If you travel back and forth between two countries for doing such a prestigious job, people have problems getting used to it. It's the first time ever that somebody did that in Germany, so I get criticized because nobody else did it before. For other coaches it's just normal.

In the second half it was fun to watch, we played with heart and soul.

Initially, we asked AP to conduct fitness performance tests on our squad and provide us with a plan of action through the World Cup in 2006. Having our own staff involved has meant that we have been able to compare some of the results from our testing of the current squad with that of previous squads to help us gauge where we are during the preparation period leading up to the World Cup.

It was an important victory because now we'll be able to prepare in peace for the World Cup. Some of the criticism in the past few weeks was justified but some comments were below the belt.

It's not pleasant, but days like this happen in sport and football, days when things go the wrong direction, and today they went in totally the wrong direction.

At halftime I told my team that we really had to put the pressure on the Americans. This was a nice result and it was actually fun watching my team play.

The requirement that a national team player has to be first-choice on his team is a thing of the past.

Days like this happen in sport and football, when things go in the wrong direction.

I've seen matches almost every weekend this winter, but I'm not someone who puts himself in the forefront.

I see only advantages to this set-up. The world has changed with modern communications so it doesn't matter where you are physically. What difference does it make if I phone a player from California or Frankfurt?