Franz Beckenbauer was an ‘elegant revolutionary’ - Derek Rae | ESPN FC
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- ESPN FC’s Dan Thomas, Steve Nicol, Craig Burley, Mario Melchiot and Derek Rae reflect on the life and legacy of German legend Franz Beckenbauer, who died at age 78.
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Well said and absolutely correct: Pelé, Beckenbauer and Cruvff - three giants of football.
And Bobby Charlton just recently.
the 3 biggest legends of their country and the 3 biggest and most important legends in world football
Don’t forget Di Stefano
Maradona gerd muller
Maradona?
In a time of Johan Cruyff and Gerd Müller, Franz Beckenbauer won the Ballon d'Or as a defender! Twice! And was runner-up, again twice! And got 3rd, all in a span of 10 years.
That's crazy to think about.
No defender did that before or after him until today.
What else do you have to say to show what kind of legend, how dominant and important he was to the game of football.
He will be remembered forever.
Ruhe in Frieden 'Der Kaiser' ❤
Rest in Peace Kaiser. I got to see you play and score in 1977 Cosmos vs the Tampa Bay Rowdies. One of the all time greats.
I was there in giants stadium
That’s actually amazing, im glad you guys got to experience that
A superb defender. A legend. Nowadays defenders are all muscle and power. But he was so skillful and elegant. A person who ranks with Pele, Maradona etc.May his soul rest in eternal peace
Keep in mind that he is considered to be one of the best players of all time as a defender! Usually it's always offensive players like Pele, Cruyff, Maradona who were seen as the greatest. So you have to imagine how good he was to get that credit. And the reason why was that he was all over the pitch. He dominated defense so much that he roamed into other positions and constantly left his position and revolutionized the libero position. A pure winner who turned everything he touched to gold.
All that while being a defender...best defender of all time🔥
Nice to see and hear that People outside of Germany recognize Beckenbauer how great he was!
Love from Germany!
Best central defender ever, took a team from the second division and made it one of the top teams ever - Bayern Munich
Derek Rae is the best person to give his view on Franz. A bloke that moved out of his comfort zone to discover something new and achieve great things - And I'm talking about Derek here. Thank you Franz for providing such amazing footballing memories, and thank you to Derek for being in place to remember him.
absolute legend, it's just unimaginable how much success he has had in his career
1966 World Cup Runners-Up
1966 German Cup Winner
1966 German Footballer of the Year
1967 European "Cup of Cup Winners" Winner
1967 German Cup Winner
1968 German Footballer of the Year
1969 German Champion
1969 German Cup Winner
1971 German Cup Winner
1972 European Championship Winner
1972 Ballon d'Or Winner
1972 German Champion
1973 German Champion
1974 World Cup Winner
1974 Champions League Winner (previous format)
1974 German Champion
1974 German Footballer of the Year
1975 Champions League Winner (previous format)
1976 European Champion Runners-Up
1976 Champions League Winner (previous format)
1976 Intercontinental Cup Winner
1976 Ballon d'Or Winner
1976 German Footballer of the Year
1977 NA Soccer Champion
1978 NA Soccer Champion
1980 NA Soccer Champion
1982 German Champion
1986 World Cup Runners-Up as manager
1990 World Cup Winner as manager
1991 French Champion as manager
1994 German Champion as manager
1996 UEFA Cup Winner as manager
also secured the 2006 World Cup for Germany which in some way led to reforms in the youth academies
ultimately this created the modern golden generation of German football which won another World Cup in 2014
The youth academies were revolutionized after the 2004 debacke where we lost in the group stages. 2006 was about bringing a new view about Germany to the world. He was heavily criticized about a decade later, as it was claimed that we paid 6.7 millions to bring the world cup to our country. Sounds like a bargain to me😂 dont even wanna know what qatar had to pay for 2022 if a football country like ours has to tip the corrupt fifa empire😂
@@pipohemm8726 The academies were reformed because people were afraid of embarrassing themselves in their own country. So he already has his part in it.
As a german i‘m touched that even you english people give this man the respect that he earned. Germany is really sad since yesterday 😔
Ruhe in Frieden Kaiser ❤😔
Credit and respect where credit and respect are due. A German hero, a football legend, a great man. Will be missed.
@@1KJO as your Bobby died last autumn i felt it too and i have to think at your people! He was a gentleman, also on the pitch! We lost 2 great footballers and also humble personalities! 😔
Der Kaiser: The most elegant defender you'll ever see 😢.
Burley is right.
van dijk is clear!
