A Quote by Johan Cruijff

When you're playing against a team that has two great central defenders, the best option is to play without a striker.

Johan Cruijff

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Against Best Central Defenders Great Option Play Playing Team Two Without

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Johan Cruijff
Dutch - Soccer player
April 25, 1947 - March 24, 2016

As a striker, you are playing against big defenders. They try to throw you around. I try to play in behind them, and I need power. I know that I have to go to the gym and train. I train all the time.

Robert Lewandowski

I don't want to play for any team. I prefer playing for a lower team and playing against the best. I don't like playing with them: I want to play against them... and beat them.

Metta World Peace

You need two or three players who can do that - play behind the striker, on the right wing, the left wing... striker, maybe. If we have those, it's good for the team.

Roberto Mancini

I'm one of the best defenders to ever play basketball, so I'm still the first option on defense.

Metta World Peace

I've become accustomed to playing against four defenders throughout my career, but in Italy, I have to play against five.

Gonzalo Higuain

I always found it a great challenge playing against Michael Jordan, to play against Magic Johnson, to play against Larry Bird, to play against all those good players because it's something that you can take away from it.

Shawn Kemp

Of course, the best thing, if you play in the Premier League, you can always develop further as a player, and you are playing against the best players. You are also playing game after game all the time, two or three games a week.

Mesut Ozil

It is good to be a striker for the Dutch team; the way the Oranje play suits me best.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

When you're a striker, you want to play all the games, and most chances come at the end because defenders are tired.

Alexandre Lacazette

I don't have a problem with any defenders. I've always played against great defenders.

Diego Costa

I've pretty much adjusted to how teams play. Like when I draw two defenders, I want to make the best play possible.

Kemba Walker

I prefer to play as a striker, but I will do my best and try to win the game for my team as long as I am on the pitch.

Danny Welbeck

The role that I play as a lone striker, I enjoy it and particularly playing with great players.

Jermain Defoe

When I got the ball in the reserves, within two touches I would turn and look to attack my opponent, whereas in the first team, I was trying for the safer option. I needed to go back to basics. I needed to get defenders on the back foot again.