Fernando Clavijo
Fernando Clavijo
Fernando Caetano Clavijo Cedrésis a retired American soccer defender and former head coach of the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He played three seasons in the American Soccer League, two in the North American Soccer League and ten in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He earned 61 caps with the United States men's national soccer team and 8 with the U.S. National Futsal Team. He later coached both indoor and outdoor teams as well as at the national team...
best downs
I think it was not the best game. One-on-one, he had more downs than ups.
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I think this year, the players have interacted not only outside the field, but inside the field. We have good soccer players who have a good mind for the game. They executed together and we have to make sure they put it out during the regular season.
adjust ball best game guys kept needed players time tonight
I think tonight was probably our best game of the year. We kept the ball very well and we were solid. We have 22 new players and the guys needed time to adjust to each other.
expect keel keeps
Keel is one of those kids, we didn't expect much, and every day he keeps improving.
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His value is never going to be higher. We got him here for nothing and now get a first-round draft pick, perhaps a second, and Martins.
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He's done extremely well since we brought him in. Whether he comes off the bench or starts, he scores goals.
both couple joe months next parties sign wants weeks
Hopefully, we have the next couple of weeks or next couple of months (to sign a new deal). I know Joe said he wants to stay. Both parties have to give up a little bit. I think it's going to happen.
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We make some individual mistakes that cost us the game, but I'm looking forward to playing the Galaxy again, 11-v-11, without any red cards, with no penalties. We get the red card and that changes the game. It was crucial.
ball concerned player scoring stuff team
He has not put a ball in the back of the net, but I think he did a lot of other stuff that contributed to the team effort. I'm not concerned with one player scoring goals.
I think right now, we have to look at Gargan and see what he can give us.
game matter san
It doesn't matter who we play. You have to play them all to get there. San Jose, when they play at Spartan Stadium, that's a completely different game so they may be a little more difficult.
colorado players turned
I think he could be one of the biggest-profile players the Colorado Rapids have ever had. He's not 37 or 38. He just turned 32, so it's outstanding for us.
believe high knows room
I still think he has a lot more that he can give the team. There's still room for improvement. He knows we believe in him, and he knows we have high expectations for him.
ahead expect four games loss physical points pressure resources sunday tough
I think L.A. is under a lot of pressure right now. They have a lot of resources on that team, but they're only four points ahead of us, with (the Rapids having) two games in hand. They had a tough loss on Sunday and I expect it to be a very emotional, very physical game.