gaurdiola , his management time is just 10 years while the others been on the same page with more than 25+ years . The difference of 15 years is huge , it's a not like Pep's never achieved anything with Barca n city , last year he won almost every trophy except UCL n lost to Tottenham coz of luck rather than football tactically , Talkin' abt Winning UCL with different teams , we both know this season City has the best chance of winning it . As u said Barca won coz of the robbery 😂 ik they did n I agree but what abt the robberies made by real ? Scoring an offside equaliser against Atletico Madrid in the 92+ minuted , Zidane couldn't hold the league title nor the CDR. When u talk abt all the other things. Why don't u talk abt he's the only manager in the world with 2 Trebles ? of we talking abt Humiliation games , the oke that comes to my mind is Barca vs Bayern 7:0 coz that was the only time when a team who played better football on the pitch than Pep's team . Last 2 Ucls won by zidane were probably coz of UEFA so when u accuse Barca of that ? I think u should say the same thing for Real madird as well . Incase u don't know , real already won 5-6 Ucls in a row , I don't knw the year. SAF won just 2 Ucls with United ? One of the greatest teams ever so according to ur logic SAF is nothing 😂. We both know Pep could have achieved more if he had stayed at Barca but he moved . Then we have the thing that Pep took over Bayern which had won UCL in the previous season , well Pep has set his standards so high that people wants him to win the UCL every single year n winning that as I already said depends upon different factors not just on management , Barca before he took control was not a world-class team at all while they're below 3 in Laliga , UCL campaign was shit n so were the other campaigns n in 2007-8 season Barca didn't win anything while in the very next season by letting the likes of deco , Ronaldinho go ? He won every possible trophy. But some people just criticize , when he was at Barca - people said it's an easy league n everybody can win it with that team , when he was at Bayern - people said anybody can win it with that team but he didn't win ucl so he's a flow n not to mention he didn't spend anything in good amount there as well as in Barca n these were the times people said he can't win league in p.l coz it's hard but he won 2 seasons straight 🙂 n then we've people who say he won coz of the money ? Really ? United has spent the same amount as city but where r the trophies ? Liverpool spent 600M but couldn't win a single p.l ? Another thing I prefer Pep over anybody is how he utilizes new talent n creates them. I don't think u even saw when porto won the ucl , teams at that time were next to nothing n he played the same game there as well by parking a plane . Sayin Mourinho is on the same page as Pep is a crime lmao and one more thing that I forgot to add is , when Pep coached Barca ? Spain won the w.c ( Spain's golden days started when pep started to coach them n ended when he left Barca , Germany won the cup with same tactics too ) both del Bosque n J.Low didn't change anything in the team n played the same way as Pep was playing coz Germany National team = almost Bayern n Spain's national team at the time had 9 Barca players in the starting eleven. U can see the inspiration there , upcoming generation of Managers would dig for Pep more than anybody.

[@G0_D_Usopp]

@@realog868 you wrote a whole essay 😂

[@rambokunga5905]

@@realog868 Scoring an offside goal at 92? That one is so wrong lol...92 minute goal was in 2014 when Ancelotti was the coach.The one you're referring to had still lots of time to play.We can't know for sure how things would've played out.The fact of the matter is Madrid has Atleti's numbers in UCL while Atlei does the same against Barca in the UCL.In the league it's a different story.The only team Madrid has a huge difficulty against in any competition is Barcelona and they were the last one to knock them out decisively in the last decade...like you feel they got properly outclassed in both legs.. It's a different story with teams like Bayern, Dortmund etc.one leg they were clearly a worse team...the other leg they're better or at least on par with them....

[@AtTheDriveBy]

the professor of modern football. Ajax, Netherlands, and Barça all play through the template he has laid out for them.

