With the get back of the Bundesliga for the next leg of its 50. Time, the Bundesliga 50 series continues with the 3rd part of the history of the German football league. This part will focus on the 1980s. Following the first taste of success throughout the 1960s and the absolute most productive decade for the national team, the 1970s, the 1980s found German soccer establishing a status quo. Bayernas domestic dominance became manifest with 6 category games and 3 DFB-Cups. Internationally, German clubs managed a small 2 triumphs, Hamburg in 1983 winning the European Cup while MAnchengladbach reached their fourth UEFA-Cup Final in 7 eight years in 1980, their 2nd in a row that they lost to Eintracht Frankfurt within an all German closing. The national staff also, started brightly in to the decade, allowing themselves maybe not being disturbed by the environment at the 1980 UEFA Euro in Italy, whipping Belgium 2-1 in the final. How good the team was, is reflected by the undeniable fact that 6 out of 11 players were elected for the UEFA team of the tournament: Horst Hrubesch, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Hansi MAller, Karl-Heinz FArster, Hans-Peter Briegel and a young blade by the name of Bernd Schuster. As the Belgian midfielder Jan Ceulemans done the team.aKarl-Heinz Rummenigge and 10 Robotsa only two other countries were highlighted in this XI: Italy with Tardelli, Zoff, Scirea and Gentile During the 2 World Cups Germany were able to reach the finals, losing both: 1982 to Italy, extending the disappointing history against Italian national teams considering that the 1960s. The semi-final between France and Germany became a of death and life for Patrick Battiston after he was criminally fouled by German purpose keeper Toni Schumacher. Schumacher further behaved skeptical and as if nothing had happened, chewing gum and looking forward to the overall game to carry on. Schumacher explained his absence with the fact Battiston was surrounded by angry French players and he only wanted to keep things peaceful. He was later invited to attend the French manas wedding. The foul could be seen as a 50/50 ball as Hesse-Lichtenberger has pointed out and many might accept that however it was his attitude, despite his explanations, after the foul that somehow destroyed the image of professional football in Germany and certainly did some injury for the name abroad. About the 1982 team Pele talked of aKarl-Heinz Rummenigge and twenty robots.a Needless to add that Germany won the game but were beaten in the last. It absolutely was only four years later when Germany reached another closing, now displaying a more positive thinking and perspective than at the last tournament. Reason for which was the change at the top of the staff. Jupp Derwall was replaced and ousted by Franz Beckenbauer, then still a new instructor with a place to show, now seen as THE elder statesman of German soccer, Die Lichtgestalt. Personalities and Characters To write about the 1980s and German basketball is form relative achievement also about personalities; and there were lots growing in this decade. The 1970s and 1960s experienced their main characters, also, to produce this clear. One has to think about Uwe Seeler, GAnter Netzer, Gerd MAller, Paul Breitner, Franz Beckenbauer to gather an illustruous set of names that had and still has iconic status within German football. Nevertheless, the 1980s were not lacking figures either. What was the key huge difference but, was that the prior ages, the very first asuperstarsa of the Bundesliga, have experienced an alternative league process where professionalism was still illegal and normal time jobs people had to have. In the 1980s, the players were completely children of the Bundesliga, thus had fully shared life as professional players. It generally does not need further explanation that had side effects on the their attitude towards the press, the fans and also their coaches. The incident involving Toni Schumacher was just one; Uli Stein, the number 2 goalkeeper for the Planet Cup in 1986 called national instructor Franz Beckenbauer a, a clown. He did so in an interesting solution to mock Beckenbaueras appearance in a offer for soup during the 1960s. However, Beckenbauer got it all wrong and immediately suspended Stein from the competition and from the national team. Stein probably acted out of frustration as he enjoyed the most useful of months for Hamburg but nevertheless was no.2 behind Toni Schumacher, who has already established an average year to say the smallest amount of. Equally, Stein and Schumacher have published books throughout their careers. Stein re-called his life as a professional soccer player and re-traced his way from a young goalkeeper at Arminia Bielefeld and his greatest victory with Hamburg in the European Cup in 1983 to the point in his profession where he undoubtedly must consider possibilities once his playing days would be over. Schumacheras guide was a bombshell during the time of publication. Doping practices were openly described by him among Bundesliga