Midfield Quotations

Our midfield will be steady. Some of those players will be on the field the whole game. Up front we are going to go with two or three lines to keep them fresh. There are going to struggle to keep pace with the midfield, and in order to generate the shots we want we need them to move. Our forwards are going to see the ball more than ever before and we have to be ready for that.

Our midfield has always been a strength of our team, particularly the depth, ... We have plenty of players who can contribute again this year. Andrew Jacobson will return this season and Eric Ebert, who made great strides as a sophomore, looks to have a breakout year.

Our midfield and forwards were really playing well against Connally. Chad (Monk) was really a force to be reckoned with in that game.

Our defense was incredibly tough and the midfield obviously dominated play. This is one of the biggest wins of my coaching career in light of what I hope to accomplish with this team.

Stephen McCarthy is another great addition out of the Dallas Texans. While he has a quiet personality off the field, his impact on the field is what impressed me the most. He has great presence in the midfield by winning balls but also in dividing them. His club team is proven to be among the best in the country and in my mind he is a big reason for their success.

We moved the ball very well tonight, I'm very pleased. Midfield and defense really did their job tonight. They didn't allow Belmont to mount much of an offense at all.

We've played like that the whole season. We put one or two in the back of the net and the midfield slows down and starts defending more. It's how we play.

Rio can play that holding midfield position for England - the kid is good enough to do it. Sven should be looking at Rio to do that in the World Cup because I think he is awesome. He can play centre-half, right-back, anywhere.

I thought Mark Wilson did very well tonight. He worked very hard in midfield and it's nice to get the first one -- he didn't know much about it -- but he was in a great spot in there closing him down. I'm very, very pleased for him.

One common theme in the midfield is they're all incredibly hard-working players.