The former West Germany international believes that the national side should try playing without a proper forward to replicate the system occupied by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and European Champions’ Spain
Former Bayern Munich, New York Cosmos and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 and FC
Barcelona, and try to play like them.
La Liga side Barca have won a number of trophies playing without a classic No. 9, while the Spain national team has also adopted the same style of play on several occasions and enjoyed great success as well. The World Cup winner
claimed that Germany also boasts of highly talented players especially in the midfield area.
Therefore, he believes that Die Nationalelf can employ the system and achieve success. He stated that head coach Joachim Low has enough quality at his disposal to play without a recognised striker. He suggested that Germany have
a lot of creative and gifted stars who can attack flamboyantly.
"With the players at Joachim Low's disposal, he has enough quality to play without a striker," he added.
Moreover, he said that in the friendly game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899, Mesut Ozil was playing as false 9 or sometimes another midfielder played in that role.
"We have so many technically gifted and crafty midfielders that are able to attack in a dynamic way. Against France, sometimes Ozil was leading the line, sometimes it was another. Spain and Barcelona are showing the way in this respect," he mused.
"At Bayern the players are different. There is more importance to the wingers. When Franck Ribery attacks from the left, there needs to be a striker like Mario Gomez or Mario Mandzukic waiting in the centre," he finally concluded.
However, Beckenbauer admitted that this system is not effective for all clubs and added that Bayern Munich fall in that category. He stressed that Der FCB have different kind of players. At Allianz Arena, they always attack from
the wings. When Franck Ribery comes down the flank he always needs a striker in the penalty area to convert his pass or cross.
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