INSIDE THE LINES: “The Main Thing We Showed Is the Character and Competitiveness We Want. “

July 31, 2022 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) – Houston Dash News Release

Dash interim head coach Juan Carlos Amorós

(on today’s win) “Today, the main thing we showed is the character and competitiveness we want. Obviously, the game didn’t start the way we wanted, going behind, but the reaction from the team, the football we play, showed that we could go against the environment, away from home to get the result. The main thing today was the character of the team, which they showed today on the pitch. It was outstanding, and they were able to play moments of brilliant football, so very pleased.”

(on the team’s performance) “I’m extremely happy, because we had a game plan, and we knew what we wanted to do and how we wanted to play, trying to impose our football principles. When you go one-nil down, sometime it makes you hesitate, but the players didn’t; they stuck to it. The goal came from a corner that we worked on, we knew that crossing was something we wanted to exploit, and we did that fantastically well. The third goal was fantastic, what a goal for Sophie (Schmidt), which was outstanding. We want the players to be able to express themselves when it comes to those situations. The penalty was after the 1v1, so they were already close in time. It’s all the stuff that we work on, so I’m extremely happy with how the players stuck to the game plan. I believe that if they express themselves on the pitch in a coordinated way, we will win.”

(on his comfort with the squad) “I’m extremely happy with the group of players and people that we have is showing what we are capable of. I keep telling them that this is not the limit of what we can do; if we keep working on how we are doing it, we can keep growing. I’m very pleased with the international players that came back on, the players that stayed at home and the players on the bench. What makes this team win is not only the 11 that play, but everyone that participates and competes every day at training. Training has been fantastic, and they are showing up for games like today.”

(on his first road victory) “This is a league where it is very transitional, it is a big risk when you try to be an offensive team that presses higher up the pitch. If you leave space in the back it can hurt you in those situations, so that’s something that we will look at. Football is football, it’s 11 players against 11 players. If you understand the strengths of your team and know what you want to get from them, try to focus…