capelloA feature on the Bild website caught my eye this morning. Under the heading “The English want to steal Hunt”, there is an article on Werder Bremen striker Aaron Hunt who is being watched by Fabio’s scouts with a view to introducing him to the english national football team. Apparently, as far as Bild is concerned, it should be a forgone conclusion that Hunt, who has a german father but an english mother, should, if at all, play for Germany.

Their arguments are hard to follow though, especially in light of the fact that Germany “stole” Mesut Özil, their mid-field star, from the Turks. I can well remember how german manager Jogi Löw pounced on the youngster, who is the son of turkish immigrants, and gave him a game in the national team after hearing reports that the Turks wanted him to play for Turkey.

However, this story will undoubtedly give the German Bild and the British Sun the chance to go for each others throats (hasn’t it been quiet since the arguments about towels on deckchairs), but I do see a problem the way that things are developing in national football teams.

Let’s have a look at the players who are currently playing for Germany. This could, to be honest, be any number of teams, but as I am familiar with this team, my choice has fallen.

Lucas Podolski (Poland), Miroslav Klose (Poland), Gerald Asamoah (Ghana), Kakau (Brazil), Sami Khedira (Tunisia),  Mesut Özil & Serdar Tasci (Turkey) all have their roots in countries outside of Germany. Looking at this line-up, I don’t see any reason at all for the tears of the “Bild”