Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink; born 8 November 1946) is a Dutch football manager and former player. Hiddink enjoyed a long career playing as a midfielder in his native Netherlands, playing for sides such as De Graafschap and NEC Nijmegen, as well as some time spent playing in the United States. Since retiring from playing the game in 1982, Hiddink has gone on to enjoy an illustrious career in management, leading both clubs and countries from across the globe to achieve various titles...
goals knew men needing score second three
When we started the second half, with 10 men and needing to score three goals ... we knew it was impossible.
ambitious aware coach increase national players potential successful team technical within
I'm an ambitious coach and I want to be successful here in Russia. There is a lot of technical potential within Russia's national team and if the players are aware of their potential I think they can increase their level.
coaching decision group people talk technical
We (the coaching staff) make the decision - I'd like to talk to my group of technical people and we make the in-principle decision,
bringing check injured players process several
We have several players that have been out injured and are in the process of their rehabilitation. We are bringing them in as well so we can check on their progress,
boys damage defend expect flight knows mentally proud sydney team
We just have to see what damage is done physically, ... but mentally I'm very proud of the boys. I have a long flight to think what we can do tactically. It's in our hands, but I expect Uruguay to come to Sydney to defend - and they are a team which knows how to defend.
budget came fatal great half proved qualified result score second smallest team
We came here also to try and score, and not just to defend. In the second half we wanted to score another goal, and Beasley came up with it. That proved fatal for Monaco, but it was a great result for us. We must be the team with the smallest budget of all the qualified teams.
contract details final finished join
We are working out the final details of the contract and when that is finished I will join them.
knocked team
We have been knocked out by a team that does not get the international recognition it deserves.
although ball half
We didn't play enough of the ball in the first half although we managed to get some corners,
emotions game good punish second understand
First, I can understand the emotions just after a game but second I think it's always good to look in the mirror... when you are a big team, you must punish a little team.
asia far korea people reaction
It's not just a campaign, it's a reaction on what people so far never have experienced here in Korea and Asia and that's nice,
achieved chances compliments despite gave pressure team
Despite all the pressure we only gave away two chances and I have to give my team the compliments for the way they achieved this result.
close draw game matches missed positive today top
Everyone has to be on top of their game for these kind of matches and that was something we missed today. The only positive thing about today is the draw in the other match so it is still close in the group.
It's going to be difficult, there's no getting around that.