35 Quotes by Peter Nowak

We struggled in the middle of the park; this was our main problem. This is why we needed to adjust the situation at halftime, to make sure that they're not going to have an advantage in the middle. I think Ben Olsen and Brian Carroll did a pretty good job. In the second half Clyde Simms came on and I think that was pretty significant and we got better and moved better going forward. We came a very long way to get these three points and we're happy with the win.

We still need to find a rhythm. Hopefully in the game on Saturday we can find a good rhythm that we can take into the season.

We're getting smarter, that's for sure, ... It's still not perfect, we still have to work on a couple of things. We were winning 3-0 and we have to keep the lead and make sure nothing like that happens in the future. We put ourselves in a difficult spot and, for our confidence, it's not good to have a lead and then get shaky at the end.

We know when we signed Facundo here he was going to be a great defender. We had to play him in the first couple of weeks at a different position, as a sweeper. We had to insist on him communicating. That's why he played a couple of games as a marker. Right now, he goes back to his natural position. I think he did very well today in communicating with the guys in the front and the back.

The refereeing, right now, is getting out of hand. We have five games or four games and we have three red cards, it is unacceptable, ... The handball in the 89th minute was pretty obvious, everyone is fighting for their lives, fighting for the playoffs and we cannot lose games because someone had a different view of the game

On the international level, you have to play faster, ... Catolica did a pretty good job going forward with 1-2 touches. It was pretty dangerous stuff, but we pushed the game until the end. . . . It's still open, it's two games, and we'll see what happens over there.

Freddy is back in the group, preparing for this game, and we believe that with the right mind-set he can be helpful for us, ... We all know he's a great player, a great team player.

If we think it's going to be easy, we're making a big mistake, ... The body language, the reactions, it was not the D.C. United I know. I'm going to blame myself because it's my job to prepare this team and tonight I think I did a bad job.

He looks pretty good to me, so we will see. We have some options, and we'll find a way for Santino to contribute to the team.