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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I've seen matches almost every weekend this winter, but I'm not someone who puts himself in the forefront.
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The requirement that a national team player has to be first-choice on his team is a thing of the past.
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Days like this happen in sport and football, when things go in the wrong direction.
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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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In the second half it was fun to watch, we played with heart and soul.
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If you travel back and forth between two countries for doing such a prestigious job, people have problems getting used to it. It's the first time ever that somebody did that in Germany, so I get criticized because nobody else did it before. For other coaches it's just normal.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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We're delighted to have this test just before the World Cup against a strong South American team.
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We firmly believe that we will be in the tournament until the end.
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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.