How a Forward With No Pace Or Skills Outplayed Everyone

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  • Thomas Muller is one of the most unique player that this generation has seen because he doesn't have world class pace, world class skills, or even world class dribbling but he still managed to become one of the most accomplished footballers. He has managed to win the bundesliga, dfb pokal, champions league, and the world cup but he the latter two only came after couple heartbreaks early on in his career. Muller was luckily able to overcome his losses to 2010 Spain and 2010 Inter Milan to bounce back and redeem himself just couple years later.
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  • @achimschroter8046
    @achimschroter8046 ปีที่แล้ว +5735

    And not to forget : No scandals, never beef with others, Always friendly in Interviews and a real funny guy. Great personality.

    • @DB-vl9ob
      @DB-vl9ob ปีที่แล้ว +81

      i remember Robben slapping him on the pitch xD but yes indeed, there was no beef

    • @slyhow
      @slyhow ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Remember Pepe? ;D

    • @achimschroter8046
      @achimschroter8046 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@slyhow Well yes

    • @jordanschlansky4093
      @jordanschlansky4093 ปีที่แล้ว +247

      @@slyhow Pepe is a dog, should never been allowed on a football pitch

    • @brunoactis1104
      @brunoactis1104 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      But that's not very common anyways.

  • @VARMOT123
    @VARMOT123 ปีที่แล้ว +4692

    Muller's skills are amazing . His first touch and passing is great . You can't just become an elite player with just football iq

    • @therentboys7787
      @therentboys7787 ปีที่แล้ว +367

      he hasn’t got any flashy skills is what all these people mean but they ignore the rlly important efficient skills

    • @Zahrul3
      @Zahrul3 ปีที่แล้ว +257

      His athleticism, strength (on and off the ball) is top notch, could run indefinitely for an entire match and used to be pretty rapid in his prime

    • @chegbedaniel2222
      @chegbedaniel2222 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I think his greatest skill is his off the ball movement

    • @KaiserM3
      @KaiserM3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      ​​@@chegbedaniel2222but then he use that movement to assist a teammate in a first touch . I saw him sending a cross to Lewandowski from the wing and the ball was in the air, Muller send the cross with the ball in the air, like a voley, exactly to Roberts head, insane

    • @arifauzandi7836
      @arifauzandi7836 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Have you ever watch inzaghi?😂

  • @elKerni
    @elKerni ปีที่แล้ว +4446

    Müller does not beat you with skill
    Müller does not beat you with speed
    Müller does not beat you with strength
    Müller just beats you
    If said so: Kudos to Uli Hesse

    • @arvinstudio9123
      @arvinstudio9123 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Facts

    • @headphoneman10
      @headphoneman10 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      I'm not sure why everyone thinks that muller isn't skillfull. He may not use flashy tricks but his ball control, quick feet and brilliant passing are very large components of his game. Also, he's not built like a tank, but he's pretty strong and is very difficult to knock off the ball

    • @Hentzau.
      @Hentzau. ปีที่แล้ว +20

      That is the most accurate description of Muller

    • @ygjfv
      @ygjfv ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ​​@@headphoneman10its not that they think that he isnt skillfull he just lacks in this domain in comperison to other *big* players.

    • @headphoneman10
      @headphoneman10 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@ygjfv I wouldn't say so. I'd say he's one of the most skillfull it's much harder to control and pass a ball like he does at full pace for a full ninety minutes than it is to do a few stepovers and look skillfull like someone like st maxamin

  • @thetruth4654
    @thetruth4654 ปีที่แล้ว +3064

    Thomas Muller is a true legend of the game, and he is a testament too the fact that the strongest asset a footballer player can have is there IQ.
    Bayern do have some true all time greats Muller, Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Lewandowski, Muller, Beckenbauer. Muller with Kane will be a deadly duo, with Sane and Gnabry on the wings

    • @nikolajmadum8381
      @nikolajmadum8381 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Thank you mate, as a Bayern fan I appreciate these nice words
      And so do your club (AC Milan). You guys had so many great players over the years. And you were always Bayern boogey team haha

    • @romanu2293
      @romanu2293 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      You forgot about Coman bro. Hes Bayerns best winger

    • @nikolajmadum8381
      @nikolajmadum8381 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@romanu2293
      Yes, Coman is the best winger no doubt

    • @redchampion
      @redchampion ปีที่แล้ว +12

      ​@@romanu2293sane is the best one, when you compare them all in form

    • @greysnake2903
      @greysnake2903 ปีที่แล้ว

      Far from it.

  • @metwalymagdy264
    @metwalymagdy264 ปีที่แล้ว +968

    I'm 32 and feel like Muller has been a footballer since I opened my eyes. To my surprise, he's still 33 😮 what a legend

    • @aidanross6155
      @aidanross6155 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Same. Might be from their 2014 worldcup win

    • @neerkoli
      @neerkoli ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@aidanross6155 He was in 2010 also.

