Two touches to goal
Here’s some vintage 1972 footage of Johan Cruyff in his first spell at Ajax.
What a first touch! Enough to take the three-time European Footballer Of The Year to the edge of the area and leave Den Haag defender Cees Weimar trailing.
If you watch the video a second time, you’ll see a bit of strapping in Cruyff’s right hand. He was tying up his socks and effectively out of the game before the ball was played forward. Which explains why Weimar was so far adrift in the first place.
For Cruyff magic in a Barcelona shirt, click here.
November 12th, 2008 at 3:41 am
I’ve seen loads of footballers take massive first touches like that…just not deliberately.
November 12th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
That’s cos your watching your football at Upton Park. You’ll see even more of that sort of thing in the Championship next year. :-P
November 14th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Har har. One win over ManU and they think they can take the piss again. You weren’t mouthing off when Stoke gave you a doing. :-D