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Our team is a long way from being set for Germany. It will take time.
Our team is a long way from being set for Germany. It will take time.
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.
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.
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 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.
They're in a position we were in, you want to get it done sooner than later. This is a game read more
They're in a position we were in, you want to get it done sooner than later. This is a game where their sights are clearly to win, as it was for Guatemala the last time we were in Guatemala. It will be interesting to see.
He's (Convey) a guy that's dangerous on that side of the field. He and Eddie Lewis created a number of read more
He's (Convey) a guy that's dangerous on that side of the field. He and Eddie Lewis created a number of opportunities on the left flanks.
The only thing that experience tells me is you can't be 100% sure about any player.
The only thing that experience tells me is you can't be 100% sure about any player.
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.
I am happy that these next two games we're going to give them a chance to get on the field read more
I am happy that these next two games we're going to give them a chance to get on the field and show us what they can do. Our next game is vitally important for our opponent. If our guys can respond well on that game that speaks volumes for them.