I remember being 8 years old coming back from a dentist appointment and switching on the TV to see Lineker talking an hour before the 1st games kick off with Brandenburg Gate in the background, one of the biggest memories I have as an excited young football fan.
That's real harsh Mr Alan Hansen - "Germany have no real genuine top class players in that starting eleven" ??? Hello - Poldolski, Klose, Frings, Lahm, Friedrich !!! Very good players in 2006, went on to be all time great players for Germany. Hansen has always talked a lot of shit anyway.
Only ballack was Germany's really big star, Klose, Podolski and the others you mentioned were good and young players but not the big starts like zidane, ronaldo, pirlo ect, that's what he meant.
Well they got further than their so called favourites in this conversation England, Brazil & Argentina. This German side lacking so called quality finished 3rd, Went on to be runners up 2 years later at the Euro's too.
