I think it’s sad. Schweinsteiger was a very good player. I have always loved him as a midfielder and the way he understood football. When I heard his comments, I was disappointed in the man. It is odd he would speak that way.
We could call it racist if we were calling a spade a spade.
I don’t agree with him, but I have no other solution other than to work with things as they are. All I can show is that on the pitch, African teams are not just physical; we are technical and tactical. I can only hope it is a clumsy statement, rather than something going on in his mind. If that’s what he thinks, he is free to do so.
But we also know that there are lots of former players who become pundits, and they’re all looking to create some controversy. He was a worldwide star, and maybe he was thinking that people have forgotten him. I don’t know, but we’ll move forward and try to forget what he said. (Captured via The Athletic)
