GERMANY: GERMANY'S COACH RUDI VOELLER SAYS HE IS OPTIMISTIC HIS TEAM WILL WIN THEIR FRIENDLY MATCH AGAINST DENMARK

Record ID: 649126

  • Title: GERMANY: GERMANY'S COACH RUDI VOELLER SAYS HE IS OPTIMISTIC HIS TEAM WILL WIN THEIR FRIENDLY MATCH AGAINST DENMARK
  • Date: 13th November 2000
  • Summary: HEUSENSTAMM, GERMANY (NOVEMBER 13, 2000) 1. PLAYERS OLIVER NEUVILLE AND MICHAEL BALLAK ARRIVING 2. ARRIVING PLAYER DIETMAR HAMANN 3. CARSTEN JANCKER & MARCO BODE ARRIVING, CHECKING IN 4. GERMAN NATIONAL COACH RUDI VOELLER ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE 5. VARIOUS INTERIORS PRESS CONFERENCE 6. (SOUNDBTIE) (German) VOELLER SAYING: "There are a number of injured players, nevertheless I think we will be a strong team on Wednesday which will play a strong game for 90 minutes and will do everything to win, like in England." 7. JOURNALISTS 8. WIDE OF PRESS CONFERENCE 9. (SOUNDBITE) (German) VOELLER SAYING: "I think the coach of the national team is under a great deal of pressure, especially since everyone is assuming we will go to Japan. We have to qualify first, I don't want to be pessimistic, we won two important matches, but we have a number of difficult matches ahead of us. We have to qualify first. I hope we will. I'm convinced we will. And when we are there, we all know how we will be measured, namely by how far we get. The pressure is there, but I can only repeat: I enjoy the work here. It is better for me." 10. PHOTOGRAPHERS 11. VOELLER LEAVES PRESS CONFERENCE Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 28th November 2000 12:00
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  • Location: HEUSENSTAMM, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVABRNM4I7G1UAHC3PBV05IX9OE1
  • Story Text: Germany's coach Rudi Voeller said on Monday (November
    13) he is optimistic his team will win their friendly match
    against Denmark on Wednesday in Copenhagen.



    Germany's players met up from all over Europe in
    Heusenstamm on Monday (November 13) to prepare for the
    friendly international match against Denmark on Wednesday in
    Copenhagen.

    Rudi Voeller, who was appointed Germany coach on a
    permanent basis last week after a being in temporary charge,
    said some players would miss the game through injury.

    "There are a number of injured players, nevertheless I
    think we will be a strong team on Wednesday which will play a
    strong game for 90 minutes and will do everything to win, like
    in England" Voeller said.

    Germany are trying to qualify for the 2002 World Cup,
    which is to be staged in South Korea and Japan. They have
    started their qualification well. They have won their first
    two games in Group Nine against Greece and England.

    "I think the coach of the national team is under a great
    deal of pressure, especially since everyone is assuming we
    will go to Japan. We have to qualify first, I don't want to be
    pessimistic, we won two important matches, but we have a
    number of difficult matches ahead of us. We have to qualify
    first. I hope we will. I'm convinced we will. And when we are
    there, we all know how we will be measured, namely by how far
    we get. The pressure is there, but I can only repeat: I enjoy
    the work here. It is better for me."
    Germany's next World Cup qualifier is at home to Albania
    on March 24, 2001. The other nation in Germany's group is
    Finland.


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