Having Claudio and John makes it easy on me because they do all the work. I don`t have to worry about getting the ball and moving it from side to side or finding people. They do that. I just get in front of the goal and try to score, so it`s going to be fun for me.

He`s just a good soccer player, ... He`s been around for a long time. He knows where the ball should go, and he makes it happen. And I know that if I make a good run and get in the right position, he`s going to find me.

Obviously, we know them pretty well now and we are excited to play them at home. We have to be careful and not look ahead to (Wednesday).

We still need to get points and make sure that we at least finish third in the West. But it is a good game to put Wednesday behind us and hopefully move forward.

(It`s been) tiring, ... but two wins (in a short time frame) is always good. Hopefully we can make it three on Tuesday in Madrid ... I`m not excited about the travel and trying to recover, but I think stepping out on the field there will be really cool.

They are jealous of us, the Mexican players, because we`ve got a life and they have nothing, ... Because of that they despise us. ... Who is going to win this game? The best team. And we know good and well who is the best team between the U.S. and Mexico. We know it well.

Most of us are in this more than just for playing soccer. We`re in it for the bigger goal ? to move it along for the next generation.

He makes everyone better, but he`s especially good for me. He`s been our most consistent player. ... You always want him on the ball. He`s going to make things happen.

I don`t know if we care about the result. At the end of the day it doesn`t matter. It`s not like we`re battling to get a 0-0 draw. We`re going to go play and make the game fun.

We`ve had excuses for part of the year, but we don`t have excuses now. This is a game we need to win, period.