"He's an extremely graceful athlete. He's a player with an excellent first touch and great vision. He has very good attacking qualities. But we've seen him in what I would call an amateur level."

"With only one international fixture date next year, this is an excellent opportunity to get our group together as we continue to shape our team for the World Cup."

"This is an opportunity for some fresh faces, and we're going to see what they are about at the international level. This game is important because it can eliminate some players from consideration, and it can improve the situation of others."

"He just fell short. Anyone can have a good argument that Taylor belonged. There's no justice in a situation like that."

"A dominant team in sports is exciting, and it gives everybody something to shoot for. This year maybe there's a chance somebody could do that [in MLS]."

"Some were hunches, others were potential, others, we have until June 12 and think we can turn this player around."

"There's a strong likelihood he'll be at camp. He has shown a lot of progress and we need to take a look at him."

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

"Why? Because it's January and you can't worry about it. I don't think we had a bad performance, but I didn't think anybody stepped up and had a big performance."