Samir Haj
Samir Haj
basics beat given stick tough
It has been a tough conference. You can get beat on any given night. You have to stick to your basics and concentrate on fundamentals.
almost beginning hard kids struggled until
We struggled until almost the end. But it will show our kids that if you don't concentrate and play hard from the beginning anything can happen.
feels good
It feels good to be back in that place again.
bit came deserved felt fought game hard kids played
I think they deserved to win. They played better than us today. I felt they really were prepared. They wanted the game more than we did. But our kids fought hard to the end, I think we just came a little bit short.
across difficult fields five players string yards
Most fields are so narrow. It makes it difficult to string five players across the midfield. Our field and Bentonville's are the only ones that are 65 yards across.
kicking kids panic
Panic kind of set in, and we just started kicking the ball. The kids were nervous, because they had a lot to lose.
balls good job quality realized
We realized we need to give her more space. But we haven't done a good job of getting her enough quality balls on the outside.
ball feet ground running touch
We wanted to keep the ball on the ground and play to feet so we could keep possession. In the first half, we were just making one touch and running all over the field.
add four hard job junior mediocre takes teams
It's really hard to be responsible for four teams. And it is four teams when you add the junior varsity. It takes away from your concentration, and you end up doing a mediocre job with all four teams.
anxious effort excited forth good hard loose work
Anxious is good. It's good to excited and hungry. If you're too loose or overconfident, it's hard to put forth the effort you need when you're challenged. We know if we work hard, things will work out.
running sand
It's a new field. It was like running in sand and we weren't able to use our speed.
against fitness good identified level matches played teams weaknesses
We've played well this year. Our fitness level is very good, but matches against two good teams like Bentonville and Jenks have identified some weaknesses that we need to remedy.
behind deserved felt game good pass possession prepared
We had really good possession at midfield, but we could not get that penetrating pass to get behind (Rogers). I think they deserved to win. I felt they were really prepared and wanted the game more than we did.
entire home leaving luxury road stay
There's a lot to be said for home field. Unfortunately, it's a luxury we don't have. It's a long road trip, but we'll be leaving early. We'll stay down there the entire time, so I don't think it will be an inconvenience.