Franz Beckenbauer

[Daggers]

‘74 - My first World Cup on a black and white tele. The man was always a complete legend to me. 
 

And that will be the man I always remember. 

[Daggers]

And for those of us of an age, images like this…

 

 

 

[Raj]

He was decent👍🏾

[Foxdiamond]

2 hours ago, Daggers said:

And for those of us of an age, images like this…

 

 

 

Rodney Marsh looking on

[davieG]

2 hours ago, Daggers said:

‘74 - My first World Cup on a black and white tele. The man was always a complete legend to me. 
 

And that will be the man I always remember. 

‘66 for me and a very classy player

[sm1]

2 hours ago, Foxdiamond said:

Rodney Marsh looking on

Whys he covering his nuts when the balls being played in the opposite direction. 😁

Anyway RIP the Kaiser. 

Edited 9 January by sm1

[Jon the Hat]

Describing Dave Bassett in his early days as a player-coach at Wimbledon, Wally Downes told me: “As coach he could play himself anywhere, and he fancied being libero [a sweeper], like Beckenbauer. Two block tackles and a headbutt later, he’d make it to the edge of his own penalty area. . . ”

 

Franz Beckenbauer redefined what a defender could be (thetimes.co.uk)

 

Everybody wanted to play like him.  RIP.

Edited 9 January by Jon the Hat

[Fox92]

Sad to see another considered among the greatest to go, RIP.

 

Pele, Beckenbauer, Cruyff, Maradona, Charlton all died now

[Daggers]

15 hours ago, Jon the Hat said:

Describing Dave Bassett in his early days as a player-coach at Wimbledon, Wally Downes told me: “As coach he could play himself anywhere, and he fancied being libero [a sweeper], like Beckenbauer. Two block tackles and a headbutt later, he’d make it to the edge of his own penalty area. . . ”

 

Franz Beckenbauer redefined what a defender could be (thetimes.co.uk)

 

Everybody wanted to play like him.  RIP.

I wanted to be Cruyff 

[Blueman1967]

Another great player, no long with us, R.I.P