blutgraetsche wrote:
EMP, I sent you my view on the article via PM.
Second, the article that compared South Africa's preparations for the WC with Germany' earlier was well written also. The standard of coaching is indeed a problem, and could explain South Africa's lack of success indeed. It is still a problem in Germany also, but fortunately, reforms have been made, and the next generation of German managers will have a much better tactical education than the current one.
Egypt as a role model for the other African nations makes a lot of sense also, although it takes time to build a professional league like that.
The part about the philosophical aspect of the game (Germany concentrating on mental strenght and fitness) is good also, albeit a bit stereotypical. The 1970s team that played brilliant football did build a legacy, because it is still seen as the best German national team ever, and was followed by the late 70s / 80s team of Schuster, Allofs, Müller and co. which was great also, in a time when the Bundesliga was undoubtedly the strongest league in Europe, and always the most attacking league of the big leagues.
The philosophical change came during the 1980s, the 1982 WC match between Italy and Brazil had a huge philosophical impact, because it meant the end of the "romatic" football approach, replaced by a pragmatic one. Italian football became dominant, the league overtook the others and became the strongest. That is one of the reasons why German football started to emphasise mental strenght and fighting spirit, in addition to a solid defence and 'pragmatic' football. But our roots, despite the 1954 win (a team which was very attacking btw., scored goals galore in that tournament, and should not definied by a single match against an all time great team in the final) were always attacking and positive, that's why Germans often loathed their national team when they won matches 'unfairly' in their eyes. Klinsmann just went back to our roots.
South Africa could learn a lot from the 'risky' approach Germany took after the 2004 disaster, and it remains to be seen if Santana is the right man indeed, a guy who basically has no clue about African football. I wish them the best, and hope that we will have a great WC in 2010, the first in Africa.
EMP wrote:What are you going to do now that he is coach of your team Otto?
, but honestly, that would not do them justice. Bayern at their height in the 1970s used to be very dominant also, probably more 'pragmatic' than Gladbach, but very attacking minded also.
katsche-1974 wrote:
Btw: Does Angela really support Holland?
katsche-1974 wrote:Have read this article. Very interesting. But why should every bundesliga club have a German coach? They want new ideas from abroad but no foreigners?
blutgraetsche wrote: Can you apply for a job at the KNVB, please?
then how do you explain our ability to play on ONE LEVEL with ultimate World Champs Brazil in 2002blutgraetsche wrote: "the lack of quality players was exposed in both ECs in 2000 and 2004 "
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