He knows how to bring the best out of a player. He has you for a week and he knows exactly how to handle you. He just gave me guidelines. I went out there and he let me play and figure things out for myself. |
He wants to go forward, and especially at Spartan Stadium, you were constantly on your heals with those guys running at you. |
He was a specimen on both sides of the ball. |
He's been a warrior. He's played some good games in a lot of pain, and I certainly appreciate everything Paul has given us to try and make us more competitive during this stretch. |
He's been solid since we picked him up. I think someone stepped on his toe or something so that's why he came out of the game. We put a little pad under it, so I think that's why he wasn't able to turn and push but he was fine coming back for the ball. But after that he didn't have that burst that he had in the first half. |
He's very dangerous. You have to give him respect. |
He's very good as an organizer in front of him, he communicates very well. He has a calm demeanor, that has a settling effect on a team defensively. |
His training has kept him sharp, |
I am excited to bring someone of Brian's personal and professional caliber to this new position. His commitment to this organization, to this sport, and to this community is special. As our Director of Soccer Development, Brian's responsibilities range from coaching and scouting, to competitive analysis, to serving as our bridge between the team and the front office. |
I definitely felt that we competed throughout and I think we can do even better with that. We just have to eliminate mistakes. If you can do that, you're always in every game, especially on the road. I think that is as competitive as we've played on the road since I've been here. |
I don't think he'll score that type of the goal the rest of the year. |
I figure that they're going to play hard, ... that they want to play and the veterans are going to have to play hard if they want to play the last few games of the season. |
I still think he was a little too casual at times. There has to be more urgency when you have to get behind somebody and get tight on somebody. |
I think it's huge just to get him back on the field. His leadership, his determination, his abilities, his threat of scoring goals, it's just exciting to have him back. We've missed him. |
I think the smartest thing to do would be to not use Freddy. If he gets another yellow card he will be out for second-round match. So I think the best thing to do would be to give him a rest. |