{"id":296917,"date":"2023-11-19T19:56:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T19:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=296917"},"modified":"2023-11-19T19:56:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T19:56:27","slug":"exclusive-germany-legend-matthaus-hails-kane-and-bellingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/exclusive-germany-legend-matthaus-hails-kane-and-bellingham\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Germany legend Matthaus hails Kane and Bellingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>EXCLUSIVE: Germany legend Lothar Matthaus hails Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham as he tips England for a Euros charge\u2026 and reveals what he said to Chris Waddle after THAT penalty miss<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Germany legend Lothar Matthaus praised Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Matthaus believes that England are serious contenders to win Euro 2024\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Sutton is stunned by Ian Ladyman&#8217;s England Euro XI: It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lothar Matthaus is elated about an Englishman abroad. Harry Kane\u00a0has just hit a hat-trick in Der Klassiker and Matthaus can barely contain himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Oh la la! I was watching the game yesterday,\u2019 he beams, before roaring: \u2018Great Harry! Great Harry.\u2019 When a Bayern Munich behemoth like Matthaus \u2014 410 appearances, seven Bundesliga titles \u2014 gets excited like this, something extraordinary is going on.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Beautiful transfer! Not only for Bayern Munich, for the Bundesliga, for Germany,\u2019 enthuses the 62-year-old, who has lost none of his intensity and passion for the beautiful game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think English football fans will miss Harry Kane in the Premier League because he is scoring amazing! It\u2019s a new record in Germany, in history.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Yet there is another trailblazing Englishman. Jude Bellingham impressed Matthaus with his mental fortitude when he moved from Birmingham to Borussia Dortmund, aged just 17, three years ago.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/18\/77993345-12768127-image-m-82_1700419782559.jpg\" height=\"589\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bayern Munich legend Lothar Matthaus has praised Harry Kane&#8217;s impact at Bayern Munich<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/18\/77993333-12768127-image-a-80_1700419752006.jpg\" height=\"396\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Matthaus also hailed Jude Bellingham for his excellent performances for Real Madrid<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/18\/77992819-0-image-a-39_1700418039146.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Matthaus says that he is surprised by how many goals Bellingham has scored for Real<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Like Bellingham, Matthaus moved overseas. But, as with Kane, he did so in his prime, winning Serie A in 1989 with Inter Milan in his first season aged 27.<\/p>\n<p>After Real Madrid paid \u20ac100million to make Bellingham their new No 5 \u2014 the shirt of Jose Antonio Camacho, Fernando Redondo and Zinedine Zidane \u2014 Bellingham has taken the pressure in his stride, scoring 13 goals in 14 games.<\/p>\n<p>Few know the central midfield position better than Matthaus. Der Panzer\u2019s career encompassed two decades, five World Cups, four European Championships and 150 international caps.<\/p>\n<p>He mastered playing as a No 6, No 8, No 10 and finally as a sweeper, but Bellingham has even taken Matthaus aback.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m a little bit surprised about how many goals he\u2019s scored,\u2019 Matthaus says. \u2018He plays a little bit different.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In Borussia Dortmund he was the leader \u2014 at his young age it\u2019s a lot of pressure on your shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018[Other teams could say:] \u201cIf we take out Bellingham, Dortmund was only 50 per cent\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But in Real Madrid if they can take out Bellingham, they have another seven or eight players who have a similar quality to Bellingham, but in a different way.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/18\/77993095-12768127-image-a-70_1700419162036.jpg\" height=\"455\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Matthaus was impressed with Jude Bellingham&#8217;s leadership qualities at Borussia Dortmund<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/18\/77993317-12768127-image-a-83_1700419949674.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former Germany star has backed England, led by Bellingham and Kane, to excel<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/18\/77992953-12768127-image-a-65_1700418547172.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>According to Matthaus, Gareth Southgate&#8217;s England are serious contenders to win Euro 2024<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So it is maybe easier for him to play in Real Madrid than in Borussia Dortmund because the team-mates make it better.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bellingham, who is currently recovering from a shoulder injury, and Kane are keystones of an England side with an enviable record over the past 12 months \u2014 played 14, won 11, drawn two, lost one.<\/p>\n<p>And with seven months until Euro 2024, Matthaus earmarks Gareth Southgate\u2019s side as serious contenders to win on German soil.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Sure, you have incredible players in England, speed players, strong players, technically good players and you are always a team who is favourite for tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018With Harry Kane in this condition and Bellingham in this condition \u2014 how he\u2019s playing the last 12 months, not only for Real, he played a very good World Cup in Qatar \u2014 I think you have a team who is one of the favourites for next year.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>But to end those 58 years of hurt, England will have to succeed where they have failed miserably before.<\/p>\n<p>And Matthaus has some advice for Southgate\u2019s side \u2014 be a little bit German and learn from defeat. He speaks from experience.<\/p>\n<p>In Mexico in 1986, West Germany lost the World Cup final after Matthaus was tasked with man-marking Diego Maradona in a 3-2 defeat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/18\/77992973-12768127-image-a-66_1700418641944.jpg\" height=\"420\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Germany star Matthaus described Diego Maradona as his toughest ever opponent<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/18\/77993085-12768127-image-a-69_1700419109668.