Pakalolo
18 Jun 2006, 06:58 AM
Nothing spectacular, but here it is:
http://www.sport1.de/de/sport/artikel_152095.html
sport1: Mr. Keller, you had to win, but now it's a draw.
KK:Fortunately. We could have lost at the end. But our guys fought till the end and were toatally exhausted. Even with one man less we had our chances. That impressed me. But we still have a long way to go.
sport1:With only 8 field players, your team had good (scoring) chances.
KK: Yes, I think, we shocked the Italians with our counter-attacks. We reasserted ourselves (??? will get respect???). We played the way, the American soccer team should play every game.
sport1: Was that the right response after the 0:3 (debacle) vs. the Czechs?
KK. Definately. We were really disappointed after the loss. But slowly we will improve. NOW, the tournament started! NOW, we arrived in Germany! Hopefully the game vs. Ghana won't be our last.
sport1: And that, although the game didn't start that well. With their first (scoring) chance the Italians got the lead.
KK: I immediately thought: 'Damn, is this a déjà-vu?' The game started the same, as vs. the Czechs. But this time we responded immediately.
sport1: And what were your thoughts after the second red card for your team?
KK: What are you supposed to think? You have to carry on/continue playing. We fought and ran(???).
sport1: Do you believe that your team will reach the next round?
KK: It doesn't matter what I think. We have to compund our next challenge. And this means, we have to beat Ghana. We need the three points. And then we have to see, what happens. (he means the Italy-CR game). We'll keep our fingers crossed.
http://www.sport1.de/de/sport/artikel_152095.html
sport1: Mr. Keller, you had to win, but now it's a draw.
KK:Fortunately. We could have lost at the end. But our guys fought till the end and were toatally exhausted. Even with one man less we had our chances. That impressed me. But we still have a long way to go.
sport1:With only 8 field players, your team had good (scoring) chances.
KK: Yes, I think, we shocked the Italians with our counter-attacks. We reasserted ourselves (??? will get respect???). We played the way, the American soccer team should play every game.
sport1: Was that the right response after the 0:3 (debacle) vs. the Czechs?
KK. Definately. We were really disappointed after the loss. But slowly we will improve. NOW, the tournament started! NOW, we arrived in Germany! Hopefully the game vs. Ghana won't be our last.
sport1: And that, although the game didn't start that well. With their first (scoring) chance the Italians got the lead.
KK: I immediately thought: 'Damn, is this a déjà-vu?' The game started the same, as vs. the Czechs. But this time we responded immediately.
sport1: And what were your thoughts after the second red card for your team?
KK: What are you supposed to think? You have to carry on/continue playing. We fought and ran(???).
sport1: Do you believe that your team will reach the next round?
KK: It doesn't matter what I think. We have to compund our next challenge. And this means, we have to beat Ghana. We need the three points. And then we have to see, what happens. (he means the Italy-CR game). We'll keep our fingers crossed.