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" As a captain I was sociable, but I sometimes had to be antisocial as well. Kovács’s ‘hands-off’ approach forced me to act when I thought our performance was suffering because of it. I had to be critical, both of the group and of individual players. Perhaps that wasn’t clever at a time when everyone in our team was admired, but I felt professionally obliged to do it as the captain. "

Johan Cruyff , My Turn: The Autobiography


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Johan Cruyff quote : As a captain I was sociable, but I sometimes had to be antisocial as well. Kovács’s ‘hands-off’ approach forced me to act when I thought our performance was suffering because of it. I had to be critical, both of the group and of individual players. Perhaps that wasn’t clever at a time when everyone in our team was admired, but I felt professionally obliged to do it as the captain.