(Cronin) got invaluable playing time tonight and I thought he played very well for his debut. |
[These were] three very important points for us. It comes at a very important time for us; our team has not won on the road in so very long. Leading up to the playoffs it's important that we play better and get results. I think coming out of here with three points against a very good D.C. United team that has won five out of the last six matches, it will give us an enormous amount of confidence going forward. |
A couple of opportunities early in the game, I think that would have made a difference for us. I think Chris Albright's opportunity which Garlick saves, psychologically was a big boost for them, and then for us to take the own goal in the first half. |
All of that is out of our control. All we have to do right now is sit back and watch and see what happens and prepare for San Jose (in the final week of the regular season). |
And we've decided to change everything, |
As thankful as we are that he scored the goal, we have to take a look at the entire season and we did not get the goal-scoring production that we anticipated and expected from him. |
At the beginning of the year, the message is very clear, ... There are two cups we want to win. One is the U.S. Open Cup, and the other is the MLS Cup. |
At the beginning of the year, the message is very clear. There are two cups we want to win. One is the U.S. Open Cup, and the other is the MLS Cup. |
Certainly the opening game on Saturday is going to be very emotional. How we handle that is going to be very important. |
competitiveness becomes the first objective and being colleagues goes out the window. |
Cornell is a player who is always dangerous around the goal. |
For all of us, getting out on the field is therapy. When we leave the field, when we leave the training environment, when we have quiet moments, that's when we think about Doug and everything that he has meant to us, and that's when it's difficult. |
For me, it's just a little bit of vindication for everything we've gone through all season, the long ups and downs, |
For us to be successful we have to play with much better energy. Teams are playing us tough and for us to get any results this year we're going to have to raise our level significantly. |
He can tend to make a defense fall asleep, so when he does make his run for it, it tends to be very productive. |