I think it’s critical. If we want this sport to grow, if we want to truly position ourselves to one day win a World Cup, we need support from the people that follow soccer in...

The previous match played no role in selecting this roster. It was based on fitness and form. We thought this was a good group. We know Bocanegra and Johnson are certainly capable of playing (a...

And he just turned 23. I think we’ve got ourselves a real good one there.

Just a huge mental mistake. Giving the game away in the opening minute of the second half to me is very foolish.

You can run around all you want with a fitness coach but you have to play games. Getting 90 minutes in is valuable. Hopefully that pays some dividends these next couple of games.

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...

He just fell short. Anyone can have a good argument that Taylor belonged. There’s no justice in a situation like that.

He’s done well. I had my concerns and I think he’s a little ahead of schedule. From what we can see, his injury is behind him. It’ll take a little time, but certainly over the...

He looks healthy, fit and ready to go. For him, personally, it was a good move.

(Ching) is right in the mix right now.

After 45 minutes of good concentration and smart football we started the second half very poorly. Giving the game away in the opening kickoff of the second half was very foolish and very poor play...

Well, he didn’t hurt his chances. He’s putting himself in very good position.

Tony did a fantastic job bringing respectability to the national team.

The foreign coaches have put a lot of pressure on the English way of doing things, and that’s going to be for the better in the long run.

Maybe the first yellow card was a question. The second was merited, a little inexperience on Bobby’s part.

It’s like going from college basketball to the NBA. He’s still the same kind of player that he was when we saw him as a young kid, a daring, aggressive attacking player, and a player...

Mexico City is a lopsided advantage for the Mexican team. With the altitude, it makes it a completely different game. But we know that when we play them anywhere else, we can beat them. We...

I’m not sure the snow was an advantage for anybody. We have been training in California, our domestic players, for seven weeks.

We see in Eddie a player with great potential, and certainly the injury put him back. He acquired a reputation that people expected a lot out of him, and I’m not copping out of that....

There are other players who could be here who aren’t here because of their positions in the league. To get some favors in return ? that means a lot to send those players back. This...

There were lessons learned from the last time. We’ve really closely scrutinized the players. This time around we basically have a roster which we’re very confident will be pretty fit.

Obviously, this is a relief. The whole purpose at the beginning of qualifying is to quickly make the World Cup, and we did it before anyone else.

We view this camp and the games in January and February as critical towards our preparation for Germany.

The draw is important for a country like the U.S. For a country like Brazil it doesn’t matter. And the only way anybody determines whether you did well or not is how you advance.

I haven’t even started thinking of a roster for Germany. Any of them (players on the roster) can be a question. If you’re 25 with an injury, it could jeopardize your spot for next year.

He enjoyed what we did. He liked our methods, and he felt the things we do are what players like. And when he reinforces that to me, that helps me. Soccer aside, he’s a friend....

I think our performance should be better this week than it was last week. They’re another week in camp, they should be getting over the hump in terms of the physical demands and they should...

My suggestion is that a better way to manage the game is just tell the player to take the jewelry off. That’s hard to do when you have a young referee. Maybe a little more...

We have 12 guys who have been to a World Cup. On June 12, we play a team with no one who has played in a World Cup. I’d like to believe that hopefully gives...

We know that Bocanegra and Johnson are certainly capable of playing 90. Beasley is a question mark. Therefore, we have not made a decision about his status yet for Saturday.

Having the opportunity to get a feel for the stadium and the environment here is very valuable.

I think anyone who follows the U.S. team knows we’re just getting better and better. Obviously the World Cup will tell. That will be the stage where the world decides where we are.

Our domestic players, who are still out of season, are very unfit for games at this level. You could see the fatigue set in for a number of our domestic players kick at about the...

We really didn’t have much to look at in preparation for this match.

If he’s healthy we have two months to see if he can get fit to play in a World Cup. It’s not like we need to rush him back into everything. We know the kind...

Looking at him, it was probably a good decision. He looks fresh, pretty fit. And I think he wants to be here. In the end, it shows it was a wise decision on his part...

Our team is a long way from being set for Germany. It will take time.

That makes the European countries big players. Unfortunately we have to play two of them, the Czech Republic and Italy, which is one of the favorites to win the World Cup. In my opinion Brazil...

Besides Brian McBride (who plays for Fulham in the English Premier League), nobody actually stands out and says ‘I belong here’ yet.

Clint continues to build a solid argument to make the World Cup team. He’s certainly making it difficult for me to make some tough decisions.

We’re going to have to see how quickly he makes it back and whether he positions himself again to be in contention for a position on our roster.

The results in Guatemala (0-0) and Costa Rica (3-0 defeat) were not as critical to me. This one is. We want to end the year on a high note.

I’d much rather have this challenge than having to deal with lesser known countries. The challenge we have in particular … everybody has basically written us off.

The goal now is to make our team better for the World Cup.

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.

As we experienced in the preparation for the 2002 World Cup, the chance to play in the host country before the tournament will be an invaluable experience for our team.

He’s a leader on the field and off.

I think there is a lack of respect for our soccer.

Now we have to head back to camp to touch up the mistakes we made today. Overall, we looked good. The soccer is there, we just need to finish all our chances.

I saw a little enthusiasm from the crowd as bottles were flying.