Recalling Phenomenal Debut 'Il Fenomeno' Ronaldo at Bernabeu

Exactly 15 years ago, on 6 October 2002, Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima played his first appearance at Santiago Bernabeu with Real Madrid greatness uniform. The legendary Brazilian striker took just a minute on the pitch to netted the first of his 104 goals with Madrid.

In the game, Ronaldo immediately bought up two goals. A perfect 'introduction', phenomenal, it was perfect for a player who bears the nickname Il Fenomeno.

Overall, Ronaldo scored 104 goals in 177 appearances for Madrid in all tournaments. It all started from his debut at the Bernabeu against Deportivo Alaves.

Born in Rio de Janeiro on September 18, 1976, Ronaldo started his professional career as a footballer with Cruzeiro in 1993. After the 1994 World Cup, which he attended despite being 17 (but not played), Ronaldo joined PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands.

Ronaldo's ability as a striker was growing rapidly. Two seasons at PSV, he attracted Barcelona and Inter Milan. Barcelona was a club that successfully bought him with a transfer value of $ 19.5 million ( a world record at that time). Ronaldo was only one season in Barcelona uniform, ​​but that was enough for him to win the FIFA World Player of the Year 1996 award. At the age of 20, he became the youngest player ever to win.

Based on the problem of contract negotiations, Ronaldo chose to leave Catalan. Inter finally got it in the summer of 1997. With a transfer value of $ 27 million, Ronaldo became the second player after Diego Maradona who ever broke the world transfer record twice.

With Inter, his ability as a forward being more perfect. Speed, a technique to goal instinct being sharper. Until Italian media dubbed him 'Il Fenomeno', and we do not need Google Translate to find out the meaning.

But a knee injury made Ronaldo can not pull out all his best ability. After the 2002 World Cup, and 59 goals in 99 appearances with the Nerazzurri uniform, Ronaldo returns to Matador Country. Madrid recruited him with a transfer value of € 46 million.

Ronaldo was brought in as part of the Galacticos era, which included Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo, to David Beckham.Though an injury made him unable to get down to the field until October 2002, the Madrid fans were constantly singing his name.

Their wait to see Ronaldo appear in Madrid's uniform at the Bernabeu was finally completed on October 6, 2002, when Madrid hosted Alaves in Jornada 5 La Liga.

Entered as a substitute for Guti on 63rd minutes by coach Vicente del Bosque, Ronaldo took just a minute to score his first goal. The goal was born from the assist of his compatriot, Roberto Carlos. In the 78th minute, continued through pass from Steve McManaman, Ronaldo scored his second goal. Madrid finally won 5-2 thanks to one goal from Zidane and two goals each from Figo and Ronaldo.

Since then, goal by goal continues to be born from the foot of Ronaldo, especially after returning to wear number 9 (in his first season he wore number 11). These included a hat-trick against Manchester United at Old Trafford in a Champions League quarter-final duel, which earned him a standing ovation from both supporters. In addition, Ronaldo also scored one of the fastest goals in Madrid's history when breaking into Atletico Madrid's goal in the 14th second (La Liga 2003/04). Not to forget anyway, some beautiful goals in El Clasico against Barcelona - which incidentally was his former club.

Together with Madrid, Ronaldo won La Liga twice and grabbed one title each; Intercontinental Cup and Supercopa de Espana. On the individual side, he won Trofeo Pichichi, his third FIFA World Player of the Year and the second  Ballon d'Or.

His last two seasons in Madrid, before leaving in the winter of 2007, Ronaldo was more absent due to injury and weight problems. After Madrid recruited Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2006, Ronaldo was rarely given a chance by coach Fabio Capello.

Ronaldo finally left Madrid, but his prowess remains timeless.

Ronaldo then returned to the city of Milan, but this time to wear the red-black uniform AC Milan. But Ronaldo was no longer the same Ronaldo. Ghost injury was still faithful terrorize him. Only one season he strengthened Milan.

Ronaldo then joined Corinthians in 2009, before announcing his retirement in February 2011. The injury was the one who forced him. In a press conference at the time, Ronaldo said: "It is very difficult to leave something that makes me so happy."

"Mentally, I still want to go on, but I have to admit to losing the condition of the body, the head wants to continue, but the body is no longer able.

Ronaldo finally closed his 18-year career as a professional footballer. He retired as one of the greatest strikers and players of all time.

