The Part-Time Footballer Who Unintentionally Became The King Of The World Cup

[@anacker93]

He wasn't average, just not extravagant. He had class. A brillant and humbled player. A true legend in Germany!

[@Caranthur]

Dirk Nowitzki of football

[@MarcLucksch]

Pretty much, as a German who doesn’t even watch football, I know of him and what a stand up dude he is.

[@MrFelicion1986]

thats the problem, he should be known around the world as legend.

[@dezpotizmOFheaven]

I totally remember him, Podolski and Schweinsteiger... This was when football players still had at least some balls. Professional football has become such a fraud.

[@edinnzen5216]

Maybe little bit above average but nothing special

[@cpt.flamer7184]

Let's not forget that he was a real gentleman on the pitch, he was never trashtalking, arguing nor trying to enforce something on the ref, he even admitted to the ref that he scored a goal with his hand. Real man.

[@segafreak2000]

And not just once, but twice. Once for Werder, once for Lazio where he corrected the referee on a wrong decision made in his favor. He absolutely lived by that.

[@sehu1291]

He got even an fair play award. Klose scored for Lazio, ref doesn’t see it, but Klose said by himself that he had the ball on his hand. And it was a close match

[@alexandresilva3427]

@@segafreak2000 Damn, that's beautiful. Never heard of a footballer doing that, massive respect.

[@Constantinos_Is_Dead]

@@sehu1291 It was a Klose match

[@Rakshiir]

@@alexandresilva3427 I do think there aren't enough players that show that much of sportsmanship and respect. Kind of sad, when you really think about it, but makes him more special in a way.

[@kokonana4086]

His work ethics, his honesty and his humility outshines them all. He's one of the GOATs in my book.

[@terryhsiao1745]

That's the thing I would like the players today to learn from. Hardworking and being a good person and be humble

[@SurfingInternet]

He was basically gerd muller’s regen and then lewa is the regen of klose.

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@@SurfingInternethe was more like the Rudi Völler of that era.

[@Rakshiir]

I agree. Not only back in the day, especially today alot of players especially in our german national team should learn from him. Sportsmanship, respect, and what you mentioned: work ethics, honesty and humility are something alot of players lack in my personal opinion.

[@KC_604]

@@Rakshiir ya I agree and I still can’t get over what they did to mesut Ozil that shit was just wrong

[@faceNOT]

As a German i can tell myself, he is a absolute certified Legend for every footballfan in Germany.

[@BoindilTwoBlades]

Not only that. Even non-football fans like me know who he is. Would never watch a video about most other players, but Klose is Klose. Prost!

[@ynkrfl3222]

I was never interested in Serie A, but when he transferred to Lazio i checked the results of every game and watched the highlights if he scored.

[@pelmfbpndd7065]

in poland sure also ❤ besides what you think about a celebrety death match biden, scholz, macron vs putin, xi ping, kim jongun? , ..., , ..., , ...,

[@FailBanana98]

​​@@pelmfbpndd7065based. Is it just solo/team fights or like real competitions with different categories? I think fights would be pointless since papa putin solos the whole lobby

[@lukebeyond4u]

​@@pelmfbpndd7065 actually no we don't like him because he went for a team he knew had a better chance in winning a tournament and also in the video he doesn't say but he came out and said on TV that he doesn't even know the Polish anthem but funny how he married a Polish girl in Poland lol

[@kaitheguy3572]

Out of his 16 World Cup goals, there were no penalty kick goals. Amazing.

[@THECAR99]

Beat that messi

[@sirbonobo3907]

@@THECAR99messi is so overrated tbh

[@muhdshukriabdhamid7043]

He beat ‘prime Messi’ twice. Let that sink in.

[@_d98224]

​@@sirbonobo3907 😂😂😂😂 funny

[@AK-74K]

​@@sirbonobo3907Your mama is overrated

[@therodian96]

As a little German boy, I fell in love with Miro Klose in the early 2000s. He is the type of player that the German national team is missing today, a lethal striker, but above all he is the type of person that is missing from today's football. A good guy with morals and values, down to earth, no shitstorms, was and is adored by every fanbase where he played, focused on football and no other nonsense. He wasn't fast, he couldn't dribble, no tricks, he couldn't shoot from far away, he wasn't flashy but his positioning was elite, he was always where he needed to be. Top class finishing and his headers were worldclass, even tho he wasn't that tall.

[@bachelorsensei9437]

Positioning and Finishing God, Miro.

[@mamattosei]

I think every club is missing this type of player. Someone that you know at every game make gol. I remember in serie A player like Di Natale, really really a good player but no one talk about.... he make only gol every Sunday

[@debigdecipher2704]

wish he was on the pitch when I was crossing from left wing. I woulda had way more assists =D

[@the_tactician9858]

Yeah Klose was the kind of guy who you don't notice untill you see his name on the scoreboard. Not flashy, maybe not even nice goals, but they all counted, and that's what mattered the most. I think a lot of teams are starting to look for players like that again, now that position play has grown so stellarly important. Players that are less flourish, and more forward thinking. Also you really can see Klose came to the party late, as he was incredibly mature about the whole circus that is professional football. A lot of young players are too clever for their own good, but Klose always seemed so down-to-earth and, well, reasonable about everything.

