Oliver Kahn
Oliver Kahn
Oliver Rolf Kahn is a former German football goalkeeper. He started his career in the Karlsruher SC Junior team in 1975. Twelve years later, Kahn made his debut match in the professional squad. In 1994, he was transferred to Bayern Munich for the fee of DM4.6 million, where he played until the end of his career in 2008. His commanding presence in goal and aggressive style earned him nicknames such as Der Titanfrom the press and Vol-kahn-ofrom fans...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth15 June 1969
CityKarlsruhe, Germany
CountryGermany
We are not saying we are going to run them into the ground, but we have to get our credit back. You can notice the tension in the team. It's good to have some pressure before the game.
Perhaps we will still be using this policy for the World Cup. That would be a new concept.
This match is about sport and I separate that completely from politics.
There is no reason to change this system. I don't think we'll abandon it. For us the most important thing is to be compact in the back. That's the kind of game we have to play here and it will be very difficult to beat us.
I know I am playing tomorrow. After that we'll see. The coach will decide something, I am sure.
This is a very difficult time. That it was tough after the experience Wednesday is understandable. We were missing a little luck, but that's fitting these days.
It was so incredibly lucrative that I really had to think about it for a long time.
They were very close to the upset, but then we struck back.
It's not that we need to run over the U.S., but we do need to restore some lost credit. That should have absolute priority.
Other members of the team and players from different clubs called me after the announcement and told me 'you have to be there, it's important for the team'.
It's part of my game to occasionally send a message, one that may be unpopular to the outside world, but can be important for the team.
It looked pretty wild, but I was actually in control of myself. I've never really injured anyone throughout my career.
We are Bayern Munich and English teams always have trouble as soon as they leave the island.
Complaining and arguing will not help. We are fully concentrating on the game against the Czechs.