226 Quotes by Bruce Arena

Landon is an experienced player. He's a player we will look to not only lead us but to be important in our attack.

It's only fitting that our last game in 2005 is being held in a place that has such a great tradition of supporting U.S. Soccer. We are certainly hopeful that this match will be a celebration of our efforts to qualify for the World Cup, and we're pleased to close out the process in front of fans who have supported us so well over the years.

I think Donovan and Beasley once again are players that we will count on. Bobby Convey (Reading) has the potential to help us in a World Cup, Eddie Johnson (Kansas City Wizards ) has the potential to help us in the World Cup.

It's likely that we have two teams from Europe. I'm not going to worry about it one way or the other.

I saw a little enthusiasm from the crowd as bottles were flying.

It's an opportunity now for a number of players who haven't received a whole lot of minutes in the first three games to show us what they're about.

I sat in the stands in Italy and shook my head. And not to disrespect the performance of our players, but it was so obvious to me at that point in time that we had a long way to go, and 16 years later we get to replay these matches. So it will be interesting to see where we are.

It's a possibility, I don't want to answer that. We'll see how he does.

Our challenge is a pretty great one. This time around, I like our team on paper better than 2002, but you don't win games on paper. On the field is how the teams will be judged. ... With a good training camp, good preparation games and the right mental approach, this will be a team that will challenge anybody in the World Cup.