A Quote by Franz Beckenbauer

At least six Bayern players, who have won almost everything, are in the national squad. — © Franz Beckenbauer
At least six Bayern players, who have won almost everything, are in the national squad.
We have a great squad at Bayern Munich and our German players are very important for us - we know their qualities and they are hungry for success.
There are times when new players replace injured players in the national squad. Since the new players don't have enough experience and match practice at the international level, they seldom play under a lot of pressure.
Sometimes I am questioned why I play better for the national squad than at Manchester City. I am the same at both places, but City is one team, and the Brazil national squad is another.
Everybody who has ever played for Bayern knows how good this club is for its players. We are all grateful to be playing for Bayern.
I'm not silly enough to say I don't take note of what other strikers are doing. I was totally aware players were scoring that were in the squad - and of English players scoring who weren't in the squad.
I'm not sure how I became that way. But I've always been that way. Every team has to have at least one emotional player on the squad, or it wouldn't feel like a real squad. That lifts the squad up whenever it's down. That's what I try to do.
There's seriously talented players who have been around for a long time, both in the national team and with Bayern, so there's always a danger of not playing so often.
You only have to look at the England squad to see the amount of players who get in the squad and start the games - the majority play in the Champions League.
This is the most special thing at Bayern Munich. They won everything, but the players still want to win more.
When you believe in one player to improve the squad, you have to do everything that is possible for us as a club to sign these players.
When I played for Hannover I had several offers, also - as I have been told - from Hamburg, Bremen and Bayern. Back then I already was a German international and Bayern would have loved to have the complete German national team.
It's never a straightforward thing to do, to be able to inherit a squad. When you're mid-season it's never easy to get a team or a squad of players to function exactly the way you want them to.
Arsenal do not have money to spend, so they are gambling on young players. Arsenal are obliged to sell their best players and bet on youth - but what counts is having a team, great players, and a solid squad to win titles.
Managers now don't just use 11 players; they have to care about all the squad of 25 or more players.
I admire Arsenal and the philosophy that the young players have. Liverpool, with their Spanish players, they also have an incredible squad. And Manchester United and Chelsea are teams that are very big, like Real Madrid and Barcelona, with money and incredible players.
For me, I have always thought a squad comes before everything. I always make decisions for the good of the French national team.
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