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Great footballer and one of my childhood heroes but avoid this book at all costs. This must be one of the worst footballing autobiographies ever - in fact Cruyff in the last chapter pretty much sums it up when he says that if you are looking for someone to moan - he is your man. I somehow made this

Johan Croyf was one of the greatest footballers of all time, so certainly his autobiography is interesting for all football fans. Beginning with his childhood, the great athlete, in a simple and direct way, describes the conditions he has grown in the post-war Holland, the way he has come into conta Leggi tutto

I am a fan of Johan Cruyff , the footballer and the football coach. I know some call him plainly JC. I have also read third-hand accounts of bits of his life, and in particular the anecdotes collected from Ștefan Kovacs (Covaci) by Ioan Chirila . So, after his death in March 2016, I pre-ordered his au Leggi tutto

Cea mai emoționantă pagină a acestei autobiografii a lui Johan Cruyff – „Driblingul meu” (Publica, 2017) – este această istorie scurtă în care un mare fotbalist a fost și un mare om, puternic și sensibil. „Când am ajuns la Washington Diplomats, mi s-a spus că la fiecare meci jucat în deplasare va tre Leggi tutto

Not an autobiography, but rather a brief and detail-free look at early life, playing career, and management followed by page after page of score-settling and self-aggrandizement and endless detours into tactics and philosophies on life and business. A miserable read.

Considering the legacy of Cruyff - the total football, the philosophy, I had set too high expectations from this book. Though it feels like an honest, direct account of Cruyff's life - right from his Ajax youth team days to Barcelona, the book just manages to rush through his life at different stage Leggi tutto

Great book about his life as a football player and coach but mostly inspiring about the things he did after. It has been interesting from the start till the end which was something I did not expect. The insights he gave about soccer management and Ajax/Barcelona were very interesting to read. He can Leggi tutto

Like many who’ve read this book I grew up watching Cruyff. He will always be one of the best footballers ever to have graced the turf. But this book is quite simply awful. Littered with moans about former players, managers and chairmen; it’s badly written and darts about in many directions. Three hu Leggi tutto

Interesting and he seems like a good egg. I would have liked more about his football career and less about the administration of Ajax but that might just be me.

Няколко отрезвяващи урока. Няколко ценни за футбола идеи, разказани достъпно - как са се зародили и изпълнили. Някои ценни идеи и извън самата игра. Излишно издребняване в голям период от книгата за управленски и игрови неразбории около Аякс. Личи се, че на човека това му е било голяма тема. Като ця Leggi tutto