participants, without identifying anyone. But, he was regarded as a traitor in person communities and also the DFB didn't protect him; Beckenbauer ended his career with the national group after being condensed by DFB mind Wolfgang Neuberger, according to Schumacher. Another great personality on the message was Bernd Schuster. Following the mediocre performance at the 1978 World Cup, Schuster was more than a silver-lining at the horizon for German football. He fairly confirmed those hopes with a stellar performance at the UEFA Euro 1980 where he was Germanyas and the tournamentas most useful person. A difficult character to express the least, Schuster more often than maybe not spoke his mind and it absolutely was this that made him become an with the national group. He performed his last game in 1984 against Belgium and missed the European Championship in France. Germany were eliminated by Spain and nationwide coach Jupp Derwall was shot, the very first time the DFB had to fire a coach. Franz Beckenbauer pleaded to have him to play in Mexico in 1986 but his wife, Gabi who acted as his director needed DM 1m for his get back. The DFB might have been eager however, not that desperate.Europe is our playground Form somewhat mediocre performances of the national group, German membership groups frequently presented in European Cup finals. The sole success through the 1980s in the European Cup came in 1983 when Hamburg beat Juventus 1-0 after having a strike by Felix Magath. Bayern reach two finals, losing both. In 1982 Aston Villa became too strong for them while 4 years later it was FC Porto who emerged victorious in the last in Vienna. In the Cup Winnersa Cup no West German group reached the final, only Carl Zeiss Jena and Lokomotive Leipzig, both from East Germany, reached the final in 1987 and 1981 respectively, losing both. The UEFA Cup were the playground for West German clubs as the trophy was lifted by Frankfurt in 1980 against Borussia MAnchengladbach and Leverkusen in 1988. Hamburg reached the ultimate in 1982 but interestingly dropped both matches against IFK Goteborg, then maintained by Sven-GAran Eriksson. A rare final appearance came in 1986 for FC Cologne nevertheless they lost to Real Madrid just like VfB Stuttgart lost their final against SSC Neapel in 1989. Footballas popularity tested Despite the relative success, soccer lost a lot of ground in terms of popularity, especially towards the end of the 1980s. Known reasons for which were manifold. The problems ranged from hooliganism and uninspired tasks to the look of Boris Becker and Steffi Graf. Yes, Beckeras Wimbledon success perhaps cut a huge swath into footballas subsequent. On top of that Bernd Langer won Michael Gross and the UNITED STATES Masters won 6 European Championship titles in swimming. Attendances at reasons were at its lowest during the 1985/86 season with 18399 after the 1980s began with healthier numbers of 24000 normally in 1980/81. The figures eventually recovered but never reached the heights again throughout the decade. How to finish the 1980s? Obviously, the national staff underlined their position as a superpowera with one name and 2 final performances at the Entire World Cups in 1982 and a86. But, the baseball was no further as feted as it was in the first 1970s. The same needs to be said concerning the clubsas tasks. Normal ultimate looks without earning such a thing gave credit to the doubters of the declare that the Bundesliga was the strongest league in Europe. This claim came under continuous scrutiny whenever a club lost one last to an club (until 1985) or an Italian staff. Unlike their English counterparts until 1985, German groups didn't look very good in UEFAas club games while the national group yet again had to be considered one of the favourites each time a tournament was entered by them, something which can not be said for England. Last but not least, looking right back onto the 1980s it may be stated that as a period where German basketball was in transition in terms of transmission the decade must be classified. TELEVISION became ever more important and with the appearance of commercial programs, it was merely a matter of time until football tapped got onto that gravy train while the programs saw the prospect of valuable market shares. Playing sensible, Germany were certainly among the leading clubs of the baseball world, yet their type, a really actual approach followed by man-marking was the most recent fashion during the 1980s, although it may seem somewhat slow nowadays. But, within the rigid system there is still place for people such as Lothar MatthAus and Pierre Littbarski have been outstanding in their ability and certainly made the huge difference in a team that lacked some esprit. It had been throughout the 1980s that German sportsmen were usually branded as products if not tanks, a belief that has survived before early 2000s. However, they enjoyed some good football and their success proves that they will need to have done something right.
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