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...
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.
coming kids players
Sometimes the kids only think about making the team. Now there are a lot of players coming in who want to make a difference.
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.
best control games national player prepared pressure seen
We didn't put enough pressure on the crosses. We could never control it. We let them have it too easy. Ching had one of the best games I've ever seen him play. He is an outstanding young player who has been in and out of the national team. We weren't prepared for that kind of speed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
cannon enormous fill full great joe players shoes stay top whenever
You know, Joe (Cannon) is one of the great goalkeepers in the league. But we have a roster full of players and they need to stay on top of their job. I thought Byron was very good. I think that he is young and has enormous shoes to fill whenever Joe Cannon is out.
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.
ball defend forced
We were forced to make many changes. We didn't defend the ball as well as we should have.