Why would they do that?
It was bogwoppit in Germany talking to one of their fans, not you or MLG.
I'm sure they were both happy to agree that as a footballer, he is absolutely shit.
I think you're getting yourself all tangled up with the fact that he can be shit at football and still be joint top scorer in a team playing in a shit league.
It's almost as if you've stumbled on a Brexit benefit - the right to pick and choose what elements of the EU we want to involve ourselves in for the betterment of the UK....
Whether they're the right decisions or not doesn't detract from the ability to make them.