Best all-round footballer I've ever seen. Matthäus could easily outclass everyone from the mid eighties until his retirement maybe. He could tackle, track back, play sweeper, pass, play a last-pass and he could kick the ball as if it was a bloody rocket. If you need a man to stand up and be counted, he was the one! Fantastic footballer, thanks for this video!!!
Many critics inside Germany said that Matthäus always ducked away whenever the going got tough. I always thought this was major bulls*it. They even kept this opinion after his stellar World Cup of 1990 - arguably one of the best WCs by any German player - just because he let Andy Brehme take the penalty in the final.
@@johnjim6793 Yes it was bull...., letting Brehme take the penalty was good, because Brehme was up for it and Lothar did not feel it. It would have been silly to take it if he did not feel it, true responsibility for the team to step aside.
Lothar Matthaus is one of the greatest football players......EVER!!!! He was the epitome of what "team" effort is all about. His characteristic playing and skills were were evident throughout Italia 1990. Klinsman was the finisher and Matthaus was the creator of some fantastic goals in that world cup. While many "star" players (ahem...read Marodona) were concentrating on how many more goals they were going to score....Lothar Matthaus was busy strategizing on how he was going to create opportunities for his strikers to score and help his "team" win. He was a selfless man with extreme talent, and oh not to mention.......his kicks sent the ball flying like bullets. Respect !!!!
@@declanobrien1283 All of that applies to Matthäus as well. Pure individual skill and effectivity as a player are two very different things. In one department Maradona is far away from Matthäus in the second they are pretty closely matched, hence why Diego praised him in his book.
i have been watching the world cup since 1974, i am a german fan, i have supported germany then and i will always germany forever. lothar matthaus is my favorite player and will always be. he is the only complete player i have ever seen!!!! ONE OF A KIND!!!!
Never in more than 40 years of watching football have I never seen a footballer whose shot was so powerful and at the same time precise and accurate like Loddar's.
Probably the best all round player of all time? He could play any position in defense, sweeper, defensive midfield, box to box midfield, number 10. And he often played most of these positions in a single game
I'm Brazilian and I had never heard of this great player but until one day I heard his name and in the future I decided to research more about him and I was sure he was spectacular and deserved to win the 1990 Cup. Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷 🇩🇪
One of the most charismatic and best Deutschland midfielders. I saw him playing upclose when they play Canada in University varsity stadium in Toronto back in June 1994, weeks before the world cup in the USA. He kindly autograph me a jersey. I adore him. Mateito Matthaus.
Took a photograph with him as a 10 year old in a meeting Room which they sent to my house. Full of bayern fc players. Little did i know i spoke to uli hoeness when i asked for matthaues. This was right after mexico 86’ in 1986 itself.
Probably one of my favourite ever players and i'm a Brit. Strange that he is seemingly really underrated outside of Germany. In my opinion at the time of this world cup he was the best player in the world. Goal vs Yugoslavia is possibly my favourite goal although Bergkamps against Argentina in 98 was near.
Even in germany he is totally underrated....they voted the best german football player and matthäus was at position 5!!! with 40 votings and beckenbauer number 1 with 500 votings...Matthäus is the best german football player ever, the best football player in general
Man kann die heutige Zeit und Spielweise nicht mit damals vergleichen. Seine Solos sind beeindruckend und waren in der damaligen Zeit durch diese Kraft und Schnelligkeit (natürlich auch Wille) nicht zu bremsen. Heutzutage wäre das vermutlich auf Grund der disziplinierten taktischen Spielweisen kaum oder nur selten möglich von der "6" über das Mittelfeld bis zum Torabschluss durchzurennen. Die Räume, aus denen er Tempo aufnehmen konnte....gibt es heute nur selten. Er war ein kompletter Spieler. Die Kraft im Antritt und die Schussqualität wirken auch auf den alten Videos noch heute unerreicht. Diese kompletten Spieler sehen wir heute kaum - weil sie nicht gebraucht werden. Ein Lewandowski, Hummels, Messi,....sind auf ihren Positionen wahnsinn. Matthäus hätte vom Libero über Mittelfeld und Sturm alles spielen können, in der damaligen Zeit. Die heutigen Spieler sind spezialisierter. Er ist der Beste Deutsche Spieler der den kompletten Fußballer verkörperte. Seine Ausstrahlung auf dem Platz - wahnsinn. Er verkörperte das, was ein Kapitän mit der Binde am Arm ausmacht. Deshalb werden meiner Meinung nach viele Kapitäne von Bundesligavereinen belächelt - wenn man sie mit einem Matthäus vergleicht. Ich hätte mir so sehr gewünscht, dass er den entscheidenen 11-Meter im WM-Finale verwandelt hätte. Aber dass er nicht angetreten ist, macht diese "Maschine" auch irgendwie menschlich.
