Peter Nowak Good Quotations

We struggled in the middle of the park; this was our main problem. This is why we needed to adjust the situation at halftime, to make sure that they're not going to have an advantage in the middle. I think Ben Olsen and Brian Carroll did a pretty good job. In the second half Clyde Simms came on and I think that was pretty significant and we got better and moved better going forward. We came a very long way to get these three points and we're happy with the win.

We still need to find a rhythm. Hopefully in the game on Saturday we can find a good rhythm that we can take into the season.

We're getting smarter, that's for sure, ... It's still not perfect, we still have to work on a couple of things. We were winning 3-0 and we have to keep the lead and make sure nothing like that happens in the future. We put ourselves in a difficult spot and, for our confidence, it's not good to have a lead and then get shaky at the end.

On the international level, you have to play faster, ... Catolica did a pretty good job going forward with 1-2 touches. It was pretty dangerous stuff, but we pushed the game until the end. . . . It's still open, it's two games, and we'll see what happens over there.

He looks pretty good to me, so we will see. We have some options, and we'll find a way for Santino to contribute to the team.

We will work on some things before we play New York. But overall I feel we are in a good place.

Absolutely fabulous. Dema was coming (back) slowly after the injury. He played very good against LA and then he scored against Chicago; he scored last game against New York (MetroStars) and he finished his performance over the last couple of months today with another goal. Dema can play everywhere. He can move forward from the left position, from the middle, this was his role today.

It was good to sit down with Freddy away from the pressure and emotion of the season. Seeing Freddy succeed as a member of our team and meet individual expectations are both priorities for me.

I'm extremely disappointed, ... The result is a translation of what's going on on the field. I cannot mention one player who had a good day. If we want to think about the playoffs coming up, right now we have to wake up and make sure this thing never happens again.

All the results we've had put us in a spot where we can fight for first place. A game like that shouldn't happen to us. It's a good cold shower for all of us. If we keep thinking it's going to be easy with cute soccer, we cannot win the games.