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Johan Cruyff RIP

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Ricey

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Has died aged 68. Didn't know he was ill, wasnt he a heavy smoker? A great footballer in his day I've read so much about how great he was.
 
Ricey said:
Has died aged 68. Didn't know he was ill, wasnt he a heavy smoker? A great footballer in his day I've read so much about how great he was.
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20 a day until 1991, then gave up completely apparently. RIP Johan, before my time but a legend nonetheless.
 
Brilliant player, what a shame they couldnt beat the bloody Germans in 74, wouldve been fitting for him.
 
Ricey said:
Has died aged 68. Didn't know he was ill, wasnt he a heavy smoker? A great footballer in his day I've read so much about how great he was.
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He was called the Dutch George Best , he was never near as good as George .
 
Clinton Baptiste said:
Brilliant player, what a shame they couldnt beat the bloody Germans in 74, wouldve been fitting for him.
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Very ,very true...But the Germans cheated as usual..when the Germans are having a "hard" time,they turn to cheating.....and WIN
Was at wembley Feb 77...England v Holland,they battered us,2-0..they were the best team in the world then,he played.
All the English papers wrote the next day ,England MUST change the way we play,otherwise we will be left even further behind...we are STILL waiting!!
Great player,was not that keen on Germans,but neither were the Germans on him....liked a "beer & bird" or two...RIP great player..Holland are 2nd team,coz of him,after England
 
Probably my favourite ever player (outside of our national side), the Dutch side he played in got me interested in football at the highest level, and he was key to it. A tremendously skilled player, didn't realise he was as old as that to be honest. RIP Johan.
 
Yeah I agree, (in my own life time) the only other currently retired player that could sit on the same pedestol as Johan is Diego Maradona, (yes I know Pele is still alive, but just before my era to admire the genius). Cruyff was a real game changer both for all his clubs and aswell as for his country.
 
Nice full page photo in The Guardian today** :-

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**Shame It's Rob Rensenbrink! :dim: :dim::blush:
 
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