John Ellinger
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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...
april goal positive result
There's one goal right now and that's to get a positive result on April 2.
impression last looking obviously year
They're looking to make an impression that they're better than last year and obviously we need to do the same.
except final positive
Everything was positive except for the final result, and that's the only thing that we're down about now.
applaud bad bottom change effort leaves line negative taste
It still leaves a bad taste in your mouth. You want to applaud the effort and change and everything else, but the bottom line is it's still a negative result.
exciting huge missed scoring threat
I think it's huge just to get him back on the field. His leadership, his determination, his abilities, his threat of scoring goals, it's just exciting to have him back. We've missed him.
cancel
They canceled our game, ... We didn't cancel it.
bury matter pick pressure spot
Gomez, Jaime, Freddy, they can play some ball. If you don't put pressure on them, they're going to pick their spot and they're going to bury it. It really doesn't matter who was in goal.
best bring exactly figure gave handle knows week
He knows how to bring the best out of a player. He has you for a week and he knows exactly how to handle you. He just gave me guidelines. I went out there and he let me play and figure things out for myself.
bummed next playoffs
They were bummed that the playoffs kind of ended, but they are professionals and they know we've got to get better next year.
burst came coming fine pad picked push since solid stepped toe turn
He's been solid since we picked him up. I think someone stepped on his toe or something so that's why he came out of the game. We put a little pad under it, so I think that's why he wasn't able to turn and push but he was fine coming back for the ball. But after that he didn't have that burst that he had in the first half.
jazz mold ourselves quite strong
It's got strong roots. I don't know if we've quite established ourselves in the Jazz mold yet, but we're hopeful.
bridge bring caliber coaching commitment community director excited front personal range serving soccer team
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.
andy field forward hopefully looking time together underneath
I'm actually excited, looking forward to getting (Kreis and Cunningham) on the field together at the same time and hopefully having Andy underneath them.
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.