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We wanted to look at different combinations of players. We did achieve that.

We wanted to look at different combinations of players. We did achieve that.

I think the first half we were a little sloppy in different parts of the field, but I think in read more

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.

The nuance with the U.S. team in qualifying is always, 'How do we blend our domestic- and foreign-based players? Now read more

The nuance with the U.S. team in qualifying is always, 'How do we blend our domestic- and foreign-based players? Now it's more complicated because we probably have more players abroad than ever before.

The Gold Cup is the biggest headache on the schedule. We want to be respectful of the confederation championship and read more

The Gold Cup is the biggest headache on the schedule. We want to be respectful of the confederation championship and put our best team out there and try to win it. However, our focus has to be on World Cup qualifying. Those 10 games are the most important.

The Costa Rica team will play very strong, very fast in the beginning of the game, try to get an read more

The Costa Rica team will play very strong, very fast in the beginning of the game, try to get an early goal and write their ticket to Germany.