Beckenbauer calls for sanctions against Lehmann

[Adam]

His handling of questions and stance is Strachanesque - i.e. don't ask me stupid questions, and i have the confidence and intelligence to respond with witty comments to your questions, but also tell it straight.

It's domination - poor old journalists/interviewers.

 

[beaney]

whats he got to loose at the end of the day?

as it is, he knows hes never going to be 1st choice for the german national team.

its about time someone paid attention, and maybe thats what hes doing. hes drawing attention to himself and the fact hes probably better thaN KHAN.

the only reason khan gets into the team above lehmann is that he plays for bayern, and hes deemed to be perhaps more fashionable or whatever the term would be.

 

[AFCG7]

Hildenbrnd or whatever his name is will be the next number one
Jens is dead now as a German keeper

 

[Sammer]

Hildenbrnd or whatever his name is will be the next number one
Jens is dead now as a German keeper

Quite right, AFCG7. Hildebrand is the next one - he is damn good for his age - and now he is even getting CL experience with Stuttgart. Looks like he will be Kahn successor in 2006.

I am afraid, that Jens was "dead" before his statements as a german keeper.

F*cking Rudi Völler knew, that he was never going to replace Kahn - no matter how mediocre Kahn performs - while having a top-class keeper like Jens as back-up.

No wonder Jens has had enough of all that phoney Bullsh*t.

 

[Gunner4life09]

after reading these comments, u have all convince me that Kahn's a real mother-f****. how could he dump his pregnant wife for some bar maid. wat an ass-h***

 

[AFCG7]

Kahn may have been idiotic off the pitch.. but who cares about his personal life?
Why bring that into it.. criticise his footballing ability.. not what he does on his own time.

 

[Legend#1]

But Lehmann has been a better keeper than Kahn for the best year, he should get his chance

What a b*tch

 

[Taozhe]

Jens is quite an intelligent man to be honest. But he is also an emotional character and can get out of hand at times. As long as he concentrates on his game at Arsenal, I wont mind

 

[Anonymous]

i have seen kahn play. IMO he is not playing well and have let in silly goals.

Jens has been good behind the pipes expect some stupid clearances.

Overall, he deserves his chance, at least a game in friendlies.

Even better to stop playing for a crappy Germany team and concentrate in winning the EP and CL for the Gunners :mrgreen:

 

[Anders Limpar]

Sportsmen are often treated like fools i.e shut up and do what country/club tells you to...

...even if that is true in some occasions a grown up man has the right to tell his heart and shouldn't expect others be such childish bores...

...so what if they dislike each other? I don't agree with all my work mates and we still manage to perform to ourcustomers every day. And yes, it's exactly the same thing. With that said a conflict on the other hand has to be solved if if affects the performance of the group/club/national team/company. But it's not realastic to believe it should be "we're all happy mates" because life seldom is.

A big tribute for Arsené Wenger though for creating that feeling at our club!!

 

[orion]

I think the feud goes back a few years, when Kahn was injured and Jens took over as German keeper. Kahn was quick to state Jens was not good enough and he would be soon back as number 1. These guys have a personal competition and just don't like each other, simple as that.

 

[Arjan]

Apparently he is going to hold talks with him. Jens should throw some stats at him, then spit in his hair ala Gullit.

Heh.

That spat was from the current Barca coach Rijkaard, actually.

Sammer, wasn't it true that Beckenbauer and his friends at Bayern would only play in the german league if they were allowed a vast majority of the televison money?

 

[Sammer]

Sort of. Basically, Beckenbauer & Co. had a deal with Leo Kirch, who was holding the TV rights of the Bundesliga until 2003 (his company is now bankrupt).
To be more precise: they had a secret deal, that gave Bayern a little bit of extra money from Leo Kirch - something the other clubs didn´t know about.
So as the other clubs refused to give Bayern a bigger piece of the cake, they just made their own deal with the owner of the TV rights.

That tells you something about the guys in Munich, does it?

 

[GoonerLuke]

The Kahn vs. Lehmann rivalry can only be good for Arsenal. It keeps Lehmann focused and determined to prove that he is the better keeper. Lehmann is an intelligent man and realizes that the powers that be prefer Kahn and his image as "the best keeper in the world." But Lehmann is not going to be a party to the hero worship of Kahn and just give him undue praise when he is very obviously slipping. Lehmann wants to prove that he is better than Kahn, and a Champions League trophy would go a long way in doing that...

 

[leongsh]

The best response Jens Lehmann can give to Franz Beckenbauer, Oliver Kahn, the DFB, and all their syncophants is to win the UEFA Champions League with Arsenal this season. Take that! ;D

 

[fee_fi_fo_Gunners]

couldn't agree more