Columbus 2, Toronto 1
Q. How frustrated is the team, especially you?
ALEJANDRO POZUELO: Yeah, just like you say. We need to decide better in the last part of the field, we have a lot of chances. I think we create good chances to score more goals. This is one of things that we need to improve to have more calm in the last minutes.
And yeah, I think we have the control of the game, first ten minutes, and they score the goal. We stay -- in the first ten minutes but after we create a lot of chances, normally take 2-2 in the game and try to score three goals, but we had a lot of chances. But we feel like we improve in the game.
Q. You yourself create a lot of chances but the team overall seems like the last couple games, you guys are playing better?
ALEJANDRO POZUELO: Yeah, I think we are still improve some things, like I said in the last part of the field, to make calm and to try to take the best decision, when need to shoot, when need to do the last part. These are things we need to improve in training but the most important thing, the team feels better these last games, this is important.
So now we know Lorenzo is coming, Criscito is coming, so we have more chances to improve the team. So we are happy to have them on the team to improve and we know they are good players and they help us.
Q. Talk about getting better in the final third, Lorenzo can help --
ALEJANDRO POZUELO: Exactly. Lorenzo, he play a lot of games. He have the calm in the last part of the Champions League, the most important in the play when you have the calm the last minutes. Yeah, for sure, he help a lot the team. We are waiting for him.
Q. Alejandro, do you think you play different today in front of --
ALEJANDRO POZUELO: No, they are different style of keeper. We Q very good -- the fit is very good. But yeah, they are both different keeper. Now Q has injury today and that's why he didn't play. Yeah, they are different player and they need to have decision to play.
Q. Osorio on the second half --
ALEJANDRO POZUELO: He's coming from the injury and that's why the coach try to help him a little bit and watch out with him. Yeah, we know how important is Osorio for the team. He come to the second half, he change, we have more goal, we have more control, and yeah, we know the importance of Osorio for this team.
Q. Do you have any time seeing Lorenzo on the field?
ALEJANDRO POZUELO: Of course, I like to see the tome when he play champions and when he play Napoli. I know him very good. He played with Fabian from Spain, also. He played with Juventus. Yeah, I see him a lot of time, of course.
Q. How are you feeling mentally after four games in 12 games?
ALEJANDRO POZUELO: Wow, it's hard but I think we need to be ready and what I say, we have a young team, if they want to play and they want to improve, they need to play on Wednesday and Saturday, Wednesday and Saturday, because they always feel like they want to go to Europe, and then if you go to a good team and you need to play European league or champions, you need to be ready to play during the week and during the weekend. For me, this is no excuse.
We need to be ready to play. We are professionals players. We need to be ready to play on Wednesday ask Saturday, Wednesday and Saturday. We need to have good rest, good food, everything, to help the boys to be ready. If I can play Saturday and Wednesday, the players who are 22 years, they need to play every game, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. They need to push. They need to push.
Q. The signings of Lorenzo Insigne and Domenico Criscito, has that uplifted the mood of the team?
ALEJANDRO POZUELO: Yes, of course, like I said before, they are important playing, Criscito captain, good team, so we know they come to help. They are very happy to come here. I saw when they come to the dressing room when I speak with him, they are very excited to play, to be part of the team. Maybe I hope next week, they can start play and yeah, we are very happy to have them in the team, of course.
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