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Matthaus says Maradona was the best player of his era and stated that he &#8216;died too early&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/18\/77993037-12768127-image-m-68_1700418798961.jpg\" height=\"962\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>in 1990 Matthaus was captain of West Germany as he led his side to World Cup glory<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/18\/77993233-12768127-image-a-71_1700419352449.jpg\" height=\"401\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Matthaus was part of the Bayern side that lost to Manchester United in the 1999 Champions League final<\/p>\n<p>After that, the pair struck a friendly rivalry born of mutual respect.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He is definitely the best opponent I\u2019ve had throughout my career,\u2019 Maradona said of Matthaus as Inter and Napoli jousted at the top of Serie A, then the greatest league in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He was the best player in this time. He died too early,\u2019 Matthaus says. \u2018I am sorry for Argentina, because he and Messi are idols for the Argentinian people, not only football fans, they were doing so much for the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Maradona was not only a great player, he was really a great person, because I had a lot of private things with him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We celebrated together and had dinners together. We respected each other and he was always for his team-mates.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Sure, it was always an honour for me to play against him, to play against the best of the best. This was a motivation for myself.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Four years later, and 88 days before Germany was reunified, the result was reversed as Matthaus led his country to a World Cup win after West Germany\u2019s 1-0 victory over Maradona and Argentina in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>Was this the best side he ever played in?<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Yes, yes, not only because of the quality but because of the mentality. The respect in the team between each other was maybe the main thing that gave us a World Cup after four weeks in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We had 23 players and nobody was calling against another one. It was really a good team spirit.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When you are so long in a tournament, you needed good team spirit from all players, not only from the first game. This is a little bit typically German.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>WHAT DID MATTHAUS SAY TO WADDLE IN 1990?\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>West Germany 1-1 England<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>(West Germany win 4-3 on penalties)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After Chris Waddle sent England\u2019s fifth penalty into the Turin sky, and as West German team-mates mobbed goalkeeper Bodo Illgner, Matthaus consoled the crestfallen Marseille man.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I know how you have to feel after a game like this. Because England played very well, it was a great game, I think was the best game in this World Cup. I feel it,\u2019 Matthaus told him. \u2018And I think we are fair with each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I cannot change the result. But I give him the hug and say: \u201cHey, this was a great game from both sides. And we had the luck on our side, and not more\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But I cannot help him after this game because you are completely down. But I think we had always a good relationship to say not only with Waddle. Gascoigne. With Platt. Lineker.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We know each other and had a great game. Good atmosphere in Torino. And only one team can go to the final \u2014 and I was happy we was going to the final!\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/18\/77992911-12768127-image-a-64_1700418398220.jpg\" height=\"410\" width=\"586\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Matthaus told Chris Waddle that both teams played well and Germany had luck on their side<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/18\/77993403-12768127-image-m-87_1700420116889.jpg\" height=\"438\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Matthaus won a World Cup, a European Championship, seven Bundesligas and two UEFA Cups<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/18\/77993293-12768127-image-a-73_1700419559466.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kane experienced agony in Qatar but Matthaus believes he can bounce back to secure glory<\/p>\n<p>Then there are the ones that got away. Matthaus won a World Cup, a European Championship and two UEFA Cups, but played in and lost two European Cup finals \u2014 the first in 1987, the second the legendary match against Manchester United in Barcelona 12 years later.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern led both 1-0 and ended up losing 2-1 after late goals from Porto\u2019s Rabah Madjer and Juary and even later strikes from United\u2019s Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Matthaus was substituted after 80 minutes with Bayern ahead in a result that rankles to this day.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You see Bayern Munich in 1999, we lost the Champions League final against Man United. Two years later, we won the Champions League final and we were not always in a good position in this game. 2001 we won against Valencia in Milano.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Maybe it was the experience we got in 1999 against United. This makes something in our brain if this was the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018World Cup 86, the same teams were playing the final Argentina against West Germany. Maybe we learnt from this game four years before to make it better in 1990.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Who knows, if England take similar lessons from their defeats against Italy at Wembley and France in Qatar, perhaps they will appear in Berlin\u2019s Olympic Stadium on July 14.<\/p>\n<p>And if Harry Kane lifts the Henri Delaunay trophy, you get the feeling Matthaus will not mind too much\u2026<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12768127\/Germany-legend-Lothar-Matthaus-hails-Harry-Kane-Jude-Bellingham-England-Euros-Chris-Waddle-penalty-miss.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE: Germany legend Lothar Matthaus hails Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham as he tips England for a Euros charge\u2026 and reveals what he said to Chris Waddle after THAT penalty miss Germany legend Lothar Matthaus praised Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham Matthaus believes that England are serious contenders to win Euro 2024\u00a0 Chris Sutton is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296916,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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