Dave Sarachan
Dave Sarachan
Dave Sarachanis a former U.S. soccer coach and player. He spent two seasons in the North American Soccer League and four in Major Indoor Soccer League before retiring in 1982. Since then, he has coached at the collegiate, professional and national team levels, most recently as the head coach of the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer...
approach beginning challenge knew road
I think our approach on the road has always been good. The beginning part of this will be a challenge for us. We knew that.
couple games gave goal goals good moments negatives obviously positives
I think, as first games go, we had our good moments and we obviously had our moments where we can obviously be better. The positives are that we got the first goal and also that we got the go-ahead goal at 2-1. The negatives are that we gave up a couple of goals that I thought could have been prevented and let them back in it.
although great john player potential saw thank year
I want to thank Will John for his year with us. Although we only saw him for one season, I feel that Will has great potential as a young player in this League.
club defenders great influence last samuel season success thank time wish
I want to thank Samuel Caballero for his professionalism and his time with the club in 2005. He was a great influence on our young defenders last season and I wish him much success with his new opportunity.
batteries bonus caught clearly few great guys healthy hit knocks physically rest time wall
I think (the rest was) clearly a bonus for us because we had hit the wall physically and mentally. I think we've caught a great time to get our breath, get our batteries charged, get a few guys back healthy and rest a few guys that had had some knocks and bruises.
converted homework jeremy liked player
Jeremy is a player we did our homework on. He's a defender, but is actually a converted forward. There are a lot of things we liked about him.
game gave goals leads three
That first game we surrendered two leads and gave up three goals and that is unacceptable to our standards.
defender good jeff size steady strength
Jeff is very consistent, very steady and comfortable with the ball. He has size and strength to be a good defender in our league.
angle battling chance correct opportunity
From my angle I had no chance to see if it was the correct call. It was frustrating because we were battling and battling for every opportunity to get back in the game.
game goals pushed reached saw second team tonight
What you saw tonight was a team that didn't quit, that battled, that pushed the game the second half. I was disappointed with the two goals we conceded in the first half. But in the end, we got a tie, we're in the playoffs, we've reached goal No. 1 and that's very good.
against conference eastern game reserve speaks threw volumes
He didn't get a reserve game before we threw him out there against an Eastern Conference rival. He went ninety-four minutes. It speaks volumes about him.
caught defender eye jordan looking ourselves sleeper stronger
Jordan caught our eye at the combine. He could be a sleeper in this draft. We were looking for a defender to get ourselves stronger in the back.
bit composure far goal hanging knew opening overtime pleased proud respected rochester second team tough
We respected Rochester from the opening whistle, and they were a tough team tonight. We knew that it could go that far and I was proud of my team after conceding a goal for hanging in there. We were a little bit whipped, but we just wanted to keep our composure during the overtime and make sure we didn't give up a second goal. I'm proud of my team and pleased to be advancing.
approach game otherwise time
We're going to take it one day at a time and one game at a time. We have to approach it that way, otherwise we could get overwhelmed.