The system was very important to play against them. The way we competed on the sides and in the midfield was the key to beating them. |
The way they play, they're a strong attacking team. They're a strong unit, a good team and we respect that. But that's as far as it will go. |
There are certain things you need to do and winning derby games is one of them. We have a new owner and we'll have a traveling contingent so we need to perform and I'm confident that we will. |
There was a nice buildup of about six or seven passes and Eddie did a great job of keeping his composure and finishing. |
There were times that they've shown they can do it easily but there's times that they're not on the same page. There's times the two of them are in the same spot. I know where this team is going, I know what I want. There's certain things I don't like but at the end of the day they can do it. |
There will be certain Cosmos fans here just for them. They had a wonderful team and you can never take that away from them. |
There's no one running by him and he just needs to get better in his positioning. Mark my words, he's going to be Rookie of the Year come the end of the season. |
There's no question it all has been a distraction. Practice this week has been (bad) and part of it is not knowing what is going to happen. We need to put it all behind us and focus on D.C. because if we don't we are going to lose. |
This is what we start in January for and we don't want to go home early. We don't want to be finished this time of the year. We want to still in the next round and we have that opportunity. If we can make our way into the next round, we can go far. |
Tony came up very big, in the first half especially. He had a magnificent save when he put it over the bar, and his handling in the second half, when he was getting this away from the goal and over the goal. You expect your big-time players to step up and he did that tonight. |
Tony is healthy; Jon is healthy. Both of them have performed well. |
We all know what Amado can do. He possesses skills that no one else in this league has. But we have to challenge him to make plays like that. |
We are delighted that Amado has joined us in camp. There have been a lot of things said in recent weeks, but those are behind us now. Amado addressed his teammates this morning at training and we are ready to move forward. He knows there is a lot of hard work ahead of him. |
We are excited to add another quality striker to our club. Jean Philippe is a strong, quick forward who is very good in the air. He has proven he can score goals in this league and we believe he can contribute to our team immediately. |
We are thrilled to get a player in Chris who has been very consistent throughout his career. He is the ultimate professional with tons of experience. He has worked very hard over the course of his career and is very versatile because he can play on either the left or the right. He is a great addition to our club. |