I am used to the turf, because that is what I played on in Minnesota with the Thunder. The atmosphere here with the fans and my teammates helped me to feel comfortable. |
It was great to play in front of the home crowd for the first time. The crowd was great. |
The game is fast and the strength of players is different. You have to play the ball fast and use your strength. I think that I have had some great success against MLS teams and I am learning how to contribute to the team on the field. |
When you're in the lower division, you always want to show the guys in the higher division that you can do better than them, so you come out with 110, 120 percent. Here it's kind of different because everyone is on the same level. |