In his prime-time; speed, technique, power, dribbling skills, ball control, balance and Ronaldo's goal instinct were unparalleled. Although basically right-footed, Ronaldo's left foot was also great, and it makes him even more frightening. Despite the position as a striker, Ronaldo was able to design an assist for his colleagues, thanks to his vision and passing ability he has.

Ronaldo was a true nightmare of the opposing defender. Dealing one-on-one with Ronaldo, goalkeeper usually can only surrender. He is indeed phenomenal.

Jeremy Mathieu and the Smoker's Story in the Football

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"In Spain, I've always been criticized about my smoking habits. In fact, I'm not the only smoker on the football field. "

The statement was recently made by Sporting Lisbon player Jeremy Mathieu. The man from France who played for Barcelona last three years expressed his irritation constantly criticized by Spanish media due to chronic smoking habit.

"It really hurt me. More importantly, if I am judged upon my ability in playing football, not other things outside of it," continued Mathieu grumbling.

You may sneer or even hate Mathieu. But in this case, he is right. The defender who has always been heavily criticized for his poor performances during the play for Barcelona is not the only player who likes to smoke tobacco.

Smoking has become an integral part of the identity of French and Italian football players. The Serie A fans in the 1990s certainly remember the iconic moments of coach Marcelo Lippi smoking cigars with pleasure. To the extent, Sir Alex Ferguson also had time to speak about the habit of these rivals.

"I remember when Manchester United faced Juventus in Turin. It was raining heavily and I was soaking wet on the sidelines. Signor Lippi herself just sits down on the bench wearing a leather coat and smoking a cigar. "

The legendary Allenatore was already famous for his cigar. That said, the tobacco helped Lippi a lot who guided Italy won the 2006 World Cup in the event that made him calmer and thinks more clearly. Lippi is not alone, as some Italian League coaches are also often seen smoking, including Carlo Ancelotti and Hector Raul Cuper.

However, their smoking pleasure should be limited by the issuance of FIFA regulations in 2004. If previously coaches and staff could smoke-free on the sidelines, everything changed since 2004. FIFA prohibits any tobacco form consumed during a soccer game. The world football federation is afraid the presence of cigarettes or cigars will damage the image of football.

Tobacco is familiar with great players

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If traced further back, many phenomenal players who are actually quite familiar with tobacco. The Brazilian genius who also works as a doctor, Sócrates, is one of them. The Doctor openly admitted as an admirer of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, including the smoking habit of these two phenomenal figures.

The political meaning of tobacco may be felt also by the legend, Diego Maradona. It's common knowledge that Argentine legends have Guevara and Castro tattoos. If the deceased Sócrates likes to smoke a few cigarettes a day, Maradona is more often seen with large cigars on his lips.

Dutch genius Total Football, Johan Cruyff, before he died, even diagnosed with lung cancer due to his habit of consuming cigarettes since actively playing to become a successful coach. Another genius name, Zinedine Zidane, has also been caught smoking cameras, though later denied she was an active smoker.

The Sportster website has once made a list of world-class players who smoke or at least once caught on camera with cigarettes on their lips. The complete articles with photographs as evidence on this site contain some surprising names. In addition to Jack Wilshere, Mesut Özil, Wayne Rooney, and Wojciech Szczesny who once made a smoking controversy, the list also includes the names of Wesley Sneijder and Lionel Messi!

As the list of genius names on the smoking field grew, it was only natural that Mathieu was outraged by the treatment of Spanish media to him. Moreover, his claim that the appearance on the field is not always affected by smoking, supported by one of the world's best coach, Arsene Wenger.

"I do not agree with the statement that smoking affects the appearance of a player," Wenger said several years ago. "The audience just wants to see a good performance on the pitch."

Do you agree with the Professor's statement? Well, keep in mind that Wenger was once famous as a heavy smoker when he served as coach of AS Monaco.

Importance the stadium For Club and Country

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A friend was stunned to see the greatness of the Camp Nou Stadium. Though the stadium was already counted elderly. After a while, he was surprised by the grandeur of the Santiago Bernabeu. Though he is a supporter of FC Barcelona.

What the author's friend does was not surprised. Humans have a tendency to be amazed at something large dimension. Therefore, it appears the phrase "size does matter." But the bigger does not necessarily mean better too.