@@neazmorshedreza1479 😂😂😂😂 Bro has negative ball knowledge lol.
Maldini?
@@svkguha Legnedary defender. Def 2nd greatest. But Der Kaiser has world cup and Ballon D'or
Rest In Peace Franz Beckenbauer. One of the greatest football players of all time. He was the best defender of all time. Football has lost a legend and a great icon. Thank you for the great memories.
Beckenbauer was the most calm and elegant player with the ball I´ve ever seen...only one other player had a similiar elegance with the ball and that was Zidane but he wasn´t that calm like Beckenbauer.
He played "officially" the Libero position but in fact he was "the dominant free spirit" in the midfield to be found everywhere where he was needed and who made the build up of the game and he also stopped the opponent´s attacks even before the attack became dangerous because of his ability to read a game =Stevie mentioned that by saying "You never saw him with an edge of mud on him" simply because he never had to tackle or to sweep because he was on the ball before the attacker due to his clever movement+positioning on the pitch
Funny enough, young Beckenbauer and Zidane look a little bit alike
The "KAISER" is gone. I'm so sad. I really hope that Franz can now play in a team “up there” with Johan Cruyff, Diego Maradonna, Pele, his buddy Gerd Müller and Uwe Seeler. With love and eternal gratitude for 2 World Cup titles, greetings from Germany.
"Who does he think he is? Franz Beckenbauer?" 😂❤
Great compairson and in general a great talk about Kaiser Franz. Thank you, guys!
The Innovator, The Gold Standard, The Greatest…Rest in Peace Der Kaiser.
I was a defender my whole life, at some point al played at a decent level and then played with my still friends for many, many years. Rememberig Beckenbauer brings me to tears. The best defender that I ever knew
I just came from school and I turned on TV and saw this news.
I still can't believe that no legendary player from the Pele-Maradona-Gerd Muller era is now in the world💔
God's ultimate team is really great💔
Rest in peace Pele, Maradona, Gerd Muller, Eusebio, Puskas, Paolo Rossi, Lev Yashin, Nordahl, Sir Bobby Charlton, Socrates and lastly, Beckenbauer💔
Forgive me if I missed someone...
Platini is still going strong btw, Zico too
@@DuderinoDeux Bro Platini was too young when those guys played. Maybe when they were playing the last years of their career, Platini just started. And Zico mainly played in the Brazilian league and we didn't hear if he really played great for National team. So I don't know about Zico
@@goatedcblbrbcdm 5 years okder than Maradona!
For those on the other side of the pond, he was to germany and football what Bobby Orr ( another #4) was to hockey: he revolutionized the position and controlled the game from a defenders position. No one before or after can compare.
Legends are now passing on. We must cherish them all
2 times Ballon D'or for a defender. That is absolutely amazing. Give Mario Zagallo some love too. He died recently too.
Simply put, there isn't a single player currently playing in world football who comes close to Beckenbauer. Not to call anyone out but there are players at top clubs who cost £100m+ in that position who look like they only learned to play football last month, compared to Franz.
I don't know why the talent in the game has dipped so dramatically over the last 20-30 years but Franz will always be one of the greatest ever and sorely missed. If you don't know, get to know.
Nowadays they are primarily athletes and they can play a bit. In the "old" days, they were primarily footballers, with athletic qualities. Too much emphasis on physicalities (Ronaldo CR7), not enough on playing (Ronaldo brazilian). I know who I preferred to watch.
The best defender in the history of football
An immortal
Pele said that Bobby Moore was better.
@@dj71162 stop lying... They were the best Friends in real life
One of the greatest,Maldini is the greatest
VVD clear
Rest in peace FB. I never saw him make a mistake in the backfield. Young fans of the game today really should go back and watch him play either in West Germany or New York. He truly was a revolutionary athlete in his sport the way Bobby Orr re-imagined defender in hockey.
Legend. I had the Adidas Beckenbauer shoes in the 70s. Saw him and Pele play for the NY Cosmos against Team Hawaii at the Aloha Stadium. My friend won a light blue Honda Express moped at the half time drawing.
Thank you from Germany for this great tribute! 👑
Beckenbauer is one of my favourite players. Very sad he departed.
God is making his dream team. May he rest in peace
He was not a defender. He was a sweeper/Libero. He was literally the extra man in defence, midfield and attack.
It’s a shame the position doesn’t exist anymore.
Great player his style was the original Libero.Saw him play with Pele ,Denis Tueart,Chinaglia ,Carlos Alberto. The days of the cosmos.
