Johan Cruyff's Barcelona: Laying the Foundations of an Identity
As Barcelona coach from 1988, Johan Cruyff gave the club a playing model, its first European Cup and a way of thinking that shaped the next generation.
Johan Cruyff (coach)
As Barcelona coach, laid the foundations of the club's positional game.
From Michels to Guardiola: The Lineage of Positional Play
A thread of ideas runs from Ajax in the 1960s through Cruyff's Barcelona to Guardiola's teams. Tracing it shows how football philosophies are passed on and changed.