GERMANY: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Argentina's Juna PabloSorin foresees tough quarter-final battle ahead against revived Germany

Record ID: 447812

  • Title: GERMANY: SOCCER / FOOTBALL - Argentina's Juna PabloSorin foresees tough quarter-final battle ahead against revived Germany
  • Date: 25th October 2005
  • Summary: WIDE OF PRESS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) JUAN PABLO SORIN SAYS : " Because of the history of games between Argentina and Mexico we know we had a very hard game, and Mexico were a very tough opponent to beat and reach the quarter-finals, and now comes Germany. We had to pass a very hard opponent in Mexico and their players were giving everything, maybe because they did not have the technical skill we have." CAMERA OPERATORS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) JUAN PABLO SORIN SAYS (ABOUT GERMANY) : " I think the players are the same as before, but nowaday they play differently and they've earned a lot of confidence. Up till now they've played some great games. I think they are contesting games like a candidate for winning. They have responsibility because they are playing at home. We come out of the quiet corner. We've played some good games and soe hard games, which we won and the other one we drew, but we want to go very far. We know it's going to be a hard game, a real hard battle."
  • Embargoed: 9th November 2005 12:00
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  • Location: Germany
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA90E0KLYPHHF68MP7IFRK45G4L
  • Story Text: Argentina full-back Juan Pablo Sorin says think his team will have their work cut out to beat a revived Germany in the World Cup quarter-finals.
    " They have responsibility because they are playing at home, " he said " We come out of the quiet corner. We've played some good games and soe hard games, which we won and the other one we drew, but we want to go very far. We know it's going to be a hard game, a real hard battle."
    Argentina will be an improved team when they play Germany ls in Berlin, coach Jose Pekerman said.
    "When you progress you meet complicated rivals. We're going to get stronger because we achieved what we wanted," Pekerman said of Argentina's 2-1 win after extra time over Mexico in the second round on Saturday night (June 24).
    "We will be able to improve as in another match one starts from zero and we believe we have the means to do so," Pekerman told the post-match news conference.
    Pekerman pointed to the need for Argentina to improve their game control, having been overrun at times in midfield and cut off from their attack by a Mexico side that improved markedly after a disappointing group stage.
    Argentina's winner came out of the blue, a superb dipping volley by Maxi Rodriguez from 25 metres that went inside the top far corner, a goal that had little to do with the tactics on view even if it was laid on by an astute crossfield ball from Sorin.
    Pekerman replied to criticism of Argentina's lack of control by pointing to Mexico's fine performance in an evenly balanced match by saying: "A World Cup is not a bed of roses, all kinds of things happen."
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