This team isn't based on sole international performance, but the best players from this nation in a suitable formation.
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STARTING XI
REMAINING SQUAD MEMBERS
3 best players not in the squad:
Germany have won the joint second most World Cups (4 with Italy), and the joint most European Championships (3 with Spain). They won both competitions in the 1990's and 1970's, and it's these two decades where the most players in this squad come from. The 3 goalkeepers in the squad are all-time greats. Sammer is too similar to Beckenbauer in style to play next to him in defence, so starts in defensive midfield. There was also the option to choose Brehme at left wing-back, with Breitner in midfield, but I thought the team was better with Sammer in it, who is closer to a natural in this role than Matthaus or Breitner. Kohler just starts ahead of Forster. I started Lahm ahead of Vogts because he is slightly more capable as a wing-back in this system. I could've started Vogts by moving Rummenigge to the left wing and starting Thomas Muller on the right (replacing Netzer in the XI), giving the full-backs less attacking responsibility. But I decided the team was better as it was. Because there were already two capable defensive midfielders in the XI, Kroos and Overath are enough cover for the two deeper midfield positions, so there was no need for Stefan Effenberg as a defensive minded back-up. Kroos, Overath and Schuster could have easily started ahead of Netzer. Schuster and Thomas Muller cover the rest of the midfield diamond, while Klinsmann and Seeler are the back-up strikers. Thomas Muller and Rummenigge were the wide options in the squad. Brehme wasn't a vital pick due to Schnellinger's capability to cover centre-back and left-back, but I narrowly preferred him in the squad to Helmut Rahn. Players By Decade: 1970's (7), 1990's (5), 2010's (4), 1980's (3), 1960's (2), 2000's (1), 1950's (1) |
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German Positional Ranking (World Class Players - 66)
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Top 20 German Players of All-Time
(& their all-time positional rank)
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