Jurgen Klinsmann Quotes (52 Quotes)


    Almost a year ago, in August, Oliver was in front but Jens has played very well these last few months, since the start of the season, and now he is ahead of Oliver. We think he is a tiny bit better.

    But there are no excuses. You can lose against Italy, but we expect redemption, we want to see a reaction against the United States.

    Perhaps it is unusual for some goalkeepers but we have to be prepared if someone gets injured. This system stimulates competition and gives everyone a fair chance.

    I do not agree with this theory that a goalkeeper needs security. Both players have raised their level because they are being pushed.

    We coaches have to learn how to deal with that: How do I get to each one best - with a talk, with video analysis? And what sort of tone? We need our own coaches for that. The sports psychologist coaches me too.


    I've got my plan with everything necessary for the World Cup preparations.

    The door is still open as there is always the chance of injuries.

    Our ears are open but in the end we make the decisions over what is best.

    I had to delegate authority to the people on my staff. That means you shave away the hierarchy.

    Of course we're disappointed -- we had high hopes and there were smashed within the first minutes. It was a frustrating lesson for us, but we believe in this team and we believe in the young players. We're confident that everything will work in 100 days.

    The '54 World Cup was the first time the people got the recognition back after the second World War and felt like they are proud of something you know it brought people back together and you know now we can keep our heads up again.

    Sure I should have been at the Fifa workshop for example, but I had personal reasons for not being there and looking back saying that it was a mistake for me not being there I would take the same decision because the personal situation has higher priority than a workshop.

    I think when there's enough will and aggression, there's no shortage of talent either.


    A victory would offer us the opportunity to show the world who we are. We have the possibility to redefine Germany to create a brand.

    Whether everything will be ideal in the areas of personality development and mental preparation is something we'll only know after the first game.

    Our World Cup preparations are firming up but the door remains open for interesting candidates.

    Personally, I need a high level of physical fitness in order to feel at ease.


    We have got to accept this decision even if it doesn't match our expectations. We are still convinced that the appointment of Peters would have been the better solution.

    Christian has been given a lot of time since his serious injury to work his way back into the national team and he has done this patiently.

    It's a shame that Oliver had to announce that his injury was worse than originally thought.

    This was the most difficult decision of my time as coach. Of course Oliver is disappointed, but he took it as a real sportsman.

    And then '74 as I mentioned and then the 1990 world cup was our team was the team of the reunification you know, so we were the team for both sides of Germany so now, you know throughout the last 16 years, we've melted together. And now comes the next milestone.

    Once the World Cup preparations begin there will hardly be an opportunity to do so, since we'll have to put all our energy into the team. We coaches have a list of priorities and dealing with the media isn't in the top five.

    The player can only compete with the best internationally when they've committed themselves to this goal. They have to be properly supported until that point.

    Based on history the expectations are simply the highest, it kind of could become a burden for you or it could be something that you are really proud of, you know so I take the second one.

    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.

    Some of the younger players do need protecting as they are new at this level. That is why I do not play them all the time as they need to be bedded in slowly.

    It was the hardest decision of my time as coach. After the game against the US (in which Kahn made a glaring error) we made an intense analysis of developments over the previous 22 months and then made a decision.



    The race for the number one jersey is open and the decision will be made in May 2006, just before the World Cup,

    Bernhard Peters is the man who can help us progress. It would do football some good to open up. In the last 10 or 15 years we have been sleeping in Germany.

    It will be a good opportunity to fine-tune our game before the World Cup, especially for the match against Ecuador.


    I train for one-and-a-half hours every day in order to keep my energy level high.

    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.

    In 16, 17 years as a pro I was used to the head coach doing it alone. He might have asked his people for advice, but he made the decisions on his own. In order to learn quickly I couldn't do that.

    If the national coach lets decisions be made from outside, he's lost the team.

    We want to start them thinking that they're responsible for their own career.

    The Bayern team doctor is also the Germany doctor so we're fully aware of the extent of their problems.


    I've seen matches almost every weekend this (northern) winter, but I'm not someone who puts himself in the forefront.


    We are taking this match very seriously and are very optimistic. We want to beat Italy.

    The young generation has a different curiosity that is more visual.

    I do swear a lot, but the advantage is that having played abroad, I can choose a different language from the referee's.

    We firmly believe that we will be in the tournament until the end. This team is strong enough to overcome such setbacks. It's stable enough to put this behind us. With positive thinking, there will be no problems. We have to look ahead.

    We feel that is the right time for him to step back up again.


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