[@therodian96]

@@the_tactician9858 exactly man. To be honest, I think there are very very few memorable goals from Klose. He never scored from outside the box, no backheel goals, no freekicks, no bicycle kicks or other acrobatic goals. Mostly close range headers and tap ins. But nobody expected anything else from him, he was always where he was needed to be. Very disciplined in his positional play, a player who tried to help his team-mates wherever he could, who also had no problem not being the target man, for example in his Bayern days when he played with Toni and Gomez. A lot of younger players would benefit from adapting a little bit of Miros mindset and personality, nowadays everyone thinks he is the main character.

[@JonasBVB09]

Miro Klose's 2005/06 Bundesliga season will forever be iconic: 25 goals and 12 assists in 26 games for Bremen 🔥

[@AblemanSy]

And then that world cup. And then the next half season. He was the best striker in the world in those days. I sometimes wish we never had signed Diego (weird, I know), but Klose stated in an interview that for him it went south at Bremen when Diego arrived because he was to egoistical. And Micoud was anything but egoistical.

[@ScribeOfHeaven]

I was always in awe of his heading ability. Man won every header!!

[@nieqh]

Bierhoff is better at heading

[@alexanderkullik4583]

@@nieqhBut Klose was faster than Bierhof, smaller better with the ball on his feet and so on. Klose was a small player but he had good timing and was a powerful jumper. Very valuable player with a good game also without the ball. He ran a lot on the field as well. Not the best striker but a very good and reliable one especially if you can provide him with flanks.

[@nieqh]

@@alexanderkullik4583 klose was better player than bierhoff but if you talk about header, I think bierhoff was better than Klose

[@lindameermann3760]

Bierhoff ist a Joke. Klose ist für best header Player all time. His timing on the header was phenomenal.

[@sinisaaru5033]

@@nieqh Bierhoff Head Game was similar to Hrubesch. Klose in his early years, especially in Kaiserslautern, was far more dynamic.

[@dressrosacr7]

There has never been a more engaging phrase than "so listen to this"

[@fredthefish-]

*I like how chill he is.* 😂 *Its like I'm hearing my grandpa talk about his football memories.*

[@daxxx2107]

"I swear man" is a solid contender, shoutout to Schtein

[@junaidmohammad5664]

YUI PFP MASSIVE W

[@CanMav]

Klose didn't get the attention because he wasn't a flashy finisher. He was the stereotypical "lunchbox" footballer famous on German teams of the 60's and 70's.

[@AbdeGOAT33]

klose is morata type of striker avarging 10 goals or 12 goals per season

[@sanuzeraffi6164]

@@AbdeGOAT33 How many world cup goals does Morata have again?

[@sanuzeraffi6164]

@@AbdeGOAT33 also, Klose has WAYYYY more assists in his career and the stats aren't 100% obvious but from what I think I mathed together from Transfermarkt, Klose has 254 goals while Morata has only around 180

[@obamer1342]

klose was my idol as a kid after seeing him from 06, 10 and 14 WCs love his poacher instinct and front flip celebration.

[@avikellerman4539]

Yeah. Because he played for Kaiserslautern and Bremen. He also has won a top scorer award in Germany. And led goals/assists charts. Morata has NEVER done that. He had 48 goal contributions one season. Morata has NEVER done that. He's the WC all-time top scorer. Morata has NEVER done that. And he's won a WC and played at 4 of them. Morata will NEVER do that. But nice try downplaying his achievements. @@AbdeGOAT33

[@ronmexico1164]

Klose is the stereotype of a hard working German keeping his head down and letting actions speak louder than words. That's why he is not a superstar but a legend in Germany.

[@Michael_Verna-Do]

What do you know about Germany please? In Germany he is a superstar and a legend - how can you be one without the other when he made us world champions. So what do you know about Germans? And Germany Was weißt du bitte über Deutschland? In Deutschland ist er ein Superstar und eine Legende wie kann man auch das eine ohne das andere sein wenn der man uns zu Weltmeistern gemacht hat . Also was weißt du bitte über deutsche ? Und Deutschland? Zzz

[@_svnset]

@@Michael_Verna-Do He has a point dude. He is not really a superstar in germany, but a legend for sure. He is super humble and never reached the highs of worldwide superstars like Müller, Neuer etc. He does not mean it in a negative way if i understood correctly. And before you play your germand card, i am german too :P

[@jaydinyearwood9181]

As a German he had a lot of concentration

[@Ni1996Ki]

@@Michael_Verna-Dowir haben keine richtigen Superstars. Das gab es seit ich Fußball gucke noch nie. Aber Legenden. Bei Klose ist, wie so oft bei deutschen Sportlern, erst hinterher wirklich klar was da passiert ist. Anderes Beispiel: Ich glaube Nowizki wäre ein Superstar wenn er Amerikaner gewesen wäre. Ne Legende ist er definitiv.

[@camiloaalmendralesa8509]

​@@Ni1996Ki ne digga, Toni Kroos ist nen Superstar UND ne Legende, obwohl er noch spielt. Muss kein Angeber a la Cristiano Ronaldo sein, um als solche zu gelten.

[@kstoeb]

I once read, that in his later years, he was the one who told the younger players not to leave their rubbish in the team bus (because of respect for the driver). I thinks that stands symbolic for his character.

