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...
bit early easy effort fought gave incredible last lucky results satisfied seems team three tie together win won year
We fought back. What I told the team was that these results last year were better. If we were a little bit lucky we would have won the game. This seems like a loss. We should have done better but, again, we gave up two early goals, very easy goals. Then we put together an incredible effort to come back. At the end we wanted to win the game. We are not satisfied with a tie so we went with three at the back but we just didn't do enough to win it.
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.
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.
cannot game home
The significance of this game for us is that it's a home game and we cannot give up points.
mental
Being a professional is more a mental job.
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.
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.
coming credit game giving roller stepping whoever
That was our first (MLS) game in 17 days, but little by little, things are coming together. We have minimized our mistakes. It has been a roller coaster, but I'm giving credit to whoever is stepping in.
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.