LA Galaxy 3, Real Salt Lake 2
Q. Memo, thanks for joining us. Congratulations on the goal and the win as well. It seems like for you, perhaps this goal has been coming for maybe most of the season. What did you see from it and how did it feel:
MEMO RODRIGUEZ: Yeah, I mean obviously it felt great, 2-2 at that point. Just all the guys that came in and the guys that started did a great job, put a lot of effort in a hostile environment. It's tough to come and play here in the altitude but I'm super happy and also for the three points we got away from home.
Q. What does this win tell you about this team:
It says a lot. I think every game, we keep fighting, everybody is not giving up. It just shows the character that we have; that we can score if we're a goal down. I think it's important for us just to keep pushing. It's not going to get easier throughout the season. Now we just have to focus and stay consistent to play soccer and get the wins going.
Q. The Galaxy attack has struggled the last couple of games, no goals in the previous three before this game. Being able to put up three goals, what does this mean for you guys and the attack:
Yeah, gives everybody a boost. Gives everybody confidence. That's our job to provide for the team, be creative, with assist goals and just try to be the best version of us as a group. As individuals, we have to win each battle, and I think that showed a lot today that we could fight in a hostile environment and get the win. Like I said, we just have to be consistent, play good soccer and just stick to the principles. To be a hard team to beat defensively and the goals will come.
Q. You mentioned confidence right now. For you, what does the goal mean for your confidence, and also for the confidence of the team, because you guys are going to be facing this team in a week in Open Cup:
Yeah, personally for me, I felt great getting the goal in League play. Obviously I scored a goal in the Open Cup, but it just feels so much better in League play that we got the three points. The team did a great effort. Like I said, all the guys that came in and gave us a boost, the guys that started, just the individual effort from everybody was great tonight. It shows that we have a lot of character, and like I said, we have to be consistent in how we play and how we defend and just be a super hard team to play against.
Q. You had started the previous four or five matches but today you found yourself on the bench to start. Can you share a little bit about what Greg or potentially the other coaches let you know before you went on the field? And what do you think the difference was today in the fight-back versus previous matches where you guys had fallen behind:
As a player, we have to be ready for each moment and take the opportunity when it comes upon. Obviously like you said, four straight games that I've started and I've got to be ready to help the team in any way possible. Obviously we've been struggling. Like I said, our job is to be creative, score goals, get assists. It's important for us to keep running out results like this. I think we are a great team when everybody is on the same page. Obviously we play them in a week and a half for the Open Cup, and we want to win that as well. Like I keep saying, we just have to be a hard team to beat, and I think the goals will come.
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