（7月9日 ）
克林斯曼再次要求給他更多的時間，來決定他是否會繼續擔任德國隊的主教練。大約有52000名球迷大聲呼喊他的名字，希望他留下，而此前批評過他的貝肯鮑爾，也希望他能留下來。
克林斯曼接受媒體採訪時説：“我告訴貝肯鮑爾，讓我們等一等，再看看最後的結果。但是作為一名少帥，能得到貝肯鮑爾這樣的人的讚譽，我感到很特殊，也很高興。”但他表示，過去兩年發生過很多的事情，他真得需要更多的時間來協調好一些問題，從而作出最後的決定。
國際足聯主席布拉特甚至也表示，克林斯曼應該留下。他説：“我告訴他留下，但他需要自己做決定。整個國家希望他留下，但還得他自己做決定。”
鏈結：http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=373561&cc=5739
原文：
Updated: July 9, 2006
Klinsmann keeping cards close to his chestErik Kirschbaum
BERLIN, July 9 (Reuters) - Juergen Klinsmann again asked for more time to decide whether he will stay on as Germany coach even as a crowd of 52,000 chanted his name and one-time critic Franz Beckenbauer pleaded with him to continue on Saturday.
'The 'Kaiser' said 'you'd better keep going',' Klinsmann told a news conference when asked what the man who captained and later coached West Germany teams to World Cup wins said to him on the pitch after Germany beat Portugal 3-1 for third place.
'I told him 'let's wait and see what happens',' Klinsmann added to laughter as he borrowed Beckenbauer's favourite 'Schaun 'mer mal' phrase and turned it against his mentor.
'But seriously, I'm delighted that he holds our work in such high esteem,' Klinsmann said. 'Those words came from his heart. For me as a young guy and young coach to get such a compliment like that from Franz Beckenbauer, it's a special moment.'
Klinsmann has faced criticism for his training methods, reliance on U.S. fitness trainers and a Swiss scout, use of a team psychologist and attacking tactics. But now all the critics and the whole nation want him to stay.
'It was special to hug the chancellor,' said Klinsmann, 41, of an embrace with Chancellor Angela Merkel. 'A couple of months ago when we were getting hit from all sides, she was one of the few who said 'let the boys work in peace'.'
He again said he needs more time to make up his mind.
'I don't know, I've got to let all this sink in,' he said. 'A lot, a lot has happened in the last two years. I need to come to terms with it. I just need some more time to think about it.'
Even FIFA President Sepp Blatter said he thought Klinsmann should stay on.
'I hope that he'll stay longer, they've achieved something here,' he told reporters. 'With their beautiful and attacking style, they've done something for football.
'I'll tell him to stay but he has to decide. The whole country wants him to stay but he has to decide himself.
作者-岳東興-北京第二外國語學院-英語系
責編：盧爽