Why haven't united ever signed a German player?

So I was wondering about this, and I think we've never ever EVER had a German player playing for us. And, that fact is very disturbing.

And no, an ex-youth goalkeeper with 0 caps doesn't count.

So.... why?

No idea. Why?

Typical germans.

We did however have a German Newspaper play for us.

Originally Posted by Dueling Banjos

We did however have a German Newspaper play for us.

I used to pray we'd sign Torsten Frings about 13 years ago.

Great player and would have been ace at united.

I'm not sure at all about the idea of a German playing for Utd..I can see it now, he'd be Herr today, gone tomorrow...

:shakehead::shakehead:

Tried to sign a centre half who went to the verm... His name escapes me.

Originally Posted by Mr_Ed

Tried to sign a centre half who went to the verm... His name escapes me.

babbel

Originally Posted by Mr_Ed

Tried to sign a centre half who went to the verm... His name escapes me.

Markus Babbel?

That's him

Originally Posted by Aman27deep

So I was wondering about this, and I think we've never ever EVER had a German player playing for us. And, that fact is very disturbing.

And no, an ex-youth goalkeeper with 0 caps doesn't count.

So.... why?

Why is it disturbing?

There hasn't been that many great German players in the past 20 odd years, the ones that were great always ended up in Italy, and by the time Serie A was on the wane and players were willing to come to England, the sugar daddy clubs were up and running.

I think Fergie wanted Sammer and Ballack.

Those @#%&!s bombed Old Trafford ffs. Proper order not to let them around the place.

didn't we sign schweinsteiger?

oh.

no, we didn't.

£#%&!.

that was just a dream.

Originally Posted by Aman27deep

And no, an ex-youth goalkeeper with 0 caps doesn't count.

2 caps and made our bench.

At the start of the 2008–09 season, Zieler was given a first team squad number – 38 – for the first time.[8] He got his first taste of first team action on 23 September 2008, when he was named on the bench for United's 3–1 League Cup win over Middlesbrough.[9]

Zieler made his debut against Ukraine in a friendly.[21] On 11 November 2011, 22-year-old Zieler played in the senior side 3–3 draw against Ukraine and was the 50th debutant of the Löw-era. He conceded all three goals within 17 minutes in the first half, without having saved a single shot until half time break, but observers found that all three goals were unsaveable, and in the second half he showed a couple of brilliant saves to keep the score down. He is the first keeper since 1954 to concede as many as 3 goals (or more) in a debut match for Germany.[22]

On 28 May 2012, Zieler was named the third goalkeeper of the German squad for the 2012 European Championship. On 15 August 2012, he started in net in a friendly match versus Argentina and was sent off, becoming the first German goalkeeper to earn a red card since the founding of the German national team.

Originally Posted by Switching Off

2 caps and made our bench.

At the start of the 2008–09 season, Zieler was given a first team squad number – 38 – for the first time.[8] He got his first taste of first team action on 23 September 2008, when he was named on the bench for United's 3–1 League Cup win over Middlesbrough.[9]

Zieler made his debut against Ukraine in a friendly.[21] On 11 November 2011, 22-year-old Zieler played in the senior side 3–3 draw against Ukraine and was the 50th debutant of the Löw-era. He conceded all three goals within 17 minutes in the first half, without having saved a single shot until half time break, but observers found that all three goals were unsaveable, and in the second half he showed a couple of brilliant saves to keep the score down. He is the first keeper since 1954 to concede as many as 3 goals (or more) in a debut match for Germany.[22]

On 28 May 2012, Zieler was named the third goalkeeper of the German squad for the 2012 European Championship. On 15 August 2012, he started in net in a friendly match versus Argentina and was sent off, becoming the first German goalkeeper to earn a red card since the founding of the German national team.

Isn't that the guy borsuk wanted as Van Der Sar's replacement?

Zieler, Cattermole and Henderson.

*shudders*

Originally Posted by Neo

Isn't that the guy borsuk wanted as Van Der Sar's replacement?

Zieler, Cattermole and Henderson.

*shudders*

You should've seen who Fergie tried to replace Schmeical with.

Originally Posted by Switching Off

You should've seen who Fergie tried to replace Schmeical with.

Who's Schmeical?

Originally Posted by Neo

Who's Schmeical?

The drunk version of Schmeichel

We were in for Ballack but he decided he wanted to lose cup finals at another club.