"When I played in Holland, with Ajax, I always tried to lob the goalkeeper. People said, “Oh, you’re trying to make a nice goal, a beautiful goal.” But I said, “Listen, if the goalie is a little bit off his line, how much space do you have on his left or right? It’s not a lot. And how much space do you have above him? There is more. It’s a question of mathematics. It’s fantastic. You have much more space above. So if you get it right, you can’t miss. If you’ve got that certain confi dence and ability, then it’s the best solution.” So that’s why I often did that. You can say it’s not really eff ective. But I say it is. I scored many goals like that".
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