He was Maradona's greatest rival throughout the 80's and up until 1990

He's proud Maradona rared him so highly and if he had went to napoli him in midfield then giving the ball to Maradona and you have careca Brazilian striker that was top class finisher world class.. napoli would have been unbelievable what a team that could have been

Yep hes probably the most complete player in history

Agreed. He was amazing! He and England’s Paul Gascoigne were the two standout players in that tournament. IMO.

Gascoigne.

Gasccoigne, Voller, Brehme

Sadly Franz Beckenbauer past away in friday RIP Kaiser,but i agree he Lothar Matthäus was bu far the Most dominant German,because Franz trusted hım ,so they are both great

​@@OssissindwestpolenLothar Matthäus was the greatest variable, box to box central midfielder in my lifetime....and in older age he was together with Matthias Sammer the best Libero of the Bundesliga. Lothar was such a self confident Captain....it made a big difference. He would always step up....but know when to let Andreas Brehme do the penalty. He was incredibly fast, physically like a defender, with a world class far distance shooting technique in which he used his entire body....and damn he made some stunning goals from afar. He had that gift to make elegant, long distance passes like a Pirlo but also did the fast and short de Bruyne/Madrid/Kroos type double passes. His greatest strength thru was how he could play world class in literally any position....from Libero....to defensive 6....to the Gerrard, Ballack, Lampard, Xabi Alonso type 8....even as playmaker or 10 like he did under Trapattoni in Inter Milan....he was world class elite winning the title at a time tbe Seria A wad the absolute top league in Europe. In my opinion he is the Christiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi of box to box 8s. He was simply the best player I have seen iny lifetime. He won "Bundesliga Player of the Year" being 38 years old as freaking Libero (Sweeper) after a hardcore injury. Unforgettable his volley goal at the Leverkusen game...(look up Matthäus Leverkusen volley goal here on KZfaq)

Dont compare

I agree, Beckenbauer was ok, but still more like very old fashioned celebrated. LOTHAR, IN HIS TIME, WAS EQUAL TO MARADONA. NO DOUBT. OUTSTANDING. ⚜️👑⚜️

N.1

Totally opposite to this new German generation, full of talent but very soft mentality

True. But Bernd Schuster had to leave Die Mannschaft because he refused to participate in an international match against Albania due to his son's birth!!! Crazy right? The organization did not want him to be there for his son's birth and gave him all types of hell. Schuster skipped the game anyway and when he got back, the media made a big deal out of the situation (along with Die Mannschaft!). This particular situation eroded the trust Schuster had with the national team and the issues he had with Paul Brietner and coach Derwall escalated his desire to leave the national team. If, and this is a big if, Franz Beckenbauer was Die Mannschaft manager during the time Schuster played, none of this would have ever happened. Beckenbauer wouldn't had any problem at all with Schuster attending his son's birth and skipping a match against Albania! Unfortunately for Schuster, Der Kaiser did not get the job until 1984; which by then Schuster had just left the team (or was on his way out the door!).

Schuster is honestly one of the weirdest players I can think of. He could've been one of the best German players ever. But it almost feels like he wanted to upset as many fanbases as possible: went from Barça, to Real Madrid and to Atletico. Later he went to Bayer Leverkusen and he started his career in Cologne. And finally everything that happened with the national team.

😂😂😂

Not a shy guy :)

El único que defendió a Maradona cuando lo sancionaron por dopaje fue Lotthar: un auténtico amigo de todos los argentinos.

🙏🏼

most complete football player ever

@@Sulejmani775 backenbeur better as a midfielder too

Il était un milieux défensif ou bien ?

Tell that to Beckham who tried to injure him all game

If I remember correctly he was until almost the end of the game?

@@pagodebregaeforro2803 Nah Beckham fouled him and he came off and the team lost its stability.

In America and Southern America...the ä doesn't exist....or isn't used. So they write Mattheus....😂

I wonder how many don't get that joke.

Care to explain what you mean by this?

Simply because doesn't exist umlaut at english language

Why?

Gerd mullar is better

@@midfielderlounge2592 nah. He needed beckenbauer .

Kroos isn’t close at all. He just happened to play with Croatiano and Ramos for many years, that’s why he won many titles. But Kroos’ play isn’t too efficient let alone dynamic. The best German midfielders after Matthäus are Ballack and Schweinsteiger.

@@misterbotanica come on that’s insulting. Toni Kroos is amazing. He delivers for club and more importantly in the World Cup.

@@misterbotanica ballack and Scweinsteiher also played in great teams with great players. And they didn’t win enough. Without Kroos I don’t believe Germany would win the World Cup. So for me he is DEFINITELY ahead of the other 2. Kroos is not only efficient but his technically as good as all of them. Perhaps his not that close to them your right. But I wouldn’t say his far off.

Matt hummels hahhahahahhahaha Your life is a joke .

You're seriously comparing one of the best players of all time, a world footballer and the absolute leading player of Europe's best team of the 80s (Inter Milan, together with AC Milan) and a world-class club like Bayern Munich, an absolute idol from two decades who played football at world-class level for 20 years, with Mats Hummels? I'm sorry to say it, but there's no better way to make an idiot of yourself and make a public fool of yourself than this and show that you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. Sometimes it's better to just shut up if you have no idea.

I can hardly believe anyone could still be so ignorantly, racist at this point. Must’ve really killed you to see all those dark-skinned “fake” Germans bringing home the World Cup for Germany in 2014. Poor lil snowflake…