    • @der_gipsyking7512
      @der_gipsyking7512 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm 37 and feel the same

    • @xxklesx1
      @xxklesx1 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@neerkoli 2010 he looks older than now :D

    • @manzanasrojas6984
      @manzanasrojas6984 ปีที่แล้ว

      you mean 2010?@@aidanross6155

  • @janson2911
    @janson2911 ปีที่แล้ว +1245

    Muller really is the embodiment of the Germany spirit. He doesn’t play beautiful football, he plays effective and efficient football

    • @rikkidgermano9640
      @rikkidgermano9640 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      In 2014 Germany played beautiful football, especially against Brasil ☝🏼

    • @kwonderland89
      @kwonderland89 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Simply no

    • @arthropod-doctor
      @arthropod-doctor ปีที่แล้ว +35

      It's more like he doesn't go out of his way to be flashy. His playstyle is about efficiency, and that's incidentally beautiful

    • @BraboDmsSlc
      @BraboDmsSlc 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      ​@@rikkidgermano9640no, Beatiful Football is Ronaldinho, who will prefeer to do a nutmeg than scoring a goal. 7x1 is the perfectly example from Germany vs Brazil playing styles.
      I Say that as a Brazilian.

    • @md.farhanabrarhossain5669
      @md.farhanabrarhossain5669 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@BraboDmsSlc I mean, yeah you're right. But Brazil has defeated Germany with their beautiful game, too.

  • @davidarthur7787
    @davidarthur7787 ปีที่แล้ว +2591

    Muller is one of if not the most underrated footballers in football history

    • @Aayushdhak
      @Aayushdhak ปีที่แล้ว +61

      ​@@GokuT24-pp3dwhe is underrated he truly becomes to goat category only player to destroy goats he is truly 3rd best of our generation

    • @smartFunable
      @smartFunable ปีที่แล้ว +81

      @@GokuT24-pp3dw of course he is underrated, compared to what he achieved. At his age he won and did for the team much more than Mbappe. But media/fan coverage of Mbappe is not even comparable to Muller. Also even players like Neymar, Suarez, Robben are much more hyped than Muller. I think it is because he is slow and not flashy at all, so he is invisible to a regular football fan.

    • @smartFunable
      @smartFunable ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@GokuT24-pp3dw I’m bringing Mbappe because he is opposite of Mueller- he is overrated. Of course Mbappe is a good player, but we are talking about who is underrated/overrated. Fan media attention to Mbappe is 100x more than to Mueller at same age, but he achieved much less

    • @derEnzon
      @derEnzon ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@GokuT24-pp3dwWait do you really think more people care about PSG and the french league?
      Bayern and the Bundesliga is clear above the french league. Especially back in 2010-2014 wich he was talking about. Dortmund was extremely good as well, so there was a rivalry. Dortmund kicked in out clubs like real madrid and was loved everywhere. In this time the Bundesliga was hyped and much more competitive than the league 1 today in the time of Mbappe.
      Nowadays most people don't care about the french league and the bundesliga because both have one strong team.
      But the discussion was about the younger Müller. And in those years the Bundesliga was great and far ahead of the french league now. That's not even close.

    • @derEnzon
      @derEnzon ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@GokuT24-pp3dw We are talking about 2008-2014. The Bundesliga was competitive back then. For example Dortmund won the league twice and Wolfsburg won the league too.
      What your saying is correct for the league today, but not back then. Btw Juventus won 9 titles in a row too.

  • @XTNGAURAV
    @XTNGAURAV ปีที่แล้ว +1203

    It’s not just footballing intelligence. He may not seem so elegant but he has most of the qualities to excel. Technique, vision, build up play/inter play, good first touch,amazing in the final third and of course finding and manipulating space. This is what German football has always been about and he breathes it.

    • @lucasmcguire1554
      @lucasmcguire1554 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Half of the things you mentioned there are basically football IQ

    • @TheOneWhoKnocks687
      @TheOneWhoKnocks687 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I swear müller should be the new joker

    • @ant-yd7sl
      @ant-yd7sl ปีที่แล้ว +9

      mate ur repeating what football iq is lol

    • @ZenitHalter17
      @ZenitHalter17 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Thomas Müller has some strange moves at times, but if you look closely his technique ist actually VERY good! A pass can look strange because he makes it after the first touch, but other footballers wouldn‘t make the pass on the first touch in that situation. He is able to make moves that almost no one can do, it‘s genius. And it‘s crazy that somehow the football world didn‘t appreciate enough in the last 10 years. People laughed at him despite his incredible stats. And he has some leadership an mentality that can‘t be mesuared through statistics. That‘s my opinion on him as a footballer, and I‘m watching that guy for 11 years now.

    • @juuglord8509
      @juuglord8509 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Exactly, I can't stand these surface level analysis of players like this. To say Muller has no skills is flat out wrong. Watch any Germany or Bayern training session and you will see that technically the guy is easily among the best. What people really mean to say is that he isn't as easy on the eye as some of the players they like to watch. The fact that he's still playing at such a high level this late in to his career is proof enough, and for that you absolutely need to be skilled.

