Dominic Kinnear Quotes (34 Quotes)

As far as I know, the players haven't been talking about it maybe with their families at home, but not around here (the stadium, practice facility, etc.). The only people who have brought it up are the media.

We think he might have hurt his knee pretty badly.

I knew as soon as the whistle was blown that Dwayne was going to run over and get it or wrestle it out of somebody's hands.

You want to see how cohesive we are as well. The cohesion is there. The appreciation of each other is there. That's one thing that's a little bit simple because we have a lot of guys coming back.

If Landon Donovan going to L.A. strengthens MLS and carries it on for five or 10 years, I'm all for that, because I believe in American soccer. He had four great years here, and he's a good person. Everyone has a right to live their life the way they want to live their life, so good luck to him.

When you have consistent health, you have consistent results.

We're actively trying to improve the team. We're not just here sitting at a table twiddling our thumbs.

More than likely we're looking to balance it out again.

That'll give us time to talk things over (with the players). Everyone will play. The guys who will start the game were guys who started a lot of games last year.

We matched United for the first 15 minutes pretty well. After that we were a bit sedentary, hesitant, The goals tonight were due to a lack of concentration.

The last few games we've playing guys who played a lot of games last year early on, but today we mixed it up.

We were writing lineups up on a board in December and we had only seven players.

The guys just continue to play good soccer and that is what is getting results for us. They are confident with each other out there and they always work hard for each other. Tonight we came out well and put a lot into the first half and we could have even been up by more than a goal. The players bring that energy right from the start every week.

I want to make sure that we put them under pressure because with them playing three in the back, it will allow us to create mistakes in their end of the field and create chances from there.

There was some deep thought for my wife and I, because we have a family, about moving. That was expressed both to club president Oliver Luck and the people at AEG. This wasn't one I was going to say, 'OK, 100 percent, let's do it.' I had to think about it.

Our first pass, we have to get it out of pressure because they push five or six guys forward. If we can get that first ball forward into Cerritos and Moreno, and then join them, then we should have some good success.

I think about it when I go home, because you want to know what's happening, and I want the team to stay here. But we don't talk about it at all. We can't control it. The only thing we can control is working Monday through Friday, and then playing Saturday.

Physically, he's already a man, and he can handle the toughness of the sport. He has a great attitude, and he's smart. He's an all-around good player.

I'd like most of the games to be against the competition you play against during the season. You want to see where your team is at and you also want to see if your new guys are good enough.

They hit the crossbar there and that was a scary moment, but you've got to give them credit.

We can't wait for the first game to start.

I wish it was resolved so I can come home with a clear mind. It's hard not to think about it when it's your life.

Eddie hadn't played in more than a month and was very good. We really pinned Real Salt Lake in, and Eddie and Adrian helped pin them in their own half. Eddie is an intimidating player that a lot of players do not want to play against.

I think people walked away fairly entertained, which is a big part of selling this sport in America.

It's good that we get to start off at home. We're going to try and make home a very hard place to play (for other teams).

These games are good but when you start the season, no one has a win and no one has a loss. It's all brand new.

I think the people got their money's worth.

I feel honored and fortunate that AEG and the Houston MLS franchise have taken me on as the coach again. I just can't wait for the season to start.

We've had a good day. We've seen some places, and so far we've enjoyed our stay.

The players get along, enjoy playing together and enjoy working together. It's not a military school, and it's not Club Med.

You want to win, Colorado is a conference opponent. You want to build confidence right away. We have new fans and we want to show them a winning team.

I give all the credit to the players. I just told them to play all 90 minutes. You have to give yourself a chance to win the game. You can't fault these guys - they try to win games every single Saturday and we've been rewarded for it.

I think people got their money's worth. I think we gave them more than enough reason to come back next Saturday.

I like to do stuff within the league with players that know the setup of travel, stadiums and referees. We don't just bring in players without knowing a lot about their character. I believe in the American player.