[@kadrope]

and Spain

[@varunsanprabu]

now chelsea playing 3-4-3

[@gxnzlezgxnzlez2385]

kadrope qwq

[@MeneTekelUpharsin]

All the great teams play like this at some point, but they make inversions based on the opponents strengths and weakness

[@kimyungill2149]

@@MeneTekelUpharsin not anymore. Ajax proved last CL how to really play like this. Not that fake shit.

[@si_quest]

So what he's saying is that everyone thinks diamond is 41212 but actually the diamond in that formation breaks and loses its shape during the match because the wingers have to defend. So he's suggesting a 433 that turns into a 343 with a wingback pushing up and leaving three at the back, leaving one of the opposing strikers forced to do fuck all and get bollocked by his coach or to track back a dozen times and get tired as fuck. In the 433 to 343 the diamond shifts but always keeps its shape. Genius

[@patrickmitchell3258]

instantsurgery not quite. He's saying that he draws his diamonds differently

[@florisvanzanten4732]

instantsurgery he is the most genius football player/ coach To have ever lived on this planet

[@nononoone9670]

u don't need Diamonds when u have Messi or R 9 or someone of this caliber !!!

[@Beathoven007]

skidmaster ybother No player, not even Messi would reach the full potential among world class players if a manager doesn't draw out the lines well. Messi wasn't used in a right way by Rijkaard in his early Barca times and he is nearly invisible in the Argentinian squad. A top class manager makes top class players peak in their carreer and gives him the right role surrounded by the right support.

[@samuraisoul1043]

instantsurgery I

[@pedro3905]

Johan Cruyff has the best footballing mind I've ever seen. Everything goes back to him. The Dutch's total football in the 70s to Rijkaard and Pep's tika taka approach at Barcelona. A true legend of football all round.

[@nononoone9670]

thepedro j . not every thing goes back to him ,, we had better players before and after him , he had a philosophy like all the big coaches ; but he was great !!

[@wilhelmdietz4023]

skidmaster ybother There were no better players before or after him.

[@dperson9212]

Bollocks, Rinus Michels was the Dutch coach back then and he insisted on Holland playing that way.

[@tomholland3806]

Don't forget that he was thought this system by rinus michels. Who copied it from Brian Clough.

[@rubenpacheco2917]

I think Zidane's mind is better. He perfected the diamond and perfected a Madrid with the same 12 that won 3 in a row. He got the most out of every player and had the whole pitch covered

[@GamerulInfernal]

The video has 4 minutes and 33 seconds, coincidence? 🤣

[@fatifarzam955]

I think not 😂

[@jaredmorales9763]

Mario LmaoOo

[@jaredmorales9763]

Mario total Voetbal

[@fargo1234]

Those of who didn't understand Johann mostly played with a 433 formation

[@tapiwanashenhanga446]

@@fargo1234 he played with a diamond..

[@michaeldaniel7490]

The absolute genius of a Man. The Constructor of Beautiful Football. RIP

[@jogobonito1234]

+Michael daniel agree mate... Barcelona's triumph in this year's Liga should be dedicated to his memory.

[@infeCtedRonald]

Fantastic video. The 3-4-3 diamond is what Guardiola has used extensively at Bayern lately Neuer Benatia-Martinez-Alaba Alonso Lahm-Vidal Muller Robben-Lewandowski-Costa Notice how he uses 2 natural fullbacks (Lahm/Alaba) in the setup so they can swiftly shift to a 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 when needed.

[@LuThePaul]

+Ronald Alexander damn, you're right

[@dimitristoulios1957]

Ronald Alexander

[@TheTruthTalker_]

I'd always put Ribery in over Costa and Boateng for Martinez

[@BigDave15]

The advantage of playing Martinez in that position is that he can use his range of passing to start attacks. He acts as the libero like Luiz at Chelsea.

