Peter Nowak

Of course, we learned our lesson from last season, when we (gave up) the third goal and the fourth goal and we lost at home 4-0. And we had a couple of games when we really had to track the deficit in the game. I don't want to have this kind of situation where we have to trail the result every game. We have to do better.

We played two complete halves. We had a few chances to score more goals, but this is what we expect ... and defensively we were very good.

I think we played two complete halves. We had chances to score more goals, but overall this is what we expect. ... The fans were amazing, and the whole stadium was just unbelievable and gave us a lift.

I think we picked it up and could have had two goals in the first 10 minutes of the second half, but the referees right now are out of hand, ... My best players are getting sent off and we have to cover for them in the toughest stretch of the season. That is unacceptable.

On the international level, you have to play faster, ... Catolica did a pretty good job going forward with 1-2 touches. It was pretty dangerous stuff, but we pushed the game until the end. . . . It's still open, it's two games, and we'll see what happens over there.

I wanted to give some of the guys who haven't played some time before the season. Everyone needs to be ready for next week, not just the starters.

He's working very hard to be one of the strikers in our rotation, ... As I've said to all of them 'You never know when your time will come, you have to be ready.' He did a great job Wednesday. This is what we're looking for from everybody -- being competitive, being hungry for success and when the time came, we'll come for you.

Overall, we played our best game of the season, ... For 90 minutes, we pushed forward, we created chances one after another, and it was just a matter of time before we scored a goal. . . . They played like a team for 90 minutes.

While his work ethic and defensive skills have been solid, Carroll has struggled at times with his passing. We need to clean up a few things, ... Sometimes the distribution is not there, the passing could be better.

My players looked tired today. We missed chances up front and made mistakes in the back. We're going to go back to real work. We have to push through being tired and keep in mind what we want to be in the long run.

We know when we signed Facundo here he was going to be a great defender. We had to play him in the first couple of weeks at a different position, as a sweeper. We had to insist on him communicating. That's why he played a couple of games as a marker. Right now, he goes back to his natural position. I think he did very well today in communicating with the guys in the front and the back.

I'm extremely disappointed, no question. We're going back to work tomorrow and we will work, because we didn't work tonight.

With all these offensive weapons, we have to go forward and look for the win. I always say my guys can score from every single situation, but we have to keep it very tidy in the back. I'd rather lose 4-3 than 1-0 because when you score three goals you know the guys up front did a pretty good job.

The toughest part is always to keep focus and concentrate, ... In a game like that, Chivas has nothing to lose. . . . As I told my guys, 'You have to be very careful going forward, but in this weather condition, if you have a chance, you have to put it in.' We did a pretty good job in the two minutes or five minutes we scored two goals, and actually the game was over.

This was a good training session for us today. We've been working pretty hard on our fitness and I think that it showed in our legs today. Our effort is there, however, which is the most important. We'll continue to work throughout preseason to clean the rest of this up.

It's not about the tactics. It's not about the substitutions. It's about the heart, and always was. If you go into the game thinking maybe that everything's going to be easy because we play at home, then you're wrong.

If you're going into the game saying 'Ah, I have a talent, I have the potential,' then ... show me. That's what I expect from single player. If they're not going to do it, they will not be successful. I'm not the priest here to satisfy everyone. Now we'll go my way - even if it's sometimes wrong.

I am pleased and honored to be the head coach of D.C. United, ... I have great respect for this organization. This will be a new challenge for me. However, I've built my whole career on meeting such challenges and establishing a winning mentality. I expect things to be no different here.

We learned we are going to stick to our way of soccer, but of course we are not going to open up and you know, let the opposition score a goal in the first 50 minutes, ... This is two games and then the winner is going to go to the next round. So, as I said, we are going to play our way but I am going to keep in mind that one goal can change everything like we saw today.

played a pretty good game. He really linked the plays and did what he does best -- break up plays, win balls and put pressure on the ball. I hope he will continue to work his way through the ranks because this is just the beginning. It's good to have this kind of opportunity.

The refereeing, right now, is getting out of hand. We have five games or four games and we have three red cards, it is unacceptable, ... The handball in the 89th minute was pretty obvious, everyone is fighting for their lives, fighting for the playoffs and we cannot lose games because someone had a different view of the game

It wasn't our sharpest night. The beginning of the first half, I thought we played pretty well, but we didn't keep it up the entire game which is something we are going to need to do.

I think he saw Bruce Arena on the sideline and it gave him some special motivation to put in that game. I'm sure these two gentlemen will talk together and we will see what will happen.

Despite its dreadful record and two-month losing streak, Real was troublesome in the early moments. I wasn't happy at the halftime with our mentality, ... We were too careless with the ball and we were doing a lot of running without the ball.

We have to realize, whatever happens in Major League Soccer, it's going to be different when you play international, ... The mistakes we made against Colorado in a 2-0 league victory last weekend weren't punished, but we see a lot of times, even in the first game with Catolica, one mistake can cost us a goal. We cannot afford these same mistakes.