Ahead Of Euro 2024: Ilkay G\undogan Was Not Surprised By The Results Of The Racialist WDR Survey

The German national team captain, Ilkay Gundogan (photo: dock. kicker)

The German national team chief, Ilkay Gundogan, revealed that he was not too surprised by the results of a controversial survey conducted by WDR regarding the German national team. Meanwhile, the captain was annoyed with the timing of the survey.

The WDR survey is a survey conducted by Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), a German radio station and television station based in Cologne. The survey is part of the production process for the documentary ARD entitled "Einigkeit und Recht und Vielfalt".

The survey aims to gain views and opinions from the public regarding several issues related to the German national team and the diversity in the team. One of the most striking findings from this survey is the view of a small number of respondents who consider the ethnic background of players to be unfortunate and express preference for white players in the German national team.

A survey conducted by WDR for the ARD documentary "Einigkeit und Recht und Vielfalt" has drawn a lot of discussion and criticism for producing confusing findings. According to the survey, 17 percent of respondents considered it "fortunate" that the German captain had a Turkish background. In addition, 21 percent stated that they prefer that more white players play for the German national team.

Göndogan himself commented on the results of the survey to Sport-Informations-Dienst (SID) on Tuesday, May 4. He said he was not too surprised by the racial tendency in German society, as the public could see "political developments in recent months, perhaps even a few years".

"The problem is not only in Germany, but also around the world," said G\"indogan who was born in Gelsenkirchen. "These numbers are not surprising. We all know that. Maybe it will remain in the next ten years, maybe it will improve - hopefully," he was quoted as saying by VOI from Kicker.

Bundestrainer, Julian Nagelsmann, has also commented on the survey ("We have to build"), while Joshua Kimmich calls the survey's results a "rational". However, criticism is also directed at the initiators of the survey.

"It's a bit sad that we're doing this kind of survey and taking it important today," said G\undogan, who agrees with Kimmich. "What disturbs me is the time of implementation too. For me, this really doesn't make sense and doesn't make sense."

The documentary maker, who will air on ARD on Wednesday night 5 June, will feature former national team striker Gerald Asamoah and current centre-back Julian Nagelsmann, Jonathan Tah, has defended himself several times in recent days.