LA Galaxy 6, Minnesota 2
Q. From a players standpoint, first game in 23 days, were you concerned about how the flow of the game might go and how did you take control of this game tonight?
EDWIN CERRILLO: I think we took 27 days in a positive way. We had a couple days off to step away mentally, physically and come back. I think the week leading up to it, we were just anxious to play. This team feels a lot of joy, and I think we were missing our fans and we were just anxious to get back to it.
Q. Is this the best stretch this team has played and what are your thoughts on the idea that this team is unstoppable?
EDWIN CERRILLO: I think throughout the season we had a couple stretches where we had really good performances, and we've got in results. But I think the mentality changes when it's the playoffs and it's knockout round and everybody's really locked in, and like I said before, we have a great opportunity and everybody needs to be locked in. What better way to play our best soccer if not now?
Q. When we watch you, Greg has talked about how this team needs to go for it, and it feels like the old days, when you were entertaining and you'd rather win 6-2 than 1-0. What does it feel like on the inside, being such an entertaining group?
EDWIN CERRILLO: I don't know about wanting to win 6-2 or whatever. I think every game is different. In today's circumstances, there's a lot of energy in the game. We scored early and the emotions are high, and they come right back.
Apart from that, I think this whole year, we found joy playing with each other. I think we play our best when we play just fluidly, not relaxed, but just more free with everyone player thinking roles inside that.
And the fans, they just give us that energy when we are up. It's fun. It's fun being on the field, and we take that with a grain of salt, because every mistake is crucial now. But in the moments, I think finding joy is key, and that's when we play our best soccer.
Q. It's been a long season and every team actually goes into the year, hey, this is our goal to win the MLS Cup. But at what point did that actually become a reality for you? Was there a point maybe during the season or a special moment where you said, this is a team that can actually win the MLS Cup?
EDWIN CERRILLO: I think the first game of the season was a big statement, Miami and Messi, and that team starting the season off was such a huge game and such an environment that that game was played in. I think from the first game, from the first game we showed that we could be together and we can play together and you can fight for one another. I think the first game set the standard and we just built off that.
And as the season went on, we got familiar with each other. We got more comfortable with each other. We found joy in the games. We cleaned things up defensively, and I think all that came together to this day. We just need to keep going and just keep doing what we did today and in the past few games against Colorado.
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