Germany back in Rudirallala mode!
10.3 million viewers saw it on Tuesday evening Völler Festival against vice world champion France in the first. A TV rating at tournament level. But what about ARD’s readiness for the European Championship? Quick verdict: “Basics” fit, the rest can be expanded!
Anyone who had expected a remake after the final whistle on the 20th anniversary of the legendary Weissbier interview (September 7, 2003) was left in the dry dock. Football Germany in crisis – this is a humor zone restricted area like the Zoff traffic light!
No Waldi Hartmann as a special guest, no player from the beer garden. And no Völler for a long time (“Waldi, you’re sitting here relaxed and in peace and have already drunk three wheat beers!”). Presenter Alexander Bommes and expert Bastian Schweinsteiger (slightly overtanned) had to wait a full 31 minutes under their barbecue pavilion in the rain in Dortmund after the end of the game before Rudi, sweaty, was brought to the four-question session by the very friendly DFB press controller Uli Voigt and promptly sent away again became.
► Bommes (as expected) didn’t tell him who his favorite was for the national coaching job or whether Rudi Nationale (“It was my duty to help out!”) would, contrary to expectations, be persuaded to stay after the victory. Danger seeker Schweini (truly appeared in the blue and white Schalke suit in BVB country) teased out the most emotional moment from his ex-team boss: Did he at least enjoy the shouts of Ruuuuudi on the bench? Völler’s eyes finally shone, his message to the people: “I really liked it!”
The ARD viewers had already known this at this point: When Leroy Sané made it 2-0, they finally saw Rudi jump off the bench with his mouth wide open. Close-ups that explain better than anything else why Völler is still Germany’s coach of the hearts, even 19 years after his European Championship knockout.
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► One of these bench perspectives ultimately helped commentator Gerd Gottlob (“A good restart for the DFB team, but we don’t want to exaggerate anything”) to his strongest and most biting moment. Alluding to Hansi Flick’s coaching team, which is always over-technical during games, the ARD man mocked Völler and his new assistants Hannes Wolf and Sandro Wagner very aptly: “Völler, Wolf and Wagner – they just watch the game. No iPad, no checking to see what happened now. That’s just how they see it!”
Why not be so opinionated more often, Gerd Gottlob?
Gerd Gottlob has commented on all major football tournaments for ARD since 2010
► For once, ARD all-rounder Lea Wagner didn’t have a premium evening. In an interview with Klartext representative Thomas Müller, she was first thrown off course by a speedster and then unfortunately slurred the question about Müller’s preferred candidate for coaching successor. There was more in it!
Overall, BILD grade 2 – for expert Schweinsteiger (“We need two to three Holding-Six!”) and the ARD broadcast – the station should certainly be ready for the title by the European Championships.
Are there any unanswered questions after the transfer? Yes!
► Did the shot Hansi Flick spend the evening in Bammental watching a gray goose documentary or did he secretly tap into the ARD?
► When will DFB President Bernd Neuendorf finally find a bald glasses sponsor?
► And: Did TV expert Sandro Wagner actually have Völler approval from ZDF?
How did Völler rage so wonderfully honestly into the Waldi microphone in his wheat beer speech? “Rudi, you’re the best, Rudi, you’re the most beautiful – I don’t need any of that!”
Football Germany thinks completely differently…