  • @joshuaguevara1309
    @joshuaguevara1309 ปีที่แล้ว +9277

    Bigger legacy than Neymar

    • @therentboys7787
      @therentboys7787 ปีที่แล้ว +171

      no. amazing player but neymar will be remembered for longer as he was more entertaining

    • @RoyalFalko
      @RoyalFalko ปีที่แล้ว +2268

      ⁠​⁠@@therentboys7787Müller is much bigger than Neymar

    • @andreas_kuenster
      @andreas_kuenster ปีที่แล้ว +1091

      @@therentboys7787 if you really think Neymar is bigger in World football than Müller that's a wild guess. Legacy, accomplishements etc all in Müllers favor. The only thing he is not is louder and flashier than neymar. Müller is 33 and still performing on highest level whilst Neymar just decided to basically end his career. If you ask my personal opinion. Neymar would have been the better player if he would have decided to put more effort in it. But he decided not too. He had way more potential than Müller ever would have BUT and that's the big difference. Mindset and work ethic makes Müller more valuable for beasically every single team he would have played on. As a coach I go for Müller any given second.

    • @SivaShankarsms
      @SivaShankarsms ปีที่แล้ว +295

      Cmon man Neymar is great but Muller is a German legend and as a decades long Bayern fan Muller is my favorite Bayern player

    • @Tiago-rz2hr
      @Tiago-rz2hr ปีที่แล้ว +161

      I'm brazilian and i think that as well lmao

  • @StevenSmith-mv4ge
    @StevenSmith-mv4ge ปีที่แล้ว +153

    Under rated, under appreciated, under valued. This man should be considered a genius too.

    • @KaiserM3
      @KaiserM3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It is between people who understands football. Thierry Henry once said, is unfair that Müller isn't nominated to Ballond'or every year.

    • @SamareDoTelke
      @SamareDoTelke 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      imagine having a team with Muller and Pirlo

    • @СтаниславОдарченко
      @СтаниславОдарченко หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SamareDoTelke Oh yeah and Xavi

  • @thewanderers5626
    @thewanderers5626 ปีที่แล้ว +1431

    I'll never forget that basketball screen he did to Jordi Alba.

    • @alexoller22
      @alexoller22 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Half the merit belongs to the clown posing as a referee in that game 🤡

    • @antisocialextrovert5062
      @antisocialextrovert5062 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      I won’t either. It was beautiful

    • @natsudama4604
      @natsudama4604 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@alexoller22cry more

    • @philippmeier3363
      @philippmeier3363 ปีที่แล้ว +387

      ​@@alexoller22Barca Fans are the only ones that can see a 7-0 defeat on agg. and still blame the ref

    • @alexoller22
      @alexoller22 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@philippmeier3363 I would never blame these results on anyone other than our lazy overpayed players those years I'm talking about that particular play, afterI just watched this clip and couldn't believe the ref wouldn't whstle that foul, and then give the goal to boot. So yep,in this play the ref acted like a clown

  • @lisaruhm6681
    @lisaruhm6681 ปีที่แล้ว +566

    I'd say that his technical abilities are often underrated/looked, because he is good technical, but not in the 1% and shows his skills not with long dribblings, but mostly with efficient and short ball handling.

    • @Gaphalor
      @Gaphalor ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I think they are underrated because they sometimes look goofy but they work!

  • @Luger0312
    @Luger0312 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Pep Guardiola ones stated that, when he came to Bayern, he at first didn't know how to use Müller, but that it was absolutely on him not seeing Müllers genius.

  • @rathat69
    @rathat69 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    Someone once said "Knowledge is strength."
    They were right.

  • @johnnythemachine6949
    @johnnythemachine6949 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    While Müller's first season with the pros was quite unimpressive, he had 15 goals and 5 assists in Bayern's reserve team in the German 3rd League.
    Fun Fact: His first goal at senior Level was for Bayern's reserve team in the 3rd League against Union Berlin in 2008. Now Union Berlin is a Bundesliga Team and will play in the Champions League this season

    • @PrgressiveHouse
      @PrgressiveHouse ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well, he was like 18 back then 😅 And 15 goals in a debut season? To me that's not unimpressive

    • @persusk.8806
      @persusk.8806 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@PrgressiveHouseyeah this dude on some crack

    • @kanalisationerstellen
      @kanalisationerstellen ปีที่แล้ว

      And will play vs Real Madrid, this will be one of the nicest Duells Berlin has seen in maybe 20 years.

  • @ZenitHalter17
    @ZenitHalter17 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Thomas Müller has some strange moves at times, but if you look closely his technique ist actually VERY good! A pass can look strange because he makes it after the first touch, but other footballers wouldn‘t make the pass on the first touch in that situation. He is able to make moves that almost no one can do, it‘s genius. And it‘s crazy that somehow the football world didn‘t appreciate enough in the last 10 years. People laughed at him despite his incredible stats. And he has some leadership an mentality that can‘t be mesuared through statistics. That‘s my opinion on him as a footballer, and I‘m watching that guy for 11 years now.

    • @scratchy996
      @scratchy996 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah, he sort of looks clumsy in the way he moves, he's not the most elegant , but he knows exactly what he's doing.

    • @rastafarianbarbarian6766
      @rastafarianbarbarian6766 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      And whenever Bayern bench him they suck and eventually the coach gets sacked.

  • @chico1786
    @chico1786 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    You are right, that he doesn't have world class finishing or world class technique, but one thing he does have, besides his IQ and his positioning, is world class passing and vision. He just sees the pitch and the space on it different from any other player. That is why he could be world class way into his 30s because speed and physical strength have never been crucial to his playstyle.

