On facing Atlanta United 2:
“We’re giving Atlanta our full respect and they deserve it. They’ve been a team in the league who has been there to develop players and they clearly have done a really good job in that regard for the first team. But, they also have a lot of quality young guys. I think they’ve been well-coached, well-organized group and have had a number of games at home. This is an opportunity to not only develop players but I think playing our team is an opportunity for them to really prove themselves. We’re taking nothing for granted and are making sure that we are controlling what we can and be very respectful of our opponent.”
On keeping momentum rolling:
“Simply with the message that we can get better every single game and that’s what our responsibility is. We look no further than Atlanta and have put a premium on trying to improve some details as we go into this match.”
On injury updates:
“[Greg Ranjitsingh] is potentially available but the reality of the situation is that it might be a little risky to take him. He’s feeling much better, it is a muscle strain, so that’s great news that he won’t be out long but we’ll have to make sure we manage that correctly. Magnus has been back in training—not full training—but it’s good to have him on the field, touching a ball, and to have him in some of our rondo activities but he’s a guy that won’t be fully released so he will remain on the injury list.”
On what his message to the team is heading into the final four contests: “We want to get better with each game. We want to be at our peak form come playoff time. If we do that, we’ll have put ourselves in a position to be successful but we will always have improved, which is obviously what you want to do in the playoffs.”
