He was in and out at Los Angeles which is going to affect your confidence with the team. He's realizing what he's capable of. |
He wasn't a problem for us at all. Every time you're training, he's there 100 percent. His attitude was spot on. He never got under our skin. |
He's a dangerous guy if he turns around and gets running at you. The boys in the back did well. They kind of nullified that. (But) I don't think he was 100 percent either. |
He's a very talented attacking player. He's going to put pressure on players who are starters now to keep their positions. He's exactly what we wanted. |
He's a wee bit more mature [this season]. Like everyone else, when you start a new season, your on-field play is the only thing that counts. |
He's really blessed with an ability in the box, ... It's something all guys who score goals have inside them. There are certain guys who just love to score goals, and he's one of them. |
I certainly hope it gave him a shake and made him realize what's important. He's come back and he's looked as though that's exactly what he's done. He's taken it on board for what it was and he's back to what he was. |
I don't expect anything else. The way they play, they are flinging bodies forward. When you do that, you leave holes behind you, and we hope to exploit that. Everyone wants to go on the road and win, but we wouldn't be too disappointed with a draw, either. |
I don't see anybody close to him. To anchor the defense as a rookie, play every minute of every game, and play with consistency, there should be no debate about it. His ability and temperament are ideal for the position. |
I don't think the ball was anywhere as near as good as we can. We showed some good signs but we've certainly got a lot to work on. |
I don't think we played particularly well tonight, but we certainly created chances. We scored a great goal, but it was no more than we deserved. |
I think at halftime basically we were second best. Whether it was winning balls or whether it was playing soccer or passing the ball or whatever, we were second best. |
I think everyone settled down; everybody's completely in tune with what is going on, and winning games builds confidence. But the biggest one is that we are playing for each other and that's huge. |
I think it's been a steady focus. So far this year we've done it, and we need to continue to do it. It's good to hear the guys think that way; that's where they want to go. |
I think the fact that we were forcing the game and we were away from home in Kansas City, who is undefeated, kind of tells you that the backbone of team. We did make changes, we were forced into a couple of changes, but it never knocked us off our straight, we kept pushing forward. But we just never got that break in the penalty box when we needed it. It's just not running for us in the penalty box at the moment. |