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Football fans around the world rubbed their eyes. I can still see the scenes from the game as if they just happened: it was a Tuesday. Every shot is a bull’s-eye, every action even more beautiful than the last. “The Germans are playing yo-yo with the Brazilians,” shouts the German commentator. “I can’t believe it, I can’t believe what I’m seeing here.” 1:0, 2:0, 3:0, 4:0, 5:0, 6:0 7:0, 7:1. Germany flies into the final, Brazil cries heartbreakingly.
It was a memorable World Cup match in the Mineirão in Belo Horizonte. The Empire State Building in New York glowed in black, red and gold on Wednesday evening. The newspaper Bild devoted a separate page to each German goal, wrote ‘Without Words’ as the title and sold 330,000 more copies than usual ten years ago. My goodness, it’s been ten years already. How time flies. Yet it all seems within reach. Memories as a time machine. Thanks to them we can capture the moments and bring the raging river to a standstill. Time, this valuable, scarce commodity that slips from your hand when you want to grab it. Which you always have too little of. This happens faster and faster as you get older.
The curse of volatility
The teammates you spent so much time with – it doesn’t seem that long ago – where have they gone? While you play together, you band together, you are in each other’s arms, you have common goals and dreams and you maintain the best friendships. And after the season? If your breakup is unsentimental, try a new place, with same goals, new friends. And then, presto, your career is over. A few of the former companions can still be seen occasionally – some with new hips, others with new life partners who are now only slightly older than their wives were then. You collect some shared memories and talk about the players who are no longer with us. There’s usually no time left – it’s a curse, this volatility.
When Dzemaili hit the post
It has been ten years since the Germans won the World Cup. As has been the case since Blerim Dzemaili’s chance to score in the final minute of extra time in the round of 16 match against Argentina, his header failed to hit the post and he also failed to sink the follow-up shot . Over, over! Every Nati fan probably has the scene memorized in their minds. And if not, thanks to technology, the Internet, you can look them up as often as you want. You cannot change them anymore. Time is ruthless and doesn’t give you a second chance.
Dzemaili is no longer active, he enjoys his retired life as an ex-professional, lives comfortably, plays golf and takes time for his family. Jogi Löw, the 2014 world champion coach, has things tougher in comparison. In the anniversary year, all Germans want something from him: his time, his memories, his expertise, his predictions for the next big European Championship event at home. Löw has to go through the media questions and invest a lot of time. And when the European Championships are over, he might get back into his trainer’s pants. At 64, he doesn’t have as much of a future as he did in 2014, but he still has plenty of time to write more football chapters. You have to take your time while there is still something left of it.
Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
