An expert’s brilliant explanation of why people shouldn’t be upset about Germany’s elimination from the World Cup has gone viral.
Germany is in the worst possible shape right now, having been knocked out of the World Cup in the group stage twice in a row. They are now a team in transition with reports suggesting that the German Football Federation is making changes from the ground up to produce players who can once again dominate world football.
However, it is a team that has dominated international football for a long time. And Pakistani writer and pundit Ahmer Naqvi has poetically explained why there should be no sympathy for the football team he describes as the “Football Angel of Death”.
According to Naqvi, the German team has crushed more World Cup dreams than any other nation.
Clip from ?Germany by .@karachikhatmal, with English subtitles. It’s too good to be limited to a desi audience. pic.twitter.com/6NWKml1Kfe
— ansarim (@ansarim) December 6, 2022
It exquisitely gave viewers a history lesson on how many countries Germany has brutally eliminated over the years. It starts with the great Hungarian team of 1954, which featured Ferenc Puskas. Despite being “regarded as one of the greatest teams of all time”, they were beaten by West Germany.
He then mentioned Johan Cruyff’s iconic 1974 Dutch team, known for pioneering the concept of total football. They were also knocked out by West Germany. Fast forward to 1982, where he mentions how the West Germans colluded with Austria to eliminate Algeria, denying them a historic chance to qualify for the second round. And in the same tournament they defeated the magic team ‘Golden Square’ from France while sending their goalie into a coma.
He goes on to mention how West Germany shattered Maradona’s dream in 1990, crushed South Korea’s hopes by defeating them in the semi-finals in their home country in 2002, ended Argentina’s chance to win with Maradona managing Messi in 2010 before to ‘bury’ England’s gold. generation, and sent Brazil into ‘far-right fascism’ by subjecting them to the trauma of a 7-1 defeat before defeating Argentina in the final, effectively destroying Messi’s chance to be a hero to his country.
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The clip has gone absolutely viral with soccer fans around the world praising the Pakistani writer’s incredible monologue.
One tweeted: “I’m not that into soccer but I found it hilarious! A brilliant shot, and expertly told.”
Another tweeted: “Wow this has to be one of the best analysis of a football team I have ever seen. I wish more experts were like this instead of boring robots.”
And most of them loved the part where he joked that the 7-1 loss was the reason why Brazil slipped into far-right fascism.
I love the implication here that Brazil’s generational trauma in 2014 was the reason the country slid into authoritarianism soon after. Maybe it goes both ways and Lula’s victory means another victory this year. https://t.co/4zKYjJ5Klp
— New Left EViews (@NewLeftEViews) December 7, 2022
“they slid into far-right fascism afterwards” LMAOOOOOOOO https://t.co/ucJA1w7Q6L
— ST(?, ?) (@seyitaylor) December 8, 2022