    • @ErenDenizMert
      @ErenDenizMert ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Vision is football IQ

    • @Skyl3t0n
      @Skyl3t0n ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@ErenDenizMertNo, you might find it funny but moving your head is a physical abilty. It can be trained so it happens automatically.

    • @ErenDenizMert
      @ErenDenizMert ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Skyl3t0n Moving your head? Thats not vision

    • @Skyl3t0n
      @Skyl3t0n ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ErenDenizMert so you can turn your eyes 180°?

    • @inkoctopui3787
      @inkoctopui3787 หลายเดือนก่อน

      LOL what? He has world class finishing alright

  • @Mangokyaw
    @Mangokyaw ปีที่แล้ว +209

    Imagine if zidane, muller, berbatov, and busquet, pirlo and xavi play together for a team..the game would seem so slow but no opponent team would keep up with them lol😂

    • @ismaeldah6512
      @ismaeldah6512 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      That’s the most frustrating thing. Getting so close to the ball but not being able to touch it

    • @otterinari2390
      @otterinari2390 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Quite surprised to see people still remember and credit berbatov. Man was the definition of silky smooth and he was always at the right place at the right time

    • @danieltorres2265
      @danieltorres2265 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      And RIQUELME

    • @ElysianVisionsX
      @ElysianVisionsX ปีที่แล้ว +1

      but muller is an attacker, he will score.

    • @ahha6304
      @ahha6304 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      A very slow match with very high goals and possession

  • @MrJabbothehut
    @MrJabbothehut ปีที่แล้ว +110

    He's the definition of German efficiency. he's not flashy but his fundamental footballing skills are incredible.

    • @arcturus4762
      @arcturus4762 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You missed one part. Both become so incredibly efficient that they end up becoming extra flashy in their own right.

  • @TheScar3cro
    @TheScar3cro ปีที่แล้ว +237

    Müller has to be one of the most accomplished players of all time. He won the World cup, won 2 trebles and currently has a streak of 10 straight domestic championships.
    He's injured so rarely, that he could even break the records for most appearances both in the national team and for Bayern. Most impressive about this, is that the current record holder for Bayern is Sepp Maier (a goalkeeper).
    The only big title, that he's missing is a European Championship (something that even Messi couldn't win)....

    • @janp5063
      @janp5063 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Because Messi cant play in the EC since he isnt from europe...
      Messi won the Coppa that is a bit easyer to win.

    • @TheScar3cro
      @TheScar3cro ปีที่แล้ว +76

      @@janp5063 that was an obvious joke ^^

    • @nel186
      @nel186 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      All that while teaching Messi a class of 2 on playmaking

    • @Rickpotato123
      @Rickpotato123 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      11 Championchips

    • @caraldinho
      @caraldinho ปีที่แล้ว +3

      it's actually 11 straight domestic championships, although the last one was very close

  • @TheDerpOnline
    @TheDerpOnline ปีที่แล้ว +100

    Tomas being unskilled is exaggerated. He is mediocre at dribbling, that's it. Passing? No he excelled under Guardiola and can send a good cross. Definitely isn't slow either lol. Him being elite with one-twos and final passes alone already disqualifies him from being unskilled tbh

    • @ismaeldah6512
      @ismaeldah6512 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Unskilled as in the typical aesthetic dribbler like Zidane, Kaka, or *insert long legged elegant dribbler that plays CAM*

    • @peterfischer2039
      @peterfischer2039 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He is pretty unskilled for the level he is at.
      Obviously he passes the technically required skill check to play at the highest level, so obviously he is very skilled.
      But you can easily put him in the conversation as one of the best players to have played over the last 20 years.
      And compared to those players, he is not very skilled, he is probably the least physically skilled/elegant players in that conversation.
      At the same time he is, at least in my book, at the top of that list, which is where for me the unskilled part comes from, unskilled compared to the players you have to compare him to.

  • @georgGeiloMat
    @georgGeiloMat 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    what I love about the German football players is the mindset and their attitude, that they are really just football player that need to get a job done. no superstar / popstar attitude or big egos

  • @alejomartin6432
    @alejomartin6432 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Saying Muller has no skills is just talking crasy. This is one of the best players in the world, and i`m saying this as an
    Argentinian (we lose a world cup final vs them). Give this player for my team every day.

    • @max-and1
      @max-and1 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Im also argentinian and as a bayern fan muller its just built different

    • @manuelriveros2911
      @manuelriveros2911 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Another Argentine here, an insane player. Superb vision, intelligence and interpretation skills. Legendary.

  • @CapslockGoD
    @CapslockGoD ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Müller is a Legend. His abilities are often talked down but looking at FbRef Stats and his play style it is undeniable that his only real weakness is dribbling and 1v1. Everything else he excels at or at least holds his own in the top 5 leagues. His first touch is somewhat inconsistent when he tries to keep the ball or set himself up for a shot on goal. But his direct passing linking play to his team mates is always 1 step ahead of everyone else. Müller is a dream come true for youth trainers; he always already has a plan when he gets the ball and he knows exactly how his teammates think. His crossing is also on point. Him an Lewandowski were magical to witness. If you'd set him free blindfolded with a ball he would be sure to find Lewa anywhere on the planet.
    He is a very special player in his work rate, leadership skills, vision, anticipation, reading of the game, passing and crossing, interlinking game... He is a player you naturally underestimate by his physique. You can run faster than him, outdribble him, physically overpower him but you can't outsmart him in the long run. His nearly inhury free career is also helping him a lot. Marco Reus could be just as important and respected in German and club football if he wasn't made of glass. His numbers are astonishing for someone basically missing half seasons on the reg.

