Ballack: German Hero snubs German Fans

Chocolate Thunder

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Ballack: German Hero snubs German Fans

by Chocolate Thunder Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:19 am

Michael Ballack snubbed 35,000 German fans after the final in Vienna on Sunday. The German skipper had a serious run-in with general manager Oliver Bierhoff when he was asked to hold up a banner thanking them for their support during the tournament. The Chelsea midfield star refused - saying he thought the banners were cheap and nasty - and the thank-you gesture was abandoned despite the team's supporters staying in the stadium to applaud their team long after the final whistle. - Irish Daily Mail

Classy Smile

Enigma

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Re: Ballack: German Hero snubs German Fans

by Enigma Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:58 am

Banners are cheap and shitty anyways. I don't blame him.

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Re: Ballack: German Hero snubs German Fans

by dont panic! Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:58 am

Enigma wrote:Banners are cheap and shitty anyways. I don't blame him.

i agree with you there...and those stupid childish t-shirts the german team have to wear in berlin after every tournament...incredibly childish..

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Re: Ballack: German Hero snubs German Fans

by anglophileHedgehog Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:22 am

Ade Alonso wrote:Michael Ballack snubbed 35,000 German fans after the final in Vienna on Sunday. The German skipper had a serious run-in with general manager Oliver Bierhoff when he was asked to hold up a banner thanking them for their support during the tournament. The Chelsea midfield star refused - saying he thought the banners were cheap and nasty - and the thank-you gesture was abandoned despite the team's supporters staying in the stadium to applaud their team long after the final whistle. - Irish Daily Mail

Classy

The thing was, with all the joking about that Ballack is the perennial runner-up etc, you do have to remember that it does affect or hit him. And so I can really understand why he wouldn't want to do that right after the game--I think the main point wasn't that he thought the banners were "cheap and nasty" but that he wanted some time to settle his thoughts and deal with the whole thing rather than get told "now put on a brave smile and wave to the fans".

And the thank you gestures were not abandoned. Other players stepped up. Podolski and Odonkor did carry the banners in the end.

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Re: Ballack: German Hero snubs German Fans

by Lesley Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:46 am

anglophileHedgehog wrote:The thing was, with all the joking about that Ballack is the perennial runner-up etc, you do have to remember that it does affect or hit him. And so I can really understand why he wouldn't want to do that right after the game--I think the main point wasn't that he thought the banners were "cheap and nasty" but that he wanted some time to settle his thoughts and deal with the whole thing rather than get told "now put on a brave smile and wave to the fans".

And the thank you gestures were not abandoned. Other players stepped up. Podolski and Odonkor did carry the banners in the end.