"Cruijff" football hugely overrated

Jose about Ajax on [@beINSPORTS ] “They’ll watch the final at home with their philosophy”

— Abdul (@Abdulghaleiw) May 8, 2019

RealGunner wrote:

Jose about Ajax on [@beINSPORTS ] “They’ll watch the final at home with their philosophy”

— Abdul (@Abdulghaleiw) May 8, 2019

Ion Creanga wrote:Can't defend a 3 goals lead even if their life depends on it. 2 days in a row
Can't win UCL without  prime Mess-Xavi-Iniesta-Alves or prime MSN.

While everyone mocks the likes of Simeone and Allegri for their defensive football, at least they got to 4 finals with much lower resources.

This style looks  great on the surface, but has huge pitfalls that people tend to ignore.
Makes Llorente and Wijnaldum look like prime Ibrahimovic

RealGunner wrote:

Jose about Ajax on [@beINSPORTS ] “They’ll watch the final at home with their philosophy”

— Abdul (@Abdulghaleiw) May 8, 2019

80s_Stallone wrote:

Ion Creanga wrote:Can't defend a 3 goals lead even if their life depends on it. 2 days in a row
Can't win UCL without  prime Mess-Xavi-Iniesta-Alves or prime MSN.

While everyone mocks the likes of Simeone and Allegri for their defensive football, at least they got to 4 finals with much lower resources.

This style looks  great on the surface, but has huge pitfalls that people tend to ignore.
Makes Llorente and Wijnaldum look like prime Ibrahimovic

Thus is more than a little silly to be fair

Casciavit wrote:Imagine thinking Valverdeball is anything close to Cruyff football

Go wash your mouth.

Ion Creanga wrote:Can't defend a 3 goals lead even if their life depends on it. 2 days in a row
Can't win UCL without  prime Mess-Xavi-Iniesta-Alves or prime MSN.

While everyone mocks the likes of Simeone and Allegri for their defensive football, at least they got to 4 finals with much lower resources.

This style looks  great on the surface, but has huge pitfalls that people tend to ignore.
Makes Llorente and Wijnaldum look like prime Ibrahimovic

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:No one is getting mad lol, it's not our fault you actually think Barca are anything like Cruyff football.

They play 442 ffs, if you don't like the responses maybe you should educate yourself.

Doc wrote:Having a soft defense is one thing but Barca definitely doesn't practice Cruijffism under Valverde. They just suck when pressed. Ajax, probably they practice it but refer to the "having a soft defense" which has nothing to do with Cruijffism.

adun101 wrote:

Ion Creanga wrote:Can't defend a 3 goals lead even if their life depends on it. 2 days in a row
Can't win UCL without  prime Mess-Xavi-Iniesta-Alves or prime MSN.

While everyone mocks the likes of Simeone and Allegri for their defensive football, at least they got to 4 finals with much lower resources.

This style looks  great on the surface, but has huge pitfalls that people tend to ignore.
Makes Llorente and Wijnaldum look like prime Ibrahimovic

Ajax don't have more resources than Allegri and Simeone ever had and, in the end, that and dropping deep is why they lost.

Barca don't play Cruyffball.

Go read something by Eminescu

Unique wrote:i have learned more about football in the last few weeks than i have in years. it dont matter how you play or how good you are if you are under enough pressure you will fold. in the first legs liverpool and spurs folded under pressure. in the 2nd leg barca folded under pressure. when spurs had nothing to lose and went at ajax in the 2nd half they folded under the pressure.

Ion Creanga wrote:

adun101 wrote:

Ion Creanga wrote:Can't defend a 3 goals lead even if their life depends on it. 2 days in a row
Can't win UCL without  prime Mess-Xavi-Iniesta-Alves or prime MSN.

While everyone mocks the likes of Simeone and Allegri for their defensive football, at least they got to 4 finals with much lower resources.

This style looks  great on the surface, but has huge pitfalls that people tend to ignore.
Makes Llorente and Wijnaldum look like prime Ibrahimovic

Ajax don't have more resources than Allegri and Simeone ever had and, in the end, that and dropping deep is why they lost.

Barca don't play Cruyffball.

Go read something by Eminescu

They were 3-0 up, and conceded counter-attack, being completely exposed at the back. How does this make sense?

For your other point, agree. Hats of for what they did rest of the tournament but they were obviously punished from bringing foolishly this style to extreme when it wasn't needed in an UCL semi-final.

titosantill wrote:@unique i don't know if that's true. and if it is true then it means said players aren't that great to begin with. if you can only boss when odds are always in your favor, but you fold anytime pressure comes about , then it says a lot about your abilities as an athlete

there are teams that get faced with enormous pressure and don't fold. ajax are a relatively young side, they can be given a pass. but if you're only the boss when odds are always in your favor, and fold at any provocation/pressure there's nothing boss about that