“I think in the first 40 minutes we at least played the same level as our opponent. The difference was we made more mistakes than they did. You can see that they have been playing together for a long time. They moved better than we did. When you play against D.C. United at this level and you're down 2-0, it's almost impossible to come back.”
“We thought this was a new start with Paco and Loco and Matute, ... We wanted to have the best game of the tournament and I think you could see from the beginning that sometimes you need a little bit more patience and a little bit more time.”
“Juan Pablo wants to show the world that he's a good player and he wants to win every ball. Sometimes it's better to let Ramon do the building up and come a little bit closer to Paco so they can better occupy their positions.”
“[Sergio Garcia made his MLS debut, coming in for 20-year-old Brad Guzan between the posts.] This was a good opportunity to test his skills and he did not play bad, ... The goals weren't Matute's fault. The first two goals came off mistakes in the midfield and they did well with their counters. I don't think Matute was at fault in any of the three goals.”
“I have to talk to Jorge Vergara because my position is in Guadalajara and we have an agreement to work here until November. After the (last) game, I will go to Guadalajara to talk with Jorge Vergara and Antonio Cue to see what's most important for the company and for Chivas.”
“I was satisfied with Orlando, Ezra ... they did their job well. You can play with one defender more but you will lose in the midfield. ... We didn't need one more defender.”