  • @cathalmeenagh4423
    @cathalmeenagh4423 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Great video! One thing that you forgot to mention is that how incredible it is that he stayed so healthy throughout his career. Players as good as him can very often be riddled with injury (eg. Hazard) that's a big part of his success.

  • @creative_soul-recolo
    @creative_soul-recolo ปีที่แล้ว +12

    If football IQ was a person it would be Thomas Mueller. He could turn out to be a fantastic coach one day because of the way he reads the game as a player. His ability to play across the frontline and as well as positioning himself to recieve and start counter attacks is a thing of beauty. He made a lasting impression on me in the 2010 WC in South Africa where at 19/20 he was already complete as a footballer and that was his first major tournament.

  • @johncambridge7181
    @johncambridge7181 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One of the most unique players of all time. He makes everything so simple not over complicated but so efficient . I’ll take that everyday than super flashy over dribble but lack of end product

  • @thamindu_54
    @thamindu_54 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    In the pitch, training, locker room..everywhere Müller is the heart of Bayern Munich ❤

  • @adriancimpoi8765
    @adriancimpoi8765 ปีที่แล้ว +383

    At the end of 2014 World Cup, with him being 25 and having 10 World Cup goals, I thought he had 100% chances to beat Miroslav Klose's record. Anyway, there's always Mbappe...

    • @ElysianVisionsX
      @ElysianVisionsX ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Mbapee had a better team than Muller's Germany. IQ alone can't win you games

    • @Kushagra.j
      @Kushagra.j ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Nah I always thought that he has Max 2 more world cups out of which I thought 1 will be a dud for sure and in the other I thought Muller will score 3-4
      I thought he would end at 13.
      For Mbappe i think he's got 3 more in him out of which 1 will be a lost cause. In the other 2 I think he's scoring 10-11 more. So 22/23 in total

    • @hellshing4866
      @hellshing4866 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@Kushagra.jthe lost cause might be the last one if at all xD

    • @rikkidgermano9640
      @rikkidgermano9640 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ElysianVisionsX and yet they still did not win the WC in 2014. If you have too many superstars, you cannot win anything. Teams like France and Brasil base their strength too much on certain individual players and when these players are sick or injured the whole team falls apart. Football is still a teamsport and if one important player is missing you need to have a perfect sub for him.

    • @kboid5919
      @kboid5919 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      but later Germany team decided to go straight to sh... I don't know what happened to them. It's like they get sick or something.

  • @noandrewhere
    @noandrewhere ปีที่แล้ว +9

    One of the best characters in soccer. Unfortunately part of the last generation - don’t think we’ll have these down to earth and loyal players in modern soccer.

  • @andrewchristopherharry4797
    @andrewchristopherharry4797 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Her Thomas het my beindruk oor die jare. Nie net sy intellegensie nie, maar hy het hart en die will om nie te verloor nie..bravo..im an arsenal fc fan, North Londons own, I'm just an African, and a massive soccer fan. Who make this video thank you bless you

  • @dronesclubhighjinks
    @dronesclubhighjinks ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for the video! I knew Müller was really good but I didn’t realize how great of a player and of a person he is. Thank you!

  • @_matis_
    @_matis_ 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    His interviews are even better

  • @Lord_OTD
    @Lord_OTD ปีที่แล้ว +20

    A footballing god!
    Bayerns 3rd goal vs Bremen, his assist to Sane, sums him up perfectly.

  • @gavalant366
    @gavalant366 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    He's basically that guy in a game that no-one pays attention to but somehow ends up getting mvp at the end of every match.

  • @UmidHasanov
    @UmidHasanov ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Noone in the history of the game ever came close to his ability of abusing space. True legend

  • @Nick-xm3fv
    @Nick-xm3fv 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As a Bayern Munich supporter, I am delighted to see the immense respect that football fans from all over the world show towards Thomas Müller. He truly deserves it.

    • @Zhinazi
      @Zhinazi 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      even chinese know him and give him an endearing nickname

  • @AeoLia889
    @AeoLia889 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    He's not flashy, not an enigma, he doesn't even play that "beautifully" but Muller is the person you get when you maximize basic football skills Touch, shooting, dribbling and positioning with consistency. As a Bayern fan, he is already a Legend

  • @Checkmate_Edits
    @Checkmate_Edits ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Midfielders work in silence, the likes of Müller and Busquets are elite midfielders that go unnoticed most of the time.

  • @coinneachXO
    @coinneachXO ปีที่แล้ว +274

    If Müller wasnt german we'd talk about one of the greatest players of all time.

    • @arjunsatheesh7609
      @arjunsatheesh7609 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      He is one of the all time greats and that is what we are talking about. I don't think anyone is forgetting Muller when talking about great footballers.

    • @xwormwood
      @xwormwood ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It would be easy to add a dozen of german players or even teams, which would be international legends, if they only wouldn't happend to have been german.

