Today's fans talk about Beckenbauer, often labeling him a lot, from a superstar to a meritorious coach, from the helmsman of the Football Association to the World Cup operator, and the change of identity makes it difficult to define him. From the root alone, the greatest Bei Huang must be the one who galloped on the green field 50 years ago.
Beckenbauer is best known as "Julius Caesar", of course, also known as "Emperor of Football", such a title existed when he played football, not because of a series of later achievements that eventually allowed him to "ascend the throne". However, Beckenbauer on the pitch is exactly the one that everyone is least familiar with today.
One. The all-rounded Becky is the god of war on the pitch
At any given time, if a player is exceptional in all respects, his position on the pitch will not be limited. Beckenbauer is such an unborn wizard, his absolute speed, physical confrontation, ball skills and even scoring ability, can reach a first-class level, he was a forward player in his youth, and he played left winger when he debuted in the adult team.
However, early in his career, Beckenbauer mainly played in midfield, when many teams in football were still using the 424 formation, and the weight of the midfield was not the same as today, but if a team wanted to make a difference, the two people who carried on the upper and lower were still very important.
The role played by Bei Huang in the midfield, which is more similar to that of the later Barak, is a very all-round type, but not the core of the organization. He can score goals with the ball on his own, and he can also actively participate in defense while also delivering key passes.
We can think of such a role as a hub, but Beckenbauer can't reach the level of Cruyff or Zidane in terms of finesse, after all, the art industry is still specialized. At the same time, the Bundeswelt team had technical responsibilities such as Netzel and Overrat, and the delicate work was entrusted to them.
1966 FIFA World Cup Beckenbauer scored instantly
In the 1966 and 1970 World Cups, the Performance of the Bay King on the offensive end was impressive, especially the key goals against the Soviet Union (1966 semi-final) and England (1/4 final in 1970), adding a heavy weight to the team's promotion.
But the above performance does not seem to be directly related to Beckenbauer's later popular role, if he is only a player who mainly plays midfield, why is he named "free man"? There is a complex logic in this, which is inseparable from the torrent of the times and personal choices.
The essence of the "free man" is the center-back, and in the era when people stared at people's defense, the players on the field would have their own fixed defenders, just like today's set-piece defense. But with the development of the times, there is a genius like Pele, it is difficult for a person to keep an eye on him, but some of his teammates around him are not so prominent and do not need to keep an eye on it all the time, which creates an imbalance in the allocation of resources in the defensive line.
So in the 50s and 60s of the last century, the forefathers of football gradually realized that a center-back had to be liberated, he did not need to be responsible for keeping an eye on people, but at any time to check the gaps, where the defensive pressure was difficult, he would rush to reinforcements.
Such players are called "scavengers", which, combined with the above definitions, is well understood literally. "Free man" is actually the evolution of the role of "scavenger", because some scavengers have the ability to organize scheduling and even insert points while doing a good job of defensive end work, such an "all-round scavenger" is actually a "free man" that everyone often hears.
As for why Bei Huang changed to playing free man from midfield, he himself has not given a clear statement, but analyzing some peripheral data, we can roughly infer the reason. Bei Huang, who has outstanding abilities in all aspects, prefers the position of dragging back the midfield, and when he is needed, he can press the attack for a long time, and when the physical bottleneck occurs, he can retreat to breathe, and incidentally take into account the defense.
Around 1970, the role of the free man has matured, just in line with the needs of the Emperor Bei, he first tried at Bayern, and then after the national team's old minister Schultz and others faded out, he also began to play the position of free man.
So Beckenbauer is not the pioneer of freeman play, not a pioneer, but he is a complete set- and out-and-out. It was Pei Huang who carried forward this style of play, so that when the free man was mentioned in later generations, most fans first thought of him.
Two. The Beckenbauer era established the kingship of the double line
If a man is given the title of "Emperor", then he must be extremely dominant, at least in his peak era, he can make all challengers submit, in fact Beckenbauer did this perfectly, and he also has a certain degree of pioneering, in some sense can be called "the first emperor".
Beckenbauer led the team to a third consecutive Champions League title
When Beckenbauer debuted at Bayern, the Southern Star was still in the second division at that time, and the Bundesliga had just been created, and the world was in a state of chaos, which was the era of breeding heroes.
Under the leadership of coach Tchaikovsky, Beckenbauer took a number of deputies such as Gad müller, starting from the humble German Cup champion, and gradually becoming the hegemon of the Bundesliga and even the hegemon of Europe. And since his time, Bayern has been Europe's top giants, even if there will be ups and downs, but overall it is always in the list of presidential mountains.
The Federal Republic of Germany team began to rise against the trend in 1954, and before Beckenbauer, there were already big stars such as Helmut Lahn, Uwe Schiller and Schnehringer, but the team at that time could only be regarded as one of the giants, and it was not the number one favorite in the competition.
By the time of Beckenbauer, he had honed his way to a whole new level of national team. In 1972 and 1974, he led his team to win the European Championship and the World Cup, when they were the strongest teams in the world, whether the Soviet Union or the Netherlands, they were all powerless to return to the defeat.
Throughout his career, He won 4 Bundesliga titles, 4 German Cup titles, 3 consecutive Champions League titles, 1 World Cup champion and 3rd place each, and European Championship champion and runner-up each. Judging from the honor of the team, if he cannot be called the "emperor of football", I am afraid that only Pele can bear this fame.
Three. The glory of the Golden Globe in the big times is precious
Although He has won the European Ballon d'Or twice (1972 and 1976) on a personal level, it is still quite difficult to chase the Glory of the Golden Globe in certain times, and he is very pleased to be able to win two awards.
On the one hand, Bei Huang's competitors are very strong, the opposite is naturally the sage Cruyff, and his teammates such as Gad Muller and Netzer are also "mythical beasts" of the ancient legend level, and every year for anyone, it is not easy to stand out.
On the other hand, the Golden Globe awards at that time were more casual and did not pay too much attention to the so-called achievements. For example, the Ballon d'Or in 1974 went to Cruyff, who was directly defeated by Beckenbauer in the World Cup final that year. By today's standards, it is impossible for a stronger person to win an award in that situation.
In the 1972 selection, teammates Müller and Netzer were on a par with him, and in the end, the Bundeswe won only by a negligible margin, while the Federal Republic of Germany won the top three of Mr. Ballon d'Or, which was almost an unprecedented achievement.
Beckenbauer received the European Ballon d'Or trophy
His trophy in 1976 was not safe, because of the defeat in the European Cup final, public opinion thought that some players in Czechoslovakia would pose a threat to him, but the emperor finally stabilized his position and ended his peak career.
When he was a player, Beckenbauer, everything he gained, has been called the "emperor of football". Those embellishments in the future are just jewels in the crown, making his life aura more dazzling.