Goalkeepers:

Sepp Maier & Oliver Kahn are the 2 candidates for the job. I would pick Maier because he was a part of the all-conquering German & Bayern Munich team of the 1970s. Kahn would make it to the bench though.

Defenders:

Germany boasts of the greatest defender ever, Franz Beckenbauer, as their greatest player. Berti Vogts would play alongside him, complementing him perfectly. Vogts was one of the greatest man-markers in the history of the game. Andy Brehme would play as the right-back & Paul Breitner would play as the left-back. Both have been world cup winners & were great set-piece experts. Juergen Kohler would make the bench.

Midfielders:

The versatile & influential would cup winning captain Lothar Matthaus would play in the centre of the midfield leaving 2 flanks open for Gunter Netzer & Wolfgang Overath, both very creative players.

Forwards:

Fritz Walter, the 1954 World cup winning German captain would start as the forward playing behind the 2 strikers who would be Gerd Muller & Uwe Seeler. Walter playing in the hole would create opportunities for those two lethal marksmen both of whom had a wonderful goal-scoring record. Muller’s 68 goals for his national team in 62 matches was simply amazing.

So, the team stands:

———————————–Maier———————————————

Brehme————–Vogts————Beckenbauer—————-Breitner

Netzer————————-Matthaus—————————Overath

———————————–Walter————————————

———————–Muller————Seeler—————————–

The thing that stands out in this team is the versatility of the players. Beckenbauer could play in midfield, Matthaus could play as a central midfielder, holding midfielder, centre-back. Brehme could play in either flanks, Breitner played as a defensive midfielder & Vogts could play as a right-back. This flexibility would ensure fluidity in the game, as players could act as cover for their teammates. Beckenbauer & Matthaus could swap positions, Vogts could give cover to the overlapping Brehme, Seeler could play from behind to support Walter to provide Muller. Even Muller was known for his assists!

Subs:

1. Kahn

2. Kohler

3. Littbarski

4. Rumenigge

5. Klinsmann