Thoughts on the game...
"It was a thriller...a real exciting match. Everybody who had the chance to be in Manaus today will talk about this game for a long time."
"We discussed it at halftime that we were going to get a goal and then get a second goal. And we could’ve added a third or a fourth goal with the chances we had."
"These finishes are very emotional for all of us. For the fans, the players, the bench. That’s what a World Cup is all about. It was a little bit of a bummer, but you move on and get the next one."
"It is what it is. Now we’re going to get everybody hungry and excited. We are full of confidence. We are right there. We have one foot in the door and we just need to walk the other one in there and get it done."
On the final play (Portugal's equalizer)...
"Michael got caught in the middle of 3-4 guys and lost the
ball unfortunately. And then the counter break comes. Even with 3 centerbacks
on the field we were not able to get to that cross. It was a beautiful cross."
On arranging a draw with Germany coach/friend Jogi Lov...
REPORTER: If Jogi calls you and says let’s just play a draw, you’re going to say no, 100 percent?
"There’s no such call. We’re good friends, [but] Jogi’s doing his job and I'm doing my job. My job is to do everything to get us to the Round of 16 and that’s what I’m going to do. There’s no time right now to have friendship calls. It’s about business now."
"I don’t think we are made for draws, except if it happens like tonight. [USA and Germany] go into this game and they want to win the group. We want to recover fast, go at Germany and get 3 points. That is our goal.
"The United States is known to give everything they have in every single game. We’re going to go into Recife very ambitious, with a lot of confidence to beat Germany. This is our goal. I’m pretty confident that we’re going to get a good game there."
On Michael Bradley...
"Michael is undoubtedly one of our key players and I think he showed that tonight. He has an engine that is unbelievable. He’s covering for other players all over the place. His vision and his passing is outstanding."
"I’m not expecting any perfect games from anybody. I expect that they give everything they have and if somebody makes a mistake the other guy is there to help him out."
On DeAndre Yedlin...
"He has the qualities to make an impact right now in this World Cup. Which he did. We knew it. That’s why he’s here... It’s fun to watch that kid.”
On Matt Besler...
"It’s fun to watch Matt [Besler]. He’s one of our most promising young centerbacks that we’ve brought along for the last two-and-a-half years."
Final Statement...
"Our goal is to go to the next round so we will do everything
in our capability to go into the next round. I’m not thinking about what’s
going on in other people’s minds. We’re going to take our game to Germany. We
are going to give everything we have and give it a real fight. If you
see the team from tonight we are capable of surprising even more teams in this
tournament. I’ll see you guys in four days in Recife."
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