It鈥檚 all relative, of course. But Victoria Highlanders coach Thomas Niendorf, born in Berlin and still with strong connections to German soccer at the highest levels, sees parallels between what shockingly-eliminated Germany can learn from the 2018 World Cup and what his Highlanders can take away from a lost 2018 PDL campaign.
鈥淵ou come back stronger and smarter next time around,鈥� said Niendorf.
鈥淲e鈥檒l learn from what we鈥檝e experienced and be better for the latter part of this season and for next season.鈥�
The Northwest Division last-place Highlanders (3-7) meet the second-place Surrey-based TSS Rovers (4-4-1) today at 6:35 p.m. at Centennial Stadium. TSS won the first two games of the sa国际传媒 derby earlier this season to clinch the Juan de Fuca Plate, the side competition between the Rovers and Highlanders.
鈥淲e鈥檝e challenged our top players to be the take-charge players for the rest of the season and be the difference-makers,鈥� said Niendorf.
鈥淲e told them to have the confidence to take that shot to get the goal. We have been in every game this season, but were not strong enough in key moments.鈥�
