German national football team coach Julian Nagelsmann launched a violent attack on an opinion poll conducted by the ARD television network in his country, describing it as a “racist and crazy” poll.
A few days ago, the German state broadcasting network ARD conducted a survey about the Germans’ desire to have white players in the ranks of the national team that is preparing to compete in the upcoming European Nations Cup finals on home soil. On June 14th Present.
The results concluded that 21% of those surveyed answered “yes” to a question directed to about 1,304 participants, which prompted national team player Joshua Kimmich to criticize the matter, describing the report, which will be published next Wednesday, as racist.
“We need an awakening”
The adult trainer said 36 years oldIn a press conference yesterday: “Kimmich’s response was really good, and I see the poll in the same way. The statement question was crazy. I was really shocked that these questions were asked, and that there are people who respond to these questions. This is truly racist.”
Nagelsmann, who is preparing with his men to play a friendly match this Monday evening with Ukraine, added: “There are many people in the world who are forced to flee their country and are looking for a safe country, and we in Germany are doing well in securing that, and I think it is crazy to prevent that thing.” “.
The former Bayern Munich coach continued: “We all go on vacations to learn about other cultures, but when we receive these cultures here, do we start complaining about them? This is really strange. This national team can be a role model for bringing together people from different cultures, and anyone can play football.” “With good footwork, he will be called upon to be a senior player in the national team and give everything for Germany.”
And he concluded Nagelsmann: “I hope I don’t read anything about such bad polls again. We need a real awakening, gentlemen.”
Many did not agree with the poll
For his part, Karl Falks, director of sports at ARD, which commissioned the poll, said that the company was “shocked that the results are what they are, but they are also an expression of the social situation in Germany today.”
The survey showed that the majority of participants, 65%, did not agree or refrained from interacting with the question.
The German coach had indicated that the player Ilkay Gundogan, the star midfielder of Turkish origin, would wear the armband, and this would be what Manuel Neuer, captain of the Bayern Munich team, would wear.