For a professional football club, stadium presence is so important. Because of its importance, some players labeled superstar are often sold in order for the construction of the stadium run smoothly.

Just ask David Villa, David Silva, Nikola Zigic and Carlos Marchena which should create so that the Nou Mestalla project can continue. Although until now the project is stalled due to financial difficulties that plagued Valencia. Though Nou Mestalla is projected to rival the Santiago Bernabeu and Camp Nou with a capacity of 73 200 seats.

Arsenal is another example of the importance of a stadium. The Highbury stadium was too small for a club as big as Arsenal. Though initially Highbury stadium has a capacity of 70,000 spectators, since the case of Hillsborough in 1989, Arsenal and stadiums in England are required to have a seat entirely. Therefore, the capacity of Highbury was decreased to 38,000 spectators.

For clubs like Arsenal, the number of 38000 seats too stunted compared to Old Trafford, which became 75635 seats in 1996. Therefore, the Arsenal was building a new stadium at Ashburton Grove with construction costs amounted to 390 million pounds in 2004.

How clever they are, Arsenal got an extra 100 million pounds from Emirates Airlines as the naming rights of the stadium. Cooperation with the Emirates was touted as the largest cooperation throughout the United Kingdom football history at that time.

Granada Media took a five percent stake by investing amounted to 47 million pounds. Then working with Nike apparel that reportedly reaches 130 million pounds. Now Arsenal's costume supplied by Puma, after teaming up with Nike during the 20 years ending in 2014.

With a total value of cooperation reached 277 million pounds, do not be surprised if in January 2014 Arsene Wenger announced if Arsenal has already paid off the loan of the Emirates Stadium and are ready to buy expensive players.

Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez, Danny Welbeck, and Petr Cech were the names that have been purchased. Do not close the possibility in the future; Arsenal buys others players labeled superstar, with assuming the target and become the winner of Premier  League and Champions League.

In ancient times, the club never considered income from stadium ticket sales. However, with the continued rise of the club needs in order to compete with other teams, then the ticket sales and food sales at the stadium into a liability.

Everton also has a desire to have a new stadium with a large capacity to reap more profits. It was no wonder when Farhad Moshiri bought a 49.9 percent stake in Everton, Bill Kenwright dream of having a stadium. Similarly, the Evertonian.

The club is aware, although prices increased (as happened in the UK at this time), the audience will never subside. Clubs are no longer directing their goal (loyalty) to local audiences, which the distance from the house to the stadium just a stone's throw.

But the tourists from abroad. Just look, some Asian faces are often seen in stadiums, even in the stands near the square where the price is of course very high. In short, club capitalizes the globalization.

Look at Leicester City. The mediocre club which is now topped the Premier League has had snared a debt of 30 million pounds in 2002 after The Walkers Stadium completed. The reason is that Leicester was relegated from the Premier League at the time.

For the sake of balancing the balance sheet, Leicester sold the stadium right to the retired American institutions, TIAA-CREF. The relief arose when King Power bought The Walkers; the stadium was renamed the King Power Stadium in 2013. In the 2015 financial statements, Leicester wrote 10.7 million pounds in ticket sales.

Currently a stadium not only as a club owner to compete. Bayern Munchen is an example. With a capacity Allianz Arena is only 67 thousand, now Bayern wants increased to 75,000 seats. Besides the sake of revenue when the Bayern play, also for the sake of Euro 2020 held in 13 cities of Europe.

The city of Munich offered Package A, which includes three matches in the group phase and one game of 16 or quarter-finals. Then in Package B, which includes the semifinals and final. But the news came that Munich unregisters in Package B.

Is it important for Bayern Munich? Yes, it is. The income is the hell for sure. But the exposure of the name of the stadium and clubs all over the world become free advertising (because they do not make payments in real terms for it).

The problem of Bayern Munich is only one, the capacity required by UEFA is a stadium with 70,000 seats. While Allianz Arena has been reduced in capacity to 67.812 for international matches and European level competition.

The idea of ​​Real Madrid a step further than most clubs. Santiago Bernabeu, which has a capacity of 81 044 seats, will be reformed into a 93,000 seat making it the third largest five-star stadium, after the Camp Nou and the Azteca Stadium.

Florentino Perez ambition does not mess around. Besides the addition of capacity, the Bernabeu will add a new interior as VIP lounge which more exclusive, a roof that can be opened and closed, exterior covered by an appearance of LED lights, offices, restaurants, malls, hotels, new club's museums as well as underground parking areas. Unbelievable luxury!