yo tambien voy a comprar una con el apellido de mathaus pero del inter de milan o del bayern munich, no importa que en su epoca del inter las camisetas no llevaban apellidos, aunque sea un modelo nuevo vamos a recordar al mejor 10 de la seleccion alemana,voy a buscar las camisetas de alemania de usa 94 y francia 98 para ponerles el apellido y el numero 10
un jugador de otro planeta,un señor dentro y fuera de la cancha,el mejor lejos,como festeje el mundial del 90 en italia!!!!!!! danke lothar!!! die besser spieler die welt!!!!!!!
Monstruoso! Super craque! Esse cara joga no meu time de todos os tempos! Completo na meia cancha, driblava, tinha passes milimétricos, chutador exímio, goleador, veloz, forte, raçudo e líder. O que mais se pode esperar de um meio campista? Imagino como teria sido esse cara no Napoli ao lado de Maradona nos anos 80 e começo de 90.
LM10 was a magical player and was at the peak of his game then. A complete player playmaker dribbler two footed and an amazing shot. He was pacy like hell; easily the best player of Italia 1990. I don't understand why he was playing in a defensive position in WC86 : he was wasted marking Maradona and was much better than Felix Magath. In WC94 too he was sweeper. I stopped watching Germany since then.. Lothar could have been one of the best midfielders ever... at Zidane level and much better than the Xavis and Iniestas of the world..
Bro il give you the reasons why he is better than all of them Comparing with Zidane:He had more Dribbling than him and probably the same shooting but Matthäus for a short guy has more physical strength more pace and defending than him. Iniesta and Xavi had more passing and Dribbling, Matthäus had everything else. And there it is.
+a83721 different kind of player. Matthaus was a box to box powerhouse while Zidane was an elegant super skillful playmaker. Having them both in midfield would be awesome, they would complement each other perfectly.
Hubieras incluido el gol que le hizo a Marruecos de tiro libre directo en octavos de final en el mundial de México 86 y que significó el pase de Alemania a cuartos de final.
HASTA MARADONA LO DIJO, EL FUE EL MEJOR JUGADOR AL QUE HE ENFRENTADO, TODOS PODRAN DECIR QUE MARADONA VS PELE PERO LA REALIDAD QUE EL DUELO DEL SIGLO Y SE DIO EN 2 COPAS DEL MUNDO FUE MARADONA VS MATTHAUS LOS 2 MAS GRANDES 10 DE SUS PAISES.
He was so amazing. Players like he was gonna never be again in soccer. I'm gonna tell my kids about how soccer was better befor and he's gonna not believe me, then I'm gonna show him who he was and then maradona,Ronaldo9,Zidane,effenberg,Kahn,shewa,pipo Inzaghi,Pele and Beckenbauer
miss these days... for the younger ones... that Ball was heavy and hard like iron... not these woman football we got today... today we got too much kids earning too much money...
Was considered to be the greatest player in the world at the time. In the semi final against England he met his match with Paul Gascoigne who was his opposite number. Even the late Bobby Robson said Gascoigne outplayed him that night.
@@superlex611 I said he was considered to be...that means in some peoples opinion. And seen as he captained his side to the final and won it and was crowned European and world footballer of the year in 1990 their opinions obviously were not far wrong.
Let's admit the fact that in terms of team playing and chemistry... Germany is the best that time... Their coach is a formerly Germany's best Defensive player and the game always start at the back until it reaches the front... Germany are very keen to their attack they did not pushed themselves if they think they can't make it... Argentina is good also but what's lacking is they are more on individual playing.... Peace!
