Taylor Twellman
Taylor Twellman
Taylor Twellmanis a retired American soccer player who played professionally from 1999 to 2009. Twellman is best known for his play with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer from 2002 to 2009, during which time he scored more goals in MLS than any other player. He was the youngest player to score 100 goals in MLS in 2009 at the age of 29, and is New England's all-time leading goal scorer. Twellman was a five-time MLS all-star and...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth29 February 1980
CityMinneapolis, MN
earlier good major matter pressure putting success surrounded
It's a matter of being more comfortable here with these guys. I'm just not putting as much pressure on myself as I did earlier in my career. A major part of my success is being surrounded by a lot of good players.
belt bit compact couple fitter result stay weeks
In fairness, it's our first real game. We got a result and with a couple more weeks under our belt I think we'll be all right. We'll be a little bit fitter and will know what they will bring. We have to stay compact and counterattack.
across ball case early guys shoot
It's never a case where you're in too early and if you are, it's your fault. Another big part for me is that it's a ball that you can handle. A lot of guys can shoot a ball across the box, but what are you going to do with it?
defense forward front good help target teammates
I just want to be a good target forward and help my teammates out on defense and get in front of the goal.
chance game great hope obviously playing stadium stupid thinking
I hope we're not thinking it's patchwork. It would be stupid going into the game thinking we don't have a chance. I think everyone here is relishing the chance to play. Obviously the stadium is awesome. We're playing a great team. It should be a lot of fun.
best game maybe
This was maybe our best game of the year.
couple help job target team
First one is always the hardest. I had a couple called back. But my job is to be a target forward, help the team win, if I score, great.
matters
At the end of the day, all that matters is how you end the season, not how you start.
control game opening
That game was just out of control from the opening whistle. But whatever... I'm going to get myself in trouble.
good guys page result score
All 11 guys were on the same page and that 2-0 first-half score was a result of that. I just want to be a good target.
effort heaps jay job played score solid teammates
My job is to get it on the end. . . . I'm not going to score if my teammates don't get it to me. . . . Jay Heaps played great. (Pat) Noonan played great. It was a solid effort all around.
holds hopefully missed pat playing pleasure together
Obviously, we've missed Pat tremendously his play, the way he holds the play up. It's a pleasure playing with him, and hopefully we can do well together in the playoffs.
balls finished good obviously pat played sharp team tonight
Obviously tonight I wasn't as sharp and let the team down a little bit. Pat Noonan played me two very good balls and unfortunately I just finished one of them.
games germany looked obviously road time
Obviously these games are important. Every game is important every time you put on the U.S. jersey. I'm a day by day kind of guy. It's always the way I looked at things. Germany is down the road right now.