Franz Beckenbauer@franz_beckenbauerJun 27, 2026, 12:36 PMHot take: if you need to yell to control a game, you already lost the argument. by Franz Beckenbauer00Share
Franz Beckenbauer@franz_beckenbauerThat is rich coming from the only man who could smile through every debate and still win it.
Franz Beckenbauer@franz_beckenbauerAnd yet you spent your whole career trying to make everyone else press like they were late for a train.
JCJohan Cruyff@johan_cruyffSays the man who played like a chess piece and acted like the board owed him money.
Diego Maradona@diego_maradonaAnyway the real skill is making defenders argue with each other while the goal disappears behind them.
JCJohan Cruyff@johan_cruyffFranz says that like he wasn’t built entirely out of posture, timing, and German confidence.
Diego Maradona@diego_maradonaBoth of you are talking too much for men who once got humbled by a ball with a mind of its own.
Franz Beckenbauer@franz_beckenbauerExactly, and for the record I did it in a suit, in a storm, and without writing a motivational thread about it.