Last Thursday I was watching our Juniors in their weekly "Just Play" session. A lad known as Nick was playing with the older group although he was a littly and of no age...10?? He never left his attacking final third and kept getting on the end of things. There were overheads, scorpions, tap ins and headers as well a good amount of bravery.
You may realise that I am scratching around for a topic but thinking of Nick, I watched one of the Sky "best ever" films this morning in the gym and Gerd Muller was the subject along the Bayern Munich side that he played in.
Muller as far as I know never scored a goal from outside the penalty area and of course wrecked England's World Cup hopes in Mexico.
Watch this clip of his best goals and spot one and even recognise goals that affected you personally!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCOC1TS9A1I
Muller, "Bomber der Nation" played for West Germany from 1968-74 (62 games with 68 goals) and was 15 years at Bayern, (453 apps- 398 goals) and (66 goals in 74 European Cup games). He is 12th highest scorer in ALL International appearances. European Footballer of the Year in 1970, Golden Boot too, with 10 goals in the 1970 WCup and he scored 4 in 1974.
He began his career with 1861 Nordlingen in 1964 (31-51 goals), went to Bayern Munich until 1979 and then went to Fort Lauderdale Strikers until 1981 scoring 38 goals in 71 apps. Along with Karl Beckenbauer and Sepp Maier the club rose from the Regional Sud division one below the Bundesliga to top the top German league. He played in 4 German Championship winning teams, 3 European Champion Cups and 1 Cup winners Cup.
He was Assistant Manager at Bayern from 1992-2014, a job that was sorted by his fellow professionals to rescue him from alcoholism. The Nordlingen stadium is named after the Bomber.
Messi recently beat Muller's record of most goals scored by an individual in a Calendar Year which totalled 85 in 1972.
David Winner in his book "Brilliant Orange" described Muller as the title above reveals.
Muller was diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2015.
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