Yeah--Gregoriak could you find stats on all the stupid quotes and actions on said players This thread could be strictly "personality" as opposed to professional. The players we listed so far range from pretty good to great in terms of playing. I wouldn't mind an Effenberg on my team, but someone please put a piece of tape of his mouth when he gets off the pitch
Yes, exactly. He was one of the main reasons Bayern won the CL, but I wouldn't want to bump into him in a pub or a club. But then again, behaviour towards journalists (or as he says, Freunde der Sonne) can be misleading as well, maybe Effe is a nice guy when you meet him in person... I would be surprised though.
Yes we regard family values very highly in Germany. Actually the press also made a bit of a meal of it. Kahn's behaviour was obviously disgraceful, with his wife being pregant, but Effenberg is not the only culprit in the Strunz family drama. I also pity these guys for not having a private life (not very often though, I usually envy them for being so much better at football).
I hear ya--and understand that the press are sometimes (maybe most of the time) just a pack of wolves. Did you read Effe's autobiography? Is it interesting or just plain bad?