Anytime you have an opportunity to bring players of this caliber, you have to pull the trigger right away. |
At the end of the day, I was a little concerned that some red cards might jeopardize the playoffs, so we made some changes based on that. |
Being a professional is more a mental job. |
Fabrice is a very talented young player. . . . I think you are going to see a lot of good things this year from Fabrice. |
He has not put a ball in the back of the net, but I think he did a lot of other stuff that contributed to the team effort. I'm not concerned with one player scoring goals. |
He's amazing. When you see him stepping up the way he did, not only the crosses, but the pressure on the right, was outstanding. |
He's done extremely well since we brought him in. Whether he comes off the bench or starts, he scores goals. |
He's the engine of that team. |
His value is never going to be higher. We got him here for nothing and now get a first-round draft pick, perhaps a second, and Martins. |
Hopefully, we have the next couple of weeks or next couple of months (to sign a new deal). I know Joe said he wants to stay. Both parties have to give up a little bit. I think it's going to happen. |
I believe we match (up) very well because they like to play and allow (opponents) to play. That last game we played them gave us a little bit of confidence, knowing we can come with the point from there. But at the same time, we need to win. |
I definitely think we are going to get better. Sometimes you get the result and sometimes you don't. We have 31 games left. |
I did it because I love it, I did it because it's part of me and I did it because I had the greatest support. I didn't come (to the U.S.) to play soccer, I came here for a new life. ... Soccer is in my blood. My family is in my heart. |
I don't believe he'll start right now, but we have cleared the air extremely well. I like the way he trained (Friday), specifically. Right now, Jeff is ready to come in. I'm counting on him to play, don't know how many minutes. Nobody's guaranteed minutes in this franchise. Jeff is aware of that and, I think, is prepared to play and do whatever it takes to help this team. |
I still think he has a lot more that he can give the team. There's still room for improvement. He knows we believe in him, and he knows we have high expectations for him. |