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“We would like to have an attacking team, all the time. We can be aggressive. We can score a lot of goals. We can create a team that can be in that offensive mind all the time.” – New Orlando City coach Oscar Pareja wants to impose an attacking playing style
“Players at the top level, they have three weeks, one month maximum, on break. I’m telling you, three months and a half of a break in a soccer season is Mickey Mouse. It’s amateur. It doesn’t happen in the world” – Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos criticizes the long break between seasons for clubs that have been eliminated prior to the playoffs.
“We need to find some more goals next year. Whether that’s a singular difference maker guy that’s going to start week in or week out, or a guy who competes with some of the other good pieces that we have, as long as we’re getting more goals out of it we’re good” – Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen hints at spending big for attacking recruitments ahead of the new season.
“Yes. Definitely. Look, I am always thinking about my future. I want to be as open as I can to any opportunity. MLS is a league that is improving. It is an opportunity. Every league is an opportunity” – Sevilla striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez is open to a future MLS move.
“I believe anything can happen if you work hard, but I looked out and I thought ‘wow this needs to be built really quick.’ And you guys are doing that. Nothing goes unnoticed with the hard work that you're doing, the passion that you're doing it with as well. What’s being created here, it really is a miracle.” – Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham personally thanks construction workers for their efforts in getting the Inter Miami CF Stadium on track.
“I think more than anything though, when you combine the city of Austin and the leadership at Austin FC, for me it was very clear that this was the right decision
