Joy Division. Well, he did bring depression to many of his opponents. Actually, it really works -great choice. I never saw him play live but I rmemeber asking a more knowledgeable friend about him (this is over 20 years ago) who dismissed him as 'a goal machine' as if he were the epitome of the old perception of German football as machine like and bereft of flare. I dare say just seeing him in World Cups and the like might give you that impression but since seeing him in a fair few highlights vids on YT since then I've got to say how unfair that characterization is -hell of a player.
I saw this guy play in the '82/'86 cups and I can tell you that this striker was amazing, even in WC '86 playing "injured" he did well in the role of striker
Ohne Worte, um einen Crack (exzellenter Spieler) wie diesen zu definieren, wie es für die deutsche Fußballmannschaft notwendig ist, einen solchen Stürmer zu haben, haben wir heute einige schwache Spieler, ohne den Willen zu gewinnen, sie spielen nur um des Spielens willen, also sehen wir die Dekadenz der deutschen Nationalmannschaft, die in der Gruppenphase der letzten beiden Pokale zweimal disqualifiziert wurde, Aber ich bin immer noch hoffnungsvoll, dass sich das ändern wird
Watching him every Saturday on ARD Die Sportschau, just after 1800 hrs. "Drei Tore von Rummenigge, Bayern gewinnt das Spiel und damit zurück nach Köln mit Heribert Faßbender."
Into WC 78, printed media had pictures of Roberto Bettega, Rob Rensenbrink, Heinz Flohe and Hans Krankl who were supposed to shine in the tournament. I expected to watch Heinz Flohe, but from what I remember I saw more of Rummenigge accelerating onto the box and shoot with power. For a while I forgot Flohe then, and became a fan of Kalle.
@@Johnjoby7 Of course. Although, his picture didn't appear at the main cover of those printed media, he was one of the players that drew my attention. In some highlights of selected matches that were broascasted by our local tv station, I saw a little of his actions. I only remember his drive from the wing onto the box and shooting. Since then he had been one of my favorite strikers until 1982, from which many people started to know him. I became bored with him when he began like a poacher or just scored from tapins.
@@Johnjoby7 It's a pleasure. However, he was actually an excellent striker and quite dominated during his career in early to mid 80s as you can see in this video.
Great video as always. You do have fine taste when it comes to football players. I know you get a lot of requests (so do I at times for match comps, but obviously not that many!) but a video on Thomas Haßler or Mario Corso would be much appreciated!
Oh wow, Mario Corso - that is maybe the most niche request to date! I've only seen a limited amount of footage of him from the Helenio Herrera heyday at Inter. I will look around for more (and I'm sure there is; this is where YT comes alive). Thomas Haßler is another excellent one, I loved watching him play. For a team stereotyped as 'efficient', Germany produced its fair share of elegant playmakers. I am adding both to the list; Corso will take a little more time, needless to say. I've only just learned of his passing. ☹️ Thank you for your very kind words.
@@rensenbrink70 Cheers! No hurries though. There isn't too much match footage of Herrera's La Grande Inter side but for a supposedly defensive side, they had some cracking players - Facchetti, Luis Suarez Miramontes, Sandro Mazzola and Mario Corso. Whilst the others more or less get their fair dues, Corso relatively gets neglected despite being a fantastic player with a sweet left peg. Somewhat similar to Gerrie Muhren imo. Aye, Germany's playmakers sometimes tend to get glossed over but they've produced some magnificent ones - from Netzer, Overath, Flohe, Schuster, Haßler, Möller etc and I'm sure I'm forgetting a fair few. All of them, especially Netzer and Schuster, are criminally underrated, due to various reasons. As you mentioned, Haßler and Littbarski were truly brilliant and injected that bit of flair to that German side of the 80s and early 90s, which wasn't as attractive as the early 70s vintage.
@Football's Greatest Oh don't remind me of the early 70s team! I made a compilation that I was quite pleased with, but UEFA won't let me push it through. They're somewhat protective about footage from the 1972 Euros (the montage just doesn't work without action from the final and semis). I can't complain, as they've been generous enough to unblock my 1988 compilation of Holland and another upcoming player montage that uses a clip from the 1976 quarters. So they're not unreasonable. Maybe one day they'll relent on the 1972 video! I can make the Corso compilation a passion project. For somebody who played over a decade for the Azzurri, he was pretty stiff not to have played in an international tournament. Sort of like the anti-Bergomi, who played in four World Cups and not a single qualifier.
@@rensenbrink70 Haha I empathize with you. The copyrights issue can be a real bummer. A shame but I would have really liked to see that early seventies Germany vintage's montage. Nonetheless, there's ample full match footage of them on the net for others to enjoy.
Why not ... it might take a while - it is always harder with players who didn't play much in Europe. But Marinho deserves a montage. He was something of a pioneer in his position - an overlapping full-back who would cut inside. 👍
Let say 9 then: from 1978 to 1987. I can't actually find the images of Inter-Urss 2-2 (which I saw live in Monza, in 1988 or at the beginning of 1989, I can't remember) when he played as a "guest" player, scoring a fantastic goal (a very difficult one). And at that point he was almost at the end of his career (but still able to play at that level, in the team of Brehme and Matthäus). 😉
@@filippolombardi4436 If it's the world, I'll give you six; if it's Europe, I'll say eight. Injuries got him in the end, which was sad. But we can certainly agree he was a fantastic striker. I would *love* to see that goal to which you refer (looks like it was in February 1989).
