Quotes by John Ellinger

“Were looking at players. Players have to decide if pro soccer is in their future.”

“We use the reserve games for a reason.”

“It was so demoralizing. Its that way in any sport; you give up a goal right before halftime, and it demoralizes.”

“Were not playing poorly. Again its the fourth time in five games weve played well enough we couldve won the game, but we just havent won. We just have to find ways to win games, whats been going on most of the year is were finding ways to lose games.”

“We were just going to take it to them from the start, and why not, why sit back and play defensive. We just seemed to be playing better with three forwards.”

“competitive for 90 minutes.”

“Today was the first day of next season. Thats how we want to look at it. We dont want to be on the outside looking in at this time next year.”

“We want to get that road win thing off our backs before the end of the season, but we also want to win the last five games. Then, in their minds, we start the season 5-0, and thats a good thing.”

“They were bummed that the playoffs kind of ended, but they are professionals and they know weve got to get better next year.”

“I am excited to bring someone of Brians personal and professional caliber to this new position. His commitment to this organization, to this sport, and to this community is special. As our Director of Soccer Development, Brians responsibilities range from coaching and scouting, to competitive analysis, to serving as our bridge between the team and the front office.”