[@johannesdenzer240]

Finally, after years of requesting my favourite player ever you did it, thanks A LOT. Miroslav Klose is the perfect athlete because of his professionalism and hard work. He is underrated and a legend(even at club level!) and he BELONGS in a generation of great strikers: Raúl, Sevchenko, Inzaghi, Crespo, Torres, Drogba, Keane, Luca Toni, Owen, Villa, Berbatov

[@arjunarya5590]

And Milito

[@michaelosgood9876]

100%!

[@johnlombardo7816]

agreed👊👊

[@johnlombardo7816]

crespo, a target, that you can find 🤣🤣

[@Aura_322]

bro he is not your favorite player of all time come o

[@frizzyrascal1493]

I wish Germany had a striker like him again. It’s been 10 years and they haven’t been able to replace him. Nothing but love for Miro Klose.

[@Illusive1313]

Yeah I'd love to trade 9489881 of our midfielders for 1 prime Klose.

[@johnthompson457]

I considered Thomas Muller as the Klose replacement. Nothing really flashy about him but amazing intelligence and timing and so many goals.

[@jumajasjas2925]

Muller is not good at finishing....

[@frizzyrascal1493]

@@johnthompson457 Müller is not a striker thou. And he hasn’t scored in the last three. If tournaments. Klose scored in every single one he’s been in.

[@kaloqnvelinov5619]

When narrator said - no one remembers Klose I was like nah I do. The last World Cup i was watching the matches think - Germany has no finisher, where is Klose?

[@johnjim6793]

The only reason why Klose is constantly underrated is that he doesn't like the limelight and people don't know the difference between real class and showmanship. Maybe if Miro took a fancy wife, insulted journalists, plastered his arms with tattoos, had featured on FIFA covers and had an online cooking show he would have received the recognition that he deserved. Apart from three unlucky years at Bayern Munich, he always stayed with smaller clubs, which is fitting to his modest personality. He is not only the World Cup's but also Germany's most prolific goalscorer (and this is certainly not for a lack in competition: Klinsmann, Müller, Rummenigge, Völler ...). More importantly, he was the perfect center forward, enormously gifted technically (just watch his second goal against Ecuardor at WC 2006) who was able to do double double passes with his teammates in the opponents' area. A centerpiece in one of Germany's best national teams of all time. Germany have never really recovered from his departure in 2014.

[@PatataMaxtex]

Klose was on at least one FIFA cover in Germany

[@behar61]

FIFA 08@@PatataMaxtex

[@ballislife9924]

​@@PatataMaxtex Yep in 08 I believe

[@edinnzen5216]

Calm down , its like you are talking about Romario or some other legend

[@LiftandCoa]

​@@edinnzen5216 Yes he does sound like that, because he is talking about a Legend. The disrespectful many of you have is astonishing and doesnt shine good on your ball knowledge.

[@koncorde]

He had what a lot of strikers don't have: timing. Where other players create goals through skill, dribbling, amazing finishing, strength and power, Klose just used his natural sense of timing to always attack the ball at its highest point, to be at the back post for flick-ons, near post for knockdowns, penalty spot for rebounds and so on. That he also was stronger than his size suggested and had a great footballing brain didn't hurt either - but that timing was probably amongst the best the world has seen.

[@mrkickinthesky]

id rather call it instinct,timing is part of it but the thing is,you cant learn it,you can kinda train it but since its a feeling thing you sharpen,müller right now has a similar instinct,thats why you dont need other things like speed strenght or technique though he had them all,at one point klose was the most dangerous striker regarding headers...normaly players who hardcore rely on instinct have temperament like balotelli but klose was humble and team oriented which made him one of the best assist striker for germany and let him slip under the radar since he doesnt command attention on court

[@SchmulKrieger]

Best was, when you stole the ball from the goalkeeper, he waited also for their mistakes.

[@segasys1339]

@@mrkickintheskybro what u mean? Of course one can learn timing it is simply a tacit rather than explicit skill. If u understand your teammates and opponents you will know where and when to go. It’s a much more abstract skill than learning e.g. to kick a ball but it’s still a skill you can acquire.

[@hw2508]

I think "instinct" in sport is often the result of hard work. The ability to be at the right place at the right moment is the result of observation and a lot of practice.

[@segasys1339]

yes bro@@hw2508

[@Fanaro]

Here in Brazil, there wasn't a single Germany game in which we wouldn't compliment him. His positional judgment is just too good.

[@porfirij]

nice, especially because brazilians sure know a thing or two about football. game recognize game...

[@itsmebatman]

Unlike most good scorers he was never looking for attention. He just got on the field and did his job. A very down to earth guy with a sixth sense to always be in the right spot. I can't even remember any flashy high profile advertising featuring him. His parents did a fantastic job raising a fine man.

[@TZBeatz]

Here in german, this dude is a fucking legend. Its interesting to see that he has such a lower stand outside of germany. But here... this guy was the last "real" striker and since his retiretment we have the the "striker problem". Everyone of us wants him or a player like him back. Just a fucking legend!

[@Farhadmoh]

I’m in england and klose is so underrated, he’s not r9 or Messi, he’s klose, right place at the right time, alltime top wc goalscorer

[@frankforster706]

I think he's a legend at Lazio as well

[@StefanC123]

It speaks for itself that even in Germany, the success from 2002-2014 with always semi finals in world cups was barely linked to him. But I always saw it, from his first goal vs Saudi Arabia to his last against Brazil. And honestly, I cried when he scored the 2-0. Not because it was the start of an epic match (7-1) but because he, the nobody, took the throne from Ronaldo as the best World Cup scorer. I don't have to mention how heavy I cried when Germany won the World Cup and Klose lifting the trophy. The star who never acted like one. The dude who was in question if he should come to the world cup in Brazil. It is just such an emotional story and I already know that in 100 years from now on, his portrait will be right next to Franz Beckenbauer or Gerd Müller, as one of the greatest players Germany ever witnessed.