Han har formået at andre klassespillere i deres opvækst var vandbærere og hente bold drenge for ham..næsten som en Michael Laudrup. Welt bester 10'er og Pelé som nummer 2
germany should try and develop players like him......he used to be a number one team player......he deserved it...he waws part of both 1982 and 86 finals and lost both ...in his first 2 world cups....stupid players like xavi and iniesta just keep passing the ball around and around and around.....players like lothar brought the efficiency into german football
Me parece q el káiser y baggio no se les ha dado su lugar ya q ambos jugaron 2 finales de copa del mundo y casi las ganan algo q ni messi no cristiano juntos x lo menos entre los 10 mejores d la historia
Best all-round footballer I've ever seen. Matthäus could easily outclass everyone from the mid eighties until his retirement maybe. He could tackle, track back, play sweeper, pass, play a last-pass and he could kick the ball as if it was a bloody rocket. If you need a man to stand up and be counted, he was the one! Fantastic footballer, thanks for this video!!!
machinemen165 genau das
Many critics inside Germany said that Matthäus always ducked away whenever the going got tough. I always thought this was major bulls*it. They even kept this opinion after his stellar World Cup of 1990 - arguably one of the best WCs by any German player - just because he let Andy Brehme take the penalty in the final.
@@johnjim6793 Yes it was bull...., letting Brehme take the penalty was good, because Brehme was up for it and Lothar did not feel it. It would have been silly to take it if he did not feel it, true responsibility for the team to step aside.
@@trupiil His boots were broken bro's
@@louishoek8949 now that you say it ve heard that before but had forgotten about it
Germany's 1990 World Cup kit is definitely one of the best outfits of its kind ever designed
ikr
best outfit in football history, greetings from chile
Guess who has this kit.. 😉👌🏻🇩🇪
The best ever
Yy Yy you
In my opinion... The most well rounded player ever! And the World Cup of 1990 proved it!
That was at his best
True legend
Lothar Matthaus is one of the greatest football players......EVER!!!! He was the epitome of what "team" effort is all about. His characteristic playing and skills were were evident throughout Italia 1990. Klinsman was the finisher and Matthaus was the creator of some fantastic goals in that world cup. While many "star" players (ahem...read Marodona) were concentrating on how many more goals they were going to score....Lothar Matthaus was busy strategizing on how he was going to create opportunities for his strikers to score and help his "team" win. He was a selfless man with extreme talent, and oh not to mention.......his kicks sent the ball flying like bullets. Respect !!!!
Seenu Ramalingam YES!!!
have to disagree,maradona was every bit a team player as matthaus
@GTS So?
Maradona was better than Lothar by far, he was a playmaker and a goalscorer and a leader.
@@declanobrien1283 All of that applies to Matthäus as well. Pure individual skill and effectivity as a player are two very different things. In one department Maradona is far away from Matthäus in the second they are pretty closely matched, hence why Diego praised him in his book.
i have been watching the world cup since 1974, i am a german fan, i have supported germany then and i will always germany forever. lothar matthaus is my favorite player and will always be. he is the only complete player i have ever seen!!!! ONE OF A KIND!!!!
So true, people say he is not at the level of Zidane Scholes Xavi Iniesta but he was more complete than any of them
My favourite team is Germany as well
Never in more than 40 years of watching football have I never seen a footballer whose shot was so powerful and at the same time precise and accurate like Loddar's.
Probably the best all round player of all time? He could play any position in defense, sweeper, defensive midfield, box to box midfield, number 10.
And he often played most of these positions in a single game
I'm Brazilian and I had never heard of this great player but until one day I heard his name and in the future I decided to research more about him and I was sure he was spectacular and deserved to win the 1990 Cup. Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷 🇩🇪
In his prime, Matthaus was a beast :)
WC 1990: a lot of brutal fouls without a cards... Videos with Maradona show that even better...
One of the most charismatic and best Deutschland midfielders. I saw him playing upclose when they play Canada in University varsity stadium in Toronto back in June 1994, weeks before the world cup in the USA. He kindly autograph me a jersey. I adore him. Mateito Matthaus.
+genius0173 Damn! Never knew they played at UofT!!
