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Jürgen Klinsmann

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

Then you have games where you react more to your opponent because that opponent is simply...

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

Whether you play Brazil or Spain or France, you will have less possession and you've got to play in a different way.

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

So by the choice of your players, you think through it, okay, what does this player, now in this case we're talking about Giovanni Reina, with his characteristics, with his qualities, what can he give

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

the team in order to turn around the game.

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

How can he make a difference in a specific moment in a game when, you know, the opponent plays a certain way?

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

And these scenarios, you talk through day and night with your coaching staff.

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

And we had a situation like that in the 2006 World Cup.

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

I brought in David Odonko, 18, 19 years old from Borussia Dortmund.

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

And he was supposed to go to the U21 European Championship, you know,

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

But we didn't tell anybody that we actually will call him into the senior national team for the World Cup.

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

So when we announced in the roster and this kid was in, I just told him, switch off your phone and tell your parents better to change their phone number now.

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

So you're going to be ready.

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

You're going to get a chance.

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You'll probably come in and...

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

and surprised something, and that's what he did.

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

He came in in the last group stage game with Poland and did an assist for the decisive goal in the 93rd minute.

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And that was his moment, because he was very, very fast, so he has speed.

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

So in Giovanni Reina's now case, it's clear that he has specific talent.

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

He's a good player.

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White Goes From Hero to Villain

He has specific characteristics.