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...
bad ball bounce couple definitely feels frustrated games good happening punished teams work
We feel -- and probably Chivas feels the same way too -- you definitely get punished for your mistakes. Good teams make the ball bounce their way and sometimes we get frustrated with it not happening for us. We've had a couple games where we've said, 'Nothing bad is going to happen, we're going to make our own breaks,' but to actually say that and then play that way, it doesn't always work out.
definitely match pride team themselves work
They said they didn't play 'United soccer,' ... They pride themselves on their work ethic. They're definitely a hard-working team and we'll have to match that.
good itself talent team win work
D.C. is a very good team that prides itself on its work ethic, ... I've already said that if you've got talent and if you work hard, they're going to win a lot of games.
far level produce product several talent team worked
So far it's worked well on several fronts. We have better team chemistry, the talent level is up and we will be able to produce a better product on the field.
both defensive happy jason mistake played shape worked
I thought we played well in both halves. Unfortunately we had one mistake in our defensive shape and they put in the rebound, but it worked out in the end. I can't tell you how happy I am for Jason (Kreis) to get that goal.
attack ball fight gave lost principle stood watched win
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.
definitely hoping infectious losing winning
We're definitely hoping so. I think winning is infectious and losing is as well.
games players senior time younger
Our younger players are getting better. That time in the senior games helps.
arena football looking maybe players start
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.
addition looking player somewhere teams three trying whatever
With the addition of these three players, we're a better team. And that's the excitement. And if we can find another player somewhere on in the season, we'll look at that too. You have to keep looking. Other teams are still looking for players. Teams are still trying to do whatever they have to do to get better.
game playoffs point
We just have to play every game at this point on and just get a result, ... The playoffs are something you don't realistically want to think about at this point, you just want to do something to get a win.
chris island left
We left Chris kind of out on an island most of the game.
four last road three whether win
Three of the last four have been competitive. But right now we just want to win a game, whether it's on the road or at home, we just want to get a win.