Took a photograph with him as a 10 year old in a meeting Room which they sent to my house. Full of bayern fc players. Little did i know i spoke to uli hoeness when i asked for matthaues. This was right after mexico 86’ in 1986 itself.
Matthaus had everything, pace, dribbling, shot, passing,defending and etc
Everything, discounting the dribbling part.
@@Mason-ck5kn wym he had great technique and he knew very well how to dribble
True he didn't have Maradona skills but he sure got the job done
What a fantastic video compilation of the two heros: Lothar and David!!! Thank you so much!
The.complete midfielder ever..and I mean ever. The guy was unbelievably good.
Good clip and good music
Lothar long range shots are great 👌👍
Probably one of my favourite ever players and i'm a Brit. Strange that he is seemingly really underrated outside of Germany.
In my opinion at the time of this world cup he was the best player in the world. Goal vs Yugoslavia is possibly my favourite goal although Bergkamps against Argentina in 98 was near.
Irvinethearcher I personally think Der Kaiser raises the bar but Matthaus is definitely up there
Even in germany he is totally underrated....they voted the best german football player and matthäus was at position 5!!! with 40 votings and beckenbauer number 1 with 500 votings...Matthäus is the best german football player ever, the best football player in general
First ever awarded Fifa Player of The Year.
Diego Maradona said that he was the toughest footballer he ever faced!!!
As far as im aware Matthaus is disliked by alot of germans if im not mistaking
My favourite of all time
Man kann die heutige Zeit und Spielweise nicht mit damals vergleichen. Seine Solos sind beeindruckend und waren in der damaligen Zeit durch diese Kraft und Schnelligkeit (natürlich auch Wille) nicht zu bremsen. Heutzutage wäre das vermutlich auf Grund der disziplinierten taktischen Spielweisen kaum oder nur selten möglich von der "6" über das Mittelfeld bis zum Torabschluss durchzurennen. Die Räume, aus denen er Tempo aufnehmen konnte....gibt es heute nur selten. Er war ein kompletter Spieler. Die Kraft im Antritt und die Schussqualität wirken auch auf den alten Videos noch heute unerreicht. Diese kompletten Spieler sehen wir heute kaum - weil sie nicht gebraucht werden. Ein Lewandowski, Hummels, Messi,....sind auf ihren Positionen wahnsinn. Matthäus hätte vom Libero über Mittelfeld und Sturm alles spielen können, in der damaligen Zeit. Die heutigen Spieler sind spezialisierter. Er ist der Beste Deutsche Spieler der den kompletten Fußballer verkörperte. Seine Ausstrahlung auf dem Platz - wahnsinn. Er verkörperte das, was ein Kapitän mit der Binde am Arm ausmacht. Deshalb werden meiner Meinung nach viele Kapitäne von Bundesligavereinen belächelt - wenn man sie mit einem Matthäus vergleicht. Ich hätte mir so sehr gewünscht, dass er den entscheidenen 11-Meter im WM-Finale verwandelt hätte. Aber dass er nicht angetreten ist, macht diese "Maschine" auch irgendwie menschlich.
Toller Kommentar...
One of my favorite players, simply the best.
Very elegant, always direct, brilliant player, tbh one of the best all round players.
👍🏻⚽️
greatest german player of all time
+Kräuter Baron yes
i think beckenbauer..matthaus is the second
@@surgempeppers muller is 2nd
1.Der Kaiser
2.Matthäus/Müller.
I think there are a lot of players who were better than Klinsmann. Just my 2 cents
Matthaus was a great player, very complete, maybe Germany`s best ever midfielder, its debateable of course but he is definitely in the discussion.
johan cruijff not only Germanys, but the world's best midfielder ever.
