Slender,swift and lithe (Flexible, graceful.), the Dutch master saw football fundamentally as a creative activity, and used his awe-inspiring talent to change the game for goodIf a single moment could be said to bear changed the way a generation looked at football,it was the turn with which Johan Cruyff bamboozled the Swedish defender Jan Olsson in the 23rd minute of a group match during the 1974 World Cup finals.
The crowd at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund rubbed their eyes, unable to believe what they had seen. But it was true.
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Source: theguardian.com