"Jesse Marsch" is an American soccer coach and retired player Midfielder (association football)/midfielder, currently serving as head coach of the New York Red Bulls.

A fourteen-year veteran of Major League Soccer, Marsch won three MLS Cup/league titles and four Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup/cup titles. After retiring, he became a coach, serving as an assistant with the United States men's national soccer team/U.S. national team before becoming the first head coach of the Montreal Impact upon its entry to MLS.

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Watching the games last year and trying to get a feel of what it meant for this community, it's an exciting week for us. I've heard a lot about what the stadium is going to be like. The stadium was great two weeks ago when we played but I've heard that it creates an emotional environment and I'm pretty excited about that.

We managed to pass it around pretty well tonight and I was happy with the way things were going, and I think that play was a microcosm of how the ball was moving tonight. Unfortunately, that was the only play that led to a goal for us.

Anytime you lose a bad game you want to start playing right away again. Thinking about that for two weeks is going to [stink].

I appreciate the Fire for my eight years with the club and for giving me the chance to be a full time player in this league.

I hope he's in our plans. He trained (Thursday) and looked good. Personally, I'm a big fan of John's. ... He's a very good player and he's going to help us. It's just a matter of getting him on track and getting him healthy and getting him strong.

They took a much different approach. This year, they brought in a new coach and kind of have a new philosophy, not necessarily in terms of whether you're Hispanic or not but in terms of just trying to get good players.

What went on last year I don't think weighs as much on the players as it might on the fans. Frankly, even on the soccer side, this is an important game for us in terms of getting some points, playing well at home in front of our fans and continue this thing so people feel it's definitely different than last year.

I watched a couple of the games on TV last year and it was hard to get a real grasp as to what it was all about. So when I talked to guys who were here last year, I knew it was something special.