Match of the Decade

[epic73]

Minnows Germany take on the mighty San Marino. Discuss.

 

[TomPNE94]

No.

 

[Dirk]

Stoned?
Too much celebration after Donald Ducks election as the new president 2 days ago?

 

[SALTIRE]

Minnows Germany take on the mighty San Marino. Discuss.

Aren't you Yanks playing the Mehicans as well? Post-Trump that should be interesting...

 

[epic73]

Aren't you Yanks playing the Mehicans as well? Post-Trump that should be interesting...

Eh. San Marino > USA

 

[SALTIRE]

Eh. San Marino > USA

Are you quite ashamed of your country just now? Don't blame you tbh mate!

 

[Stevencc]

Thomas Muller described this match as having "nothing to do with professional football".

San Marino's press officer responded with this...(poor translation)...

Dearest Thomas Müller,

You're right. The games like that on a Friday night, they're nothing. To you. On the other hand, dear Thomas, you don't need to come up to San Marino almost free in a weekend in which, without the bundesliga, would you be able to be with your wife on the couch of your luxurious house or who knows, you might have to take part in Any event organised by sponsors to pay several thousands of euros. I believe you but allow me to give you 10 good reasons why I think the game San Marino - Germany has been very helpful and maybe you'll think it over and let me know your opinion...

1. It served to show you that not even against the teams poor as our can you make a goal and don't say you're pissed when simoncini you denied the entrance between the markers...

2. It served to make it clear to your managers (do it to know even at beckenbauer and rummenigge) that football is not owned by them but it is of all those who love him, among which, like it or not, we are also US.

3. It served to remember hundreds of journalists from all over Europe that there are still guys who follow their dreams and not your checks.

4. It served to confirm that you Germans you will never change and that history has taught you not even that "bullying" is not always guarantee of victory.

5. It served to make the 200 guys San Marino who have followed the game for what reason their coaches ask him to always work at the most. Who knows that one day all their sacrifice will not be repaid with a game against the champions of the world.

6. It served to your Federation (and also to our) to collect the money of the rights of image with which, in addition to pay you the trouble, they can build plants for the kids of your own country, schools, football stadiums safer... Our Federation, I'll let you in on a secret, build a new football pitch in a remote village called acquaviva. You could build it with six months of your salary, we'll do it with the rights of 90 minutes of game. Not bad right?

7. It served to a country as big as a field of your stage of Monaco to go in the paper for a good reason, because a football match is always a good reason.

8. It served to your friend gnabry to begin with, in national and scoring three goals. Now you can ask the werder the renewal of the contract to twice of what he has earned so far.

9. It served to some sammarinese a little sad to remember that we have a real national. It's going to happen ahead even from you that you are almost perfect that someone wakes up when you lose and you start to break up the boxes, right?

10. It served to make me realize that even if you wear the most beautiful model of uniforms of adidas underneath you're always the ones that put white socks under the sandals.

With Love, your Alan.

 

[AnimoEtFide]

Let's hope the head of the SFA takes note and publishes a list of 10 reasons explaining why we should be playing competitive fixtures against the likes of Scotland.

 

[Dirk]

Thomas Muller described this match as having "nothing to do with professional football".

San Marino's press officer responded with this...(poor translation)...

Dearest Thomas Müller,

You're right. The games like that on a Friday night, they're nothing. To you. On the other hand, dear Thomas, you don't need to come up to San Marino almost free in a weekend in which, without the bundesliga, would you be able to be with your wife on the couch of your luxurious house or who knows, you might have to take part in Any event organised by sponsors to pay several thousands of euros. I believe you but allow me to give you 10 good reasons why I think the game San Marino - Germany has been very helpful and maybe you'll think it over and let me know your opinion...

1. It served to show you that not even against the teams poor as our can you make a goal and don't say you're pissed when simoncini you denied the entrance between the markers...

2. It served to make it clear to your managers (do it to know even at beckenbauer and rummenigge) that football is not owned by them but it is of all those who love him, among which, like it or not, we are also US.

3. It served to remember hundreds of journalists from all over Europe that there are still guys who follow their dreams and not your checks.

4. It served to confirm that you Germans you will never change and that history has taught you not even that "bullying" is not always guarantee of victory.

5. It served to make the 200 guys San Marino who have followed the game for what reason their coaches ask him to always work at the most. Who knows that one day all their sacrifice will not be repaid with a game against the champions of the world.

6. It served to your Federation (and also to our) to collect the money of the rights of image with which, in addition to pay you the trouble, they can build plants for the kids of your own country, schools, football stadiums safer... Our Federation, I'll let you in on a secret, build a new football pitch in a remote village called acquaviva. You could build it with six months of your salary, we'll do it with the rights of 90 minutes of game. Not bad right?

7. It served to a country as big as a field of your stage of Monaco to go in the paper for a good reason, because a football match is always a good reason.

8. It served to your friend gnabry to begin with, in national and scoring three goals. Now you can ask the werder the renewal of the contract to twice of what he has earned so far.

9. It served to some sammarinese a little sad to remember that we have a real national. It's going to happen ahead even from you that you are almost perfect that someone wakes up when you lose and you start to break up the boxes, right?

10. It served to make me realize that even if you wear the most beautiful model of uniforms of adidas underneath you're always the ones that put white socks under the sandals.

With Love, your Alan.

Much ado about nothing!

After today's Italy match Thomas Müller made it clear that his interview wasn't meant as disrespect against San Marino and that they may misinterpreted it. He even put the original interview from the sport1.de website as a link on his facebook side (which you linked in your post) to proof it . The Interview is of course in German but I can't be arsed now to give a translation.

So, the stereotype of Germans in the answer from the San Marino Press Officer

4. It served to confirm that you Germans you will never change and that history has taught you not even that "bullying" is not always guarantee of victory.

is wrong. Germans have learnt their lesson from History. Maybe he is the one who never learns (to give up stereotypes)

 

[GodsGift]

 

[Dirk]

My favourite episode from Fawlty Towers. I watch this episode 2 times a year, on Sept1st and May8th

 

[mente captus]

as a german i always had the intention to ask a brit:

WHICH OF ALL THE FUCKING WARS WE WERE IN DO YOU MEAN?