The Bayern Munich midfielder is furious at supposed Argentine manipulation of the match officials, and still hasn't forgotten the unsavoury incidents of 2006.
Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has raised the temperature ahead of Saturday's clash against an in-form Argentina, claiming that the Albiceleste try to influence referees when they play."When one sees Argentina's games and the way in which they try to influence the referees... It is a lack of respect, but this is what the Argentines are like," the Bayern Munich man asserted in Wednesday's press conference.
"We have to be ready for it, I just hope the referee has a good day."
And Schweinsteiger also criticised the conduct of the famously passionate Seleccion travelling support, suggesting they ruined games for other, better-behaved fans.
"We have already seen how the Argentine fans sit together in spite of the fact that those are not their proper seats, and they stop other spectators with the correct tickets from enjoying the game," argued the player, who is a team-mate of Argentine centre-back Martin Demichelis in Germany.
There is already a certain rivalry between the two sides, who met at the same stage four years ago in Germany. That time it was the Europeans who came out on top, beating Jose Pekerman's side on penalties after a 1-1 draw. The game finished in shame after punches were traded between the two sides; and Schweinsteiger still bitterly remembers how Argentina sullied the memory of that victory for the Germans.
"My memory of the shootout is there, but what remains is what happened at the end, what the Argentines did is deeply ingrained in my mind."
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