“The changes will not happen overnight. I do not think it is helpful to turn everything upside down. Unless, of course, I discover things that displease me fundamentally. Now, with Philip (Blain), it is substantially the same generation and we share the same values. So even if the speech or the method of training may differ, there should be no big changes in the approach …”
He believes that the qualifications for the Euro “will come pretty fast.”
Laurent Tillie counts on his experience as coach of the Czech Republic in 2005 to be ready in time:”In these three months, I feel I like I have accumulated ten years of experience. We will do a good job.“