The players of the 2002 class are in an embarrassing era. The predecessors had the glory of 1990 and 1996, and the latter had the dawn of 2006, but they had nothing but a runner-up that was judged to have relied on a favorable schedule and countless dumb results. But they are like this, and they have never faded away in my heart over the past six years.
Three years ago, I read "Golden Sky, Black Earth" by Nala by chance. It is a rare fanfic about the 2002 generation players. Unfortunately, the author did not write it until the 30th day of the main game.
I think such an unusual thirty days and such an unusual 23 people should be commemorated.
I was very hesitant to write it because there would be no audience for such an article. The biggest weakness of football fandom is timeliness. It only takes a few years for a player to reach the peak of his career, and the stories he writes are only circulated among his fans.
However, there are some people and some things, as long as I remember them.
Because I admire Nala, the author of "Black Gold", this article is positioned as a follow-up to "Black Gold". I hope the style can be as close to Nala as possible.
Dedicated to all the 2002 German football players.
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