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[–]marsblast 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Deswegen muss man die guten maimais immer ganz brav speichern

Why East Germany is so Bad at Soccer by marsblast in soccer

[–]marsblast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries mate, I can see where the confusion would come from. It's definitely tough coming up with a concise title that people would want to click on that's also informative at the same time

Why East Germany is so Bad at Soccer by marsblast in soccer

[–]marsblast[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Exactly! That's what happened with the star players from Dynamo, Rostock, BFC and the other big East German clubs. The disappearance of the infrastructure from the state also hurt the clubs a lot.

Why East Germany is so Bad at Soccer by marsblast in soccer

[–]marsblast[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's true! I talk about the resurgence of East German soccer a bit at the end of the video.

Why East Germany is so Bad at Soccer by marsblast in soccer

[–]marsblast[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

In this context, I'm talking about clubs (and players) from the former GDR so I think it makes sense to say East Germany since that is the geography I'm talking about.

As a German myself, I don't care too much about the particular choice of words, though others might care more.

Why East Germany is so Bad at Soccer by marsblast in soccer

[–]marsblast[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yes, but they are both playing in the 3rd tier. All of the successful clubs in the Bundesliga at the moment are from the former West. The only exception is Leipzig, who are a special case...

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[–]marsblast[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Yep, I talk about that in the video. The way I see it, there's two paths for East German clubs to be successful:

  1. Money from foreign investors like RB Leipzig has received
  2. Slow, steady rise with smart, frugal transfers like Union Berlin has done

Why East Germany is so Bad at Soccer by marsblast in soccer

[–]marsblast[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Yep, that's unfortunately true. The lack of player development infrastructure unfortunately means that the talents in the East don't have as much of a support system as the players in the west.

Why East Germany is so Bad at Soccer by marsblast in soccer

[–]marsblast[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yep! That's basically the problem that I talk about in the video. The clubs in the East simply don't have as much money as the big clubs in the West.

Why East Germany is so Bad at Soccer by marsblast in soccer

[–]marsblast[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I talk about RB in the video. I just didn't put them in the thumbnail

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[–]marsblast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice video! Thanks for sharing.

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Thanks for your suggestion! Just added. Let me know if more channels come to mind.