Jurgen Klinsmann
Jurgen 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,...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth30 July 1964
CityGoppingen, Germany
CountryGermany
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.
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.
If the national coach lets decisions be made from outside, he's lost the team.
We cannot win this World Cup, because we are not at that level yet. For us, we have to play the game of our lives seven times to win the tournament.
I train for one-and-a-half hours every day in order to keep my energy level high.
The young generation has a different curiosity that is more visual.
I always stressed that I didn't have coaching experience, but that I did have a deadline: June 9.
We enjoy the expectations people have of us. The higher they are, the more pressure, the better we like it.
Lionel Messi is very much the team player, while Cristiano is very ego-driven.
The Gold Cup really is about getting the job done and winning it and qualifying us for the Confederations Cup in Russia in 2017. That's why it's really crucial for us to have players on the roster that have tremendous experience.
As far as knowledge goes I've come a long way.
You have to work more than your adversary.
I think when there's enough will and aggression, there's no shortage of talent either.
If there's a national-team player, he has to do extra work. He has to do extra weeks, and he can't go on vacation even if he says: 'Well, but I'm supposed now to have six weeks off.' If he comes and says that, then I give him a hug and say: 'Have fun the six weeks, but don't come back here.'