Keel is one of those kids, we didn't expect much, and every day he keeps improving. |
Our first goal was to make the playoffs. Now, realistically, we can jump L.A. Our goal right now is just to get ahead of them. |
Out of the blue, he decided he wanted to be waived. |
Outstanding. I mean, outstanding. I said it all along. ... You know, Joe [Cannon] is one of the great goalkeepers in the league. But we have a roster full of players and they need to stay on top of their job. I though Byron was very good. The other day (against D.C. United), unfortunately, they didn't give him much time to warm up. But today was outstanding. I'm truly happy for him. I think that he is young and has enormous shoes to fill whenever Joe Cannon is out. |
Overall, I thought it was a great performance. The most satisfying thing for me was the attitude. They scored a goal and we kept playing hard. I don't know if, at the beginning of the year, we would have been able to turn around those things. |
Sometimes a player is in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was happy there, but I think the change in scenery was good for him. |
Sometimes the kids only think about making the team. Now there are a lot of players coming in who want to make a difference. |
That was our first (MLS) game in 17 days, but little by little, things are coming together. We have minimized our mistakes. It has been a roller coaster, but I'm giving credit to whoever is stepping in. |
The game plan was very clear. We just could not find any momentum. We need to set a pace. In the second half, they are going to try to slow it down as much as possible and we need to do something about this. We need a little more intensity. You know, I mean, we were just two steps behind on everything else. |
The other team played hard; they executed a great free kick. You have to give them credit. We suffered some injuries but you have to give the credit to the team that played well. |
The significance of this game for us is that it's a home game and we cannot give up points. |
These are good problems to have. |
They shut us down. And they shut us out. |
Today, for us, it was a playoff game. We were playing on the road, and we needed to do whatever we needed to win. |
We didn't put enough pressure on the crosses. We could never control it. We let them have it too easy. Ching had one of the best games I've ever seen him play. He is an outstanding young player who has been in and out of the national team. We weren't prepared for that kind of speed. |