[@hawkmoon3312]

Same here man. I admit I had doubts in 2014, but then I remembered one thing. No matter how he played in his clubs, he was the total opposite of "Stars" like Ronaldo, Messi, Ibrahimovic, Modric, Lewandowski, Rooney, most recently MBappe and so on... All those Players are insaneley good and they prove it year after year in their clubs. But when you see them Play in one of the Big Tournaments, Euros or World Cup, they never can replicate that. Probably because they need a certain team behind them to be so successful, and they dont get that in their national teams. Klose though was the quintessential poacher. No matter who played behind him, he was where he needed to be to score those close-in goals that needed good reactions and split-second decisions, almost instinctively scoring. And that´s why he always scored for the Nationalmannschaft. And this I remembered and I was so, so satisfied to see him take the record on that fateful day in Brazil.

[@Piretfreak87]

His name was carved in the hearts of German football fans even before he won the world cup.

[@FloundFahrdienst]

That moment in the finals when he left the field for Götze and gave him that hug, is THE legendary passing of the torch in german football history! Its like Klose said, he just knew that Götze would be the one to bring us the world cup and what came next...is history

[@refragerator]

I'm sorry, I didn't know this and am truly baffled by this: There are people out there that think Klose was a fluke / only scored easy goals and that he wasn't a fantastic player? Lmao some people just discredit their own opinions about football so obviously. Klose was a striker with INCREDIBLE work attitude. Someone the young players always looked up to because he always did a little more than anyone else. A player that didn't shy away from the dirt and mud and the uglyness of hard work. A goalscorer that didn't mind not standing in the spotlight if he thought someone else had a better chance to score. Klose was a true teamplayer. The only people that would deem him 'unworthy' are braindead social media zombies that only care about loud and flashy folks - I can see why Klose would be too calm, quiet and based for them.

[@LiftandCoa]

People saying that have literally no ball knowledge going further than who does the best elastico.

[@kgizzle92]

Players like Klose are why Die Mannschaft works…he’s not creative and flashy because he doesn’t have to be…his job was to finish…and he did it at a high level!

[@empirelee7676]

Btw never heard any German call this Team "die Mannschaft" except the marketing department of the DFB.

[@johnjim6793]

Too bad people always measure Klose by his goals (which is understandable, considering his numbers). They often overlook his importance for the German offense in general. On the hight of the Löw era between 2010 and 2014, Germany's attack with Klose, Müller, Özil and Reus/Schürrle was unplayable. If they felt like it, they could shred almost any opponent to pieces with goals coming from any player from anywhere on the field at any time. And Klose was a center piece in this system, not only with his goals.

[@bleedingundead2924]

It is called Nationalmannschaft. "Die Mannschaft" is a woke abomination.

[@Rabaikal]

Die Mannschaft doesn’t work, as soon as they started calling them that the team declined. It’s the damn German national team. And yes patriotism is part of it, hate that nowadays people here in Germany have a problem with that.

[@flonkplonk1649]

It's the Nationalmannschaft , "Die Mannschaft" was stupid try to create a "politically correct" name. And absolutely nobody liked it.

[@tostrmofo6686]

Klose is such a humble person. I was lucky enough to get to know him before his final break through in Kaiserslautern, as my dads best friend was manager at Kaiserslautern II. I remember when he just took his first steps with in the Bundesliga just being the same down to earth person, the only difference was that he paid for our drinks now. Through that connection I met a lot of big talents and future Bundesliga players, and he was the only one who was just a "regular" guy. Not saying that most of them were a-holes, but some for sure were, some were also really arrogant. Of course at least half of them were "ordinary," he just was special in his humble behaviour. It's about 20 years or even longer since I met him last, but everytime I saw him in an interview I always had the feeling his personality still was the same.

[@marvinbraukmann69]

What a great Story! But why you lost contact? Seems like you really like this guy!

[@tostrmofo6686]

@@marvinbraukmann69It's not like we were freinds it's more like we've been at the same locations at the same time connected over other people.

[@muhibarfin]

I think this man happened to find himself in the right place at the right time every damn time. Unbelievable.

[@iapple6496]

this exact skill is why i think poachers shouldn’t be reduced to a “lesser player”, the amount of knowledge you need on timing, positioning, knowing when to run and when to stay back is extremely difficult especially in top leagues when defenders are damn near as quick as you

[@0xluffy]

That's a rare skill. You can't develop it, you need to born with it. It's called Luck 🍀

[@timbraska6750]

@@0xluffy There ain't no luck in his record. That just statistically doesn't make sense. It's called skill.

[@banyakakal4299]

Not 'happened to find', he FOUND it due to his football intelligence and goal poaching instinct. People who use "goal-tapping merchant'are idiots pretending to know about football. Football is as much about moving with the ball, and movement WITHOUT the ball.