Nicolas cruyff was Dutch
April 2021 ..still my best
GRACIAS LOTHAR POR TAN BUENOS RECUERDOS SOY UNO DE TUS HINCHAS LO MEJOR QUE VI COMO JUGADOR
*****
AUNQUE EN ESE MUNDIAL LAS CAMISETAS NO LLEVABAN APELLIDO HASTA USA 94.
yo tambien voy a comprar una con el apellido de mathaus pero del inter de milan o del bayern munich, no importa que en su epoca del inter las camisetas no llevaban apellidos, aunque sea un modelo nuevo vamos a recordar al mejor 10 de la seleccion alemana,voy a buscar las camisetas de alemania de usa 94 y francia 98 para ponerles el apellido y el numero 10
un jugador de otro planeta,un señor dentro y fuera de la cancha,el mejor lejos,como festeje el mundial del 90 en italia!!!!!!! danke lothar!!! die besser spieler die welt!!!!!!!
what a legend
uno dei più grandi giocatori della storia. noi tifosi dell Inter ti ricordiamo con grande affetto
Geschwindigkeit ist Macht ...top Qualität
maradona referred to matthaus as "his worthiest opponent". that says it all
This video is awesome
Monstruoso! Super craque! Esse cara joga no meu time de todos os tempos! Completo na meia cancha, driblava, tinha passes milimétricos, chutador exímio, goleador, veloz, forte, raçudo e líder. O que mais se pode esperar de um meio campista? Imagino como teria sido esse cara no Napoli ao lado de Maradona nos anos 80 e começo de 90.
Top top top top one of the greatest top player of all time
Einer unserer Besten!!! Was eine Rakete!!
His performance vs Yugoslavia was one of a kind
Best player in 1990... no doubt
Dave Leonard better then Maradona in that tournament
I was 10 and I had his Inter Milan shirt
He was the King of this World Cup.
Die beste Mannschaft des Jahrhunderts und Lothar Matthäus 10 der Anführer im Mittelfeld 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪💪💪💪💪💪
Lothar Matthäus welt bester fussballer aller zeiten. Eine echte 10ér
was für aller Zeiten geh schlafen es gibt Legenden wie maradonna , zico , zidane , cruyff , baggio
@@goekst.1096 Und Baggio und Zico waren besser? Vielleicht auf der Playstation.
Fantastic player
Mr Lothar Matthaus was the most deserving captain to win 1990 World Cup championship
a beast with pace....
Lothar Matthäus is inspirational.
Most complete player ever !
Legend Inter de Milan 🖤💙
Matheus is a winner.
Him running at the defence full pelt is just awesome, unplayable. Only stopped by fouling him.
Best of all time in that position.
2:15 what a class
A ESO LE LLAMO JUGAR CON UN 10 . LOTHAR NUNCA TE MUERAS
Du grand art. Inoubliable
LM10 was a magical player and was at the peak of his game then. A complete player playmaker dribbler two footed and an amazing shot. He was pacy like hell; easily the best player of Italia 1990. I don't understand why he was playing in a defensive position in WC86 : he was wasted marking Maradona and was much better than Felix Magath. In WC94 too he was sweeper. I stopped watching Germany since then.. Lothar could have been one of the best midfielders ever... at Zidane level and much better than the Xavis and Iniestas of the world..
Bro il give you the reasons why he is better than all of them Comparing with Zidane:He had more Dribbling than him and probably the same shooting but Matthäus for a short guy has more physical strength more pace and defending than him.
Iniesta and Xavi had more passing and Dribbling, Matthäus had everything else.
And there it is.
Matthaus is at least on the level of Zidane
Maybe
+a83721 different kind of player. Matthaus was a box to box powerhouse while Zidane was an elegant super skillful playmaker. Having them both in midfield would be awesome, they would complement each other perfectly.
He is 10x better than zidane
@@hueyfreeman1983 much better then Zidane
Jay Cartwright lmao
Legend
What a beast...
Hubieras incluido el gol que le hizo a Marruecos de tiro libre directo en octavos de final en el mundial de México 86 y que significó el pase de Alemania a cuartos de final.
The best world cup I've seen 🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠
Imagine a team in the 80's having a peak Matthäus and a Bryan Robson in midfield. It's fair to say the defenders would be having an easy night.
Great german player in a world class team and inter milan , bayern munich legend
best player...EVER!!
He only needed a champions league cup to complete his collection.
What a pity.
HASTA MARADONA LO DIJO, EL FUE EL MEJOR JUGADOR AL QUE HE ENFRENTADO, TODOS PODRAN DECIR QUE MARADONA VS PELE PERO LA REALIDAD QUE EL DUELO DEL SIGLO Y SE DIO EN 2 COPAS DEL MUNDO FUE MARADONA VS MATTHAUS LOS 2 MAS GRANDES 10 DE SUS PAISES.
