Flaming Italians openly in the German media begun right after Italy beat England. It's not only tabloids, but even in serious TV programs & broadsheets.
Hate on Italians since 2006 is widely accepted in the community & it is this lack of character of the German team & their fans that I can't bring myself to cheer for them. I'm living in this country & I'm hearing/seeing ugly shit 24/7. If it is bothering me as a non-Italian, I don't even wanna know how Italians feel about this.
No sign of respect for the opponent, no sportsmanship but just pure arrogance. They talk as if they're 100% convinced they'll win the cup. & it's not only this time... every time they participate in a tournament, the same ugly character can be seen all over the country. You're simply not supposed to win against them, cuz then you'll be cursed & hated forever.
It's basically the same reason why there was a second World War in my opinion: Because the German mind can't cope with the idea of accepting a loss.
Right now as I'm writing this, the TV is showing footage from the semi-final game between Italy-Germany from WC 1970 (Facchetti is playing
), in which Italy is leading 1-0 & playing hard Catenaccio. The commentator is bad mouthing the Italian team like crazy.
Why motherfuckers? Why? What's the point of showing this today, right now? To hype the people & the Italy-hate even more?
I switched to another channel & Olaf Thon, the former German player is being interviewed about the game. He just said "Italians are no pigs but they will play dirty."
Unbelievable... just unbelievable...
I just hope Italy beats them today once again cuz after all the bad mouthing & the hate, seeing them crying, whining faces all over the streets & in the news, is simply epic & priceless.