Colorado Rapids Forward, Charles Eloundou (#19)
On your performance after coming in late…
I think when you are on the bench; the coach relies upon you to make a difference when you come into the game. It was a dream moment for me to give two assists. I feel very happy to help my team and do a good job for my teammates.
How do you feeling at this moment?
I have too much confidence now but I have to keep it balanced through work and making the most of my chance.
On Pablo saying you have matured recently…
I think that when Pablo speaks to us, we listen more because he is the coach. He’s the one who can put us in good spots, giving us a directive of what to imagine in the stadium. But we take that direction and play it out when we are in the stadium.
Colorado Rapids Defender, Jared Watts (#33)
Thoughts on your first career goal…
It was awesome - just being in the right place at the right time and not giving up on the play. You have to give credit to Charles for following up and getting a good shot off that hit the post. That’s what this game is all about - bounces are coming our way and we are getting results. It doesn’t matter how it comes, but we’ll take it.
How big of a boost was having Charles in there?
With the type of player that he is - so dynamic going forward, getting in dangerous situations with fresh legs; one could just tell he added a little spark. We see it every day in practice; he’s working hard and doing the right things. I’m really happy for him to come in and really make a difference.
On going for the win after tying the game…
Absolutely. I think that once we got that goal, we weren’t satisfied and we were feeling the momentum. This game is all about momentum and we pushed for that. You have to give credit to those guys up top, they never stopped running and putting themselves in dangerous positions. Our job back there is a lot easier and the goal that we gave up was tough. We have to give credit to all the guys, nobody dropped their head, and we got after it and got those three points.
On momentum switching after Jaime’s red card…
I think them going down to ten men was a little more push of momentum for us. We wanted to take it right on and keep pushing the game and really throw numbers forward because we knew we could get a result out of this game.
On the team’s defensive performance…
It stems from our guys up top putting the right pressure and just making the job of the guys in the back that much easier. Breaking up plays higher up the field is something that has given us success. We want to put teams under and press from the start.
On your confidence at the center back position…
I feel more and more comfortable each game but for me, it’s the guys that are beside me. You have to look at the guys like Bobby [Burling], Drew [Moor] and James [Riley] - the numbers years in this league and experience that they have. It’s just listening to them and trying to be in right spots for them.