    • @Ni1996Ki
      @Ni1996Ki ปีที่แล้ว +22

      ​@@arjunsatheesh7609i feel german players especially when they play in germany have a harder time being recognized by the public compared to other nations

    • @arjunsatheesh7609
      @arjunsatheesh7609 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@Ni1996Ki Within English speaking communities, German players may appear to be under represented simply because Bundesliga does retain most German origin players and the English Premier League doesn't usually get a lot of the top German players. That said, the whole world knows Bayern Munich and many fans of football who don't closely follow the Bundesliga are still aware of Borussia Dortmund. Everyone considers the German football team a force to reckon with and a poor showing in the World Cup by Germany is considered a surprise by anyone. Any football fan who follows the EPL will most likely be aware of the hype that 'potential' players eyed by EPL clubs receive. That hype will never be there for German players simply because the marketing of the Bundesliga in the Anglosphere is well below the EPL.
      Thomas Muller is known as one of the greats by anyone who has seen the German national team or Bayern Munich play. Harry Kane's move to Bayern and Lewandowski's move out of Bayern has introduced the team name to a wider audience in recent times. This video does highlight Muller as a great player and soon more people in the Anglosphere will be talking about him. It never felt like German players were under-represented it only felt like they never got that hype. After all, hype is a function of marketing and media perception, never a matter of skill.

    • @rikkidgermano9640
      @rikkidgermano9640 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@xwormwood I don't know WTF you are talking about but players like Khan, Rumenigge, Beckenbauer, are all considered international legends!

  • @maximilianmaier3950
    @maximilianmaier3950 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Intelligence is just as important of an asset for a football player as pace or skill.
    I've only played at a decent amateur level, but we had one guy who became a Raumdeuter due to injury.
    Before the injury the guy was an absolute beast in our league. He was one of if not the fastest and most skilled player in the entire league, but due to his injury he had to undergo several knee surgeries and missed almost 3 entire years and when he finally returned, even though doctors told him to quit soccer, he had lost pretty much all his stamina and speed, but he adapted very well to this situation.
    Most of the time he was just walking around the pitch reading the game, but when he saw an opportunity, he jumped into action or ditched out amazing passes that would make some pro players jealous.
    He scored less goals than he used to before the injury, but his assists skyrocketed and he made the players around him much better, because by walking around and reading the game, he often picked up on weaknesses of the opponents defense. He was almost like an additional coach

  • @sonorex
    @sonorex ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've seen Toni Kroos live on a regular basis in his 2nd Bayer 04 loan year (2009/10) and in most of the games he seemed playing on Bundesliga level without any rush. He just moved in the right places a second before the rest of the players even realised what would most probably happen next on the pitch. Kroos was 20 years old then. Müller is the same age and also has that skill. So the conditions were quite comparable. However, Müller is playing a forward role. You only get a fraction of time to make your decisions compared to the central midfield.
    Thomas Müller brought in an unseen and creative understanding of what can be played in the final third of the pitch.

  • @weilim10
    @weilim10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I don't know which coach or pundit said this but (I'm paraphrasing here):
    If you don't pay attention, Thomas Müller can play like crap for 89 minutes. But in that one minute, he will score or assist out of nowhere.

  • @cinderluna
    @cinderluna ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Itd actually rlly sweet whenever Muller and Van Ghaal talk to eachother or about eachother
    Theres a great deal of love and trust between the two
    Van Ghaal saw what noone did and showed it to the rest of the world
    Muller became a selfless player with no ego and honourable to a tee

  • @lubixoriginal
    @lubixoriginal ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Müllers technical skills are very underrated. He is not just smart, he is also a good baller

  • @moleedaboi
    @moleedaboi ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Honestly, most German players are known for just being really smart in how they approach the game.

  • @MikeDillinger
    @MikeDillinger ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude! Thank you!
    I have been telling everyone who will listen, Thomas Mueller represents everything that you can do as a player OFF the ball with a great first touch. He's the perfect tactical player.

  • @edgarjimenez9079
    @edgarjimenez9079 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    This goes for a lot of players not just muller. Honestly you're just down downplaying his skill by saying he has no skill at all. This isn't the right title to give him.

    • @jackwilliam2965
      @jackwilliam2965 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah because he scored ridiculous amount in youth teams, he has to have skill.

  • @M4tti87
    @M4tti87 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Kroos and Schweinsteiger or Lahm didnt have those flashy skills either, but they are one of the best in every team they played and all played consistend over a decade in starting elevens in the best clubs of the world. And them and Muller won the world cup and championsleagues together. They are jsut very very reliable and smart teamplayers. One of these guys in a team will make any team better. Every sucessful team needs players like this and those 4 are exeptional. Muller said in an interview that he concentrates on what will happen not with his pass but with two or three passes later and then decided where he runs. he said in the youth he was always runnign were nobody would run because he thought noone is going there so ill be there e.g. he sees people concentrating on the long post and he goes short. What makes him so freaking important is that he yells and talks to the whole team the whole time and tells them what will happen. He is organizing the full first line defense and when to run for the ball and so on. Watch any Bayern game during covid in an empty stadium and you can hear "Radio muller" almost 90 minutes even more than both coaches combined

  • @NikkoNikko98
    @NikkoNikko98 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I’ll never forget his Robert LewanGOALski moment 🤣

  • @zip.6666
    @zip.6666 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a German born in 2005, this brought back memories of seeing most of these games live on TV back in the day. Thank you for this

  • @SevenTheMisgiven
    @SevenTheMisgiven ปีที่แล้ว +46

    It's funny he isn't considered to excel at any real footballing skills except for his overall/footballing IQ. While to me he is the perfect example of what a stereotype footballer looks like.
    Perhaps players like Iniesta still takes that actual crown because they do have the footballing edge over someone like Müller but then again, Iniesta is one of the best players ever so how fair is that?

