"Based on history the expectations are simply the highest, it kind of could become a burden for you or it could be something that you are really proud of, you know so I take the second one."

History, Burden, Expectations

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"Based on history the expectations are simply the highest, it kind of could become a burden for you or it could be something that you are really proud of, you know so I take the second one."

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"Sure I should have been at the Fifa workshop for example, but I had personal reasons for not being there and looking back saying that it was a mistake for me not being there I would take the same decision because the personal situation has higher priority than a workshop."

Mistake

"I think when there's enough will and aggression, there's no shortage of talent either."

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"As far as knowledge goes I've come a long way."

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"In 16, 17 years as a pro I was used to the head coach doing it alone. He might have asked his people for advice, but he made the decisions on his own. In order to learn quickly I couldn't do that."

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"We can only win by giving everything and being ready to defeat the adversary with fiery aggression."

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"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."

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"I always stressed that I didn't have coaching experience, but that I did have a deadline: June 9."

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