Champions operate as teams – cohesive, untroubled by the egotism of prima donnas, each player prepared to work for the others. Is patriotism really the key to this kind of spirit for national teams, as the German critics of their team believe?
我们知道在足球场上，最成功的球队并不总是明星云集。冠军队往往在整体上强大——有凝聚力、不受制于妄自尊大者的自我中心意识、每名球员都愿意与他人合作。爱国主义是否真像德国队批评者们所认为的那样，是国家队精神的关键所在？