    • @Plupert
      @Plupert ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I think a lot of that difference comes from where they were developed. I imagine Muller would've had a very similar style to Iniesta if he was developed at La Masia, but Muller may just be too big in general to play like Iniesta. Muller is 6'1" vs Iniesta at 5'7"

  • @Jarabassajoukee
    @Jarabassajoukee 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Müller is the playmaker, great vision, high pass accuracy. But also, he really have some great skills, he can perform good skill moves, and his long shots are lethal.
    Also, really humble, and really kind guy, a true footballer.

  • @parodypatient8706
    @parodypatient8706 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    1 World Cup
    2x champions league winner
    2x club World Cup winner
    12x German champion
    3x top goal scorer
    2x super cup winner
    6x German cup winner
    8x German super cup winner
    He’s a legend of the bundesliga and German football

  • @Mustis91
    @Mustis91 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thomas Müller is definitely one of the players of all time.

  • @legrandyaka5704
    @legrandyaka5704 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    this is a résumé of every season that he played, you should have talk about his positionnement and his role in the game and for the team

  • @DavidMartinez-bv6zu
    @DavidMartinez-bv6zu ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Muller is just the type of player I'd like to have in my team. He is like Busquets, they both don't have the best athletic capacity but their football IQ and awareness is unmatched.

  • @thomasbayer2832
    @thomasbayer2832 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Müller is a living legend! 🏆🏆🏆

  • @poorrandall8982
    @poorrandall8982 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    its about IQ -and- technique. Muller has exceptional technique and very little wasted movement. Technique, movement, and IQ all matter before flashy tricks or raw speed.

  • @jamesmakume2630
    @jamesmakume2630 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Barcelona fans cry when they see this guy.

  • @DavisSteven-c6o
    @DavisSteven-c6o ปีที่แล้ว

    A legend in every sense of the word. A humble and worthy ambassador of the game.

  • @lmnop291
    @lmnop291 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You made a mistake: Maradona didn’t sit next to muller bc of disrespect. Maradona thought it was a coaches interview. Once he realized muller was a player he realized he should have been there and when back

  • @bubacarrsinghateh4344
    @bubacarrsinghateh4344 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One and last legendary for all time no one but Thomas Muller the mastermind 💪. The one with biggest IQ in history of football Thomas 🤞
    Let him play

  • @3brenm
    @3brenm ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I mean, speaking as an Englishman he's not exactly slow either. True, he was never a kyle walker/mbappe in terms of pace but i never saw him as slow. I always thought of Muller as a well rounded team player with a bit of everything

  • @kanaraji7878
    @kanaraji7878 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gänsehaut ong einfach todes geil zu sehen wie müller langsam aber sicher immer mehr annerkannt wird und leute verstehen wie intelligent sein spiel ist

  • @j1fferson
    @j1fferson 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "No pace or skills" Müller would destroy everyone in this comment section easily

  • @noone-zl2di
    @noone-zl2di 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of the greatest footballing minds.

  • @jusuffelic6414
    @jusuffelic6414 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    His brain "pace" is second to none. His "skills" are reading of the play, recognizing patterns few seconds ahead of everyone. He HAS pace and skills!

  • @romanu2293
    @romanu2293 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You should have included that Müller won another treble in 2020. That run of Bayern was ridiculous ❤️🤍

  • @Muralikarthick-ed6rk
    @Muralikarthick-ed6rk 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    People forget muller has world cup golden boot in 2010

  • @thesnoworionshow4788
    @thesnoworionshow4788 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thomas Muller proves that it isn’t huge swathes of skill that makes you a world class player - its that 1 inch of grey cells between the ears that makes an average player one of the best in his generation.

  • @RandomPerson_frfr
    @RandomPerson_frfr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Still My Fav Player
    Best Midfielder of this Generation and on par with the Greatest Midfielders of all time
    Thomas "Comedian" Muller ❤️

  • @bingobango7002
    @bingobango7002 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He's going to make an incredible manager one day

  • @andy_DE
    @andy_DE 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think you got this wrong at 5:55. Maradona disrespected Müller at a friendly earlier that year. At the world cup, everyone knew who Müller was and why HE was doing interviews.

  • @ReformedVicar
    @ReformedVicar ปีที่แล้ว +11

    In my eyes the greatest all round footballer in the world, between him and Messi they show what football perfection is, the others are just hype.

  • @elmehdi8332
    @elmehdi8332 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Muller is definitely a talented player , he might not be flashy but his passing , vision and positioning are all so good

  • @neonranger1192
    @neonranger1192 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nightmare for barca💀

  • @jagj6478
    @jagj6478 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thomas Müller and David Silva are the most underrated players of this past generation.

