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. |
It was important to present our work and what we want to achieve, |
It will be a battle in each of the games. |
It's not pleasant, but days like this happen in sport and football, days when things go the wrong direction, and today they went in totally the wrong direction. |
It's very impressive to see how he plays at his age. But I'm begging the media - let the guy breathe, have a normal life, as good as you can. |
Italy gave us a lesson. When they scored two goals in the first (seven) minutes we didn't know how to respond. We made too many errors and weren't able to put Italy in danger. My compliments to Lippi and Italy. |
Lippi has a more mature and expert team than ours. We're trying out new players and looking for an identity. |
Mike has impressed us for some time as he's found his game and used goal chances with enormous energy and the right instinct. |
My presence in Germany will depend on what is going on, |
No doubt, they (Americans) have made great strides forward in the last few years. They've qualified for the World Cup for the fifth straight time. We have a lot of respect for them, I know all their players and it won't be easy. |
No. He was disrespectful to the coach. |
Of course, Oliver is disappointed, but he took it as a real sportsman. |
Oliver still had the edge in August but Jens made progress over the past few months and we thought he was now slightly ahead. We think Jens will help us achieve something great at the World Cup. |
Our goals haven't changed. Now we want to make it up to our fans. The Americans are a strong team — it's not an accident that they are ranked sixth, three places ahead of England, six in front of Italy. |
Our World Cup preparations are firming up but the door remains open for interesting candidates. |