[@jacksonvadakumkunnel2419]

actually martinez in the benatia position and boateng in the current martinez position. The problem was that the team was too ofeensive. WHen attacking both martinez and boateng would act as holding midfielders leaving the team vunerable at the back. I also noticed that the team was better with coman on the right as he is a true winger. Cruyffs tactics (or peps tactics) needed the winger to stay out wide to put in crosses to muller and lewa

[@GlennAquilina]

It's fascinating how Cruyff's coaching philosophies have transferred over to contemporary coaches like Guardiola and Bielsa. Both Bielsa and Guardiola like to play the +1 defensive system that Cruyff suggests in this clip without sacrificing the diamond in the middle. If playing against 3 forwards, then a 4-3-3 (false 9) system is implemented to have an extra man in defense. Then playing against 2 forwards gives the freedom to play a 3-4-3 (diamond) system.

[@blazeadventure9991]

This video is incredible, I wish it could be longer. The amount of information and how the diamond actually work is just sublime. Either using 4-4-2(double pivot)-playmaker gameplay or using 4-3-3(Wide)-box2box gameplay. The key is wingback and the false 9 that change the whole complexity of the game, and of course the rondo training.🤣 Whichever formation used, it will end up becoming 3-4-3(Total football/tiki-taka) when attacking. Just pure genius.

[@samchoi5881]

Rip legend. You may be gone physically but your presence will always be with us.

[@Robi-Fera]

3:24 basically how Man City and Arsenal play today. A man ahead of his time

[@samuelbeirne4173]

A man ahead of his time? or a man who has inspired our time?

[@TFIta369]

​@@samuelbeirne4173why not both?

[@yep3489]

Yes, while Johan was Pep’s coach at Barca he referred to Pep as his “General on the Pitch”

[@LiamBoyle-j3r]

This man has given us the football we watch today from the top managers. Way ahead of his time

[@cbp117]

Guardiala wouldnt be where he is now if he didint follow the ideologi of football that cruyff teached

[@Azza.10]

Mr potatohead just like many other coaches.. Koeman wouldn't be where he is without van gaal

[@BelgianWarriorGaming]

Oh you mean loosing 4-0 to everton? Guardiola has always been an overrated manager.

[@khaliladam9952]

And that's being said by him already, guardiola just the developed the system but Cruyff started a whole revolution in the world of football, such a mastermind kaizer

[@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960]

oh you mean winning premier league with 18 points ahead the second and reaching 100 points

[@Yigawant]

Lambda Sigma look how far we’ve come

[@squeaky9715]

Gracias Johan for all you've done for world football from a real Madrid fan!

[@vinnierkc]

That's great respect 👏

[@zeusinho1986]

I had a tear in my eyes watching this great man speak!! A true legend of the game lost but never forgotten

[@Vegito_is_king]

Cruyff was a absolute football genius, a man with a great philosophy. A true Legend!

[@IRON1I7]

shine on you crazy diamond

[@uMxDigiTaL]

Pure genius. I'm astonished how much of an influence he was on the game. Absolutely brilliant.

[@lanlodger]

A pure footballing genius, totally revolutionized football and the thought process on how football should be played. People talk about Pele, Maradona, Best being some of the greatest most influential players in the game. Did any of those three leave a lasting legacy as a coach like Cryuff did?

[@zohaibc96]

Pele and Maradona have a market train, hence why they're the players on everyones tongues. That's not to say they weren't great players, they were some of the worlds best, but a lot of players like Cruyff and Platini get left in their shadows.

[@yourrepliesaredisabledcrym5596]

@@zohaibc96 @Zeus market train? I think your mother is in the night market. They're all great but nobody can compare to south America when it comes to flair let alone the forefathers of it. And then Cruyff is Cruyff in philosophy and intelligence. You should be crusified fir comparing them. Long story short don't be an ignorant uncultured dvmbarse.

[@myhatmygandhi6217]

Zidane

[@LFC-st7dc]

@@myhatmygandhi6217 Zidane has been extremely successful but doesn’t even come close in comparison to Cruyff when it comes to influence and importance on tactics

[@critical_analysis]

Not every great player can be a coach. Maradona inspired a whole generation of people across the world. So, his contribution to the game is also everlasting apart from his godly skills. You feel goosebumps seeing the reverence people of Napoli have for Maradona. So, different players can contribute in different ways.

