“I think you have the clubs here, you have the fans here, you have enough people who like to spend good money on football. But until now too many opportunities have simply been missed, ”said the 25-year-old from Stuttgart from the New England Patriots of the German press agency.
Johnson rated the level of talent with a strong 1.75 on the school grading system. «I think Germany is at the forefront in Europe when it comes to talent in the country. But at the same time, if you ask me how these talents are organized by given associations or leagues, I think the grade is a bit worse. ” Football in Germany is organized in the American Football Association Germany (AFVD) and in the German Football League (GFL).
In his day, he was almost unable to take part in the camps for the youth national team because he didn’t have enough money. “I find it a bit strange that in the country where American football is furthest, in Germany, where there is a complete football hype, NFL hype has been triggered, that there is the largest league and the largest association can’t manage to be organized in such a way and structure it in such a way that young talents can participate in international tournaments, ”said Johnson. But that is important to be discovered by American schools and trainers.
“Whoever it may be who gets it first, that there are opportunities for German talent to make a good living with football in Germany, that there are prospects and opportunities to be seen, has my support,” said Johnson .
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