Clint Dempsey Quotes

Our goal since the beginning of the season was to make sure we end up in first and put ourselves in the best position to win MLS Cup. That is what we set out to do and it would have been a shame if we didn`t end up in first after the way we started.

I wouldn`t say that we didn`t look dangerous. We were inches away a lot of times from getting good connections. I certainly didn`t feel as though we were ineffective, Nicol said.

Yeah it was different, but it was the formation the coach wanted us to be put in. He told me just to hold the ball up and try to wait for people to come up and play it to them. So that is what I tried to do.

Once people settled down, we were able to string more passes together. In the second half, they just got tired and we were able to go after them.

The defender cleared it out and my eyes just lit up when I saw it falling down (at my feet).

We`re just continuing to do what we`ve done all season just take it one game at a time. Obviously, it`s an important game coming up. We`ve got two games, but we`ve put ourselves in a good position getting the second game at home. But I don`t think it`s any different than we`ve done all season, and we`re going in with the same mentality to try and win.

It`s a big game for a lot of players, especially me. But the most important thing is winning.

You have to set the tone early. We`re just going to play hard.

You feel like we`re a team that should`ve won. I`m sure everybody in the locker room feels the same way.

All you can do is play how you know how to play,