For the sake of the project, Real Madrid needs a fund of 400 million euros. In order to be achieved, Perez will sell stadium naming. The name of Petroleum Investment Company (PIC), Microsoft and Coca-Cola came up.

Unfortunately, Tio Flo has to be patient after his great ambition was stopped by the High Court of the City of Madrid. The court asked that Real Madrid postponed the overhaul of the stadium because the European Investigation Commission conduct an investigation into suspicions of illegal aid from the government of the City of Madrid.

Whereas before the High Court of Madrid, Madrid City Council, as well as the General Development Plan of Madrid has issued its approval.

If Real Madrid just renews the old stadium, it's different with the rivals, FC Barcelona. Barca has the ambition to build a new stadium, in the land where Camp Nou stand.

If Real Madrid would prefer the commercial side in the planning, the FC Barcelona is more to the sport. The plan called Espai project was suspected as the biggest and best sports complexes in the world, located in the city center.

Imagine, 105,000 spectators in the stadium, 12,000 in Palau (sort of GOR), ice sports arenas, social and commercial zones, office, academy of La Masia and a parking lot with a capacity of 5,000 cars in one place in the city center. Incredible, right? But, wait.

With an estimated cost of 600 million euros, FC Barcelona had difficulty in financing. Therefore, the club has announced will give the naming rights to the sponsor.

Qatar Sports Investment (QSI) briefly glanced towards the offers. However, Barcelona impressed uncertainty to QSI. The reason was simple because Qatar allegedly became a supporter of funding terrorist groups and the actions of the Government in the construction of a World Cup Stadium. This reluctance extends to cooperation sponsor in the jersey that will run out soon.

Why do clubs compete to build the fancy stadium, while on the other side the television broadcasting rights soared? The reason is simple because my colleague that mentioned earlier in the first paragraph. Football clubs are aware, despite getting big broadcasting rights, viewers will still want to come to the stadium to feel different sensations.

According to a study by Deloitte, it said if revenue from stadium tickets are absolutely vital to a club. "While the revenues from the TV continued to rise in most leagues, this does not help the team in connection with the squad. To improve the club's ability to compete financially, the stadium that was the biggest advantage, "said Andrew Hampel, CEO of ISG.

Furthermore, Deloitte found the facts if the world's top nine clubs are in the top nine positions in the revenue from ticket sales.

"Although no significant improvements (that's important there is a renovation, although in a minor scale), it is possible for a club to improve the experience of watching the game for consumers (fans) and the ability to raise revenue from ticket sales," said Hampel.

Yes, the stadium is a stage for the squad to show their talents in front of the fans. This is why there is a saying home match often determine on behalf of the hosts. There is a spirit that is driven by the fans present at the stadium.

The audience did not come to the stadium to see the defeat or monotonous game of team. Nor to see amateur players play because they have already paid the expensive tickets.

That is why many famous clubs bring in players who well known, not only to help the first team squad capability and sales of merchandise, but also to attract viewers.

Look how full was Santiago Bernabeu when Cristiano Ronaldo was introduced to the public. At that time,  CR despite escorted by the security guard and the show was stopped in the middle of the event because many fans were entering the field.

For a country, the presence of the Stadium is very important ones. Hungary wants to rebuild a football power through the construction of stadiums in order to created a reincarnation of Mighty Magyars.

Portugal had spent 732 million US dollars to pay for construction of seven new stadiums for the sake of Euro 2004. This amount is still small compared to the 2002 World Cup in Japan Korea, where Japan spent 4.5 billion US dollars to build seven new stadiums and renovating three other stadiums.

In the 2014 World Cup Brazil spent 14 billion US dollars and reported 3.6 billion US dollars spent on parts of the construction and renovation of the stadium. Of course, the Brazilian government's actions to get the massive protests due to the condition of the people who are poor.

Although emerging controversy, the Brazilian government is not only thinking about the country's image alone.

The most prominent example is when the San Francisco 49ers built a new stadium in 1997 with the slogan "Build the Stadium-Create the Jobs!". Yes, with the construction of the stadium will create jobs in the stadium and the area around the stadium will be awakened anyway.

Jobs appeared not to confine themselves to the construction and housing sector merely. Hotels, restaurants, souvenir shops and office space around the stadium will require human resources.

