It was easy to draw an analogy between ineffective and mundane performance in the stadium and the general state of the country. At the time, Germany was regarded as the sick man of Europe, with a proclivity for highly protected labor markets.
很容易把球场内的低效和沉闷与国家的总体状况进行比较。那时的德国被视为欧洲病夫，有着高度受保护的劳动力市场。有些机制需要进行重组。