GERMANY…..I want to try and explain why…..by far and no doubt…..Germany was the strongest team….my friend Dash kept posting on Facebook….. “FC Bayern” and I would laugh because I knew the secret…..the national team was basically FC Bayern (a club based in Munich, Germany)……Thomas Muller, Bastian Schweinsteiger , Toni Kroos, Mario Götze, Manuel Neuer, Phillip Lamm, Jerome Boateng….. “AND”….. Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski are “Ex-Bayerns”……..and Mesut Özil has been part of the National team for a long time….. the coach could’ve replaced any player….and the next one would step right in..…they all knew each other!….the coach could’ve opened up a lawn chair, popped a cold one and read the paper while they practiced…..they slapped Portugal…..and crushed Brazil….literally!….and as far as I’m concerned….Bastian Schweinsteiger was the MVP of the games….FC Bayern has dominated the German Football League (Bundesliga) for a while…..last year they were so far ahead on points….I stopped watching the games….even if they lost one….so what…..the rest of the players on the National Team played each other all season…..so how could they not gel together…..and Arjen Robben (Netherland National Team) and Franck Ribery (France National Team) are Bayern players…now imagine if “they” played with their teammates.
NOW THE REST OF YOU SORRY LOT…..
Croatia…..I don’t know what happened….you used to have a great team
Mexico….I was rooting for ya dog.
Cameroon….I think you had your 15 minutes of fame years ago
Spain…..What the hell happened??
Netherlands….You and Germany would’ve been a “Great” final
Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Greece, Costa Rica, Algeria….You better watch out…because they have a lot of heart
Australia…..I don’t know…..rugby maybe?
Ghana….They had a guy running down the right side of the field and he was killing DaMarcus Beasley (USA)…Beasley was doing “ankle breakers”….he was killing him…..we were lucky that game.
France….I guess they’re finally over Zidane…nice games….for a country which has racial problems….it’s hard to understand why when you look at their National Team.
THE REST OF YOU…..Go practice!
BRAZIL…..Ya’ll really have to go back to the drawing board….that was like reverse “bullying”….followed by a Chris Tucker….. “DAMN!”….a shock to the system of an entire country…..you need a whole bunch of Neymar’s……and you have thousands of them!
ARGENTINA…..You can’t rely on one person to win the game….Messi tried but you blew a few good shots….and I would love to see Messi race Usain Bolt in a 100 meter race….because that dude is fast.
ITALY, PORTUGAL, SPAIN AND ENGLAND…..You guys sucked!…..and I can talk junk because I made it further than you….so I’m allowed to talk shit……and counting on one person to do it all…..I picked you to win it Spain.
BELGIUM….Now you and Switzerland were a surprise.
URUGUARY…..Luis Suárez…..you need some serious help….because you are one ill puppy (no insult to dog owner’s – but you know what I mean)…..you didn’t learn a damn thing from your suspension from the Premier League….you were found guilty or racially abusing a player, fined and banned 8 games…..and now all of a sudden during the game…..you were hungry and had a taste for Italian?….you do realize you bit a guy on “GLOBAL TV” right?
USA…..Now,….. I hope one day all of us will experience how it feels to roots for your country when it comes to this global game……and it’s nice to see many are coming together to watch the games….Chicago had a “Mile Road “ thing….lots a spots opened up…..Cynthia in Washington found a spot 2 hours before the final started……..and that’s a good start…..but countries like Spain, Brazil, Italy, Germany, Argentina, etc….. “THEY STOP!” …..the streets are full and as soon as the ball is kicked….. “EVERYTHING STOPS!”…..this is the only sport where you can get an entire country to react at the same time….when a goal is scored….there is one beautiful “ROAR” of voices….at the same time …all around the country…….there are parties, dinners, restaurants and bars are full…..it’s not like rooting for the Cowboys or the Lakers…..they are rooting for their country and the passion is unbelievable…..and sometimes that passion can get out of hand….riots, looting, shootings …when you lose……but when your team wins….streets are blocked off and it’s an all-night party….they love the game….we’re just getting to know it…..so please listen to Jürgen Klinsmann because he has great ideas to make us greater…..and so what if he isn’t American….no one said anything when Bela Karolyi coached Mary Lou Retton and she won 5 medals in the Olympics…..you think Bayern Munchen, Manchester United or Chelsea fans are complaining because their coach is from someplace else?….they’re winning!…..but I will say one thing…..people were impressed by our performance over here….was kind of sad when we ran out of gas against Portugal and Belgium….I will say I was happy we only kept Germany to one point (and that was a lucky rebound)…..that alone was a win….and if I can walk into a bar and I’m the only one wearing a USA team jersey…..and I have a great time with the fans I’m playing against…..that’s what the game is all about!….regardless, you root for your team!!!….we’re getting there…..the talent is there…….but we still have a ways to go….and those of you who are still against Expats playing on our National Team….remember this…..they are Americans….and think back to who scored some of the goals….the USA coach is basically saying we need to pay more attention to the U-17 up to 20 (or 21) squads…..over here…kids are scouted at a very early age….the Expats know this….maybe we can do the same.
AND F.I.F.A…..Like the signs said which were going around in different countries…. “F…FIFA”….you guys are crooks! ….you did the same thing to Brazil……just like you did to South Africa….you took the money and walked…..you didn’t even have to run….empty stadiums left around the countries and the people are still screwed….and you didn’t give them one thin dime!…AND QATAR 2022!…..they don’t even have a damn team!