[@danielkim411]

Cruyff: *explaining fluid diamond* Someone: “no you’re taking this too literally, you can have a fluid diamond”

[@aspiringscientist1616]

He is van Basten. Show some respect

[@justjuul3427]

@@aspiringscientist1616 no jan mulder

[@iwonakaplon3399]

Its quite funny how he starts his explanation by saying that people have different ideas and definitions as to what the diamond is, and as he starts explaining what HIS diamond is, he is told that his interpretation is wrong. In reality both guys are probably right to some extent. To cruyff the fluid diamond is a team based on the diamond, where the diamond is maintained and the team shifts to maintain it, while the other guy (dont know his name) thinks the diamond can be broken out of and into during the match depending on the necessity of the situation. Both approaches probably have a great deal of merit to them.

[@HelgeKS]

I could listen to this all day...without subtitles...not knowing a single word of Dutch.

[@isjoel]

Dont understand a word of Dutch, but I can listen to this man talk football all day!

[@Yasinn105]

Brilliant with the 3 in the back he explained towards the end

[@hugodrax71]

There is the Brian Clough (when he was at Forest) alternative - "Just pass it to a red shirt"

[@FadzliRealtor]

lol

[@TheJapaneseshark]

El Indio Yeah and he was a better manager... Won 2 Champions leagues with a team from the English championship so what's your point?

[@Hy-tr1sd]

byron wilkinson Forest weren’t from the Championship back then, they were the top of prem.

[@nananou1687]

ッReeq nope they were not top of the prem which did not exist then. Also they were not top of the league then, but among the top 3. Please get your facts right. Nor did he have players like cruyff had in the Barca dream team..... Clough was by far the better manager. There is and cannot be any doubt about that

[@Hy-tr1sd]

Udayon Sen Top 3 is top mate, most people I talk to consider top 4 just top of the league. And yeah sorry forgot about there wasn’t a prem then lmao

[@PaxBisonica89]

Johan cruijf is the einstein of football, People dont understand him because his football intellect is above anyone els, His amazing style of play, The worldwide impact he had as a player for ajax, barcalona and the dutch national team. his major succes as the head trainers of ajax and barcalona, Where he created two "super" teams and a tactic that would be used for many many years. Along side his great eye for talent (debuted the likes of bergkamp and van basten) and not to forget his famous quotes (Every disadvantage has got it's advantage) In spain his use of "uno momento dado" became so common, That it got accepted into the spanish dictionary. No one in football history comes close to the greatness and genius of johan cruijf

[@toomuchinformation]

I think you're right. I also think that he's the most influential player ever in terms of the impact he's had internationally, esp Spain and the Netherlands. In fact the Dutch regard him as their equivalent of the Beatles, such was his cultural impact.

[@maciejzuk7756]

Ron Ghoul Could you explain what's this "uno momento dado" about? Does it have something to do with: "Give me one moment/minute"?

[@indodeze5478]

+Ron Ghoul Unfortunatly to some weird thugs who kidnapped him and his family to demand that he should not play a world cup with the Netherlands after that he never was his old self again kind of, I think that led him to his heart problems wich ment less managing

[@wissamnajjar5010]

if i wanted you to understand ...i would have explained it better. R.I.P.Johan

[@MrStu1966]

I had to see this again. Bowie, and now Cruyff - my idols, the people who opened my eyes, are dead. Another sad day.

[@nedeljkodjukic88]

).+Stuart Graves Funny, what I first thought when I heard Cruijff passed away, was that he was football David Bowie. And then I realized they were born the same year (1947) and died the same year (only Bowie did turn 69).

[@nathanielliddy638]

that hits hard....

[@LilMessaldo]

What a great video. I could listen to him for hours.

[@louisnahon5117]

Who’s else is here during quarantine?