[@AK-74K]

​@@banyakakal4299Yep, these are the type of guys when they play football they go up front and just stand around until the ball is passed to their feet. So they would never understand the actual ability required off the ball the score the goals

[@Griggoh]

Klose admitting to the referee that a penalty his team received because he was fouled and giving back that penalty describes what a great sportsman he was. He actually did it it twice in his career. That and his headers is what made him one of my favorite players of all time.

[@stefanyitaly]

Same

[@sirkjohno0129]

He admitted to handling the ball after it had gotten given as well during his time in Lazio.

[@MarcoTheDonCarlos]

Klose had a good technic. He can hold the ball. Is very strong in Header and shooting is good too.

[@tobiass3540]

Klose would make defensive tackle and win the team the ball deep in their own half and 10 seconds later score the goal on the other side of the pitch. He did that all the time. LEGEND

[@bakerltd2844]

had to scroll down to see this finally. I always admired him for these steals

[@julihan91]

When I travelled a big part of the World in 2016 I had a Klose Jersey with me. Everytime I wore it people came to me to talk about him. Everyone loved him for his humbleness, some kid even did his salto. I will never forget those moments.

[@henkypatricksamuellakapu5738]

Thanks for the video. He's my first football idol, a very underrated striker, clinical in front of goal. He left his mark at the football biggest stage, and the world of football will remember him for that. He's also remembered for his fair play act with Bremen in 2005 and Lazio in 2012.

[@KeyserSoeze]

Klose, one of the best strikers in a national team ever, insane ^_^ I still remember the 7-1 win vs Brazil, it was sick odds like 2.5 vs 2.5 haha, Germany had won like 5 in a row and Brazil had been playing very bad, took a big bet on Germany that day :)

[@Filsantos86]

I'm brazilian, and I also bet on Germany. I knew they were going to win. I just didn't expected it would be so easy.

[@sehu1291]

In German tv a drunk German said it will be a 7 - 1 win. He should have had made a bet 😂

[@Kwioresma]

​@@sehu1291 Legende der Typ!

[@Ceddidulli]

there was a store that said it would give 10% per goal germany shot vs brazil. The store was sold out a day after the game

[@adenkyramud5005]

​@@sehu1291oh gott den hab ich schon komplett vergessen 😂😂😂😂

[@dissect123]

He is the personification of the phrase "no player is bigger than the team". A virtue that most younger, instagram-addicted players have forgotten.

[@hopelessaquarian]

Thank you for this great video! Miro Klose might be one of the most underrated players in football history. Such a rar profile of a player, especially on the highest level. He was an elite goal scorer and an equaly great assist provider. He was extremely consistant, composed, hard working and a role model in terms of work ethics and fairness. Over his whole carreer he always had the ability to decide games on a pretty regular basis and at the same time being a total team player that would always give the ball to a teammate in a better position instead of being selfish. He never complained and he always put the team's success over his personal glory. It's 10 years since he retired from the national team and to this day Germany never had a striker that could come even close to him. In his prime, he was nothing short of worldclass.

[@dkg2434]

71 goals for Germany in 137 games is truly incredible.

[@rexor9652]

My favorite player and an absolute legend for Werder and Germany 💚🤍 . A great player who shone with his aerial strength, worker mentality and character.

[@Dennzyl]

my dad used to say about him, that he is a typical striker... he can read a situation and is at the right place at the right time! finishing and positioning, man!

[@TheReptain]

Like Jinpachi Ego said: "You dont need a unique goal, you need a formula to reconstruct goals over and over"

[@dbfanyanggakbisabikinteori9246]

Klose is soo underrated

[@xArsVivendi]

Every german football fan remembers Kloses headers! One of my fave childhood players.

[@adenkyramud5005]

And his front flips. I can't tell you how many times i tried to do one or saw other kids try to do one after scoring 😂😂😂 it's a miracle that none of us ever got any injuries from fucking it up on a concrete pitch😅

[@rhoansuede7938]

His link up play with Muller and Ozil was phenomenal, also he has a very underrated Lazio career, I remember his goal against Roma 2-1 and his 5 goal against Bologna.

[@Hell-Awaits]

Miroslav Klose was a lethal striker in the likes of Paolo Rossi, David Trezeguet, Filippo Inzaghi. Whoever uses "poacher" or "tap-in merchant" to define those type of strikers, has zero clue of what really football is about.

[@Mandred85]

I prefer to them as Assassins. They are efficient and unnoticable until they strike. They plan the game two three steps ahead, where prodigies make their moves on the spot, they plan to be at the perfect position at the perfect time. Their skill is their smartness.

[@AblemanSy]

But he was so much more! An incredible hard worker and lots of assists.

[@Faunatic97]

I love those grounded humble players like Klose, Lahm and Hector. These three are my alltime favourites. I miss this kind of player in the German nationalteam nowadays.

[@bertracoon1884]

lahm is not humble at all. he was kind of selfish, to be honest, in his career. not really on the pitch but his decisions beside it. it was all about his career.

[@elhepe1290]

I heard it here first but have said it myself often: Klose was Thomas Müller before Thomas Müller knew what he was going to become :)

[@the_tactician9858]

Klose walked so Müller could run. Honestly the 2 are my favourite German players ever, I love players that end up forgotten right until you see their name on the scoresheet of every single match they play, simply because they rub 2 braincells together to figure out where to be at what time to score. Call it goal poaching if you want, but playing intelligently is way too underappreciated in a time where the showy football of 2010 Barça and Spain has been dead in a ditch for multiple years.

