LA Galaxy 3, St Louis 3
Q. Seemed to be a frustrating night out there. Your thoughts on how the game played out for you guys tonight?
DEJAN JOVELJIC: Of course, it's frustrated game. We should have won that game. I should have scored more goals than one. I want to say that goalkeeper of St. Louis was amazing today and big shout out to him, and I'm going to keep working, even harder, and we are going to come back for sure and the good thing is that we are unbeaten. Unbeaten four games.
Q. And your sense on how the game was officiated tonight? Some calls early weren't made and a lot of calls late, some questionable yellow yards issued, as well.
I mean, you are right, but it's not my job to talk about refs. We should have controlled better this game. Unfortunately we didn't. We conceded three goals but next game, hopefully we are going to play better.
Q. I know you guys would like to have a few different results so far this year in some of the games. But your streak right now, I'm just wondering, how -- if you can talk just about the confidence you've brought into this and how it building from that, and a lot is made of how you are a box player and you're so good in the box but we've seen over the last few week the your ability to combine and to do more than what everyone says you can do. If you can talk just a little about how your game is growing?
I mean, I don't really care about people that think something about me; they don't own know how to pronounce my name.
So I care what coaches think, but yes, I'm the box player, but unfortunately I didn't show that today. I take responsibility for today's loss, let's say. We didn't win one point. We lost two points today.
Q. Joseph a couple weeks ago talked about wanting this team to develop a killer mentality and be able to finish those teams off. How close is your team to being able to do that week-in and week-out?
I think that we are very close. We are still knowing each other, and I think that Paintsil already built very good relationship between our midfields and other guys. He's such a good player and good person, humble, and he's going to help us a lot this season with his goals and assists. I can say that we are going to work even harder and that we are going to be more dangerous this year, more than ever.
Q. How excited are you for the potential that you guys have? You guys created a lot of good chances today but I'm sure with you and Joseph and Riqui and Gabriel who is starting to get in, how excited are you to develop with these guys and be able to elevate the attack to another level?
I mean, I was always saying that I am pleased. It's my pleasure to play with the players like them. So I think that we have very, very good team and yeah, this season, we are going to be on our top, and that's simple.
Q. Greg was talking about momentum and I know you guys have been talking about especially keeping the momentum going. You said you lost two points tonight, but does this keep the momentum going? You talked about being undefeated. Do you feel like you guys are still in a position to continue to build on this momentum?
Of course, because we are unbeaten four games. But we should have won this game. Everyone can agree, and yeah, for sure, we can work out of this and continue this way and hopefully next game against Kansas can which is very good team, we can make very good result, why not.
Q. And on your header this that went off the crossbar, did you get bumped as you hit the header?
Yeah, I get bumped from behind. But I need to check. I need to see that again. I think that I jumped maybe too high. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. But unbelievable what was happening this night.
Q. I know it's frustrating you couldn't finish some of the chances but the fact that the team is creating those chances, and you touched on it a little bit, how comfortable are you feeling on the field with your teammates and the potential that you guys have?
I feel very comfortable because I know that our players are able to create chances in every game that we are going to play. So my job is just to be on the right place at the right time. I've been just once tonight but in the next game, I'm going to be more times there.
Q. The team has looked for lack of a better term, dominate in most of the games, on Miami, you were on the front foot, same against Nashville and every single game so far and you mentioned that today felt like leaving two points on the table. So how do you get over that, I guess, like mental hump of being the better team in all the games that you've played but seemingly not walking away with the points you deserve?
A. Yeah, it's mentally, it's hard, but the good thing in football is that everything is happening quick. So in seven days is the new chance, and if you win three points, nobody will talk about St. Louis game. So new chance is coming fast and we need to take it.
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