Jurgen has quit as the Germany boss, it is a shame because he has built a good team out of mainly average players.
The German press and the German fans have put him through hell, none of which he deserved, he has won world cups for Germany, and was close to winning it as a manager. They have been trying really hard to get him to stay on, but only have themselves to blame.
'The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It's nothing of the kind. The game is about glory. It's about doing things in style, with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom.' - Danny Blanchflower
I'm very surprised at this news. Like you say, he did an excellent job on limited resources, and moulded a superb team. He proved what you can do if you persevere with something, and it is a shame if he feels that what was said before the World Cup has driven him out of the job. He's one of the more likeable people in the game
I remember when Klinsmann was at Spurs, he is so humble, been there, done it, and bought the T shirt. He would turn up in his old beetle, and park it next to all the sports cars, he is priceless.
'The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It's nothing of the kind. The game is about glory. It's about doing things in style, with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom.' - Danny Blanchflower
Yeah, he was being slated when he first arrived at Spurs, but soon won everyone over when he started playing. He was a fantastic player. We all know he liked a dive, but he cut that out of his game and concentrated solely on football. I remember Sir Alan (Ihate that name after the suck-ups on the Apprentice used to use it in the boardroom) saying he wouldn't wash his car with a signed Klinsmann shirt. and then took him back.
A wonderful ambassador for the game (Jurgen, not sugar)
Originally posted by AndyCardiff: Yeah, he was being slated when he first arrived at Spurs, but soon won everyone over when he started playing. He was a fantastic player. We all know he liked a dive, but he cut that out of his game and concentrated solely on football. I remember Sir Alan (Ihate that name after the suck-ups on the Apprentice used to use it in the boardroom) saying he wouldn't wash his car with a signed Klinsmann shirt. and then took him back.
A wonderful ambassador for the game (Jurgen, not sugar)
Jurgen did to English football what Henry does now, they both lifted it another level, problem with Klinsmann is he never stayed in one place long enough.
I remember when Spurs played Liverpool in the FA Cup, we knocked Liverpool out 2-1, Klinsmann scored the second, after the whistle the Kop stood up and gave Klinsmann a standing ovation, he said in all the places he had played England was the best, he had never had such treatment from the opposition after beating them, and they surprised him and left him close to tears.
'The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It's nothing of the kind. The game is about glory. It's about doing things in style, with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom.' - Danny Blanchflower
Originally posted by AndyCardiff: We could do with more foreign players like Klinsmann and Henry, rather than Cristiano Ronaldo and Arjen Robben
Ronaldo and Robben are good players but are just not in the mould of Klinsmann and Henry. Klinsmann said that the best strike partner he has ever had was Sheringham, because of the way Teddy read the game and made sure the ball was always there for Klinsmann, or Teddy was always there to recieve it, he classed Sheringham the best strike partner in the world, but just imagine Klinsmann and Henry together.
'The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It's nothing of the kind. The game is about glory. It's about doing things in style, with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom.' - Danny Blanchflower
