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. |
This was the most difficult decision of my time as coach. |
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. |
Until then, the door is open. |
Wayne Rooney is, undoubtedly, one of the most talented young players in the world today. Rooney is that rare player who appears to play by intuition and is able to change the course of a game with powerful runs, strong shooting and incisive passing. |
We are all very disappointed. It was a lesson for us above all in the first half. But it's over now and we cannot escape it. We have to face the criticism. |
We can now concentrate completely on the football. |
We cleared up some disagreements. |
We don't think the rankings are fair, but it's not by accident that they are in the top 10. |
We expected some turbulence, we expected some negative results. We've always said that it's important that you stay calm and that you focus on what is really important, meaning the ninth of June when we play Costa Rica. |
We firmly believe that we will be in the tournament until the end. |
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. |
We gained a huge amount of experience here, standing firm in front of an amazing crowd of over 100,000. We had a very young team. We suffered from some nervousness in the first half, but after that things went smoother against a very good Iran side. |
We have a working style that, for many, maybe takes some getting used to. And if you approach something differently, you always have to expect a headwind - but that is not a problem for me, because there are always different opinions in every profession. |
We have a working style that, for many, maybe takes some getting used to. And if you approach something differently, you always have to expect a headwind -- but that is not a problem for me, because there are always different opinions in every profession. |