A great compliment to Oliver. His experience and his readiness to put himself in the service of the team and to give his contribution to us having a successful World Cup is of great importance. |
After the game against the United States we looked at the developments in the last 22 months very closely and we now reached a decision. |
All four will play from the start. |
Apparently some people were just waiting for a slump, but we won't let it bother us. Even club sides go through a slump. It's normal. Germany will benefit from this far beyond the 2006 World Cup. |
At halftime I told my team that we really had to put the pressure on the Americans. This was a nice result and it was actually fun watching my team play. |
At the end of the day the only thing that matters is the quality of the work you deliver, |
But there are no excuses. You can lose against Italy, but we expect redemption, we want to see a reaction against the United States. |
Days like this happen in sport and football, when things go in the wrong direction. |
Every coach has his philosophy about which players will play. We are orienting ourselves to a philosophy of an aggressive attack. That is the way we plan to have an impact at the World Cup. |
Good defense starts with forwards. |
Greece is a hardship case and more shocks will be coming, ... It's a blow for the whole country after Euro 2004 and personally I'm very sorry. |
Greece is a hardship case and more shocks will be coming. It's a blow for the whole country after Euro 2004 and personally I'm very sorry. |
He could have stumbled his way through but only at about 70 or 80 percent of his usual performance, and would have then needed surgery afterwards. |
He immediately accepted our initial decision to try out younger players and has also been exemplary for Liverpool. |
He'll stay in England to find some rhythm with Liverpool. Last season he was a late starter and went on to win the Champions League. |