BAYERN GAME
In the right spot in every final .
Lothar Matthäus is certain :
“ People will still be talking about Gerd Müller 500 years from now .“ Here the “ Bomber “ cheers with
Roth and Schwarzenbeck .
GERD GAVE ME THE SENSE OF EASE I NEEDED
Franz Beckenbauer
Instinct , talent and enormous skill – that ‘ s how Paul Breitner describes the “ Bomber ”. His advice to every generation of strikers :
“ Watch Gerd !“
them .” To this day , Rummenigge advises every striker : ″ Guys , you have to go to the near post for crosses ! Look at Gerd Müller – he always went to the near post .“ He scored goals there like no other . To this day , Paul Breitner still says : ″ Look at Gerd ‘ s goals ! They were gigantic , even just the way they were scored . Instinct , yes , talent in any case – and huge skill .“ Müller ‘ s long-time companion is still impressed to this day by the fact that Gerd always scored the important goals . Lothar Matthäus , who , like Kahn , experienced the 1974 World Cup as an adolescent , says ″ It felt like Müller scored in every final “, and he ‘ s certain : ″ People will still be talking about Gerd Müller in 500 years ’ time .“ A great thesis , but anyone who has any doubts should have a listen to what Franz Beckenbauer said about the ″ Bomber of the nation “. Who was the best Bayern player – Beckenbauer or Müller ? The ‘ Kaiser ’ had a clear opinion on this : ″ Without Gerd , we would never have had that success . He scored the goals and had the mentality that drove us forward . I would say Gerd was perhaps not the best player – but the most important . Sometimes you get classifications like ‘ Most Valuable Player ’. And he was . Gerd was the MVP . In that respect , he was also the most important .“ Even for Beckenbauer , a man who seemed to be more than a mere mortal , Gerd Müller was an important support . The two shared a room for years . ″ Gerd was unique ,“ said the ‘ Kaiser ’: After light out , they often talked about the next day ‘ s opponents . ″ And Gerd was always the one who gave me the sense of ease I needed . I was never one to have any
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