Yeah that will mostly be true, but not always. Stensness said he'd listen to the NZ anthem at the Tokyo Olympics, and basically feel nothing. Humming Advance Australia Fair. That's only natural for some who have lived all their life in Oztralyia.
On the counter I think it was Thomas Broich, who said that hand on heart he was German, and in truth he didn't think he should play for the Soccerroos even if he became eligible.
On the counter I think it was Thomas Broich, who said that hand on heart he was German, and in truth he didn't think he should play for the Soccerroos even if he became eligible.
They are two very different examples mind. Broich was a true blue German who spent a lot of his playing career in Germany, while the other used us for personal gain like a job. It's better to look at people like Tommy Smith or Winston Reid.
Tommy clearly swapped to NZ to play at the WC but I know from speaking to him a number of times he's proud to play for NZ.
In Winnie's case, he'd grown up in Denmark and was more then good enough to have been a regular for them (playing U19, 20 & 21s before swapping). He would have played for them in the Euros and WCs but chose us instead. Easily NZ football's greatest player poach.