Juergen Klinsmann
Juergen Klinsmann
Jürgen Klinsmannis a German football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of the United States men's national soccer team. As a player, Klinsmann played for several prominent clubs in Europe and was part of the West German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the unified German team that won the 1996 UEFA European Championship. One of Germany's premier strikers during the 1990s, he scored in all six major international tournaments he participated in,...
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It was an important victory because now we'll be able to prepare in peace for the World Cup. Some of the criticism in the past few weeks was justified but some comments were below the belt.
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Sebastian played a big role in our planning for the World Cup.
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We want to push that back. It would be best for us to work with a large group of players for longer. Hopefully, we'll have time until shortly before the tournament.
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There have been talks with the DFB and we've been convinced by his way of doing things.
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We raised expectations with our performances in the Confederations Cup. We have to get back to the way we were playing then.
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We would love to end this period of not beating a big nation. We get another try tomorrow night.
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Initially, we asked AP to conduct fitness performance tests on our squad and provide us with a plan of action through the World Cup in 2006. Having our own staff involved has meant that we have been able to compare some of the results from our testing of the current squad with that of previous squads to help us gauge where we are during the preparation period leading up to the World Cup.
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We want to finally beat a top team -- that would give us a boost. We will now concentrate fully on the match. Everything else is secondary.
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There is no reason for euphoria, but it's good for self-confidence.
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This week was the first anniversary of the death of my father and I had long promised my mother we would spend these difficult days for her together in California.
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This team is strong enough to overcome such setbacks. It's stable enough to put it behind. With positive thinking, there will be no problems. We have to look ahead.
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We firmly believe that we will be in the tournament until the end.
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We fully believe in this team. All the players who were there last night will be called back for the match against the United States.
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I see only advantages to this set-up. The world has changed with modern communications so it doesn't matter where you are physically. What difference does it make if I phone a player from California or Frankfurt?