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...
change good happy player scenery wrong
Sometimes a player is in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was happy there, but I think the change in scenery was good for him.
good talented year
Fabrice is a very talented young player. . . . I think you are going to see a lot of good things this year from Fabrice.
afraid became clear closer good half instead needed pressure second step sure
We were very tentative in the first half, instead of being aggressive. We made it clear in the second half it was not good enough. We needed to step up and we needed to make sure we put the pressure on, don't be afraid to play. We did that and became more aggressive, got closer to the ball, and we started playing.
beat free good hard kick knew open played took
I think we played hard. We didn't come out with the points. When you play D.C. you know it is going to be hard. It was hard when we played them at home. We beat them. We knew it was going to be hard and took a really good free kick to open up the goals.
field good inside mind outside players regular soccer sure together
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.
highlight life rewarded soccer worked
I'm overwhelmed. I always worked because it was in my body. To be rewarded like this is the highlight of my life. Soccer has been my life as long as I can remember.
jeff playing season
I've had Jeff playing for me for most of the season and he's done tremendously well. So, do I need to see more of Jeff? No, I don't.
opportunity team win won
I want it. This team has really not won many things, and I think an opportunity to win it is something we need to concentrate on.
absolutely action handled inside leading next talented
It was a disciplinary action that we handled inside the team. He's a very talented player, our leading scorer and he will absolutely (be back for the next game). We need him here for the playoffs.
anytime bring opportunity players pull trigger
Anytime you have an opportunity to bring players of this caliber, you have to pull the trigger right away.
ball defend forced
We were forced to make many changes. We didn't defend the ball as well as we should have.
mental
Being a professional is more a mental job.
based cards changes concerned jeopardize might red
At the end of the day, I was a little concerned that some red cards might jeopardize the playoffs, so we made some changes based on that.
came happy looking next open opportunity playing remember
It would be a very happy little surprise. I'm not looking for the next superstar, but you never know. I remember how I came out to play. I made it from an open tryout. I got an opportunity to try. That's how I started playing here in the States. You never know. Realistically, it would be very hard, but it's not impossible.