Josip Stanišić starts for Croatia against Cyprus 🇭🇷 pic.twitter.com/NR9QQENxmk— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) October 8, 2021
from Motika this is why DFB needs to permanently cap tie Samardzic ASAP. Who knows if he changes his mind. These Croatians, Serbians, Bosnians, etc aren't attached to Germany. Just reading this sounds like someone who has no attachments to Germany......just born, raised and 100% German dev............
tend to think German-Turks while strongly attached to Turkey.....bottom line more oppurtunistic when it comes to NT. Would choose dfb for trophies and career. but Serbs, Bosnians, Croatians don't give a shit about that would choose non-Germany option or extremly hard to keep. funny how we can beat England for likes of duals but flop vs Balkans-Italy.
Balkan boys generally hold onto a strong connection to their family's heritages, especially heightened if their parents or grandparents came from war time situations. Austria has a bit more history with the Balkan countries due to the former Austro-Hungarian empire. As there's already early assimilation, examples being Red Bull owner Dieter Mateschitz and retired player Andreas Ivanschitz. There's other examples of Slavic names assimilated into more Germanic looking formats. I wouldn't be surprised if names like Gregoritsch or Grillitsch had some Slavic ancestry influence as well. Germany has examples of this blend typically in the east with some Polish influence. Such as the city called Bautzen has a Polish equivalent named of Budziszyn. The city of Berlin has a history of Dutch settlers as well when the city was developed. Other influences are also along the Dutch/Belgian borders, along with the northern tip of the country and Denmark. While Switzerland has a pretty multicultural of a NT, including several notable players of Balkan background. For them it looks like a mixture of different reasons, including that they make up some of the better talents in their national pool and have an easier way to be included into the NT.
LMAO wtf does being a black man have to do with anything? Its like duals these days giving - reactions towards Germany as to why they don't play for us instead of saying it more politely. 00 CF Jesaja Herrman declares for Ghana (PS his father was sacked as Ghana coach. https://footy-ghana.com/2021/10/i-w...n-ck-akonnors-son-declares-to-play-for-ghana/
If Lazar does not get nominated for Senior action next month, I fear he might be tempted to play for Serbia NT.
you can't call up a player who hasn't brokenthrough XI regularly to Seniors, I'm sure he knows that. and he only rejected dfb YNT call up to breakthrough club, Netz did same thing. he's a U21 call up, come 2023 and he could jump to Seniors.
according to Jesaja Herrmann, “And now in my generation, there are also lot of Ghanaian players who’ll like to play for Ghana also like Richmond Tachie, who plays for Dortmund II. John Yeboah playing for Willem II in Holland.” -Tachie done well in 3rd Liga-RL but has 0 dfb prospects. Would think 2BL next for him -Yeboah Still DFB U21 eligible but has been unable to translate his potential seen at Youth club and YNT to adult sector mixed in with bad efficiency uptop. Bench player in Eredivisie, seems unlikely to play dfb again tbh, main reason huge competition.
00-01s aka U21 who don't play dfb. Fabisch, F.Nmecha, Stanisic, Gruev, Pasalic, Lotka, Nawrocki, Jastrzembski, Azhil, Cuni, Evina, Ontuzans, Zauner, Noss, Eyibil, Sijaric, Kutucu, Uzun, Lamti, Werthmuller, Cestic, Limani, Berisha, Zylla, Kurbashyan, Ghubasaryan, K.Bukusu, Question Mark over -Klimowicz, uncomitted -Butler, Hawkins last played USYNT years ago only friendlies -according to July reps Talabidi will play for Togo......although bad that he's irrelevant in Swiss 2nd division.................. -Herrmann wants to ditch if Ghana call up -Yeboah was claimed to want to play Ghana by Herrmann -Agha last with Slovakia camp MIssing any?
1BL/Wolfsburg debut ⏱️ 83' | Another sub for the Wolves 🔁Felix Nmecha ⬆️@DLukebakio ⬇️#FCUWOB | 2-0#VfLWolfsburg 🟢⚪️— VfL Wolfsburg EN/US 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 (@VfLWolfsburg_EN) October 16, 2021
Looks like Antonio Colak has found his level with Malmo in the Swedish league. Among the top scorers in the league with 10 goals in 19 games so far. Has also scored 5 times in their Champions League qualifiers.
🇹🇷♥️ Nuri Sahin has ended his professional career and will from now on be headcoach of Antalyaspor!#BVB🗞 AS via @BananenTorj pic.twitter.com/EAo2taJWW9— BVB Newsblog (@bvbnewsblog) October 16, 2021
F.Nmecha (might still play DFB) made back to back matches for Wolfsburg as he played 20 min in CL today, His 5th pro cap and 2nd in CL. find it annoying that Nmecha getting integration while Wolfsburg axes II and just screws their own players. F.Nmecha had 72 min of pro experience prior to Wolfsburg not much diff than 0. But of course luring players=promise of game time. ridicoulous how clusb promise things to players to lure but nothing for own....
05 attacker Romeo Ivelj was with Croatia u17 this month. increasing # of German-Croatian getting poached. was with dfb just last year......
found a new German dual. 99 RB Lopez at FC Basel. https://www.transfermarkt.us/sergio-lopez/profil/spieler/523972 López was born in Remscheid, Germany to German-born parents of Spanish descent; all four of his grandparents are Spanish. He holds both German and Spanish passports, and moved to Spain at the age of 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_López_(footballer,_born_1999) looks like this season is his pro breakthrough season too.
leading scorers of past 2 Swiss U18=German-Swiss -03 CF Muci for 2020-2021 season had 22 goals in 17 matches. This season has 3 1st caps with Lugano in Swiss 1st. Also a Swiss YNT player. -04 CF Polat leading scorer for 2021-2022 with 8 goals in 9 matches. Not capped by Swiss. Swiss and Austrian youth leagues as decent amount of Germans or German duals.
following 94 GK Vlachodimos , #1 of Greece 99 GK Okoye, #1 of Nigeria wonder when 98 GK Kohn will ger Swiss Senior call up. Is #1 for Salzburg and playing CL. German born and produced GK with German dad and Swiss mom. Played dfb u15-u18 (only friendlies) to than Swiss U19-U21. but continues to show how German GKa=more breakthrough outside 1BL/Germany than in Germany. Schubert breaking through Eredivisie too. 97 GK F.Muller is still our last 1BL GK. Grill on loan to Norway and Dahmen is Mainz bench have 1BL exp but no real breakthrough.
Okoye reportedly may have an offer this January from Nice in Ligue 1. But seems like he remains focused on building up his experience first in the Eredivisie. https://punchng.com/okoye-places-career-ahead-of-money/
Well, things change quickly. Watford have completed the signing of Maduka Okoye for 7 million. The move will be finalized in January 2022, and Okoye to be loaned back to Sparta Rotterdam for remainder of the season. He originally moved there from Fortuna Duesseldorf on a free transfer in 2020. https://www.transfermarkt.de/ex-for...r-rekordsumme-zum-fc-watford/view/news/395020 ✍️ We're pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached to sign Maduka Okoye on January 1, 2022.The Nigerian goalkeeper joins from @SpartaRotterdam where he will return on loan until the end of the 2021/22 campaign.@_AFEX— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) November 8, 2021