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To this day, I've got the images from the world cup final in 2014 stuck in my head. Schweinsteiger, with blood running down his cheek, getting up again and again every single time to deny Argentina any chance in the final. Yes, it was Götze who shot the winning goal, but to this day, I hold the opinion that the one who enabled us to win was Schweinsteiger - what he did in that game absolutely cemented him as a legend to me.

His kick off glitch irl was so broken for bayern Munich his long passes Robben were so underrated.

Schweinsteiger wasn't slow, especially when he was younger. He was a winger and AM before Van Gaal converted him to a DM. He got a lot of injuries and was often rushed back from injury too soon, so this took a toll on his fitness. But he didn't lack pace in his youth. I mean, he wasn't Mbappe fast, but he wasn't a slowpoke either lol.

bayern team from early 2010's was so underappreciated going to 3 ucl finals yet only winning once didn't do justice to how strong their depth was overall

Van Gaal was the genius who put Schweinsteiger from the RW to CDM. And put also Robben from LW to RW. He changed the career of both so much. And without van Gaal Bayern would have sold Müller to some other Bundesliga Club

Not going to lie but people forget that Schweinsteiger wasn't slow at all; he was a wide midfielder and winger with electric pace and skills until Robben and Ribéry arrived in Bayern. The position he ran at Bayern didn't require pace, rather, positioning and great anticipation due to lovely match reading. Plus, his passing range was always exceptional even as a young winger. Underrated and effective like most German players in history.

Most underrated midfield legend in the current day, at his prime Schweinsteiger in his prime was giving Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets nightmares in the midfield.

He is my favorite footballer. He is the reason why I watch. And as a German national team fan, i really miss his presence on the pitch. You're absolutely right, Germany has been lost since he retired from the national team in 2016.

After being paired with Lukas Podolski as the new German boygroup building up to the 2006 world cup (the infamous Poldi and Schweini as known from Söhnke Wortmann's documentary), it seemed to me that Schweinsteiger (or rather both of them) was in real danger of becoming another of these early-priming wonderkids. Both of them played in offensive positions, Podolski as a striker/winger, Schweinsteiger as a attacking midfielder/winger, and it would have been easy for them never to live up to the hype that always builds around offensive prospects. Two factors that turned around Schweinsteiger's career in my view: 1. He was red-carded in the second group match during the 2008 Euros for a hot-headed episode of unsportsmanlike conduct, which probably made him rethink the seriousness of his approach to the game (that is, some people probably sat him down for a chat). 2. The injury of Michael Ballack right before the 2010 world cup, which forced Joachim Löw to switch up his line-up. This forced players like Lahm, Schweinsteiger and, due to the passing of Robert Enke and the injury of Rene Adler, Manuel Neuer to take the next, and in Schweinsteiger's case, defining step to footballing maturity, since he was the one to take up Ballack's more central, defensive role on the pitch, while Lahm took over as captain. A challenge both of them definitely rose up to. And with all of Schweinsteiger, Lahm, Neuer and also Müller playing together both at Bayern and for Germany for years, they were able to form a truly unique group of team leaders that undisputably linked up well as players and personalities. Also, of course Schweinsteiger was lucky to learn from managers like Hitzfeld, Magath, Heynckes, van Gaal, Guardiola and Löw.

1:53 How was Fernando Torres placed higher than Eto'o, Schweinsteiger, and Robben? After the World Cup, he was on a constant decline.

The guy is the embodiment of all the traits one would think of when imagining a good German footballer. Both fc Bayern and the DFB squad played outstanding football when Schweinsteiger was the respective deep playmaker of each team. That alone proofs his genius. Don’t always have to be flashy to be great.

No Pace lol. I mean, he didn't have Mbappe/Robben etc pace, but he was quick, especially over short distances. I feel like his probably mostly underrated due to his time at United (where he was also to be fair, slow because he just didn't seem super fit, also didn't see him in MLS so it possible that maybe he had lost his acceleration by that point because he was definately slow at United).

I disagree with the notion that Basti had no pace, especially since my first memories are of him as a winger scoring screamers with his blonde Mohawk. But I agree agree with the sentiment of the video that it was his technique and IQ that set him apart. One of my favorite players. Thank you!

