They had a sweeper with more skill than a striker, a permed rocket-launcher who played where he chose, and a predator with 64-centimetre thighs. They had nicknames like ‘The Terrier’, ‘The Cat From Anzing’, ‘Iron Foot’, ‘Der Kaiser’ and ‘Der Bomber’. They were, of course, Helmut Schon’s West Germans. They produced some enrapturing statistics over FIFA World Cup™ campaigns in England, Mexico and on home soil.