Muy cierto!!!!! 10 vs.10!!!! Maradona vs. Matthaus!!!! Maradona era mas ofensivo, Matthaus era mas estrategico. Batalla de dos Dioses del Futbol!
完璧なリベロ💯
You’ll know him better if you played pes2021😢❤
Best German Player. Best German Kit.
He was so amazing. Players like he was gonna never be again in soccer.
I'm gonna tell my kids about how soccer was better befor and he's gonna not believe me, then I'm gonna show him who he was and then maradona,Ronaldo9,Zidane,effenberg,Kahn,shewa,pipo Inzaghi,Pele and Beckenbauer
The best in 1990!!!
1:42 formula 1 car unstoppable
The most complete football player
Das waren noch Zeiten
Mateo Kovačić erinnert mich ganz stark an Matthäus für mich einer der besten neben Maradona in der Zeit
Maradona 86..
Matthaus 90
2 guys without them Honestly don't think Argentina n Germany would have been the same teams...
The general!
Arnold lifted the WC.
miss these days... for the younger ones... that Ball was heavy and hard like iron... not these woman football we got today... today we got too much kids earning too much money...
Le lustre enlever dans cette bibliothèque d Evry et qu'elle fil de laiton usé 1970 un morceau de fil ma servi comme une ceinture
war nie für deutschland aber matthäus ist mein Lieblingsspieler der Deutschen
Was considered to be the greatest player in the world at the time. In the semi final against England he met his match with Paul Gascoigne who was his opposite number. Even the late Bobby Robson said Gascoigne outplayed him that night.
Ben Hatcher but Matthaus was not the best player in the world before the tournament began
Piss off Gascoigne was nowhere near Matthaus
@@superlex611 I said he was considered to be...that means in some peoples opinion. And seen as he captained his side to the final and won it and was crowned European and world footballer of the year in 1990 their opinions obviously were not far wrong.
@@declanobrien1283 in that world cup he was. Career wise you are correct.
@@benlakes81 it was obvious how he performed
best game of that tournament was Germany vs England.
Germany Holland was better
Gran jugador Aleman!! Y amigo del Diego..
Let's admit the fact that in terms of team playing and chemistry... Germany is the best that time... Their coach is a formerly Germany's best Defensive player and the game always start at the back until it reaches the front... Germany are very keen to their attack they did not pushed themselves if they think they can't make it... Argentina is good also but what's lacking is they are more on individual playing.... Peace!
Il jouait quel poste au faite ?
Lothar Matthaus is weit fussballer
Simplemente los tanques Alemanes
Великий !
Germany wont have the likes of matthaus or beckenbaur again.
he looks like my older brother!!
the Sniper
Song name please
Han har formået at andre klassespillere i deres opvækst var vandbærere og hente bold drenge for ham..næsten som en Michael Laudrup. Welt bester 10'er og Pelé som nummer 2
Der Lothar hat in seiner Karriere keinen Zweikampf verloren!
Tolle Szenen...Scheiß-Musik. Mit Verlaub :-)
2nd best German player ever?
Maradona is one of the best players ever, but Germany was better than Argentina at the time and overall Germany has been better as well.
germany should try and develop players like him......he used to be a number one team player......he deserved it...he waws part of both 1982 and 86 finals and lost both ...in his first 2 world cups....stupid players like xavi and iniesta just keep passing the ball around and around and around.....players like lothar brought the efficiency into german football
Alles rasiert. Die Werbeschriftzüge im Hintergrund beschreiben dies.
Ídol ❤️ 🇩🇪
East West MRT Line.
Best player of that tornament was GAZZA
LOL
On of the top7 best invididual performances in World Cup history, besides Pele 70, Diego 86, Zizou 98, Cruyff 74, Xavi/Iniesta 2010, Messi 2022
Me parece q el káiser y baggio no se les ha dado su lugar ya q ambos jugaron 2 finales de copa del mundo y casi las ganan algo q ni messi no cristiano juntos x lo menos entre los 10 mejores d la historia