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NEW YORK -- Bruce Arena knows the job of U. Nike Air Max Plus Italia .S. soccer coach has changed since his last game a decade ago.Were going to have a lot of pressure on us, he said Wednesday during an interview at the offices of The Associated Press. Were not only expected to qualify for the World Cup, were also expected to be successful in group play and to get into the round of 16 and then hopefully the quarterfinals.Arena took over from Jurgen Klinsmann last week following losses at home to Mexico and at Costa Rica in the opening two games of the final round of World Cup qualifying. The Americans plan a pair of exhibitions in January, and qualifying resumes at home against Honduras on March 24 followed by a match at Panama four days later.Theyve got to be convinced the way were going to play is the right way, and theyve got to be convinced to play for each other. The bottom line is we have to be a better team than weve been in the first two games of this competition. So the concept of team and putting that ahead of everything else is going to be critical, Arena said. I think youll see changes -- I think changes everywhere, not radical, but our mentality will be different, our approach will be different and, hopefully, the results will be different.Arena spoke before heading to Toronto for the second leg of a Major League Soccer conference semifinal against Montreal. He then goes to Europe to speak with German-based American players.Today with professional athletes, maybe a majority of the job is preparing them mentally to play, he said. We know they have the skills and the physical qualities to be successful. Weve just got to deal sometimes with the 6-to-8 inches between the ears to get them headed in the right direction.As Arena watched the 4-0 defeat at Costa Rica on Nov. 15 on television, he was alarmed.I thought they were in a difficult situation, and there would be some thinking about making a change, he recalled.Six days later, he was asked to take the job he held from 1998-2006.Arena led the U.S. to the 2002 World Cup quarterfinals, then was fired four years later after a first-round elimination.Our fan base is way ahead of what it was when I started in `98 and ended in 2006, he said. And now, with the obvious emergence of social media, its 24 hours a day. So were going to have a lot of pressure on us, and thats all part of it. Thats what we sign up for. So we look forward to the challenge.Because three of the six teams qualify from the hexagonal, as the final round of the North and Central American and Caribbean region is known, the U.S. can rebound quickly.We want from the opening whistle to be a team that gets after it and plays hard for 90 minutes, he said. The first camp will be difficult in March when we have the entire team together. But we have enough experience as coaches to understand the qualities of our players, how to organize and teach them and get them feeling comfortable by the time they kick off against Honduras.Arena has spent the past eight years coaching the LA Galaxy. During his first term with the U.S., he said American players didnt get sufficient respect around the world. That, he said, has improved.The American player is generally a good player. What we lack is the real elite player that some of the other countries have, he said. But we have a good, solid base of players, and Im confident they can play against anyone in the world.Arena is excited about the age of the current player pool. Aside from goalkeepers Tim Howard (37) and Brad Guzan (32), the only regulars older than 30 are defender Geoff Cameron (31), midfielder Jermaine Jones (35) and forward Clint Dempsey (33).Theres a lot of players entering their prime, which in our sport is about 28, 29 years old, Arena said. Were not too old and were not too young. So there shouldnt be any excuses. We have enough experience and enough quality to be successful in qualifying. Air Max 95 Scontate Uomo . Fernandez, coached in Toronto by former two-time Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser, scored 267.11 points and is the first champion to successfully defend since Russias Evgeny Plushenko in 2005 and 2006. Vapormax Scarpe In Offerta . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. http://www.airmaxshoponlineitalia.it/sco...max-outlet.html . NBA officials ruled the court unplayable in the Bucks final exhibition game on Oct. 25 because players were slipping, and the game was cancelled midway through the first period.Several Hurricanes players face disciplinary action after breaching team protocols before their thrashing by the Sharks in South Africa last weekend. According to reports in New Zealand, up to five players could be sidelined from this Saturdays match against the Reds, which is live on Sky Sports 3 HD.A brief team statement said a small group of players breached team protocol while the squad were in South Africa. The matter has been dealt with internally and Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd will be happy to discuss it further at (Thursdays) scheduled media session once the team to play the Reds in Wellington on Saturday has been named.Hurricanes assistant coach Jason Holland the players broke a curfew but he would not identify those involved.Well wait until we see where we are before we talk about who it is, Holland told Radio Sport.If [dropping players] is the decision we come to, it will be pretty obvious.We set pretty high standards around our protocols and if there are any little minor discretions there will be consequences. Sean Fitzpatrick picks out the biggest and hardest hits from round 11 of Super Rugby The Hurricanes, who two weeks ago beat the Lions 50-17, were beaten by the Sharks 32-15 and slipped from third to fourth in the New Zealand Conference. Air Max 95 Prezzo Amazon. t a team meeting in Wellington, captain Dane Coles was reluctant to discuss the incident before the side to play the Reds was finalised.Well wait until the team is named, he said. Well be able to answer some questions from there. Also See: WATCH: Super Rugby hits WATCH: Super Rugby tries Super Rugby fixtures Super Rugby tables ' ' '
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