[@okay1775]

My else is here

[@dhar1580]

My 2

[@cgw5971]

Representing for a little US futbol.

[@Wolfspaule]

An absolut abomination of a language, it should be forbidden! gebrooken Taal

[@syaifulrizki3916]

Just you lmao

[@leerobbo92]

Barca still play this way to this day, just a little more flexibly. Either Busquets drops back and the full backs push up, and suddenly you've changed from a 4-3-3 to a 3-4-3, or more rarely Pique pushes forward with the full backs moving towards the center, and you get a similar result. This is why people say Cruyff created the modern day Barcelona, if some people didn't understand or weren't aware of his team: they're using all of his principles, 20 years later. He also created La Masia.

[@alessiofe]

+leerobbo92 4 clubs play that way: Barca, Bayern, Juventus and Fiorentina

[@BodhiZaW]

La Masia is a copy of De Toekomst. Ajax youth facilities. I miss him much.

[@SirMattBugsby]

hehe "Again commercials?" Cruyff rocks..

[@LinhPham-sr5nh]

So fucking annoying. Today we have to pay him so much to talk like this on TV, and yet they cut him off for a comercial, a disgrace.

[@jovna5315]

@jurriaan Adema right :(

[@alimanzoor7582]

you cant do that to a legend,in todays world if someone did that they would get punched

[@alejandro71587]

before cruyff, barcelona was as good as anderlech. zero important trophies. cruyff changed everything, barcelona was far from madrid or any top european club

[@abu3azb]

well madrid is a royal family team .. they can bought the legends ,, if barca have the power and the money of madrid that's another story

[@alejandro71587]

adil DCUO well when real madrid won 6 european cups in the 60s spain didnt have monarchy, only in november 1975 the monarchy is re established. so your information is wrong

[@1052Corli]

+Alejandro Riera They had Franco, you know that Real biggest legent Alfredo Di Stefano singed for Barca, but they didnt let that happen and took him, and it was forbidden for Barca to get best players, if they did they would have been killed

[@abu3azb]

Alejandro Riera You liking your own comment? how filthy haha!

[@alejandro71587]

+1052Corli Agreed in a way, franco always helped madrid but didnt kill someone for playing for barcelona. he killed people for politics not for football. but Franco died in 1975 and Barcelona won their first important trophy in 1992 with Cruyff as a manager. dont know why with Cryuff as a player couldnt win the European cup, and he was there 5 years...

[@nedeljkodjukic88]

Football evolves constantly, like everything. Every influential figure takes something from someone before him and pass it on. Cruijff learnt his trade from Michels, they passed it on together at Barcelona, but Cruijff really installed it there when he became a coach. Everyone built on a bit on that style - Wenger, Guardiola. And Ferguson, Ancellotti, Capello had their own ideas. There were greats in past like Guttmann, Chapman... But Cruijff was certainly major influence.

[@YeungyBassMasta]

I revisit this video every few years having watched and learned about football constantly. The genius of this man is that even in a four minute clip, every time i revisit this video i learn something new.

[@z.khussein9995]

If the Dutch had Cruyff as a coach they would have won the WC for at least two times

[@RS-zp1we]

We had his teacher (Rinus Michels) and we won EC (1988) and 2nd place in WC (1974).

[@KingJamesXXX]

BallsofStyle michels wasn't his teacher. It was all Cruijffs id.

[@davidderuiter726]

Michels did do a lot of things for Cruijff and he was a teacher, but their relationship was not always good

[@simonforrest2522]

Agreed

[@Mversluis93]

RS also WC 1978 and WC 2014 second place. It’s just about quality of the players and some luck.

[@KFC-rl9wr]

3:32 he explains the inverted fullback tactic which pep guardiola often uses today. When doing so, you have an extra passing option in midfield, and your wingers get to push up high and wide, and he is correct when he says it will tire out the opposition striker because that striker would have to attempt to help out his midfield from being outnumbered

[@shussshshusssh4483]

Guardiola just used the inverted fullbacks for Cancelo and Walker against West Ham today.