The latest case is a violation of human rights by the government of Qatar in World Cup stadium construction. The safety factor of the workers who did not get the attention, worker accommodation which far away from humane, without clean water, and sleep in cramped place and meager salaries and must be cut to agents of workers, evoked sympathy from the international community.

But the government of Qatar is still continuing construction of the stadium until today. There is a certain political lobbying and urgency for Qatar to hold World Cup. Not for reasons of short-term economy, but long-term, and the country's image. However, before the image is achieved at the World Cup, Qatar name has been tarnished red blood.

Now with the rules of the Financial Fair Play (FFP), should make the club could be more relaxed and do not worry about gaps in the squad. FFP more or less curb clubs to spend money to buy the best players, regardless of losses.

Therefore, the less well-established club can focus on the construction of the stadium to create extra income in the future.

"In the era of Financial Fair Play, the club's ability to enhance the viewing experience for fans have been rising. Stable long-term income is vital, and the stadium is the best option, "said Richard Cheesman, Director of Business Development and Financing ISG.

It was correct what Cheesman said. Galatasaray, which has been a client of ISG, is in the 18 clubs who get income from stadium ticket. Though Galatasaray is outside of the five top European leagues.

Then there is Atletico Madrid rose to the position 15, Tottenham Hotspur in the top 13. Then there is FC Barcelona being the only club from the big four clubs in the big four position who earn income on ticket sales more than 100 million euros annually.

That's why the stadium as one of the points of verification infrastructure that is quite important for the professionalism of the club. Besides the sake of revenue from ticket sales, the club will be able to build a mass base of supporters in a planned manner.

Relativity of Time and Space in Johan Cruyff Football

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I'm not sure how many digit IQ of Johan Cryuff, but I suspect that the IQ of the player who never get an international title as a player all his lifetime is not much different from an Albert Einstein. Especially when talking about the issue of space and time.

The issue of space and time is one of the interesting discussion. Not only because this discussion makes you look cool when discussing it, but also because of all the problems in this world is about two things. Moreover, if we talk about football.

FourFourTwo've made a list of the best clubs ever existed on the earth. There is Real Madrid in Alfredo De Stefano-Ferenc Puskas era with a five Champions Cup title in a row in the third place. In second place is AC Milan with Dutch trio blended by cold hands Arrigo Sacchi, and the first -Well, you can guess - are Ajax Amsterdam in Rinus Michels era with  Cruyff as pole "pillars" in there.

Then where FC Barcelona Josep Guardiola era ever cruelly ravaged Europe? Unfortunately, the club with one alien was only ranked fourth.

If you must argue about the position of Michels team in the first position, then it 's obvious it was there for the first time to understand football as a game with the approach of space and time. Do not worry; I will not give you a variety of theoretical physics was unfocused to understand it.

What three of the four best club ever existed on earth is a club that uses a similar approach in his playing schemes. If then Madrid in Puskas-Stefano era is in the top four, just because they are the truth embryo of "Los Galacticos".

Embryos which in a club is no longer concerned about players nationality to collect super players in one team. If you are still unsure of my claim, let alone check, that Madrid era had sent a formal proposal to Santos to recruit Pele. Either unlucky or lucky for football fans of the time, Pele is firmly rejected.

Okay, back to the issue.

Ajax era of Rinus Michels was a team that uses the most sophisticated scientific approach if thinks and at once the simplest if applicable. The understanding of time and space of this kind is easy if football is a game of individuals. The problem of football is a team game, meaning that this scheme has been running if your team can move as one body.

There should be a single authority if you move a limb. You need a brain to move the two hands, and if you have two brains, then moving a finger it would be tough for their more than a whim.

That is why many who agree that the "Total Football" is not a personal contribution of Michels. Michels was laid the first stone od the foundation, but it was Cruyff who became the architect and occupant temple called "Total Football".

Cruyff probably never learn physics or geometry to understand it, but in the field, all the space and time he successfully mastered. It is true, Pele or Maradona was a great player for being able to change the game single-handedly.

But Cruyff was on different sides. He can change the course of the game alone -and this is important- together involving the role of all his colleagues in the field.

If Pele and Maradona use his muscles and their brains to trick the opposing players, the Cruyff use his brain to trick the opposing team with all players in his muscles.

