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“Every trainer talks about movement, about running a lot. I say don't run so much. Football is a game you play with your brain. You have to be in the right place at the right moment, not too early, not too late.
— Johan Cruyff
Footballer and coach
reported in David Winner (2012). Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football.
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