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.

When we demonstrate ratings, we will have an argument for prime time.

The Guatemala game will provide us with another good opponent as we continue to prepare and evaluate players for the 2006 World Cup roster.

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 first goal by Ben Olsen was a terrific individual effort as well as a big goal psychologically in the game.

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...

Over the past week he’s finally physically and psychologically recovered from his turf toe injury. That has been an obstacle for Eddie for a good six months or so, and that’s completely past him. …...

This gives me a last look at domestic players. It’s going to help me with some of the decision-making that lies ahead.

End of May, I didn’t think he’d be where he was.

We played very well. I think we felt guilty of perhaps making things a little bit difficult on ourselves. We created a number of good goal-scoring opportunities and came up short, and that allowed Trinidad...

The only thing that experience tells me is you can’t be 100% sure about any player.

We had a one-goal advantage and the extra player. We wanted to get the second goal.

It was an important experience for our young guys and hopefully we can continue to build as we move forward towards the World Cup.

We haven’t outgrown CONCACAF. I think you are going to see the smaller countries will continue to grow and we’re going to have a very difficult time qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.

The results in Guatemala and Costa Rica were not that critical to me. This one (against Panama) is. This is the one I want to win so we can end the year on a high...

Landon is an experienced player. He’s a player we will look to not only lead us but to be important in our attack.

In this kind of game, you have to jump on any opportunity you get. That made the difference.

There’s a strong likelihood he’ll be at camp. He has shown a lot of progress and we need to take a look at him.

I can’t say if the pressure (of Germany) will benefit us or not. We’re just going to try to play to get a result.

It was one of those days where the ball just didn’t go in the back of the net. However, when we walk away with three points in qualifying, it’s big.

Look, they’re attacking players so they need to create goal-scoring opportunities. Those are my expectations of attacking players and they’re players who are capable of getting goals. It would be nice to see one hit...

He’s certainly capable. He’s a guy who’s good around the goal. … He scored three goals. That’s sometimes how you’re graded as a striker, and if that’s the case, he gets an A for today....

It’s not perfect, but it’s a good position to be in.

We’ve had momentum since the 2002 World Cup. We’ve made steady progress. It hasn’t always been perfect, but you can see there’s an air of confidence in the program.

We went through an important year in 2005 where neither Eddie Johnson, John O’Brien, Claudio Reyna nor Cory Gibbs were around much due to injuries, and those are four players that you would think are...

We’ve worked real hard to build our team to where it is today, and to not prepare properly to play a game of that magnitude is a mistake, and I accept the full responsibility for...

It’s an opportunity now for a number of players who haven’t received a whole lot of minutes in the first three games to show us what they’re about.

I think Claudio is fairly fit right now. Getting over the broken ankle was big. His ankle now is sound, so that’s a positive. I think the shoulder separation is a temporary setback.

We look forward to the challenge against Guatemala. Obviously, Carlos Ruiz is the one player we’re certainly well aware of. We know from qualifying they have a very good team, so it should be a...

Obviously it was a very poor start to the game from our side.

I think they need to be rewarded a little bit for what they’ve done.

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

Any group we’re going to be in is going to be a tough group.

There’s everything here for players and families to both experience the culture of Germany as well feel comfortable that this is a city that is similar to cities in the United States. And it’s a...

We have some extra numbers in positions where we can afford the opportunity to look at some of the European players in this game and rest some of the domestic players. An example of that...

We’ve got a bunch of guys in Europe as well as in MLS who want these opportunities to show that they belong on our next World Cup team. So we’re going to put a pretty...

It was a good win, good experience for a lot of our players. We’ve been on the road the entire year, and we’re exhausted.

This is the first time he’ll be our starting goalkeeper so I know he’s really looking forward to the challenge.

We’ve come a long way since 1998.

Despite the fact we’ve had a rash of injuries and some conflicts with clubs, we feel this game is an excellent test for our veteran players in Europe as well as some new players in...

The fact that we played with a new group this game, the result’s OK.

There was such a fine line between some of these players. It was difficult to say no to some of them. But at some point, you have to draw a line.

This will be an incredible challenge for our players.

Both are good prospects. At this point in time Todd may be a little bit more ahead of Heath.

This was a real test of our team. We showed a lot of character and spirit and never put our heads down.

We have no excuses. We’re playing at home. We’re playing in a stadium we like. We need to step on the field and win the game.