Thursday, February 7, 2008
U.S. Men's teams quotes following Mexico match
Writing from the hotel in Houston before headed to I-Hop (to fill my tank), the gas station (to fill the car's tank), and to the airport (hopefully to a plane with a full tank).
Attending a U.S. Men's away game is always a whirlwind of great memories, fueled just as much by the people you meet as by the game itself. Alex (my friend and photographer who accompanied me to Houston) and I even met two guys that flew in from Alaska just for game. How cool is that!
More later on the game itself. For now, enjoy my first set of PSW-exclusive post-game quotes from U.S. players.
Oguchi Onyewu (Man of the Match)
On the physicality of the game.
"I didn't think it was very physical. Maybe they did, but you know. For me it was alright. If they wanted to get physical, that was fine. It's like my playground. It was OK. A couple of nasty words were exchanged here and there, but that's part of the game."
On how special would it be for you to play a world cup qualifier at RFK stadium in front of friends and family?
"I think it's about time. I don't remember the last time we played in DC. It's really interesting for the U.S. National team not to play in our nations capitol for so long. I'm hoping that sooner or later we're going to have a friendly or a qualifer over there. It would be great to play in front of my home fans and family."
Freddy Adu
On how special would it be to play a World Cup qualifier in DC?
"Obviously it would be great. That's where I started. To go back to play in front of those fans would be a dream come true. It would be amazing."
On how many tickets he would need for friends and family?
"It would be like 300 [laughs]. It would be awesome."
On if he expected to play forward tonight.
"I didn't know if I was play at all or not. I was just happy I got in. Wherever the coach puts you, you've got to go in and help the team. My instructions were to go in and maintain possession and get some fouls. Obviously it [his impact] could have been better, but I was able to help the team out in that regard."
On getting the chance to play with Jozy Altidore again after the U-20 World Cup.
"It was great. It's been a long time and to get a chance to play with him again was great."
Tim Howard On the 2nd half altercation away from the ball and if any real blows were landed.
"No, he slid in and.. it was really nothing. He thought it was clean, and I thought it was a foul. We wound up on top of each other and it's a typical US, Mexico game. Two players wind up on top of each other, we're not getting off easy so.. It was a little bit of a scuffle and push, that's all."
Labels: Freddy Adu, Mexico, Oguchi Onyewu, Tim Howard, U.S. Men
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Nice! That is awesome you got to do that. Way to keep it local with the Qualifier in DC question. The only negative props you get is going to iHop. Despite the great name, it could be the most unhealthy meal you can eat on the planet.
Ha, well no worries on iHop (can you get "negative props"?). They didn't serve much food for the money, so I was hungry by the time I got to the airport.
My questions about RFK were part of the story I'm preparing, but I like their answers.
My Favorite quote was from Gooch about playing physical games ("this is my playground"). Absolutely priceless was the smile on his face when he said it!
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Attending a U.S. Men's away game is always a whirlwind of great memories, fueled just as much by the people you meet as by the game itself. Alex (my friend and photographer who accompanied me to Houston) and I even met two guys that flew in from Alaska just for game. How cool is that!
More later on the game itself. For now, enjoy my first set of PSW-exclusive post-game quotes from U.S. players.
Oguchi Onyewu (Man of the Match)
On the physicality of the game.
"I didn't think it was very physical. Maybe they did, but you know. For me it was alright. If they wanted to get physical, that was fine. It's like my playground. It was OK. A couple of nasty words were exchanged here and there, but that's part of the game."
On how special would it be for you to play a world cup qualifier at RFK stadium in front of friends and family?
"I think it's about time. I don't remember the last time we played in DC. It's really interesting for the U.S. National team not to play in our nations capitol for so long. I'm hoping that sooner or later we're going to have a friendly or a qualifer over there. It would be great to play in front of my home fans and family."
Freddy Adu
On how special would it be to play a World Cup qualifier in DC?
"Obviously it would be great. That's where I started. To go back to play in front of those fans would be a dream come true. It would be amazing."
On how many tickets he would need for friends and family?
"It would be like 300 [laughs]. It would be awesome."
On if he expected to play forward tonight.
"I didn't know if I was play at all or not. I was just happy I got in. Wherever the coach puts you, you've got to go in and help the team. My instructions were to go in and maintain possession and get some fouls. Obviously it [his impact] could have been better, but I was able to help the team out in that regard."
On getting the chance to play with Jozy Altidore again after the U-20 World Cup.
"It was great. It's been a long time and to get a chance to play with him again was great."
Tim Howard
On the 2nd half altercation away from the ball and if any real blows were landed.
"No, he slid in and.. it was really nothing. He thought it was clean, and I thought it was a foul. We wound up on top of each other and it's a typical US, Mexico game. Two players wind up on top of each other, we're not getting off easy so.. It was a little bit of a scuffle and push, that's all."
Labels: Freddy Adu, Mexico, Oguchi Onyewu, Tim Howard, U.S. Men
My questions about RFK were part of the story I'm preparing, but I like their answers.
My Favorite quote was from Gooch about playing physical games ("this is my playground"). Absolutely priceless was the smile on his face when he said it!
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