Liverpool get refs after Cruyff tribute: – It’s not always about you? – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): Football icon Johan Cruyff (68) died today and it has flowed on the homage of the Dutchman as one of football’s biggest profiles.

Cruyff was diagnosed lung cancer last fall – and he passed away at his home in Barcelona .

Football Personality clubs and celebrities worldwide have come with endorsements. But Liverpool’s markup on Twitter has been criticized for focusing on your club and fans right after the death was announced. Premier League club has posted a photo and a Cruyff quote:

“I sat there and watched the Liverpool fans give me chills down my spine. A mass of 40 000 spectators gathered as a force behind their team, “reads Cruyff quotation.

Criticism

message on Twitter has led to a storm of discontent and hundreds messages:

– It’s not always about you, writes user Guy Shelton.

– Bad taste, writes Matt Davey.

Two hours later came Liverpool with a new and more neutral tribute of football icon:

– Johan Cruyff – a true legend. Our thoughts are with his family and friends, writes Liverpool.

A brother

Cruyff played for Ajax, Barcelona, ​​Feyenoord and the Dutch national team during his eventful career.

– We will always love you, Johan. Rest in peace, expressing the football club Barcelona.

The Associated Press has collected tribute from several football legends:

– Today lost football one of the best players and ambassadors ever. I am sad, because Johan was a childhood hero, my idol and friend. I miss him. My thoughts are with the family and I send them my love, says former France- and Juventus player Michel Platini.

– He was not only a friend. He was like a brother to me, says German Franz Beckenbauer.

– Football has lost a man who did more to make football beautiful than anyone else in history, says English Gary Lineker.

– the football has lost one of the best in the world ever. Johan Cruyff was a fantastic player, coach, teacher and man, says German Jürgen Klinsmann.

Unique

Cruyff played Barcelona from 1973 to 1978. After retiring as a player he took over as coach for the Catalan club from 1988 to 1996.

– This is a sad day for Barcelona and for football in general. The influence of his at our club was enormous. He has been very important for all our success, says Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta.

Earlier NRK commentator Arne Scheie said following Dagbladet about Cruyff earlier today:

– He had a career that is truly outstanding. The unique combination of success both as a coach and player, it puts him almost in a “no, no next” position, said Arne Scheie Dagbladet.

– I would rate him with among the very best – it’s unfair to compare eras, but he is very, very high, at least when we look at Europe, there is no doubt. He is absolutely on par with Zidane, Beckenbauer and so on, says Arne Scheie, which secrete Pele, Maradona and Messi in a slightly separate category.