This is a collection
of interviews over the decades with Cruyff by two Dutch pundits, and has been
sat on the shelf for years. Finally reading it was prompted by two factors: his
recent death, and Freddie's burgeoning interest in football superstars. He's
been watching the 'Football's Greatest' series n You Tube about great
footballers and really enjoying it, particularly the showboating personified by
the 'Cruyff Turn' or his audacious penalties. He's supporting Barcelona at the
moment too (during Tottenham's best ever league season in MY lifetime too, let
alone his! Does he not realise??), so that adds to the attraction of Cruyff. He
even read a very short chapter about how JC started hanging around at Ajax's De
Meer stadium aged 6 helping his uncle, the groundsman
At the moment we've
busy collecting the panini stickers for Euro 2016. How strange to see glossy
pages about Albania, Wales and Northern Ireland. Not sure whether this expanded
European championship will be a good idea or whether it will mean some RWC style
tonkings. Maybe someone will do a Japan though. . . .
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