With these new four players, we will have a different team on the field.

279

The team will soon improve a great deal. We made mistakes and we were wrong on some things, but we are committed to this long-term project.

251

We did not think it would be as difficult culturally as it was for the players to adapt, ... On the field, we struggled and our mistakes were more obvious. But when we brought in foreign players to live and play here, it was more difficult and more involved than we thought.

249

There is nothing left for us to do except move forward and not to make the same mistakes we made so next season will be a much better one for us.

230

We formed our roster without knowing much of the league, ... We underestimated this league. The style of play here is much different than it is in Mexico. Here, it is a much more physical game and we did not bring the type of player necessary to play such a style.

221

It was inexperience on our part. We played with a lot of young players and few experienced MLS veterans, ... This is a league that's been around for 10 years filled with experienced players and one that is very strong and physical. We were mistaken, and most of all me.

198

Now we know that next year we will have to be prepared for that.

137

We've always had it in our minds that in five years we had to be champions, ... Of course, we would like to accomplish that sooner and the year we had this year was not to our liking.

126