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Lothar Matthaus

German Athlete

Born: Mar 21, 1961

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Toni Kroos leaving the German national team would hurt me very much. Lothar Matthaus

Me Hurt National Would Leaving German Very National Team Much Team

I hold Jonas Hector in high esteem, and he is a good player. Lothar Matthaus

Good High He Hold Esteem Player

Sancho is a player who has everything. He has fantastic speed, great technique, a good eye for his colleagues, and that key pass. Everything he does, he pulls off at high speed at the right moment. For me, he is a perfect player. The ability he has is instinctive, natural. You cannot teach that brilliance. Lothar Matthaus

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Every good German team has strong leadership in the side. Lothar Matthaus

Good Leadership Strong Every Side German Team

My wife is from Russia. I like the country, the mentality of the people. Lothar Matthaus

People Wife Country Russia Mentality Like

All my family worked for Puma. My mother worked there, and my father was the guy that opened and closed up in the evening. We lived in the neighbouring building - just a couple of steps, and I would be in the Puma factory. All 300 people that worked there knew me; it was my adventure playground. I knew everything, even how to make a shoe sole. Lothar Matthaus

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Winning the World Cup was just the most emotional experience. Lothar Matthaus

Experience World Winning Emotional Most Cup Just World Cup

Important in a big tournament is how you start. With a great match at the start, you can distance yourself from the unrest from outside. And it increases the respect among opponents. Lothar Matthaus

Great You Respect Yourself Important Big Increases Distance Unrest Outside Tournament Match How Opponents Among Start

I was certainly no Maradona. I was a very fast player. When I saw a space, I used it. When I went past somebody, he didn't catch up with me again. I was a player who came with a run-up. What Maradona could see in a small space, I saw over long distances. Lothar Matthaus

Diego Simeone, the coach from Atletico Madrid, was a very strong player as a midfielder. Lothar Matthaus

Strong Madrid Atletico Very Diego Coach Player

One day I'd like to show what I can do as a coach in Germany. But I won't bend over backwards for a job in the Bundesliga and lock myself in my house for 24 hours just to win other people's approval. Lothar Matthaus

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When I'm with friends, when I have time, I like to play soccer, and I think it's still my passion, still my love. I'm not crazy to do it every day, but sometimes when I see the ball, I like to kick the ball. Lothar Matthaus

Love Time Day Crazy Every Day Sometimes Passion Every Think Kick See Like Ball Still Friends Soccer Play

Bayern is always a team that can win the Champions League title in Europe. Lothar Matthaus

Win League Always Title Team Europe Champions Champions League

If Messi is on top form, then his team can win everything. Lothar Matthaus

Win Everything Top Messi His Form Then Team

Muller is part No. 7 and part No. 9, a second striker. But in Ancelotti's system, there is no room for that type of player. Lothar Matthaus

Type System Part Room Player Second

In Germany, we laugh at it. Mourinho just selects a topic to moan about - transfers, team preparation, a rival coach. But Pep Guardiola wants it all to be about the performance of his team. He's obsessed by possession, like at Bayern Munich, and will not compromise on that at Manchester City. Lothar Matthaus

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Raheem Sterling is a danger to every defence because of his pace and technique. If you let him go one against one, you are in trouble. He has that speed with the ball at his feet to make a difference. Lothar Matthaus

I am happy when Bayern win. Lothar Matthaus

Happy Win Am

Nolito is not a left winger - he is a central player. Lothar Matthaus

He Left Central Player

Andres Iniesta is the magic man, not just for Barcelona but also for Spain. Lothar Matthaus

Man Magic Also Just Spain Barcelona

Klopp knows how to motivate players. He speaks to them individually, gets their confidence up, makes them believe and grow in quality. He makes his players feel happy. And they then take that happiness onto the field. He builds that into them. Lothar Matthaus

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