I think the field conditions made it difficult for both teams. These games tend to be games of mistakes, because there's going to be a lot of technical errors on the field and the sloppy surface. I think both teams did well in that regard. |
I think the first half we were a little sloppy in different parts of the field, but I think in the second half we were much more solid. Obviously, we could have scored more goals. |
I think there is a lack of respect for our soccer. |
I think there's some disappointment in some players because it was an opportunity for them to try to convince me that they belong on our roster for the World Cup. Most did not have a strong argument; some did. |
I think they need to be rewarded a little bit for what they've done. |
I think we need to be patient with Eddie. He's just starting to come back. He's only played a couple of games since his injury in late May, so he's not completely in form at the moment. |
I think you can't overreact from one game, the Norway game, and ignore the Canada game. You judge players over time, not over a game. As he continues to move forward we'll have a better feel for the direction he's headed. Obviously, he's getting better. From my perspective, I need to see if he's developing into a guy who should be a player on the World Cup roster and can help us win a game. |
I think you saw that they were very unfit to play at this level. |
I think you're always going to agonize over the last spots, and this time around it's no different. |
I thought he did fine, he wanted the ball. It was a little bit awkward because we had gone through five forwards at that time and didn't expect to have an injured player. |
I thought he did fine. He wanted the ball at the end of the game, which is good. |
I thought he's had a tough go at it. But I think you see today he's a player with a really great upside. We're going to move him around as best we can and put him in a position to make the World Cup roster. |
I thought it was a well played game for both teams. Both teams had chances in the second half. I thought our team had a much improved effort in the last 45 minutes. |
I was not surprised. We expected them to play the way they did. They had two obviously outstanding goals in the second half. |
I was there, I sat in the stands in Italy and shook my head, and I don't mean that as disrespect. It was clear we had a long way to go. We get to replay those games now, and it'll be interesting to see what kind of progress we've made. |