The man who never dies
Rest in peace Der Kaiser!
Ruhe in Frieden Kaiser! Rest in Peace Legend! The elegance of the Sweeper! The best centre back ever!
It’s sad to see how kinda underrated Beckenbauer in some parts of the world is. He is definitely the best defender of all time and there is no shame in saying he’s at least in the top 10 players of all time.
January the 5th, Zagallo passed on as well! Most of the 50s, 60s,70s greats are leaving us; so many were the gods of my youth, so very few remain! My #5 is Redondo, but Beckenbauer is the #5 of All the Ages!
As a kid growing up in 1970s, I remember that he, Pele and Cruyff were the ones everyone talked about.
* him
@@jekro1no, he.
Thank you Mr Franz Beckenbauer for german soccer
Der Kaiser. He was a real gentleman.
1974 World Cup Final, Holland v West Germany, Cruyff V Beckenbauer, Brilliant Final, 🙏🙏
keiner hat den Fußball so gestreichelt wie Beckenbauer . Der Fußball war sein Leben .
Pele, Maradona, Beckenbauer & Cruyff are the 20th century GOATS
Big Thanks for this tribute lads
I was a youngster living in Germany in the 70's, he was God. That whole 74 squad were absolute superstars
One of the best in the game. Saw him play with Cosmos. A legend
He is a legendary player in every sense of the word 😢
Why do these people always fail to mention Gerd
Müller??? He dominated Johan Cruyff in that era but somehow Cruff has the status Gerd Müller
Deserves 😂
U gotta be nuts to compare Gerd Muller to Cruyff……Tho a prolific goal scorer,Gerd Muller impact on football is no where remotely close to the overall package that was Johan Cruyff…….Sit,class is in session👌🏾🤣🤣
@@betteringworld Facts….Get him,Reggie…..👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤣
They were Der Kaiser and Der Bomber if I'm not mistaken. Good comment
i think internationally beckenbauer was more recognized.
He was much more media attentive than Müller. Both greats but Müller struggled in his private life and didnt build a legacy like Beckebauer did.
In terms of impact on the field, both are held in the same regards here in germany.
@@AimeranCSBut at the same time, Paul Breitner said, without Gerd Muller we would have never know Bayern have a huge legacy that he had, without Gerd Muller Germany would have never become European or World Champions.
So Muller was 1st guy to win before him The Ballon D'or. Muller have a equal legacy then Der Kaiser.
Rest in Peace, Kaiser Franz.
I didn't know how Argentineans felt when Maradona passed away or what it meant to Brazilians when Pele died. It is just a stranger or what? Sure, they were heros of their countries, stars of football and inspirations for millions of people around the world. But the world moves on, common... Today I know, I understand, I feel empty and I cry. For a stranger. But he wasn't a stranger.
Rest in Peace, Kaiser Franz! GOAT of German Football.
thoughts and prayers go out
The defender GOAT
Rest in peace Der Kaiser legend 🙏
You feel a time and tension shift in Germany Right now, from the prospering and free times after WWII to more pessimistic times with an unknown future.
I don’t know if you can understand it but he was really like an Monarch in a modern western sense for Germany and probably the most known man in Germany.
Now *The Kaiser* has died, born 4 month after the War and an era has ended.
Yes. True. He was sort of like our queen if you look at it from a British perspective. Everybody knew who he was and how important he was for German football which he basically put at the top of world football but also how important he was for the German society. Amongst the absolute legend German football has produced he stands out.
what tf are you even talking about? He was well known for sure, but a monarch??? It`s not like he has said anything about politics ever. So no, he wasn`t a monarch, but for sure a legend of german football.
@@Tosse901Goodness me. “Monarch”. It’s a figure of speech. He had the presence of someone very big that effected most aspects of German society. Everyone knew him even if you didn’t like football.
Everything is better in Germany than ever before. Except the future. That's the feeling here right now
My Grandpa favorite player ❤ Franz
Oh, wow. This video broke the news to me. 😳
Very wholesome show
NASL? Talk about a power team. Even over the hill, Beckenbauer and Pele on the same team? Amazing.
Der Kaiser 🤌🏻❤️
Greetings from Germany
Rest in peace Franz Beckenbauer
8:00 so funny to see Stevie mouthing "Franz Beckenbauer."
Thank you Franz 💯
Football Icon !!
4 time european cup winner 3x former ucl and one cup of the cup winners.
Besides he reached the final of every International tournament he played in except 1968 I think when he lost in semis against italy.
