Saturday 2 June 2007

Germany vs San Marino - The Show is over. Really?

It gets more and more disgusting to watch games of the German national team. Not because they don't play well. On the contrary, the german team - at the moment - plays some of the most beautiful football in Europe. Still they know when they have to work to score and don't rush things. What a different picture compared to the grey and dull times with coaches like Berti Vogts, Erich Ribbeck or Rudi Völler.

No, what I am talking about is the fans. Those masses attracted to the sport of football because of this huge event last summer we all remember to well. The World Cup.
Now, what happened back then was that suddenly every single person in this country became a football maniac in an instant. Problem is, they have absolutely no knowledge on football whatsoever. they talk like they know everything but behind that facade there is nothing.
Germany won against San Marino today. The score was 6:0. Nothing special there. But the first goal was scored only seconds before half time and you could hear the crowd getting anxious over the entire first half. There were even whistles from the audience when there was a pass that didn't reach its aim.
Of course people have the right to be frustrated when their team isn't playing that well. But I can hardly imagine the people sitting in the stadium suffering with their league team every goddamn saturday. I just can't. And those guys simply don't have the right to get frustrated at a football match. Especially not at an international match.

Why? Because they are not fans. They claim to be fans but they are not. They are there for the event. A mass event to celebrate themselves. If it wasn't football it would be something else, I'm sure. All wearing their jerseys and headbands and scarfs and so on. But they won't ever go to a regular league match. What a different crowd were the English supporters in Cologne when England played Sweden there during the World Cup. Passion, excitement and overwhelming support for theit team. Yeah, they are a bunch of illmannered lads, but , c'mon, that's football. If you want guys with manners go watch cricket or some other gentlemen sport.

I for myself am pretty sure I won't ever set foot into a stadium where the German national team plays. Because of those so called German "fans".

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