😍 Player-Coach Must Be Included: The Best XI from 125 Years of DFB | OneFootball

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125 years of the German Football Association. This means a lot of cake for the anniversary and also that we need to pause for a moment. As of today, what would the best DFB eleven of all time actually look like?

We've put something together for you – and for that extra kick, of course, with a player-coach like no other.

Goalkeeper

Manuel Neuer: There's no debate here. The 2014 World Cup champion revolutionized goalkeeping and is one of the best keepers our planet has ever seen.

Defense

Philipp Lahm: When he tackled, fans were already looking in the other direction. Lahm was a master of clean tackling and remains the defender with the most DFB appearances.

Franz Beckenbauer: The Kaiser proved that a sweeper can not only secure the back but also shine up front. He is the only German to have won the World Cup as both a player and a coach.

Paul Breitner: The prototype of the modern left-back – even in the 70s, he played as is expected of full-backs today. A true pioneer of the five-man defense.

Midfield

Lothar Matthäus: For many, the best German player of all time and the DFB record player with 150 appearances.

Matthias Sammer: European Footballer of the Year and Euro 1996 hero. He cannot be left out of this team.

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Toni Kroos: A midfield conductor straight out of the textbook. He saw spaces before they appeared and elevated passing in world football to a new level.

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge: Two-time Ballon d'Or winner and a midfielder with a built-in goal instinct. For Germany, he scored in almost every other game on average.

Attack

Gerd Müller: A true goal machine. More goals than games for the DFB – there is hardly a better striker.

Miroslav Klose: World Cup record goal scorer, 2014 World Cup champion, and always ready for a somersault.

Jürgen Klinsmann: Became World and European champion with the DFB team in the 90s.

Coach

Berti Vogts: The Terrier cannot be left out. World champion as a player and assistant coach, European champion as head coach – we would have loved to see him as a playing coach.

What do you think? Is this the best German eleven of all time, or did we forget someone?

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