[@LiftandCoa]

This is SUCH A bad take its incredible.

[@elhepe1290]

@@LiftandCoa and WHY is it?

[@trougas]

@@the_tactician9858 Yep, both are genius in their own right, unselfish, and do their job correctly. But both of them are slightly different types. Klose is a pure striker, in a mold of Inzaghi, but a more physical one. He has deadly headers, incredibly high jump, and lethal finishing. He can acknowledge when his teammates are in better position than him, so he has many assists. Muller, is more like a support type. He finds holes in defence, slot in and open the play in the final third. He is closer to a mobile 10 in his role, and not a pure 9 type like Klose. Best to use him is behind a deadly forward such as Lewa and Klose himself. He can hold the front, but not as good as Klose. Both of them have their roles and specialities.

[@Kl0se-Editz]

My goat 🐐 Also klose had speed but he wasn't on Thierry Henry or mbappe level he was still kinda fast

[@Aura_322]

ofc hes white

[@emanuelfer456]

@@Aura_322and you're racist

[@Aura_322]

@@emanuelfer456 stop acting like you do the same thing on instagram reels 💀🙏

[@7776odurohey]

​@@emanuelfer456 theres always that one manchild

[@ralfklonowski3740]

What I liked about him was his unwavering willingness to help out in the back whenever necessary. How he still managed to be in the right spot at the right time to score his many goals is a mystery to me. Thanks for saluting one of the finest to ever put on the white jersey, both as a player and a man.

[@frankforster706]

Klose outworked others - which is very rare for his position as defenders usually have a significant edge. His motor, work ethic and never-say-die attitude were the very first things that stood out to me when I started noticing Klose. Him, Dirk Kuyt, those guys were at another level up front with regards to fighting spirit. Klose also scored countless goals timing a short all-out sprint perfectly, then one touch and the ball was in. That made it so tough to defend him, he didn't need space, gave you no time to recover and when you were right next to him, he was strong in the direct duels and had a good touch even when off-balance. In addition to that, his heading ability was excellent. Klose did the simple things at a level where they weren't so simple anymore. Was a total team player, extremely humble - and yet I'd say his most impressive skill of all was his fairness as a player. Remarkable person, absolute legend

[@stonededdie1923]

Klose didn‘t try to become a kind of Rockstar. He came, scored and won. He‘s a true legend in the history of German football

[@oskariratinen1213]

In the qualifiers for World Cup 2010 Finland and Germany were drawn into the same group. Both games ended in a draw, 3-3 and 1-1, which was not a bad result at all for Finland. The tragic thing for us is that four times our goal put us ahead, and four times Germany clawed back. In the game played in Helsinki Finland took the lead three times, and three times Germany equalized with a goal by, you guessed it, Miroslav Klose. I have nothing but respect for the man, but I would be lying if I said I didn't hate his guts that day. 😄

[@dapengu777]

Finaly a Video about Miroslav Klose. Thank You! He is so Underrated!

[@michaelosgood9876]

Im not German, but what he did for his nation was absolutely fantastic. He fit perfectly into their team dynamic & style of play...

[@kuhniberti]

Even if his goals do not look flashy, they are the hardest ones to make. Do not forget: he scored lots of goals in the box, but he also assisted superbly. Both is only possible with superior intuition, nerves of steel, AND excellent 360 degree awareness of your teammates. The success of this player shows that football is not just about legs, but brains.

[@Rakshiir]

Klose is the type of player our national team was missing since he ended his career and certainly needed and still need (besides better communication/leaders on the field, a better defensive structure and more effort in general). He was never flashy, but his positioning and skills to score were very good. The type of player everyone can rely on to bury the ball in the net when they manage to give him a good pass or flank.

[@LoveToHearUSing]

That's so true. At the time I thought, "What will we do now, without Miro Klose?"

[@hanniwolfes2865]

Thanks for that, Klose was a hero to me, especially in his time for Werder Bremen.

[@tysonsprime]

Klose is a legend in Germany since he is gone I always wish for a striker like him, no one else is as consistent as he was

[@cdanerz3677]

A bit of historical context. His father family comes from a region In Poland called Silesia, Silesia was always part of Germany, it was only till post ww2 were Silesia become polish. And his father Josef had German citizenship since birth. So saying he's an complete outsider is simply not true. Miroslav is ethnically German and his father is German

[@アマ-p2l]

This is context I really needed in order to understand his statement about having a German passport. Without context it sounded like he simply wanted to join the better team, out of character. Always thought Podolski and Klose should've played for Poland if that's their ethnicity. It upsets me that some (most) of the wealthy countries that can afford good football academies also happen to be colonial powers and greatly benefit from a resulting manpower advantage. So I'm glad to hear that he was just playing for his country and not a part of that.

[@GM-gb1eu]

If his ethnicity was German, he wouldn't be named Miroslav. It is a polish name.

[@LimaKilo17]

ok, so? whats your point lol @@GM-gb1eu

[@GM-gb1eu]

@@LimaKilo17 That he is ethnically Polish, not German.

[@LimaKilo17]

because he has a polish name? smoothbrain lol. also klose is german@@GM-gb1eu

[@pocketdynamo5787]

He had great header capabilities and a good instinct. He scored a lot. However, his best quality was something different: He was a team player. He created spaces for his teammates. Defenders concentrated on him because, obviously, he was dangerous in the zone. And he knew how to take advantage of that to deter them from his teammates. That's why he was so valuable. Even without touching the ball, he played a big part in so many goals.