[@merengue7139]

Pep has said he owns basically all his football knowledge to Cruyff, that in difficult situations he always thinks ‘What would Cruyff do’ and when asked by a journalist: ‘how much of Cruyff is there in this City team’, Pep replied smiling and said ‘you honestly have no idea, so much’ JC is a pioneer

[@mohicanmowl]

This is the poetry in football we all miss sometimes. What a Genius!

[@TaskForce_911]

This is exactly the formation the current Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti thrives on with Bellingham playing as a False 9 and transitioning into a striker after both their wingers (Vini and Rodrygo) moving wide

[@gman6862]

Looking back at this video, because Guardiola used this exact formation in the 2023 CL finale…

[@vacantplanet]

Cruyff talks tactics and some idiot tells him to hurry up, cause they have to show commercials. There's no hope for humanity

[@deporlover]

True

[@Anfubvinch]

+vacantplanet Look at it the other way, at least Cruyff was able to show his tactics. If it weren't for tv you never would have been able to have that glimpse, however brief it was

[@hiranom20]

No hope!

[@ull4h]

+vacantplanet There's no hope for humanity because a person who used to kick balls can't explain fully why a new generation, who earn more money than countries, can't kick balls as well as he did? Yes, hope is indeed lost for all humanity.

[@CamiloFreund]

+Hashmat Ali please shut up

[@jabrown]

Johan Cruijff is never not entertaining. I'd love to hear him give more expositions like this.

[@indodeze5478]

+J.A. Brown he invented his own schools the johan cruijff foundations. where young pro players can study and coaches can study their train/coaching courses

[@jabrown]

Harry DeRemmit I know, I wish he himself would teach at those schools. :p

[@indodeze5478]

he is a tactical genius that is for sure, but in amsterdam people are not to keen about him. Advisor for Ajax Amsterdam and Edgar Davids says how can you advise a club when your never in Amsterdam, but in Barcelona that is hard to communicate just over the phone

[@indodeze5478]

And the thing is Wim Jonk was coaching the youth of Ajax. Cruijff saying there is alot of things going wrong in the youth. both Wim Jonk and Jaap Stam training the youth say we have seen and spoke to Cruijff like 1 time in a half year since then he haven't set foot on the ajax youth facilities so how does he know something is wrong

[@ej4555]

+Harry DeRemmit Barcelona always valued more his work, that's why he was more in Barcelona.

[@TheNizoubizou]

i could sit and listen to him for an entire day. it‘s very rare to be a world class player AND a top manager.

[@swapster1000]

NO MY DIAMOND

[@PedroGaliano]

The best ever. If I could built a dream-team he would be the Manager: Manager: Johan Cruyff Buffon x Aldair, Maldini, Cafú, Roberto Carlos x Makelele, Redondo, Zidane x Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Messi, Romário

[@squeaky9715]

Where's ronaldo (7 & 9) Beckham hierro puyol Terry

[@PedroGaliano]

Rather than CR7 I have 🎩, the 🐐 and for the Phenom R9 I rather play with the lethal 🧞‍♂️ of the area. Beckham for whom?? 🤭😆😂😂

[@MatheusRodrigues-he5fn]

Pedro Galiano Great team. Though I would change Cafu for Lahm for sure. Lahm was the best at defense and recomposition , (no needed for Daniel Alves in this team)

[@CasuaLxClan]

Jovani Gentle Beckham was very overrated

[@ragnar27101]

who the fuck is aldair?

[@ra_fzZ]

Johan is one of those nerdy friend who explains something with passion while rest of the circle mock him. KDB: "Let me talk!" Johan: "This is MY DIAMOND!"

