Toni Kroos leaving the German national team would hurt me very much. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
I wouldn't want to play as left forward if I normally play right-back. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
I always thought I'd be a coach, but I'm still open to everything. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
At Wembley, everything is bigger, wider; the atmosphere is different. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
If someone plays six World Cups, they deserve to be congratulated. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
I live in Budapest and saw how the football helped the Hungarian people to be happy. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
Mario Mandzukic works so hard for his team. He's not only a No. 9 but also runs behind the defenders and drops… — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
Diego Simeone, the coach from Atletico Madrid, was a very strong player as a midfielder. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
You can be the best coach in the world, but if you don't have the players, you cannot get results. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
People talk about Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but you need an Iniesta to win the big titles. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
To speak of Mexico '86, I can make it short and speak only of Maradona. I never saw a player who dominated… — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
It is possible to stop Messi. Teams do it when he plays for Argentina. But the Barcelona Messi is different. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
We want to see football. If people want to see acting, they go somewhere else, not the stadium. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
Asian players have more in common with the Bundesliga than with Italian or Spanish leagues because they are wedded to the team… — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
Niko Kovac had to understand the system inside Bayern, to realise that this is a very different club to Eintracht Frankfurt, where… — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
Nobody has a better product than the German Bundesliga. We have the most spectators in the stadiums. We have the best stadiums.… — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
Neymar doesn't need to act - he's an excellent player, and he has everything a high-level player needs. He's one of the… — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
Footballers have to help each other out. Everybody must give his best in pursuit of common goals - not individual ones. This… — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
Bundesliga matches are always exciting - with low ticket prices, standing terraces means all matches are played before the highest average attendances… — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
Klopp knows how to motivate players. He speaks to them individually, gets their confidence up, makes them believe and grow in quality.… — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
I had very good players around me in the team, like in the German national team. Andreas Brehme was one of my… — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
In Germany, we laugh at it. Mourinho just selects a topic to moan about - transfers, team preparation, a rival coach. But… — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
Sancho is a player who has everything. He has fantastic speed, great technique, a good eye for his colleagues, and that key… — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
I played the 1980 UEFA Cup final for Borussia Monchengladbach against Eintracht Frankfurt, who had the legendary South Korean Cha Bum-kun as… — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
Guardiola won so many trophies at Barcelona that he had a huge impact. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share Image
Bayern is always a team that can win the Champions League title in Europe. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share
I am not a superstar, nor do I want to be remembered as one. I have always been a team player. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share
Dele Alli doesn't have to show me or anyone else anything - because he has already proved his quality. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share
I live in Budapest and saw how the football helped the Hungarian people to be happy. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share
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 Copy Share
Nobody needs to talk about the history of Manchester United because everybody knows it. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share
For Guardiola, the system and tactics can change but not the approach, attitude, or philosophy. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share
If there's one thing that fans like to see, it's a player who can run at full speed towards the goal. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share
To speak of Mexico '86, I can make it short and speak only of Maradona. I never saw a player who dominated a World… — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share
Robert Lewandowski has had some criticism, but he knows how to find the net. — Lothar Matthaus Copy Share
