Lothar Matthaus

I always thought I'd be a coach, but I'm still open to everything.

— Lothar Matthaus

I wouldn't want to play as left forward if I normally play right-back.

— Lothar Matthaus

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

— Lothar Matthaus

You cannot always blame others if things go wrong.

— Lothar Matthaus

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

— Lothar Matthaus

I'm proud I was first to be named World Player of the Year, in 1991.

— Lothar Matthaus

Lewandowski really is an exceptional player.

— Lothar Matthaus

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

— Lothar Matthaus

I have always loved football! Of course, you have sometimes difficult times with injuries, defeats, etc., but this is part of the…

— Lothar Matthaus

I'm always pretty cautious when people say that one player could single-handedly help his side to a trophy.

— 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

Ozil obviously has a lot of quality, but so does Sami Khedira as holding midfielder.

— Lothar Matthaus

Striker Sandro Wagner is very strong, a true No. 9, who really made his mark playing with Germany in the Confederations Cup.

— Lothar Matthaus

When teams train now, it is about what they do with the ball and, if they lose it, how quickly they press…

— Lothar Matthaus

I want to show people how I really am. Most people are only familiar with some of the headlines.

— Lothar Matthaus

Guardiola likes footballers who can pass the ball, who have eyes for the best position and the right runs.

— 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

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

— 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

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

One day I'd like to show what I can do as a coach in Germany. But I won't bend over backwards for…

— Lothar Matthaus

Niko Kovac had to understand the system inside Bayern, to realise that this is a very different club to Eintracht Frankfurt, where…

— Lothar Matthaus

Nobody has a better product than the German Bundesliga. We have the most spectators in the stadiums. We have the best stadiums.…

— Lothar Matthaus

Asian players have more in common with the Bundesliga than with Italian or Spanish leagues because they are wedded to the team…

— Lothar Matthaus

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

— Lothar Matthaus

I think my breakthrough was at the World Cup 1986.

— Lothar Matthaus

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

— Lothar Matthaus

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

— Lothar Matthaus

Pep is not the best coach in the world. I prefer Mourinho. He is the No.1, because Mourinho is more transparent and…

— Lothar Matthaus

When you have results, you can make a difference, and when you make a difference, you can win the Ballon d'Or.

— Lothar Matthaus

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

He just has the knack, the ability, to do something special and crucial. This is Messi.

— Lothar Matthaus

Muller is part No. 7 and part No. 9, a second striker. But in Ancelotti's system, there is no room for that…

— Lothar Matthaus

Nobody needs to talk about the history of Manchester United because everybody knows it.

— Lothar Matthaus

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

— Lothar Matthaus

I'm not a fan of Paul Pogba. Maybe he is a talent, but I don't see him as any more than that.

— Lothar Matthaus

Robert Lewandowski has had some criticism, but he knows how to find the net.

— Lothar Matthaus

To speak of Mexico '86, I can make it short and speak only of Maradona. I never saw a player who dominated…

— Lothar Matthaus

You can be the best coach in the world, but if you don't have the players, you cannot get results.

— Lothar Matthaus

I've played at five World Cups, including one in the U.S. where the distances between the stadiums were also big.

— Lothar Matthaus