John Ellinger
John Ellinger
John Ellingeris a former American soccer coach of the Under-17 United States men's national soccer team, and former head coach of Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer...
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I am excited to bring someone of Brian's personal and professional caliber to this new position. His commitment to this organization, to this sport, and to this community is special. As our Director of Soccer Development, Brian's responsibilities range from coaching and scouting, to competitive analysis, to serving as our bridge between the team and the front office.
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Most of the things we learned were internally. Who will you count on, also players basically that we had to move around whether it be for not being consistent enough in their performance or the ability to get along with everyone.
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I would say Danny is getting more and more comfortable. I thought he played fairly well in both games.
playoffs
If we get in, we get in. The playoffs are something you don't really want to think about at this point. You just want to get a win.
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Sierra Leone is a very dangerous team with great individual players. After watching them play a very good Spain team and tying 3-3 we did not expect an easy match, but we were hoping we would be able to hang in there defensively and then come away with the win. So, obviously we are very happy with the result.
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We're looking at players. Players have to decide if pro soccer is in their future.
games reserve
We use the reserve games for a reason.
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I still think he was a little too casual at times. There has to be more urgency when you have to get behind somebody and get tight on somebody.
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Our outside backs have to play quicker. We're getting balls blocked, and that's going to continue until we actually solve the problem.
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I thought we gave the ball away. I thought we stood there and watched them attack our goal. The first principle of defending, once the ball is lost you fight to win it back, and we didn't fight to win it back.
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Maybe some of our players should start looking at arena football. They are having tryouts soon.
arena football looking maybe players start
Maybe some of our players should start looking at arena football, ... They are having tryouts soon.
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I think the smartest thing to do would be to not use Freddy. If he gets another yellow card he will be out for second-round match. So I think the best thing to do would be to give him a rest.
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Jeff hasn't scored yet, but for his side, just Jeff being on the field keeps their defense honest.