Of course we were disappointed because we were planning to rest some of our players for the third match, |
Our credibility suffered from that heavy defeat. |
Players of that standard are always asking themselves questions, ... This is because they want to be excellent all the time. |
Some people are expecting us to win all our matches by two or three goals because we are the title holders. This cannot happen. |
The first few minutes of tomorrow's game are crucial, ... The decision is based on a couple of training sessions, looking at vivacity and speed. |
The French group is caught up in these contradictory opinions, some of them surprising as they come from the inside, and has been weakened before this exciting and crucial competition -- Euro 2004, |
The players always respond present at big matches, that is a positive sign. |
The team is coming together now. We showed how far we have come against Lyon. |
There is a lot of fatigue, so we need to take things step by step, ... There is a lot of physical and psychological pressure when you play every few days. |
There were recruitment problems. Perhaps it had not been thought through at the start who was going to deal with recruitment. I thought it was me. |
There will always be leaders in this team to show us the way. |
They will be just as hard to play as the English, ... Our players have a big respect for Croatia. They are technically refined and able to make the difference with an individual gesture. |
Thierry is playing well, he did some nice things against England, ... I did not sense a worried player. He is a leader, although maybe he puts added pressure on himself. |
This match will help me as a reference for the future, ... To play a match of this caliber, the fact that Eriksson trusted him for the match and thinks he is god enough, shows he can play at the top level. |
Was he not decisive against England? |