The farewell match of Bastian Schweinsteiger, a Bayern Munich player, was in the stadium of Borussia Mönchengladbach, a rival club of Bayern Munich from the old times and still of today regarding individual matches. Despite that, the audience chanted "Fussballgott" (football god) and Schweinsteiger went into tears. I've never heard nything like that in a farewell match, it was among the most emotional moments in sports for me. Schweinsteiger was at the heart of the 2014 final, embodying blood, sweat and tears, literally. I'm reluctant with words like hero or legend, but he was an example. Without him (and a couple of others), we would not have won. For me he is among the most iconic German players of all time.

The man was my role model in highschool. My game started maturing quickly because i really trued copying his style. Always covering the midfield, playing box to box and those long diagonal passes. Aggressive tackles.

It`s crazy how underrated some of the players of these generation are. Lahm & Schweinsteiger and even Kroos. All of them were great with the ball, great understanding of the game, great passing, insane tackling skills and super hard to beat 1vs1. Schweinsteiger was needed in that 2014 team. Özil and Kroos were not that great in their defense, and Kehdira lacked a bit the positioning that Schweinsteiger had. It was an overall great team.

Im born 1987, in my lifetime i have not seen a player besides Pirlo and Beckham who embraced the role of a captain and leader more than Schweinsteiger...for me he is the best midfielder i have witnessed yet. Greetings from Germany

Grew up with a poster of him above my bed. He's been my favorite player since I got him in a panini pack back in '06, saw the spiky hair and I just decided that this guy was gunna be my favorite player. He did not disappoint. Freaking beast. Top 30 player of all time for me. A true warrior. I've been trying to play like him ever since I first saw him in the 2006 world cup.

Being from Chicago, it was a blessing we got him in the MLS. He brought our team to the playoffs and unfortunately, the rest of the team couldn't pick up the weight when it came to the important matches then in his final years the rest of the team became worse, and poor management of his position. Top tier player!

In 2014 world cup, two german players with almost no pace dominanted. Schweinsteiger Kroos

Bastian Schweinsteiger

WC Final 2014 was his peak. A beast. A genius. He would have gave his life for Bayern and his country

He is a Germany National Team and Bayern Munich, and Chicago Fire Fc Legend 🏆

Raymar should do thomas muller

His short distance acceleration really set him apart and let him close gaps very, very quickly despite his lack of top end speed. One of the smartest decisions Germany and Bayern made was starting him out wide before shifting him to the middle because it really helped his intelligence and reading of the game. A true general.

yo raymar bro could u please bring back the og background sound please man don't ever change it, it makes me more attracted to the video

Been watching your channel for ages and I’m so hyped you did a vid on my all time favorite player, thanks for the Fußballgott video🤝🙌

Bastian has passion. He played with everything he had for both his team and his club. Got back up again and again during the World Cup even when injured and played a huge role in winning the cup. Absolute underappreciated legend

Great video, so well researched, presented with positive vibes.

He has speed, i don´t understand that claim. You even have clips where he is running with the ball and passing opponents easily.

He was unstoppable.

The pictures of young Schweinsteiger as a ski athlete show him with young Felix Neureuther, who went on to become a World Champion and a serial winner of FIS World Cup races. When they were young and competing at youth level, Schweinsteiger was his strongest competition and the two have remained close mates ever since. So it is not an exaggeration to assume that if he had not turned to Football, Schweinsteiger may very well have become a World Class skier.

Finally some respect for Schweinsteiger. He is still my goat :D Thank you for that^^

The irony in this was that I was looking at midfielders that played for Bayern as there midfield right now is not working. Then I thought, I know Bastian was good at shooting and passing but I don’t really know that much about him in general. Good video

Am I the only one who thought of Schweinsteiger as the Terminator?🤣 Leave a like if you enjoyed! 🙏 It's the best way to support the channel❤

i my hierarchy of their generation 1. Iniesta 2. Schweinsteiger 3.xavi/gerrard/lampard/pirlo and so one he was mobbing prime barcelona all the time.

