Carlos Parreira
Carlos Parreira
catch changed harder match second setup
They changed their setup a bit, that made things harder for us. But we were able to catch up in the second half, controlling the match again.
experience good national opponents second similar style team
It will be a good experience for us to take on a national team with a similar style to Australia, our second opponents at the World Cup.
allowing came connected corrected easily good half midfield second thankfully
The only good thing that came out of the first half was the goal. The midfield never connected with the attack, thankfully we corrected that, allowing us to easily win in the second period.
games injury played season second
This is his second injury in around one month, he has played 70 games already this season and we don't want to take any risks.
cannot careful goes holland ignore nations necessary portugal possible powerful south states surprise title united
It wouldn't be a surprise if the title goes to a new team. We cannot ignore Portugal or Holland as possible winners. It's also necessary to be careful with the new powerful nations like Japan, the United States and South Korea.
goes surprise title
It wouldn't be a surprise if the title goes to a new team.
argentina
Argentina play with power, but we do it too, and we do it well.
single
I usually don't like to single out anybody, but Adriano was very important to this title.
believe germans germany moan next
You Germans moan too much and should stop. We do not believe you. Germany will be thereabouts next year.
overcome played
We should have played better, especially in the first half, but we were able to overcome our difficulties.
against deny doubtful reason
There's no reason to deny the request. We know he already was doubtful to play against Zaragoza.
ask lose players purposely
I would never ask my players to purposely lose a match, this is out of the question.
beat definitely describe feels good hard references
It definitely feels different to beat Argentina. They are one of the references in world soccer. It's hard to describe how good this feels right now.
argentina came capable overcoming proved team
We never thought it would be easy. Argentina came with all these experienced players, but our team proved they are capable of overcoming any difficulties.