  • @alexisvogel2112
    @alexisvogel2112 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    His play style is closest to the second striker than any other position and he mostly resembles messi when it comes to his position in the field

  • @jagj6478
    @jagj6478 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Most underrated player in modern football history….. no debate

  • @perfectcell1157
    @perfectcell1157 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    he is a legend of the game
    one of the all time best

  • @theemperorofdrifts5854
    @theemperorofdrifts5854 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love Müller. One of my all tiem favourite players. Klose being my most favourite

  • @Rakshiir
    @Rakshiir ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The things that stood out with him for me was his charme outside the game and on the pitch - he has to be good for morale, which is super important next to the fact that he seems to be someone who trys to push everyone else at the same time. The other thing that makes him very dangerous (besides his positioning that seems to break many defenses due because he is hard to predict:
    He is the kind of player that even if you stop him with a foul, or two, he just gets up and goes on. There are some forwards/offensive players you can destroy with rough play, he often seemed like the guy who doesn't give a shit.

  • @caleblim6890
    @caleblim6890 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Muller simply knows exactly where to run to best serve the team, and he just never stopped running. His record speaks for itself: a World Cup, two Champions Leagues including a treble, god knows how many Bundesliga titles, and a truly incredible record of assists and goals.

  • @Pingwinho
    @Pingwinho ปีที่แล้ว +3

    His intelligence shouldn't be a surprise. Man looked 40 when he was 25.

  • @Nasengold
    @Nasengold ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Müller has a great tactical view on the pitch. Like he sees the play before it plays out. If I pass here and then run there, this will happen. This is his particular outstanding skill.

  • @derwachter2842
    @derwachter2842 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hes just one of the best players of this generation and for me at the same level like Neymar(because of consistency) and only under players like Ronaldo, Messi, Xavi, Iniesta and only a few players. (One more thing Muller>>>KDB)

  • @robinteunissen7601
    @robinteunissen7601 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    his actaul passing dribbling and finishing is alot better then people think as well

  • @deeplyingplaymaker8804
    @deeplyingplaymaker8804 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    He has a position, he’s a second striker

    • @shadow_realm47
      @shadow_realm47 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He plays like a Berkhamp/Lampard hybrid almost. If you think he's in the midfield he's already at the back post looking for a finish but if you think he's in the box to score he'll pass to the striker.

  • @fabapapa9926
    @fabapapa9926 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thomas Müller will be remembered as one of the greatest footballer of all time. Maybe he’s Germanys best of all time. From the start world class performance in every season. In Germany we call him "Körperklaus" because of his movements. But no one could seriously deny that he’s a living legend!

  • @GoalLineNation
    @GoalLineNation ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Did my dude just say ''Hamburger SV'' 🤣🤣

  • @Flipp1496
    @Flipp1496 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I know a guy just like that
    He does not only have great positioning and game vision, he also motivates the team whenever they are having a bad performance. He was even the top scorer from the futsal tournament I was in

  • @dominicdecoco4368
    @dominicdecoco4368 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Muller is an inspirational footballer. He’s a proof that you don’t necessarily need to be athletic or have exceptional dribbling or technique to become a world class player. You only need to know how to use your brain

    • @MrCmon113
      @MrCmon113 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can't recall him ever getting tired or injured, so I'd say he is insanely athletic.

    • @simonzhang3D
      @simonzhang3D ปีที่แล้ว

      maybe he is just not taking risky plays@@MrCmon113

  • @albertojoseyanespantin2803
    @albertojoseyanespantin2803 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm a long time Bayern fan and I first saw Muller in the 2010 WC, I was just 10 at the time but I thought "damn, that guy is good". I don't know if he's underrated or what, but in my opinion is one of, if not the best footballer that flies under the radar.

  • @rabmccudden683
    @rabmccudden683 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The man has skills ffs. He’s a great footballer.

  • @dougnapier6441
    @dougnapier6441 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Muller and Kane will feed families with pure ball knowledge.

  • @lixictisse
    @lixictisse ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Muller, Ribery, Robben, Iniesta, Xavi, Busquets, Villa, Neuer, Eto'o, T. Henry, Philipp Lahm, Klose, Diego Forlán, Ozil, Ramos, Wesley Sneijder, Van Persie, Rooney, Bergkamp, Totti, Buffon... Incredible players for an incredible era of football. Yes Muller is one of those legends.

  • @bobderbraumeister_2153
    @bobderbraumeister_2153 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for giving Van Gaal credit aswell.Established Muller, Schweinsteiger at CM and the iconic 4-2-3-1 at Bayern but could not get along with management sadly

  • @dbkandy9907
    @dbkandy9907 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    he's like isagi in a way

    • @k27ism
      @k27ism ปีที่แล้ว

      Like Inzaghi?

    • @Daniel03YT
      @Daniel03YT ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or like kuroko from Kuroko no Basuke

    • @EliasRoy
      @EliasRoy ปีที่แล้ว

      Anime dogs barking

    • @noaworldTM
      @noaworldTM 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yes.

  • @JackDanger99
    @JackDanger99 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Over a whole season, the 2012-13 Bayern squad is still the most impressive modern Bayern side I have ever seen. Yeah, Pep was more flashy, and Flick captured lightning in a bottle, but there was something extremely special about Jupp’s team. Just utter domination domestically and internationally.