Veljko Paunovic, Chicago Fire Head Coach:
Thoughts on the match:
"We're very happy because when you're working on concepts and you see that the team believes, tries to play and give their best in every game, in every session, it's very good for us. I think that playing an MLS opponent is very helpful for us. We believe that our guys did a great job in terms of following the game plan that we had and then giving it their best, all requirements that we have for our team. They played, they enjoyed the game, they knew how to compete, also they were organized, which is very important, and they were passionate, passionate about the game."
On building off the first camp in Tampa:
"The first camp is always about building the team, the team spirit, a winning mentality and concepts. Most of all, you work on the physical aspect of the game too. For us, I think after this game, we can say we achieved all our goals in this first camp of preseason and now we're looking to keep building the team."
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David Accam, Chicago Fire Midfielder
Thoughts on the match:
"I think we're still in the preparation phase and so far, we're doing well. We're trying to get our identity together, to know how we play, and at the moment we're doing well. We played against a strong MLS team and we won, so it's good so far."
On entering the final phase of preseason:
"The first phase is over, we're almost at the last stage so that's where we need to increase our intensity and everything, and so far, so good. We learned a lot so we'll go back and try to be stronger."