Reached wc final in 66, 70 and won in 1974.
1974 he won. Reached EURO FINAL in 1972 which he won and lost the euro final in 1976....as a coach he lost wc final in 1986 and won itvin 1990...
REST IN PEACE KAISER 😞😣😥😓💔🖤💔🖤💔🖤💔
May God have mercy on his soul Legend of football 🙏
Anybody still saying that Heaven is boring? The ultimate soccer team is there!
Great Man. I hope german team will play tribute by winning all games this years other wise you can thank god he will not see group stage elimination of germany in euro on home ground.
Craig Burley looked like a long lost brother of Beckenbauer
Respect for Beckenbauer
👇💔😭
FRANZ 🙏🏼WE HAVE USMNT Football thanks to you, Pele, Cosmos.
Legend
Everywhere on this planet I went as a German, there wasn't one who didn't mention Beckenbauer after telling them about my background.
I’m old enough to have had watched Maldini, but I was schooled that Pele & the Kaiser were the real deal…
Then Diego came along…
Of the 3 people that won the world cup as a player and manager, two just died this very month.
Didier Deschamps is the only one remaining who lives, that achieved that.
The last true Kaiser of Germany
Got my Adidas Beckenbauer 5 der kaiser trainers true legend. ⚽️🏆
Only saw highlights but i wondered if he was the best player of all time because he plays defense and offense.
The once and only real german Kaiser
So Backenbauer is the opposite of Sergio ramos 😂
Very far 😅😅😅
merci Kaiser franz
A creative genius, guys like Trent are trying to emulate him…
Not even close…
Trent plays nothing like him 😂maybe you’re thinking of Ronald Koeman
one of the best Plavers of all time
Better than penaldo in my book
Bobby charlton and franz beckenbauer gone in such a short time ... football rly lost some of their greatest
Warhol painted him ... enough said 😀
Hot take: the name is greater than the player himself. That's why I say history will always be kind to great players.
without him, there'd be no bayern
Franz backenbauer gerd muller Lothar Matthaus philipp lahm Jurgen Klinsmann toni kroos Oliver
bierhoff ulf kirsten
missing Miroslav Klose ;)
Oliver bierholf? Really? Bierhoff is an absolute nobody compared to Beckenbauer
Thomas Müller
Steve Nicol is right, he’s become a meme…
Who do you think you are? Beckenbauer?
Germany is crying
Brilliant player. Lost to England in 1966 by one controversial goal and one non controversial goal. I know, it's England, not Italy.
Controversial? Try reading about the 1975 European Cup final, and they qualified for the following season courtesy of winning it. So yeah, he has 3 European Cups when he should have 1.
@@dj71162 4 stars on the jersey! THAT`S what we have!!
I will take The Kaiser ahead of Terry Bradshaw on an all time all great list..
I'm not disrespecting Beckenbauer when I type this, but Germany was given the world cup in 1990, as if it were a Christmas gift. Andreas Brehme dived to the ground looking for that penalty call. Gabriel Calderón gets tripped and the ref doesn't consider that a foul?
If Caniggia did not get that yellow card versus Italy we would've been back to back champs. Then again,
FIFA could not afford the Sky blue & white to win because Italians would have rioted no doubt. It is all good though we got that long awaited 3rd cup on
December 18, 2022.
You post the same ignorant comment over and over. Pathetic 🤢
Rubbish. Argentina disgraced football during that tournament with their cynical fouling; should have been red cards galore but they goaded the refs to make the hard decisions and the refs shamefully backed off. It caught up with them in the final. Didn't even muster a serious challenge on germanys goal. Also, it was Völler who was tackled to the ground . Brehme took the penalty. No credibility.
@@FrederickJohnSebastian Well said. Not to mention them CHEATING to win in 1986.
When was the foul on Calderon that you are referring to?
Argentina got more than their fair share of help in the 1978 World cup. 1990 final one of the worst spectacles in the history of the tournament.
Maldini clear of that ever hyped merchant
Maldini>>>>> Franz fraudenbauer
Maldini perhaps a better tackler. But Maldini had two club feet when it came to passing the ball. Never took a freekick in his life either. Go play with your cannoli
I feel sorry for you 🤡
Why does there have to be a winner? Can't they both just be great players in their own right?
Chelsea scum deluded
Agreed.
He was overrated, Maldini was levels above him and so was Sergio Ramos
You are clearly an idiot.
Moron
Shhhh, don't trigger the sensitive germans that roam these comments.
Psh
😂😂😂😂😂
I concur.