They did everything we asked them to do. |
They did everything we asked them to do. It seems when you're at the bottom of the table things just don't go your way, |
They had our backs up against the wall a lot of the time, but we were able to get the strike from Freddy at the end to make the difference. It's good to know we've advanced, but we still have to concentrate on Spain, which will be a tough test. |
They said they didn't play 'United soccer,' ... They pride themselves on their work ethic. They're definitely a hard-working team and we'll have to match that. |
They say you've got to be 18 to sign a professional contract, especially in the [English] Premiership. But if you can't play as a pro at 15, let's say, you can certainly still go to a club around the world at 15. You could just get a youth pass and a huge signing bonus that kind of makes up for not getting a pro salary. That hasn't happened to any of our guys yet, but I'm sure there's a way to make it happen. You've heard the thing about how the family has to move for non-football reasons to go into a country. I've talked to many FIFA agents, and you get different answers from each one. Their interpretations are hilarious. Depending on their clientele, they have different responses. |
They were bummed that the playoffs kind of ended, but they are professionals and they know we've got to get better next year. |
They're looking to make an impression that they're better than last year and obviously we need to do the same. |
Three of the last four have been competitive. But right now we just want to win a game, whether it's on the road or at home, we just want to get a win. |
Today was the first day of next season. That's how we want to look at it. We don't want to be on the outside looking in at this time next year. |
Today would've been a nice place for us to start. |
We certainly have to deal with their crosses and the players they get on the end of the crosses. |
We definitely competed. I feel bad for the guys. They competed for 90 plus minutes. You're just asking for a break, just for a ball to bounce your way. That's all it's going to take to turn it around. |
We definitely competed. It's frustrating. You feel bad for guys because you feel they competed for 90-plus minutes, but you didn't come away with a point. It's something we can definitely build on. |
We feel -- and probably Chivas feels the same way too -- you definitely get punished for your mistakes. Good teams make the ball bounce their way and sometimes we get frustrated with it not happening for us. We've had a couple games where we've said, 'Nothing bad is going to happen, we're going to make our own breaks,' but to actually say that and then play that way, it doesn't always work out. |
We felt that he was the best player in the draft. He loves to pass. |