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http://www.volkskrant.nl/sport/article1390246.ece/Voor_Verbeek_dreigt_roemloos_afscheidDURBAN - Until Sunday night half past eight Pim Verbeek said to have enjoyed his return as coach at a World Cup, four years after he had assisted Dick Advocaat at South Korea. Half an hour later realized the 54-year old Dutchman that Australia is likely to include the extras will be in South Africa.
Rarely has a team at a World Cup so put on show as the "Socceroos" and then held Germany 4-0 in yet civilized too. In the catacombs of Moses Madhiba Stadium in Durban turned Verbeek not avoid. "We were in the first 25 minutes of total play. We had no grip on the midfield.
No answer
"The plan was to play compact. But we had no answer to the German tactics, which had been at Özil back pockets behind our midfielders to crawl away. My players could not amount. We were still a man short in midfield. I had to quickly change my organization. "
And see an errant team but also to heel when you get in the football temple of Durban is drowned by the monotonous drone of the vuvuzela's . "As a coach you are in utter chaos that chance to reach your players," Verbeek said.
"Maybe I should have intervened earlier. A striker for a striker change is not difficult. But I had to adjust our style of play and you better during the rest of the locker room do. "
Unhappy
In the first half showed even the usually reliable goalkeeper Schwarzer his team in the lurch by following a misunderstanding with captain Neill under the ball to run. Verbeek: "The second goal for Germany was very unhappy. Normally it does not Schwarzer, he just dominated in the penalty area. "
At the world championships in 2006, the Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper after a blunder even replaced by the then coach Guus Hiddink , though his replacement Kalac little better. But Verbeek has no alternatives. The champion of Oceania is a small player in the World Cup.
Verbeek: "Most Asian opponents are afraid of us and walk backwards. But Germany is a different story. We had to lose with greater numbers. That team had a great World Cup qualifying play. I consider Germany as a finalist in the world. "
You did the selections of Germany and Australia but in parallel to establish the class difference to interpret. In the heart of the Australian Defence ordered the 34-year-old Craig Moore why he is the only World Cup participant has no club. Verbeek: "That guy played last season simply in the Australian league and not at Real Madrid. And then he was not even the worst. "
Casually exchange
With some jealousy Verbeek had his German colleague Joachim Löw carelessly see change. "Look who he can bring all his team without there by being weaker. And look at my bench. Rukavytsya was not good enough for FC Twente 2 and I must do it by default to incursions into the Australian team. That is the reality. "
To make matters worse cashed the only striker to score Australia knows a red card. Formal Cahill rightly punished for his tackle from behind on the legs of Schweinsteiger. But Han Berger, technical director of the Australian Football Federation, said at his first World Cup final but having seen grosser violations.
Without the suspended Cahill and Kewell in the chronically injured most wildcard Verbeek know yet who the goals against Ghana's responsibility. "I have to rest five days would be needed just to puzzle."
Inglorious farewell
For Verbeek and his assistant Henk Duut runs the risk of an inglorious farewell to the Australian football. Verbeek goes after the World Cup itself as technical director involved in the Moroccan youth in Europe. Is that not very big contrast?
"Of course this is the finest stage, full stadiums and play against the world stars. But a World Cup once every four years. I think it's just so much fun again going to train talents. "
But Verbeek does not count. "Two more games? No, for at least two. The mission is simple: we must beat Ghana else we can indeed packing. The Australians must now show why they are known mentality. "