wendepunkt

The one-word question Davo would have asked Jurgen Klinsmann during the post-game press conference after the USA vs Mexico game (9/10/2013) that qualified the U.S. men's national team for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (11:18 in the 9/11/2013 pod).


 * Wendepunkt** means "**turning point**," one of the few words from A-level German Davo remembers.
 * The first turning point is that the U.S. game on 9/10/2013 has made it impossible in our country for an American to ever say that soccer can never make in the United States.
 * A wendepunkt for Roger is the difference between how football was played 20 years ago compared to now.
 * For the players, Roger said they learned an important lesson about recovering from a loss to play a greater team, something the US will encounter in the World Cup group stage.
 * There was also a Klinsmann wendepunkt, where the reality of competition in CONCACAF and beyond has forced the coach to accept the way they players play soccer. As Alexi Lalas said after the game, this is how America should play. Don't apologize to anyone about it. Play with heart & soul. Davo said this started with the win over Portugal in 2002, and compared the US team to England with more self-belief and players who are in better shape.
 * Davo had a wendepunkt, and can now believe in the US system of playing soccer: Play the game with the players we have, with strength and passion.