The Controller Time

Football is space. There is a ball, and there is a field, there is two-wicket, and there is a line. But when people go in there, then football that had only limited room suddenly have a perspective time. The relativity of time can only occur if there is a subject who experience or feel. The subject, in this case, is a football player.

The entire universe is a pluralistic space perspective. Intertwine intertwined and so elusive.

I will take the example that this is not too difficult to understand.

The stars we see at night, actually are the stars we see billions of light years before. We see the light at the billions back and are up to our eyes is light in the past. It may be that when we look at the stars, the stars we see at the same time has become a supernova or fade die slowly.

Why did it happen?

For such a long distance from the Earth to the stars, we see very far. So far, until the unit of length for the size of the space of the universe is how long the light can take it. And because light takes a time to reach Earth then when it gets to our eyes, the stars we see are a form of reflection of the real stars.

Another example that easier is the sun, the nearest star from Earth, which is about we just take an average of 8 minutes 20 seconds. Then it means the light we receive is the sun in the past, in the past 8 minutes 20 seconds ago.

That is why in football, we know the term "vision play". Ability in which a player can design an early attack foundations. The views far into the future. The views across the dimensions. Long-term plans to open the empty space of the opposing team and exploit them.

Vision is a matter of predicting gameplay. Predicting space on the football field at the same subjects in it. Predicting the meeting points of space (the field) and time (the players) are favorable.

It is complicated, because of what is seen by the players on the football field everything is past. The distance between players to players, at least, create the time bias to get to the eyes of the player who is carrying the ball.

There is a fraction of a second-time difference between the reality of what is visible. Of course, the difference is not as much as when the sun to the earth. But in fact, there is clearly a difference.

Andrea Pirlo is probably one of the closest examples that can translate the cross-dimension of a player's ability. A game that looks simple, but the simplicity of it represents the highest level of football. Pirlo can predict how the meeting point of the ball which he sent from a distance of a few tens of meters to be placed to the foot or head of Filippo Inzaghi while both are playing for AC Milan.

Consideration of the distance and time intertwined with the pace of the ball and the acceleration run of Inzaghi should be in a perfect composition to deliver an assist. When Pirlo saw Inzaghi in a position that far, he was seeing "Inzaghi in the past" and immediately he should be able to do calculations to see where the next point position "Inzaghi in the future".

In the larger construction, Cruyff able to unearth his ability to cross dimensions to be used for the greatest benefit of his team.

If you have time to watch how the opening match of the Netherlands in the 1974 World Cup when he meet with Uruguay, you will understand that the understanding of space and time not only understood Cruyff alone. But also the entire team. Or if you want a bit radical, the whole "limb" Cruyff was playing in the match.

"If you get the ball you have to make a field as large as possible, and if you lose the ball, you have to make a field so small as possible," are the words of Cruyff matter of "Total Football" is often quoted everywhere.

If we look deeper in practice, the real word of Cruyff did not just stop at the issue of space, but also time. As my premise was, that so there's a subject (player) on the pitch then when it is also a time perspective also have a big hand.

Once your space is limited, then at the same time your time will be limited as well. Once the Dutch players lost the ball and they do the pressing so tight, players Uruguay not only lose the space but also in time.

Time to rethink vision of the game to the next stage. Even when time is not enough to rely on the legs reflexes to do dribble to avoid opponents brunt.

On the other hand, when Cruyff and his friends play the ball, they not only expand space but also extend the time. By lengthening the time, Cruyff's team can catch their breath. Designing the vision to play step by step. In the end, the displacement position and role of the player in the "Total Football" became possible because of the amount of time available.

"There is only one ball, so you need to have it," he said. If the ball can be controlled not only the playing field can be controlled, but also the perspective of time in the field.

And there, then "Total Football" represents the utilization of the relativity of space and time in football with the plenary.

Unfortunately, "the controller time" is only able to control the time at the football field. Off the pitch, Cruyff was a human being. She has no power at all to control time.

Seven days ago (24/3), the news of his death shocked the world of football. Personally, I never really liked Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer for me is much more powerful if we talk to winning the title. Both as a player, coach, and as an aged old man (in fact Beckenbauer has longer age).

But nothing that can not be sad when I heard Cruyff, a figure that changed football with an ego the size to be an entertaining spectacle had breathed her last.

And even if his body can not stop death, Cruyff has shown that the legacy and the great man could not be stopped even by time.