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...
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Anytime you have an opportunity to bring players of this caliber, you have to pull the trigger right away.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sometimes the kids only think about making the team. Now there are a lot of players coming in who want to make a difference.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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His value is never going to be higher. We got him here for nothing and now get a first-round draft pick, perhaps a second, and Martins.
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He's done extremely well since we brought him in. Whether he comes off the bench or starts, he scores goals.
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Being a professional is more a mental job.
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Keel is one of those kids, we didn't expect much, and every day he keeps improving.
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He's amazing. When you see him stepping up the way he did, not only the crosses, but the pressure on the right, was outstanding.