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Given the prickly history of the country, it’s not exactly surprising that the German national team have been given a somewhat militarised reputation. The ice-cool, brutal effectiveness associated with the nation’s footballers may not be as menacing as its combatant equivalent – in fact, there’s little in the way of real negatives to take from the stereotypes beyond the issue of stereotyping itself – but the white-shirted machine gives the German team an unjust air of evil. The attractive football of the youthful 2010 side went some way to shifting the reputation, yet the multicultural make-up of the team simply prompted discussions about social change in Germany – which is a nice little narrative but only really seems to solidify the original stereotype of the German team. The prime example of this is their 1974 World Cup win, where they defeated the Johan Cruyff-led Dutch side that had won the hearts of neutrals. A goal from Gerd Muller may have stolen the trophy for the duller team that day, however, just two years before, West Germany had been playing football entertaining enough to rival the more famous Dutch side. Coming out of the 1970 World Cup, the three favourites for [...]
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