I think the conditions were difficult for both teams. Obviously the host team is more comfortable on the surface.

We haven’t ruled anybody out. We don’t have a closed mind in terms of the roster at this point. We’re going to have to wait and see.

I wasn’t certain how he was going to do, but I can see differences in Steve between now and 2001 when he first came to us. He is a much more experienced player and he...

His stock has risen considerably, and given the circumstances in our entire pool, Kerry is going to be in there right until the end when we’re looking to finalize our roster.

He makes the plays that result in goals to beat you by passing, by combination play with teammates, or he can do it individually. He puts people on their heels, and because of his special...

What this group has managed to do is not let anything get in the way of their goals in qualifying and winning games. We miss a player due to an injury or a suspension, they...

I’m optimistic that we can qualify out of the group, regardless of what anyone else thinks. I think we’re capable of playing with any team in the world.

Josh knows that’s an area he’s got to get better in. He was very active in the first half and part of a lot of good plays. However, he was also part of a lot...

Obviously we look forward to the game on Saturday for a couple of reasons. Mexico is certainly and arguably our biggest rival in CONCACAF and that always makes for a good game. More importantly, any...

We look forward to the support of the American fans and some fantastic atmospheres in these venues as we undertake the challenge of getting our team ready to compete in the World Cup.

If I’d grade us, I’d say a C. We can’t worry about it. We have to remember that it’s January and a lot of players have been away from the game for a while.

We had great success in 2002 staging our operations in one location (Seoul) and traveling into our venues for games and we feel that strategy will work for us again in 2006.

Our challenge is a pretty great one. This time around, I like our team on paper better than 2002, but you don’t win games on paper. On the field is how the teams will be...

In games like this, you have to jump on any opportunity that you get.

Nothing is set in stone. But for the most part, I think we have a nucleus of 14, 15 16 players who we could pencil in now. … We’ll just have to wait and see.

It was good to see Taylor score a goal because I understand he’s supposed to be a goal scorer. It was nice to see him score one in our jersey … hopefully there’s many more...

Sometimes that’s how you’re graded as a striker. Taylor is getting used to what we ask out of our forwards. He played well.

I think Donovan and Beasley once again are players that we will count on. Bobby Convey (Reading) has the potential to help us in a World Cup, Eddie Johnson (Kansas City Wizards ) has the...

Despite the final score line, I think it was a dominating performance by our team tonight. I think in the second half the number of substitutions affected the flow of the game.

I still think the big part of the game was our inability to take advantage of our control in the first half where we created chances and had a lot of the play. Their forwards...

It’s a great day for U.S. soccer.

Over the next month or so we’ll really see the value the Gold Cup had for us. Because of injuries and suspensions, a few guys had to play a bit more than we anticipated, and...

Taylor easily could have been on the roster. He was certainly among the group as we went through the process. He was in and out, in and out over the last couple of months. His...

It’s time the American public steps forward and supporters of soccer in this country support our game by watching, by attending games, by buying soccer products, by being good consumers.

We’re not going to ignore anybody at this point in time. The league will be operating in early April and we’ll have a chance to look at those games to see if any of those...

We realize that the respect that the Americans have at this point in time is small. Everything we earn, we have to earn on the field and that’s fair enough.

We’ve accomplished that before anyone else. That’s fantastic.

I would imagine I’ll find some kind of employment after the World Cup. If not, I might want to be a sportswriter.

What defines where you can rate yourself is the World Cup. You have to show what you are about at the World Cup. Hopefully we will get to show what we can do.

This is an opportunity for some fresh faces, and we’re going to see what they are about at the international level. This game is important because it can eliminate some players from consideration, and it...

It’s likely that we have two teams from Europe. I’m not going to worry about it one way or the other.

Looking at this pool of players and still being competitive, our objective is still to win.

Although we will be playing with a less than full roster, this game will provide an outstanding opportunity for some of our players to show they deserve strong consideration for the World Cup roster.

I thought he did fine, he wanted the ball. It was a little bit awkward because we had gone through five forwards at that time and didn’t expect to have an injured player.

He’s an extremely graceful athlete. He’s a player with an excellent first touch and great vision. He has very good attacking qualities. But we’ve seen him in what I would call an amateur level.

Some were hunches, others were potential, others, we have until June 12 and think we can turn this player around.

I think he just had an outstanding five or six weeks with us. He’s rekindled his desire to be a real player, and I think he’s positioning himself to have a great World Cup.