A closer look at the typical germans..

It turns out that the "typical germans" that Sir Alex was feeling so strongly about were coached by a Dutchman, captained by a Dutchman and featured two more Dutchmen, a Belgian, an Argentinian, a Frenchman, two Croats and a Turk. Furthermore, according to Louis van Gaal , a native Amsterdammer, "the Germans" were inspired by the spirit of the 44th President of the United States. "At half-time I gave a speech, 'Yes we can,' like Obama," he said
From an article by Simon Turnbull here
Ferguson himself has now turned his ire away from the germans and onto the press because they reported what he said.