Brilliant goals indeed, but Cruyff was so much more than a goalscorer. He was brave in the way the Best and Pele were, but I always thought that Bergkamp could be put off by one hefty challenge and would disappear in a lot of games. His best was brilliant, but occasional.
I know its all about personal opinions, but you must have very strong personal reasons for having Bergkamp instead of Cruyff.
Cruyff won 3 consecutive European Cups, took Holland to 2 World Cup finals (or would have done if he wasn't threatened with kidnap in Argentina). He then helped win...
Anyone who doesn't include Cruyff is either too young, or doesn't understand football. Pele was always surrounded by world-class players. Cruyff helped to turn normal players into a world class team - at Ajax, Holland and then an underachieving Barcelona. Then as a coach he helped establish the...