Klinsmann, a FIFA World Cup winner in 1990 during his playing days with Germany, is no stranger to featuring at the sharp end of major tournaments and the 59-year-old is hoping his squad can view such high pressure clashes with similar relish.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want them to experience what it would mean to get to the end of a tournament, all the way to the end and to play for the trophy,\u201d he said. \u201cSo that’s what I tried to tell them, that they utilise this moment in time, they understand this moment in time.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow it gets down to the grinding phase. Now it’s the big stage. And I love this moment. I personally love this moment and I hope they enjoy that too, that they love that too. And then the better team will win and it will be another nail biter against the Socceroos.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey’re a good team. We respect them a lot but we believe in ourselves too. So hopefully it works out, but I really hope that they understand this is a special moment in their career.”<\/p>\n
Klinsmann\u2019s team go into the meeting at Al Janoub Stadium with two days fewer rest than the Australians and needed extra-time and penalties to overcome Saudi Arabia in the last 16 on Tuesday while Australia eliminated Indonesia on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Korea Republic coach, however, is unconcerned over the potential impact of fatigue on his players.<\/p>\n
\u201cRest days is what it is, you accept it, you move on,\u201d said Klinsmann. \u201cWe\u2019re ready for this huge game and we\u2019re very hungry.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to go through and if you want to go through the knockout stage in a major tournament you have to suffer. That\u2019s normal. The players play this way in their club teams. Many play in Europe every three or four days. No problem.\u201d<\/p>\n
The meeting is the first between the nations in the competition since Australia defeated the Koreans in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup final but, while Socceroos coach Graham Arnold is aware of the Taeguk Warriors\u2019 quality, he attention is trained on his own side\u2019s preparations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re up against a top opponent and we have got to go out and believe in ourselves,\u201d said Arnold. \u201cWe\u2019ve got that belief and my expectations are always the same, we go out on the pitch to win.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s full focus on ourselves. They\u2019ve got a strong squad, but it\u2019s about what we do, if we get our game right. We know their strengths and we’ll deal with them the best way we can. It\u2019s about getting our game right.”<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe that the most important thing for us is with the ball defensively. We\u2019ll be well set up. We\u2019ve conceded only one goal so far and they\u2019ve conceded seven, but we\u2019ve got to make sure with the ball we\u2019re better tomorrow.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur intention is to be in their faces for 90 minutes and put pressure on them. One of their strengths is technique and we want to take away that technique and one of the ways to do that is by pressuring them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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