Comments on: Michael Ballack is out of order http://soccerlens.com/michael-ballack-is-out-of-order/14426/ Football News Sat, 26 May 2012 07:19:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ahmed Bilal http://soccerlens.com/michael-ballack-is-out-of-order/14426/#comment-104904 Ahmed Bilal Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:11:04 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=14426#comment-104904 Ballack mans up, apologises to the manager. Good stuff. Ballack mans up, apologises to the manager. Good stuff.

]]> By: Victor Li http://soccerlens.com/michael-ballack-is-out-of-order/14426/#comment-104776 Victor Li Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:44:30 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=14426#comment-104776 I agree that he should take it up with his coach in private. Then again, you have to wonder what kind of ship Loew is running. First Frings and then Kuranyi act out and now Ballack? Clearly, there is a lack of respect for the coach. Maybe Loew needs to strip Ballack of the captaincy in order to regain control. I agree that he should take it up with his coach in private. Then again, you have to wonder what kind of ship Loew is running. First Frings and then Kuranyi act out and now Ballack? Clearly, there is a lack of respect for the coach. Maybe Loew needs to strip Ballack of the captaincy in order to regain control.

]]> By: chaos http://soccerlens.com/michael-ballack-is-out-of-order/14426/#comment-104769 chaos Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:58:40 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=14426#comment-104769 I agree with this article. I used to like Ballack until now and it is very disappointing and also extremely arrogant behavior on his part. It was bad enough to criticize the coach publicly - mind you, I do not even agree with his arguments about Kuranyi (who deserves to be thrown out) and Frings (who has no God-given right to start if he is not on good form) - but then to say that the coach should make an appointment to talk to him! What arrogance! Loew has no choice but to throw him and Frings out of the team for the sake of the entire team. Otherwise, what kind of message is he sending to other team members? Throw a tantrum if you do not get selected? Disrespect and question your coach at every turn. Loew will lose authority if he lets these two back in. Moreover, there is already a crack in the team and these two will just be divisive elements. Yes, Ballack is a good player and a leader but Germany has lots of young players coming up who need to be shown the proper way to behave, not like what their captain did. Sure, maybe Germany will suffer in the short run if Ballack and Frings are gone but in the long run, it will have a better team and give chances for other players to prove themselves. I agree with this article. I used to like Ballack until now and it is very disappointing and also extremely arrogant behavior on his part. It was bad enough to criticize the coach publicly – mind you, I do not even agree with his arguments about Kuranyi (who deserves to be thrown out) and Frings (who has no God-given right to start if he is not on good form) – but then to say that the coach should make an appointment to talk to him! What arrogance!

Loew has no choice but to throw him and Frings out of the team for the sake of the entire team. Otherwise, what kind of message is he sending to other team members? Throw a tantrum if you do not get selected? Disrespect and question your coach at every turn. Loew will lose authority if he lets these two back in. Moreover, there is already a crack in the team and these two will just be divisive elements.

Yes, Ballack is a good player and a leader but Germany has lots of young players coming up who need to be shown the proper way to behave, not like what their captain did. Sure, maybe Germany will suffer in the short run if Ballack and Frings are gone but in the long run, it will have a better team and give chances for other players to prove themselves.

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