Lothar Matthaus

When Messi has the ball centrally, with time, he has so many options to hurt you.

— Lothar Matthaus

If you are champions, you have to work harder than before.

— Lothar Matthaus

When a game runs out of your hands is when you look for someone like Pogba to hold the team together and…

— Lothar Matthaus

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

Klopp knows how to motivate players. He speaks to them individually, gets their confidence up, makes them believe and grow in quality.…

— Lothar Matthaus

The best day of my career was probably winning the World Cup!

— Lothar Matthaus

Competition is good for any player as long as they react the right way and use it as motivation.

— Lothar Matthaus

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

You cannot always blame others if things go wrong.

— Lothar Matthaus

Both Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic are classy players, top midfielders. They play for Real Madrid and Barcelona. That tells you everything.

— Lothar Matthaus

I love Paul Pogba.

— Lothar Matthaus

When I was a player, and since then, we have never been so snobbish as to go into a tournament saying, 'We…

— Lothar Matthaus

Mexico and Italy are countries where you can almost taste the atmosphere from the teeming stands when you're on the field, and…

— Lothar Matthaus

Every good German team has strong leadership in the side.

— Lothar Matthaus

If you concede early against a quality team, you have to play more openly - and can get picked off.

— Lothar Matthaus

At Wembley, everything is bigger, wider; the atmosphere is different.

— Lothar Matthaus

No single player can stop Antoine Griezmann on his own.

— Lothar Matthaus

Footballers have to help each other out. Everybody must give his best in pursuit of common goals - not individual ones. This…

— Lothar Matthaus

I love Mbappe. He is so quick, carries the ball so fast, and can run the length of the pitch.

— Lothar Matthaus

I am happy when Bayern win.

— Lothar Matthaus

I like to travel, and I'm always ready for a new experience.

— Lothar Matthaus

I was certainly no Maradona. I was a very fast player. When I saw a space, I used it. When I went…

— Lothar Matthaus

Lewandowski really is an exceptional player.

— Lothar Matthaus

Important in a big tournament is how you start. With a great match at the start, you can distance yourself from the…

— Lothar Matthaus

I had a couple of severe injuries, and it's not easy to watch your team from a bed in a hospital!

— Lothar Matthaus