Pierre Littbarski
Pierre Littbarski
Pierre Michael Littbarskiis a German football manager and former footballer. He was mainly a winger or attacking midfielder and is best known for his brilliant dribbling abilities. Littbarski was a FIFA World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990. He was also runner–up twice in 1982 and 1986 with West Germany. Littbarski was caretaker manager of VfL Wolfsburg after taking over from Steve McClaren from 7 February to 17 March 2011...
against forgot gave points respect zealand
We gave away two points - I don't think it was too much respect against New Zealand - we forgot to score.
expected game grand pressure win
We are under much more pressure now because they made the grand final. It's a very complicated game for us because we're expected to win and they have nothing to lose.
business difference man player playing referee time tough
I have been in the business a long time and there's a big difference between playing tough and playing dirty, especially when a player is going for the man and not for the ball. The referee has to take control.
box dangerous defensive goal main quite trying vulnerable zone
Our main thing will be to try to keep them away from our goal as they are quite dangerous around the box but I think they are vulnerable in the defensive zone so we will also be trying to go out and score.
coaches gives next squad year
I think we need to put the squad on 23 next year as that gives the coaches more options.
giving good keeping players target
I think the target should be keeping good players and not giving them away.
final self
I think they have a lot of self confidence, because I would not take the first final at home.
centre extra player strong
I think they are very strong in the centre so we put some extra player there.
message saying yellow
I won't be saying anything different to them. The message is the same for everybody. We are here to play football, not to concede yellow cards.
coaches game great love supporters tough
It is great for the fans. Every game is tough and every game is intense. The supporters love it but the coaches get a headache.
again definitely goal good option struggling tape watched
He'd been struggling but the goal will give him a big boost. I've watched the tape again and he had some good actions. He is definitely an option for this game.
fit good looked
Jacob looked good today. If he's fit he will play.
confidence game home last stronger sydney
We have some confidence from the last game in Sydney but they (Adelaide) are 10 to 15% stronger at home in Adelaide.
ahead bit gap leave open points seven three
We can open the gap a little bit now, getting the three points would leave us seven points ahead of Newcastle.