Sacramento Republic FC vs Seattle Sounders FC 2
Bonney Field
July 2, 2016
Sacramento Republic FC 2 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 1
Sacramento Republic FC Head Coach and Technical Director Paul Buckle:
(On going forward this season)
“I don’t want to stand here and be down on a win, but my standards have to be higher. My standards are higher than that. I made that clear before the kickoff. We’ve worked very hard on the different fitness levels. We’ve worked differently. I think it’s paying dividends. We’ve scored a lot of goals late in games. Our fitness levels are there, there’s a lot to be pleased about. The game is about being ruthless. We’ve got to have a killer instinct.”
(On the missed goal scoring opportunities)
“It’s very difficult not to get frustrated as head coach. Our number of chances are going up, they’re not going down. I’ll have to be happy on the amount of chances because for me, we were very functional again, very, very good at changing systems. We played with a 4-1-3-2. I thought we’ve done really well with the ball. We created numerous chances that need to be put away. They need to be put in the back of the net to give us the breathing space to go on.”
(On recovering from Klimenta’s injury)
“We lost Emrah, who is a big player for us both defensively and in attacking and We shuffled. I wanted to be positive so I put in Guzman there and brought Tommy Thompson on, which showed my intent in terms of trying to take the game to them.”
Sacramento Republic FC Defender Mike da Fonte:
(On his first goal this season)
“It was nice because [Barrera] put the ball on the back post, I got off my man and I put it back across the goalie and seeing it hit the back of the net was nice because that guy was saving everything tonight.”
(On Republic FC’s offense and upcoming road matches)
“We all know we missed a lot, but as long as we get the three points that’s all that matters at the end of the day. We know we have the quality up front and we’re always going to create opportunities so it’s just a matter of time until we score them. We have five away games in a row so it’s going to be tough, but we can do it. We’ll be a on a streak still.”
Sacramento Republic FC vs Seattle Sounders FC 2
Bonney Field
July 2, 2016
Sacramento Republic FC 2 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 1
Sacramento Republic FC Head Coach and Technical Director Paul Buckle:
(On going forward this season)
“I don’t want to stand here and be down on a win, but my standards have to be higher. My standards are higher than that. I made that clear before the kickoff. We’ve worked very hard on the different fitness levels. We’ve worked differently. I think it’s paying dividends. We’ve scored a lot of goals late in games. Our fitness levels are there, there’s a lot to be pleased about. The game is about being ruthless. We’ve got to have a killer instinct.”
(On the missed goal scoring opportunities)
“It’s very difficult not to get frustrated as head coach. Our number of chances are going up, they’re not going down. I’ll have to be happy on the amount of chances because for me, we were very functional again, very, very good at changing systems. We played with a 4-1-3-2. I thought we’ve done really well with the ball. We created numerous chances that need to be put away. They need to be put in the back of the net to give us the breathing space to go on.”
(On recovering from Klimenta’s injury)
“We lost Emrah, who is a big player for us both defensively and in attacking and We shuffled. I wanted to be positive so I put in Guzman there and brought Tommy Thompson on, which showed my intent in terms of trying to take the game to them.”
Sacramento Republic FC Defender Mike da Fonte:
(On his first goal this season)
“It was nice because [Barrera] put the ball on the back post, I got off my man and I put it back across the goalie and seeing it hit the back of the net was nice because that guy was saving everything tonight.”
(On Republic FC’s offense and upcoming road matches)
“We all know we missed a lot, but as long as we get the three points that’s all that matters at the end of the day. We know we have the quality up front and we’re always going to create opportunities so it’s just a matter of time until we score them. We have five away games in a row so it’s going to be tough, but we can do it. We’ll be a on a streak still.”
