diDi my friend, what you mentioned above is actually one of those things that turn me off about some foreign Bayern fans and Bayern at large, that they are so fixated on the idea of FC Germany and the German-ness if you will, of the club. We talked about this on BZ before so I will cut it short. You just don't see the same level of zeal with other clubs' fanbase, not even other German clubs. I mean I have frequented some BVB forums (small but they do exist) I personally have never seen people expressing concerns such as "oh we have too many Polish players", "not enough Germans" etc.
I understand those fans of NT teams but when it comes to clubs, who cares? As long as the club stays true to its identity (not necessarily an ethnic one but more of a philosophical one, how it deals with everything on and off the field etc.) and competitive, who cares what nationality the squad consists of?
I understand what you are saying, but when you look at other German clubs, the Germans are well represented, so they don't really have something to complain about, if that were something that would concern them. The issue I have isn't strictly an ethnic one. For example, I'd rather have half a squad of world class foreigners and half a squad of world class Germans than a whole squad of okayish Germans. As a fan of Bayern and the German National Team, I want to see the same players plying their trade at Bayern represent Germany at the biggest stage of international football. I'd like to imagine my preference as unique, since it's one of a dual Bayern and DFB idealism. If a Russian, born in Japan, with German grandparents, grew up in Canada, played for Bayern AND decided to represent Germany - I would want that motherfucker to play for Bayern if he were a starter in the national team.
It's simply a personal preference. My biggest concern was Pep acquiring Spanish players simply because they were Spanish, while similar German talents were available. I hope this post isn't misunderstood.
For this very reason it was pretty concerning seeing Kroos leaving. And then Basti, while we bought the very first Spanish player (and then 4 more!) only a couple of years ago. You understand why I became suspicious? Barca were integral to the success of Spain's triumphs; and in the same way Germany's backbone consisted of Bayern players when they won the World Cup. I fucking loved that. So yeah, I'd be a happier fan of Kroos if he were a starter at FCB and DFB, as opposed to RM and DFB. It's a silly little thing, but we had it so good that I took it for granted.
As for the foreign part of it, as my grandfather was German, I feel a little German myself. The culture, the people, the language etc. I feel a part of that. So, I can understand why it's weird seeing foreign fans raging over the same issue.