[@davidag90]

What an awesome show! Cruyff outstanding as always, and the rest of the staff making good observations and paying real attention

[@23alexpb]

Romário once Said that Cruyff Was the best coach Ever. Cruyff has inspired many coach and footballers

[@nimascolari1508]

Only Jan was truly fascinated and enthusiastic about what Johan was saying. Pure respect for his former team mate.

[@amossutandi]

The others didn't understand him and tried to ridicule him...

[@AltgeldHall]

I prefer the 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 formation.

[@shocco]

Lots of lines for penetration

[@BzwertB]

I prefer the 1-1-8 as played by rb Leipzig

[@ralph9182]

@GeeFunk MasterFlex was that the first, second or third time he won the premier League?

[@johnthompson8125]

I love the Craig Levin formation for scotland 4-6-0 so ahead of his time... said no one ever

[@alexandertkeith3541]

I like to go 1-0 up and then play all 11 men on the goal line, hugging the posts and cross bar - plugging every gap, so it’s impossible to equalise

[@SerchhipChelsea]

RIP Legend. Thank you for everything.

[@uncensored101]

I have read the subtitles even though I can speak dutch

[@user-ts8tw9bu3l]

Çağdaş Turgut lol me to

[@mido01239]

This man made me fall in love with football. May he rest in peace.

[@benbarclay5546]

Too many coaches and players think that a formation is a fixed pattern that the players must keep. They call it "shape". A formation is just a division of responsibilities. The physical patterns on the field are fluid. Football is just pressure and support. Pressure when they have the ball, and support when you have it. And the best way to support Johan when he had the ball? As he said: "Get the hell out of his way!" Except he was to polite to say hell.

[@mizadamha4889]

I watch this 8 years ago when i was young i didnt understand that much, but now in 2022 i understand it well

[@cammy944]

What a legend Rip.

[@rashikislam3985]

I just keep coming back to this video every two month and everytime I feel like it's first time I'm watching it.

[@ginpak7037]

They interrupted Cruyff for commercials....ridiculous That's TV in a nutshell nowadays, the only difference is they transmit garbage between the commercials, that are garbage as well

[@Mierk]

Lots of respect and praise i read beneath and rightfully so. 1 thing for me jumps out; he does the tactical explanation and one of the perks is: you force the opponent striker to run back and if he doesnt do that, his whole team will start to complain including the manager. The dutch explanation btw is way more funnier than the english translation. Connecting the tactical brilliance with the simple down to earth streetlogic, its just epic. Too soon he left, we miss him.

[@AMchou]

I see all these commentaries and I swear to God, I was sure I was alone in believing the Cruyff is one of the best tactical geniuses out there... Football has hope if you guys exists...

[@indodeze5478]

+AMchou There was another old player at that table Jan Mulder (where cruijff said we played together in the same diamond) that is the Father of Yuri Mulder ex-schalke 04 player, he also knows a thing or two about football. Allthough the son Yuri Mulder wasen't as great as his father

[@mehdih-esmaeili2435]

Rest in peace great man. you changed football♥

[@seven92023]

The most influential person in modern football!!!

[@TonyParker-vo4sx]

He held the chalk like he dribbled…….Supreme confidence

[@joseph637]

I find it incredible that he highlighted Chelsea as the team that used the 4-2-3-1 formation, and now under Conte they're using the 3-4-3, basically what Cryuff discusses here when attacking

[@Lamine14112]

Thank you so much for sharing this. This video is a gem. RIP Cruyff

[@tofoo72]

2:03 I play this form of the diamond and let me tell you, it's very effective. The fact that a player from CAM can go near the box but pull back towards midfield with the two midfielders connecting the CAM and the CDM is just insane. This locks the whole midfield and with the defense just being a wall of players it makes it very hard to counter when the CDM can also pull back and support them. This pattern is effective for tiki-taka I'd assume.

[@subodhadavadkar7158]

Simply the most influential man ever in football. The true GOAT

[@youssefassem5263]

Bow down to the man who created modern football rest in peace johan

[@gamingduck6043]

This was the most fascinating video ive ever watched on youtube. I wish it was longer.