[@TSPH1992]

Klose was no nonsense. A true striker

[@nikkonreinold9821]

this man was a top, top athlete. he was called an incomplete goalscorer but he smashed the league in his early years only after teaming up with luca toni at bayern, who couldn't get over the fact that klose was a better striker than himself, klose decided to adept the role of secondary striker to keep teamchemistry as high as possible. also did he mature so much at that stage that i think he became the best striker in the world. people go full dicksuck at the amazing things r9, cr7 and messi10 did goalscoringwise but miroslav klose did the unthinkable, he became the tool needed to win. there is nothing but respect for him. the most hard working striker, the most unselfish striker, the most valuable striker of all time. without him there is no sommermärchen (summer fairy tail) in 2006, no euros finals in 2008, no 3rd place at the worldcup in 2010, no top4 at the euros 2012 and no world cup championship in 2014. even though he was very immature in 2002 he contributed to 2nd place at the world cup. i'm not trying to undervalue the whole squad, we had beasts and a perfect team chemistry, but the special role that miroslav klose had was what seperated germany from other teams. only reason this wasn't the most succesfull run in internation history is thanks to that damn spanish team. most unlucky timing but banger games. let's all celebrate that whole generation of football players, it was the most enjoyable time for me as a football fan, not just for germany, it was peak football.

[@agoatwithnonamd]

Klose is the only football player that i have a shirt of. He is the one that i wanted when i was a young boy playing and watching football in germany at age 10 or 12. For me, he will forever be the GOAT. A humble man, not needing the spotlight like Ronaldo or others, simply dedicated to the sport and always pushing through. This strength of character is something that the Ronaldos, Ronaldinhos and Messis of the world have never come close to.

[@demidfranz6512]

I loved this video so much! Thank you for very emotional 16 minutes! I swear this video was something else!

[@leonhardable]

0:45 Klose played during a time where other countries barely watched german football, and he only played outside germany when he already was quite old. he was a beast during his time at Bayern München, and what the guy casually forgot to mention is that he had absolute air superiority and was a menace on high passes / corners / free kicks, and that he had great positioning and finishing. he was a little bit like thomas müller that way, he just stood where he had to stand and did what he had to do. but he looked less janky, and so i agree, none of his goals were flashy. he didnt need to be.

[@Lumibah]

as a German, Klose always come into my mind first when thinking about World Cups

[@OutlawIstSUS]

Schweinsteiger, Klose, Lahm and Podolski. Maybe Müller too.

[@poggerthefrog1219]

Waited So Long For This Vid, so glad a vi of Klose was finally made

[@johannesdenzer240]

Same bro

[@LukeCannotSkate]

There is no player I have more respect for than Klose. His playing and especially his persona are second to none and he's the type of player that is dearly missed in the German national team ever since he hung up the boots

[@Echo_Recon_01]

Finally a Miroslav Klose content. 😍 Thank you .

[@cultofsgc]

Need to do a video on Ruud Van Nistelrooy 👀

[@reecewilliams8056]

anyone who knows football understands how much of a great player he was and listening to this makes it even better knowing how much he put him self through to get what he wanted, in my opinion he is truly inspirational

[@blibla811]

It find it quite funny, that there was a video about Thomas Müller with the same sentiment saying that nobody would have him in mind at first when talking about top strikers. Yet he had massive success and I think overall very good numbers.

[@brunaciompi1717]

Muller is a second striker/attacking midfielder though

[@haltdeinmaul507]

It's very simple why he was so likeable. He was content with being a kog in the machine. No ego, only humility. In 2002 the game was different and he had immaculate timing being at the right time at the right place most of the time. Compare that to 2014. Its a completely different ballgame. If i recall correctly he even said it himself in an interview. Now he isnt meant to stay inside the box and wait for the right time, he is needed as an open man in between the lines. To be able to completely change your own game is something i admire even more than his records to be honest.

[@BlatheringBlighter]

I still remember when I was 9years old. When watching on the tv, my dad always said that it was going to be a goal whenever Klose got the ball in the enemy penalty area.

[@kevinmullner4280]

A wonderful human being he truly is. We need more of guys like him. In every country around the world. In this dark times where every player thinks more about his "WallabalooSchmonzoniStatus" all around pitch and game to become a high priced marketing non personality, Klose should still and always be remembered as a real gentleman of the sport and of human kind itself. He is an icon and a role model. I bow as deep as my back allows me to. Thank you for your service, Sir Miro.

[@Maitisanwj4]

Klose is one of the best German striker

[@DB-rl6ql]

He is the only Striker they had in the 21 st century 😂

[@Ehrle6969]

Mario gomez, werner ez child​@@DB-rl6ql

[@DB-rl6ql]

@@Ehrle6969 What have they done in National team

[@oeliminator]

He has been my favorite player since 2006. I had a great childhood and have the best football memories thanks to him! This man is such a humble and honest legend. Great video!

[@BoldSoulSports]

Soo,listen to this..That's a good one👀😉

[@kenshiownzyou]

I loved watching Klose, he was just so elegant. No flash, didn't talk trash.. nothing. Just there to score goals and help his teammates.