Great video! :) I think the underappretiation stems from the fact, that his 'prime' was rather short He switched position from winger to CM only in 2010, when van Gaal initiated it. He wasn't a bad winger, but the position in central midfield just was way more fitting to him. And unfortunately he got unlucky with injuries and the reduction in athletic skills coming with age rather early already around 2015 So he wasn't a player dominating for 15 years from 20 to 35 like Iniesta or Xavi But his prime years were exceptionally successful: 3 champions league finals in 2010, 2012 and 2013 Winning the champions league in 2013 Being a semi-finalist at the WC 2010 and at the Euros in 2012 and then winning the WC in 2014 And he was imo the most important player for Bayern and Germany over this timeframe

RaymarFootball I love your dedication to your work. Your videos really give me insightful knowledge about players I never got to watch or pay attention too because I was too young. I appreciate it Keep doing you God bless you 🙏💯

Seems like some major German officials need to go and give a talk to Paris Brunner now too. The kid’s a superstar talent but the problem is he knows it and makes trouble too much.

bro was what jorginho always wanted to be (without pens)

I also want to stress that Schweinsteiger made an INSANE Jump in Leadership after losing the UCL Final against Chelsea. You see that after losing that final and having general weak mentality (not looking at the shootout directly and missing the last one), he became a leader. And that mentality lead Bayern to win the ucl and Germany to win World Cup.

As a child my 7 was not Ronaldo it was Schweinsteiger

Schweinsteiger was a beast

I loved how there are limitedless ways to play football. I always go for the tab mercent.

Sadly he is an unsung legend that doesn’t get the recognition he deserves. Thank you for a video that does his legacy justice.

Great player and very underrated, certainly deserves to be in the conversation of the best central midfielders of the 2010s

Bro Schweinsteiger wasnt that fast, But to call him slower than busquets is a blame. Back in the days he was a winger….

could you please also do a video on how good was Allan Sherear, what happened to Jack Wilshere

For a couple of seconds there i was in awe because of how smoothly that transitioned into an ad 🤯🤣

Always good to wake up to a raymar video

I have followed your channel for a long time as a huge Chelsea fan I would love a frank lampard or a didier deigns video

Schweinsteiger! One of my world 11. He surely was the backbone and engine of his team! He should have retired at Bayern!

Again, great video Raymar! Since we're on the subject of solid midfielders, do one on Dirk Kuyt please😁

Schweinsteiger and the German national team of 2010 are reason why I love Fifa 2014 so much. This guy was a beast🙌🏽

My favorite German player!! That finish against Turkey at Euro 2008 was crisp. I really got see him eMsawawa in 2010 WC when Joachim Loew left out Ballack and Basti is going to take over🎉🎉

can we get a video of david silva please he is a legend and very underrated

Schweinsteiger was an average winger but when LVG converted him into a midfielder he was class for Germany and Bayern Munich. I can remember being very happy we signed Schweinsteiger in 2015 for a bargain fee at the time but the reason why Bayern Munich were willing to sell him because he was passed his best when he joined Manchester United. At Manchester United he looked way off and showed he was done at elite level. Schweinsteiger will no doubt be one of the best midfielders of his generation for Bayern Munich and Germany.

Man, please use the old Background music and WTW. What is the name of that music

The old background music was better than the new ones from the last videos. Your old videos had some special vibe with the old background music.

He is the one and only Fußballgott!!❤

Jack of all traits on steroids. Perfect description. Just loved football, when he's still playing. Miss him so much.

He was the definition of a box to box midfielder and although he wasn't quick he had game speed and that's all you need.

Could you kindly make a video about Thiago Alcantara

Schweinsteiger was probably the most important player for Germany and Bayern back then. He gave the entire squads stability and every time he was missing, the teams played a lot worse without him. Without him Germany wouldnt have won the World Cup.

I'm a huge Schwinsteiger fan. One interesting comparison I made was with another player who has a very similar set of basic skills, but using them completely different. Pirlo. never saw someone that slow being that incredibly dominant on the offense. yet, they both share a lot of similarities. Both are slow on and off the ball (I know, Schweinsteiger wasn't always slow, but in his prime days, his style was slow in comparison), both have their strengths in passing, shooting, timing and strategic understanding. Yet, they play so incredible different. Both of them are amazing, but I would never say they play similarly just because they were both on the slower side.

Please make a video on Thomas Muller .

Bastian "Fussballgott" Schweinsteiger - my favorite midfielder ever.

Him, Alaba, and Müller are what got me into football

Danke basti 😁🇩🇪🇩🇪

MIDFIELD ENGINE

Schweinsteiger wasn't slow at all befor age effeced on him. He even started his career as a winger and did pretty well there. In his prime he easily had 70+ pace and I'm absolutely sure he had this rating in FIFA at some point too.

