Karel Bruckner Quotations

We know he has started the season in excellent form with Hearts and we would like to take a closer look at Rudi in the international set-up.

Nothing but victory would've worked for us, and we got it.

I can tell you that the starting lineup will be very different this time.

It is likely that some players will play half a game in each match.

We're not satisfied that we lost a win at the end - our opponent increased its quality at the final stages.

The second half was perfect. Better combination, better shooting, more vigor. We knew the match would be tough, but it was even tougher than expected.

The team's performance, mainly in the second half, was affected by the absence of eight regular players. It was evident most in the defense. But they will learn from their mistakes.

Something was positive, something was negative. The attacking was good but in the defense ... that's where we had problems.

They're athletes, very well physically prepared players. Besides that, their technique and tactical skills are matured.

It wasn't a problem for us to score three times against the Dutch. It was a problem not to concede more than twice.

It was a game we had to win and we came out strong. Now we head into Wednesday's game (at home to Macedonia) confident, but we have to go in just as seriously and just as determined.

It was a complicated situation for us as we had many players injured. But it was a useful match.

He's optimistic about his participation at the World Cup.