[@Gopalpurohit10]

This man was a real gift from God to football history ❤❤

[@malhardave4881]

This is crazy, the way he thought about tactics, no one can even come close to his understanding of the game

[@sahilsmohanty2663]

Cruyff will be crying from the heavens at the state of barcelona today

[@MrJos1975]

Now he would be proud😉

[@samthemusicguy]

What a character and genius.. love how he has his own explanation for everything

[@stephenmason9527]

I loved when he was explaining the moment in the tactic where you make an opposing striker constantly run away from the goal. Of course nowadays the deep lying forward or defensive forward is not nearly as rare as it was back then.

[@BK-xj7tz]

Here in 2019 still listening to this genius

[@timterry1007]

They said hurry up, that he was making too much sense and that they were running out of arguments. Yes, to vacantplanet's post, and like the Talking Head's song, "Stop Making Sense."

[@moerocco775]

And today people give Pep credit for inventing the inverted full-back when AGAIN it was Johan Cruyff. Guardiola played under Cruyff in the 90s for Barcelona in a side that was using an inverted full back. A lot of people have short memories in football....

[@mpmpz1417]

and today , it led Ajax to the semi finals in CL winning 1st leg ... thanks Cruyff

[@user_____M]

Too bad it didn't win, football nowadays is more horrible than ever.

[@G0_D_Usopp]

@@user_____M what do you mean we get to see legends like Ronaldo and Messi play the beautiful game

[@vedanshnathani541]

i come back to this video every few months. iconic

[@hamodinho500]

tactics .. 😍

[@mattkirkhamm]

i love that this video is 4:33 long.

[@tarekm9110]

Symbolic, they cut the cruyff short because of commercials, the same way Barcelona cut his philosophy out and sold themselves to investors

[@santinorocco497]

What a legend this man was won it all as manager and player club level. Way ahead of his time rip

[@prattle128]

General formation involving the diamond: 4-1-2-1-2 (4-4-2 diamond) Cruyff's diamond: 4-1-2-3 (4-3-3 with a false 9)

[@mvdwege]

Nope. Cruyff explains it, his preferred starting formation is 3-1-2-1-3, with 3 full defenders at the back, having them pull wide as necessary, and two real wingers up front, making sure that you have triangles everywhere on attack. In defense the DM can fall back to the back line, giving the wide defender time to track back. In fact, he preferred playing a real defender in that DM position in front of the back three (Ronald Koeman), who was capable of dropping back even further and become a sweeper. And typically Cruyff, he didn't care about speed, that DM/Libero was expected to use his brain to position intelligently on both attack and defense. Smart positioning to free up the defenders and provide a starting point for attacks was his ideal.

[@JohanCruyff-the-Dutch-GOAT]

Goddamn commercials! I could listen to this man talk about football forever

[@Lucas-jq8ly]

Love that the video is 4:33 long

[@SouradeepSBK]

The Video Length is 4:33 🤯

[@cansenkut9530]

what cruyff did simple actually he took one of the central defenders ( no 4 ) to midfield making him defensive midfielder playmaker - rijkaard in ajax , guardiola in barcelona while right back ( no 2 Ferrer Reiziger) - the other central defender ( no 5 Koeman Blind ) and left back stayed ( no 3 Sergi De Boer ) - this system needs 2 extra ordinary back to back skillful midfielders (no 6 and no 8 Eusebio Laudrup Seedorf Davids Xavi Iniesta) in the attack he drawed in video 2 wingers Stoichkov and Beguristein Overmars and Zenden Ribery and Robben ( no 7 and no 11 ) one attacking midfielder- second striker Bakero - Litmanen (no 10) behind the center forward Van Basten Romario Kluivert - - excellent and pure genius but depends on the skills and intelligence of the players - not many teams can play 3-4-3

[@GenericUserNameHere]

I could watch Cruyff scribble on a chalkboard for hours