Germany, despite mostly being famous for breeding a mass murdering nut-job and for having a big wall in the middle for almost 3 decades, is also home to some fantastic automobile companies, beer and Heidi Klum. And therefore, we forgive it.
Germany is definitely one of the most popular teams in football. Not that they're exceptionally skilled or anything, but they're very pleasing to watch and easy to support. Its easy to see why the girls root for them. But even for people who are actually interested in football, Germany is a fascinating team. It has history, it has a highly successful league system (3rd best in Europe), one of the more loyal fan bases and an envious amount of talent. But also its called die Mannschaft, which is German for 'the man shaft'. That's half the battle won.
Their game has always been of a Northern style, direct and predictable, but immensely efficient. Their defense has always been solid. The German Wall, some pundits call it. But since Joachim Loew took over, he's made this team something it never quite was. Exciting. The transition from Klinsmann's 'We will smash the Poles through the wall!' to Loew's 'Football is not a martial art!', is huge. And hugely welcome.
And anyone who watched the 2010 World Cup will agree that Germany were the most inspired team of the lot. They played exceptional football, and even though Spain beat them, unconvincing though the victory was, they more than deserved their 3rd spot.
To be continued...
678,930 fence-sitters and 76,343 Spanish supporters now root for Germany.
Germany is definitely one of the most popular teams in football. Not that they're exceptionally skilled or anything, but they're very pleasing to watch and easy to support. Its easy to see why the girls root for them. But even for people who are actually interested in football, Germany is a fascinating team. It has history, it has a highly successful league system (3rd best in Europe), one of the more loyal fan bases and an envious amount of talent. But also its called die Mannschaft, which is German for 'the man shaft'. That's half the battle won.
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Their game has always been of a Northern style, direct and predictable, but immensely efficient. Their defense has always been solid. The German Wall, some pundits call it. But since Joachim Loew took over, he's made this team something it never quite was. Exciting. The transition from Klinsmann's 'We will smash the Poles through the wall!' to Loew's 'Football is not a martial art!', is huge. And hugely welcome.
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| Süddeutsche Zeitung, German for nose-picker. |
To be continued...
678,930 fence-sitters and 76,343 Spanish supporters now root for Germany.
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