Steve Nicol Quotes (58 Quotes)

Taylor's no different than any other striker. If he don't get service, he don't score goals.

I think the fact that we were forcing the game and we were away from home in Kansas City, who is undefeated, kind of tells you that the backbone of team. We did make changes, we were forced into a couple of changes, but it never knocked us off our straight, we kept pushing forward. But we just never got that break in the penalty box when we needed it. It's just not running for us in the penalty box at the moment.

I don't see anybody close to him. To anchor the defense as a rookie, play every minute of every game, and play with consistency, there should be no debate about it. His ability and temperament are ideal for the position.

He just turns up every game and wants to score goals.

He's a wee bit more mature this season. Like everyone else, when you start a new season, your on-field play is the only thing that counts.

Everybody's dejected, we're sick, we've lost. When the dust settles, we can look back on some success, but it seems pretty insignificant because we lost today.

With the stretch we had five games in 15 days and the altitude, we couldn't play the 3-5-2. We changed the system because it was a lot to ask, under the conditions, for the two wide guys. We felt we had to be solid. But we could have been 3-0 up at the half. If we had put away our chances, it would have been a different game.

I don't think the ball was anywhere as near as good as we can. We showed some good signs but we've certainly got a lot to work on.