European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday june 19,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 23 world cup �?T90 to gets High priority from Perez by Rusty Bryan staff writer Sirrenia Italy a . National assistant coach Ralph Perez Isnit the sort of Guy the a a family programmers at an have in mind. Too much sports on to not for Perez. Here a a Guy who a watched every one of the 24 games played in the world cups first 10 Days. Some of them he a watched More than once. He and head coach Bob Gansler have arranged things that Way. A we have training in the morning and then again at 3 so we can watch the games at 5 and 9,�?� Perez said. A last night we tried to watch two games at once. We had two tvs sure Perez is a soccer Junkie but there a More to it than that for the Man who a been following these quadrennial events closely since 1970. A a what a important about the world cup is that so much comes from these games. Its where the prominent players come from and where the trends of the game Are set. The Modem game a systems and roles of players a comes from the world what Are the distinguishing Marks of the 1990 edition a a what a happened in this world cup is that the so called weaker nations have established themselves As formidable opponents. A a lot of this parity has to do with goalkeepers. They be got greater Range. Goalkeepers no longer just stay on the line. The Modem goalkeeper has extended his Range beyond the penalty Box. We be seen certain players such As the West German keeper Bodo illgner with sliding tackles outside the the United states has led the Way in another refine ment in goalie play Perez said. It has to do with depending penalty kicks. In the old Days the keeper would just guess and dive m that direction our goalkeeper coach Joe Machuk studied the films of the �?T86 world cup and came up with a theory. He found that 60% of the successful penalty kicks were in the Middle third of the net. Now our goalies Only guess when they know the other players tendencies. Otherwise they hold their the theory batted .500 against the czechs. A Tony Meola knew what the first Guy was going to do. He dived the right Way but it was hit too Well. On the second the Guy tried to get cute and Tony played it and the big one in the second game a i guess it was lady Luck that made Villi hit the another Factor in the Power shown so far by the tournaments midgets has to do with the renewed emphasis on the defense. A in the game of soccer the defensive setup is Tough to break. Its very difficult to beat a team which comes out Early in the game and sets up keeping people Back and does no to go to the casual fan the most obvious difference in this cup has been the controversial change in rules interpretation. A a it a a big adjustment. The hardest part is that the player must figure out Early what a going to be allowed or not going to be sometimes they done to work it out correctly. Eric Wynalda a red card is a painful example. A when i saw Eric push the Guy i said to coach Gansler a he a going to be i was flabbergasted when he got the red Perez saw the foul because of his function As a another set of eyes for coach a i try to watch what a happening away from the Ball so i can Tell him what a going on Perez uses his eyes off the Field too studying tapes in an Effort to spot flaws in the . Game plan although the Progress of the game often renders such plans obsolete. A sometimes players forget the last things they hear before going onto the Field a Perez said. At the end of his halftime talk during the czech game Perez said Gansler warned the Young american team against the czechs preference for attempting to score inside the near Post on Comers. A five minutes later they had a near Post score on a Comer and we were Down 3-0 and a Man. In the world cup that a the worst possible scenario. You can to do anything tactically in that that kind of lapse Points up the mental preparation that Perez sees As vital in soccer. A you have to coach yourself out on the Field. You have very limited time on the Ball to make the right decision about what to do with Perez likes the mental preparation he a seen in the preparation for Austria. A i feel really Good about this teams attitude and spirit a he said. A a you be got to believe in the Guy next to you and this team they re going to need to Perez says if they re to earn the two Points they want so badly. A the austrians really think they can Hammer us a he said. A but in a a big believer in the . . Austria face similar challenges Sirrenia Italy a the count is 0-2 on each team but neither can afford to shorten up on the Bat. That a the situation for the United states and Austria As each takes the Field tuesday for the last time in round 1 of the 1990 world cup. And for teams As totally different As these two Are the challenges Are remarkably similar for each. A the big similarity i see is that they have no Points and we have no Points a . Coach Bob Gansler said. A neither wants to go Home neither wants to go Home at All just yet either. be both be playing to win and win by As big a margin As possible in order to be one of the four third place teams that advances to round 2. And each team has had problems so far in playing to its strengths. Austria a team previously capable of plenty of scoring has been shut out in its first two games. The ., a defensive club endured an unexpected 5-goal Shower in its opener. 69th teams have found that hard to live with. A we have a defensive team. When you break us Down defensively we lose a said . Goalkeeper Tony Meola. A Austria has an offensive team. Break them Down offensively and they no one is sure Why the austrians have been quieted but there Are some theories about Star striker Toni Polster a scoring drought. A a he a their Leader. He a trying to Cairy Burden and things Are not working to said defender Desmond Arm who expects to be assigned a Lster a running mate Gerhard Rodax tuesday. A John Doyle will probably have deter. He is Superior to me in the air a Strong said. Rodax May be joined by a third strik Andreas Ogris who started ahead of Rodax against Italy. If the austrians do use three strikers it would indicate How desperately the team wants some scoring. Meola thinks that those marking Polster Are the cause of the pc Seville Spain forwards problems. A the defenders coming in against Polster have taken Pride in marking him because of his reputation Meola said. Distributing the Ball to the strikers is 21-year-old midfielder Andreas Herzog whom coaches compare to International Star Ruud Gullet of Holland. He has been quiet thus far but might be getting Over his cup debut jitters just at the wrong time for the americans. The austrians Arentt All offence As shown in the play of goalkeeper Klaus Lindenberger who has been solid in his teams pair of 1-0 losses to Italy and Czechoslovakia. A a he a had a great tournament a Meola said. Aiding Lindenberger Are hard nosed defenders Robert Peel and Peter Artner and sweeper Ernst Aigner. The Trio handed out More than a few blows Friday in a surly performance against Czechoslovakia and their temperament Isnit Likely to improve by tuesday. A i expect a physical game a Armstrong said. But not like the game against Czechoslovakia he said a this time around Well be ready for the physical a a we be got to give them just As much respect As we did Italy a said Meola who sounded As if he have much trouble doing just that. A they put 11 great players on the Field and the two substitutes we be seen have been just As Good a he said. A they have two great forwards. They can score on any team at any and what must the . Do to win Tab Ramos has the answer a a we be got to play an Italy Type game Only Quot Quot a amps. Scott Miller . Coach Bob Gansler hands out some instructions to one of his , Spain Triumph a Rusty Bryan Al de from wire reports Verona Italy a Belgium beat Uruguay 3-1 sunday to Clinch a berth in the second round of the world cup even though Veteran defender Eric greets was sent off. The South americans As has been the Case with them throughout the Early stages of the tournament could not capitalize on the chances they had. Belgium a first goal was a classic with Leo clusters nodding Home a Long Mich a Wolf Cross with 14 minutes gone. Eight minutes later Enzo Scifo added a second and Jan ceulemans made it 3-0 before Uruguay pulled one Back with substitute Pablo begone Cheow a goal. In the other late game sunday Spain 3, South Korea 1 Udine Italy a Miguel Gonzalez scored the first hat trick of the 1990 world cup finals to lift Spain Over South Korea in a group e match. Gonzalez opened the scoring in the 23rd minute and followed that with two More goals in the 60th and 81st minutes