[@Max.Hartmann]

Klose is the only player who never was worst than 3rd place in 4 consecutive Worldcups: 2002: 2nd, 2006 3rd, 2010 3rd, 2014 WC Winner. Record or eternity

[@hiimawasteoftime8678]

I didn't forget. I think of him as the goat. I watched him as a kid. He wasn't fancy he worked he won. He is my childhood hero

[@KaiGoEnergy22]

Klose was the last world class scorer Germany had. You see what happened since he quit. Nowadays midfielders often play in the first row. Klose was a classic scorer: he knew where the goal is and where to be at the right time. And he had crazy header. He could jump ridiculously high

[@areeedan2889]

I always think of Klose. The no. 11 jersey. there are no one better than him when it comes to football in the D-box.

[@AntoniusTyas]

To kids spending their teen years in 2000s and early 2010s, Miroslav Klose was the real deal. Seeing him making his debut in 2002 World Cup made me believe Germany could win World Cup again. Took them quite a while but I was proven right either way.

[@peppercat1887]

He was forgettable cause he didnt like the media attention and showboating but instead relied on being arguably the fairest players in professional football history. As for his skills on the pitch: He is the ultimate Poacher. He had a weird, uncanny ability to READ the penalty area like nobody else and knew where to position himself. Defenders hated it cause he always outwitted them with perfect movement at perfect timing.

[@keevs2933]

One my favorite players, thank you for making a video about him 🙏🏼

[@JohannesLG12203]

in Germany, we still miss him. He was the most down to earth player I have ever seen, always very polite and humble. but he was also a true sportsman: one time at lazio, he accidently scored a goal with his arm, the referee wasnt sure, so he asked Klose. He addmitted scoring with his arm, and the goal got taken back.

[@anttilehtonen2948]

Like this video mentions that he actually assisted quite a lot of goals for a poacher. For the national team his ability to play combinations was really good. This was something that Mario Gomez bit lacked. He was not one dimensional fox in the box guy, but quite good all round player with tactical understanding and excellent work ethic. He was not the tallest of strikers, but exceptionally skilled in the air.

[@pugetsoundwaves]

If you don't highly rate Klose, you have 0 ball knowledge.

[@Eldariel15]

Looove that you're taking his assists into account, I'm always so annoyed at everyone - even articles and videos that talk positively about him - acts as if he just waited around in the box for his chance to score. He is very very good at finishing at a short distance but what made him truly remarkable is that he could do so much more than that, his intelligence and lack of self centeredness meant he always saw the path to the goal, he'd score it himself if needed but he could also pass and create chances for others beautifully and additionally even when he never even touched the ball in the leadup to a goal, if you looked more closely you'd so often see him being in the way of a defender or running in the opposite direction of a teammate, leading to defenders trying to stop him and move with him, leaving his teammate free. Such an intelligent, talented, hard working player. And yes if you do it for so long and work so hard you do develop a certain instinct but most of the time if you asked him after he could explain to you exactly what he did and why to make a goal happen. He knew exactly what he was doing and he did it very very well - really sad that a lot of ppl don't bother to pay enough attention to actually see everything he did on the pitch - it was a lot more than '''just'' scoring goals (not that just scoring goals would even be wrong - that's how you win after all)

[@Serryy]

Klose ist one of the best strikers who ever played. Football, and lots of fans forget that, isn't about fancy tricks. It's about scoring goals and preventing goals. Klose was an incredibly hard working striker who knew exactly where he had to be at all times to score. That level of game intelligence is very rare.

[@emin777]

I love Miroslav Klose, admire him a lot. Thank you for making this video and bring him justice. He was indeed the main orcestrator for Germany's success and championship in WC.

[@glennramstad8705]

i remember when he joined Lazio, i was shouting and cheering like a madman, Klose is a true Legend!

[@Karl-me4mh]

I always liked Klose's no bs way of playing. Efficient and straight to the point. No drama, no ego trips. Truly a team player. My favourite football player.

[@Auronfan02]

One of the most down to earth strikers....glad you show some love for him

[@Popmycherryyo]

I think everyone borned in the 80s or earlier know who Klose is. Hell, maybe even early 90s kids. He IS a legend, and for some insane reason, just as you showed in this video, a FREAK in the fact that he was just SO freaking good on the Germany team compared to later on in his clubs, and that's just...unheard of. A goal guarantisto (if that even is a word, prolly not..I'll make it one though!) Also, watching through this video, got me thinking how dirty Arsenal did Podolsky at the end of his career at the gunners. SUCH a good player just..."wasted away" for nothing I feel..super sad.

[@limonata-su6rg]

My best football memories are of Miro Klose Fussballgott during his time at Werder Bremen. He was never unassuming!

[@superred5]

Thanks so much for this great video. Worthy of this man's amazing contributions to Die Mannschafft.

[@zzeegermantube]

He's not forgotten!! And his golas were not "generic". I recall his 2002 WC appearance against Saudi Arabia. And can recall a few of his 2010 goals. But then I'm German.

[@RahulSharma-wq4qy]

Klose was one of my favourite players in FIFA 07, the first FIFA game I played. Been a fan of the guy ever since.

[@haanis5458]

Best football storytelling channel on youtube. His voice and accent is very calming

[@bigbendum8403]

One of my most liked player. Loved his style, mentality and most importantly, his finishing !

[@kaospat4173]

a striker best trait is still being at the right spot at the right time...and MK is the personification of exactly that