Him, Van Bommel, and Javi Martinez were my fav.

His 2014 final ovetime performance was the single most passionate a footballer has produced in modern times.

I remember as kid i love his power shots and his name and in every video game i put his name😂

Hey Raymar can you make a video about Gërd Müller? He was the best finisher we have seen

Please make one about Philip lahm

Only one corrections, Lahm lifted first. He was captain. Basti lifted it like everyone else, but Lahm did first

I feel like theres some kind of legacy of a sturdy german DM that gets passed on.. from didi hamann to ballack, to schweini and hopefully kimmich will follow in his footsteps PS: if you think hes the slowest player you ever watched youve probably only seen him play in MLS

I know In the future a good story is coming out about camavinga

I'm not a Bayern fan at all and I didn't used to like "Schweini". Since his three goals against Portugal in the game for third place in the 2006 World Cup, it has been my man.

For me the best defensive midfielder ever.

To me i always thought of Bastion as literally the peak of a german player. Definitely in my top 5 all time midfielders. And for some reason when i say that people think im crazy but you really dont understand how fundemental someone like that is until you see them leave and watch how everything just seems to fall short of all a sudden like in barca with busquets. But with germany all of a sudden they always seem to fall asleep in between the backline and the midfield. Sometimes they lose the ball. And even tho they have great players still. Something always seems to be missing and i honestly think its someone like him. These kinds of players are soo imensñy crucial to a team but a lot of times they are sooo under valued. Even before buesquets i remember in Barca when we had yaya toure. And alot of people wanted him gone because he wasnt flashy and he didnt really have the nicest dribbling so to speak or silky smooth like iniestas dribbling was. But he was the guy that shut shit down and provided you back up when your defence was being pressed when on the ball. And even tho we had busquets even busquets fell short sometimes because he lacked some of that physicality that Bastion had.

“In the ground and on the air” 😂

His name also sounds like a tank name. Jagdpanter, Panzerjäger, Schweinsteiger...

What seperates Schweinsteiger from the rest is, besides being a great footballer, he was an amazing leader. To compete at the highest level you need both.

I feel like fifa ratings has really warped people's idea of what players were/are capable of doing. Players like Iniesta, xavi, pirlo ,bastian ,xabi alonso they all wont have high pace stats and aside of iniesta none of them would have high dribblin stats,but their positioniong,vision ,passing ,reading of the game and ability to retain posession were exceptional. Trust me,no one that actually say every week and watch the full 90 minutes of these players playing would "underrate' them. Bcuz they all stood out.

Schweinsteiger war einer der besten Box to Box Spieler bis er aufs defensive Mittelfeld gestellt wurde. Der junge Schweinsteiger war ein Dribblemonster.

Raymar bring you olt music back

When I lived back home in Austria Schweinsteiger was the perfect embodiment of what we hated and admired about German footballers. To me there is one word to sum up his character, at least on the pitch: DETERMINATION

After he quit, german national team went down the toilette. His leader skills could not yet be compensated Lahm left already a hole when he after the 2014 World cup 2014, Schweinsteiger's carreer end made it even bigger.

Schweinsteiger is my all time favourite football player

I really want a video about my idol Philipp Lahm!

Kinda funny that you could describe Philipp Lahm more or less in the exact same way, smart passer, disciplined, defensive minded and slow. Also wolrdcup 06 as their coming out party, game for third play was schweinsteigers masterpiece

Can you make a vid on the success of Xabi Alonso as trainer? Curious on your view on it :)

The Tiger, as we'd call was just phenomenal man..

I remember always looking to buy him in any football game i play

Speed is a neutral trait, usually people who are slow have more slow twitch muscles, allowing them to cover more ground during a match while running less fast so in a sense their muscles are built for long term endurance rather than pure speed, and if you look at fast players they usually cant cover too much ground during a match over the long term

I met him in 2008 he is such a nice guy as well I love him he is a German hall of famer Unser Fußballgott

Schweinsteiger is my favorite player of all time and deserves to be in the conversation of all time great central midfielders. Honestly I believe Germany losing him and Lahm as steadfast leaders that would do whatever it took to win is what has led to their downfall.