PHOTO: San Marino Communication Director pen a letter to Thomas Muller, lashing-out at him and team mates, saying “Football doesn’t belong to you”
German International Thomas Muller after Germany’s World Cup Qualifier
game, in which they won 8-0, criticized Fifa and UEFA saying it was a waste of
time playing against San Marino. He said:
“I don't understand the point of such uneven games like these, even
moreso because of the crowded fixture list.
"I understand that for them it is special to play against the world
champions, I understand also that they can only defend with tough tackling.
"For this reason, though, I wonder if these are not games which
bring unnecessary risks.”
Heinz also supported Muller, with him saying:
“San Marino has got nothing to do with professional football.”!!
I must say, these statements are ridiculous and they seem to forget
football is not about the size of your country, or the numbers of professional
footballers a country have...what are these German guys feeling like...oshi!! I will tear my German passport for this!!!
The statements did not go down well with many football lovers, and most
especially San Marino fans, in which the director of communications was quick
to send a reply to the Germans: Alan Gasperoni, issued a ten-point rebuttal of
Muller's comments in which he criticised their arrogance and also their
stereotypical penchant for wearing socks with sandals...It reads:
"Dearest Thomas Muller,
You're right. The games like that on
a Friday night, they're nothing. To you. On the other hand, dear Thomas, you do
not need to come to San Marino for almost nothing in a weekend in which,
without the Bundesliga, you could have spent with your wife on the sofa of you luxury
villa or, who knows, you could have taken part in some events organised by your
sponsors to bank several thousand euros. I believe you, but allow me to give 10
good reasons for which I think the San Marino-Germany match was very useful and
if only you could could think about it and let me know what you think:
1.
It served to show you that not even against the
teams as poor as ours you can't score a goal - and don't say you weren't pissed
when Simoncini stopped you scoring...
2.
It served to make it clear to your managers (and
even at Beckenbauer and Rummenigge) that football is not owned by them but by
of all those who love it, among which, like it or not, WE are included.
3.
It served to remind hundreds of journalists from
all over Europe that there are still guys who follow their dreams and not your
rules.
4.
It served to confirm that you Germans you will
never change and that history has taught you that "bullying" is not
always guarantee of victory.
5.
It served to show the 200 guys in San Marino who
play the game for whatever reason why their coaches ask them to always work
their hardest. Who knows - maybe one day all their sacrifice will not be repaid
with a game against the champions of the world.
6.
It served to your Federation (and also to ours) to
collect the money of image rights with which, in addition to paying you for
your trouble, they can build pitches for the kids of your own country, schools,
and make football stadiums safer... Our Federation, I'll let you in on a
secret, is building a new football pitch in a remote village called Acquaviva.
You could build it with six months of your salary, we'll do it with the rights
of 90 minutes of game. Not bad right?
7.
It served to a country as big as your pitch in Munich
to go in the paper for a good reason, because a football match is always a good
reason.
8.
It served to your friend Gnabry to begin with, in
the national team and scoring three goals.
9.
It made some Sanmarinese people a little happy to
remember that we have a real national team.
10.
It's served to make me realise that even if you
wear the most beautiful adidas kits, underneath you're always the ones that put
white socks under their sandals.
With Love, your Alan."
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