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Marlon LeBlanc\u2019s View<\/p>\n
What pleased you most about the team\u2019s performance in the 3\u20130 win?
\u201cIt\u2019s a new team, a lot to learn, and I think we\u2019ve played better. To be quite honest with you tonight, I was really pleased with the resiliency of the group, first and foremost, the application of the match plan. We got them exactly how we wanted to try and get them into finally score some goals in the run of play. Really, really good goals as well. So really pleased overall with with the application, the resiliency, and obviously as a result.\u201d<\/p>\n
How important was it to set the tone early against a team like Charleston?
\u201cCharleston\u2019s historically one of the top two, three teams in this league every year, and they\u2019re incredibly well coached, you know, experienced, outstanding team. So we always talk to the guys about wanting to play the game on our terms, and I thought we played the game on our terms today. To get the early goal was big. To get the second one, obviously, before the half was critical. And then at halftime, the idea was, we told the guys we want the next goal as well, so we weren\u2019t done. To be on the front foot and against such a quality team to be playing from ahead. I think was a was a big difference in the game for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
What was the tactical game plan coming into this match?
\u201cI think we came into the league number one in the championship in possession. Like 56% of the ball we had. We complete more passes in the attacking half the new team in the league as well. Yet today, we wanted to set up to catch them in transition, and so one of the things that we needed to be was comfortable without the ball for the first time this season, and we probably got battered statistically in this game with everything that\u2019s known as the statistic that mattered, which were the goals. And for us, so far this year, it\u2019s been the opposite. We\u2019ve been really good with the ball. We\u2019ve been really good in duels. We\u2019ve been really good in possession and chance creation, but we weren\u2019t scoring and we weren\u2019t winning, and today, Charleston had us in every one of those categories except the final result. And so the match plan today was to really attack them with speed on the transition. I thought Marcus, CJ and Stefan put them on their heels every single time we got going in transition. And you know, to be honest with you, we probably could have been a little bit better a couple other times too, but then we punished them, and that was the big difference today. And so, like I said, Charleston is an outstanding team historically, again, one of the best two, three teams in this league every year, that\u2019s a big result for a club like us to come out and win three known so you know, all that said, I\u2019m just really, really pleased that we got the result, but it\u2019s just one result, and you know, we got to move forward really quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n
How did you evaluate the team\u2019s overall cohesion and defensive performance?
\u201cI think easy for me to come up here and tell you that it was, you know, all those things that you just mentioned were great. There\u2019s the coach in me still wants us to be better. And I thought we had to win in a very different way today. And, you know, it was, it\u2019s been no mistake. We played well and we haven\u2019t scored goals, and today it came out. It came out in connectivity, it came out in transition. It came out and and just a complete understanding to what we wanted to do in those moments. And it\u2019s one piece of the puzzle is transition. The defending part was, for me, even better, because we pitched a shutout for the first time this year too. And, you know, that had to happen, or did we shut out? We get a shot in the first game? I can\u2019t remember. We did? We got to shut out in the in the game. It was the first time since the first game of the season. You know, it seems like forever ago, but today we competed in set pieces, and they had a lot of them long throws, and they had a lot of them. They were bigger than us across the field, in every position, but we just had to be smart. And they thought we were really smart tactically. And kind of going back to what you said in terms of the connectivity of the group and the coordination, we were tactically really mature today, but the way we manage the game was outstanding.\u201d<\/p>\n
What did you see from Markus Anderson in his performance today?
\u201cMarcus is an outstanding young player, and he\u2019s only, what, 22 years old, and so you think about that, you know, he\u2019s the second youngest player on our team, and this is my my third year working with Marcus, and I\u2019ve seen an improvement in the development that has been on a really good trajectory every year. I think he\u2019s the type of player who\u2019s only going to continue to get better. And when you think about the fact that he\u2019s developing right now, and he\u2019s getting minutes, and, you know, unfortunately, picked up a little bit of an injury to start the year, and now he\u2019s getting healthy again, and as we continue to get him fitter and healthier, and he can go out and play 90 minutes, and he can play it as a forward, he can play it in midfield, and he works relentlessly, Right both directions. He presses, forces the opponent into mistakes, and then he gets forward, and he creates chances of going to assist today. What a performance. And you know, to think that only 22 years old, he\u2019s not this is not the finished product for him. He\u2019s going to keep getting better, and it\u2019s my job as a coach, whether it\u2019s Marcus or CJ or JC or anybody in this team, to maximize and help them, give them a platform so that they can improve and get better. It only helps our team if we can get even better. So I\u2019m really pleased with where Marcus is at, and excited up and continue to take steps forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
How do you assess Jaden Servania\u2019s performance and development?
\u201cHe\u2019s another one who has picked up a little injury in preseason. He was late to join us in preseason. By the time we acquired him, had a little bit of an injury. Once he finally got healthy, he was off and away with Puerto Rico right for a couple, for three games with them. And so he hasn\u2019t quite been in the group a whole lot. And so before he went to Puerto Rico, he was finally healthy, he got back and after the international break and rejoin the group, and it was, you know, finally, I think him starting to hit and click on also owners and building those relationships on the field with the players. Yes, you had a really good week of training, and we rewarded him with the start today, and he rewarded us with the game winning goal. I thought he was really good. I think again, he\u2019s another one who we can mix and match and play different teams a different way. Today, he played a little bit more of like a 10 underneath Marcus. In other matches, he\u2019s played as a seven or an 11. I think we\u2019ve got a really nice group of players with some different intangibles that can play different roles. And I thought Jaden showed a little bit of creativity in the midfield, too little bit of combativeness against the ball, and then obviously end product was there as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Match Reactions<\/p>\n
Stefan Stojanovic, Winger, #19<\/p>\n
How did the team prepare for this match, and what worked well in the performance?
\u201cI think the training week leading up to it, I think we had a really good week. Obviously, we had some we didn\u2019t have a game, what I think it was this past weekend, so we had a break. But leading up to it, I think guys are motivated. Obviously, we\u2019ve lost four in a row, and you never want to be in that situation. But I think, you know, we came out today, we had a we had a good game plan, and the first two goals were in transition. And I think that\u2019s how we want to play. Want to be quick in transition. We go in transition going forward. And, yeah, I thought Marcus had a great game. I thought Jaden had a great game. I thought our back line had a great game. And overall, I mean, it was just a good team performance. So, yeah, really happy with that. I think that was much needed.\u201d<\/p>\n
How important is the team\u2019s defensive structure in building attacking momentum?
\u201cI think first defensively at all, it does start from the top. So it starts from our strikers to our midfielders and obviously our back line, but yeah, you could see today, I thought even the last 2025, minutes, when we were sitting deep, it was still a good defensive performance. They didn\u2019t really have much, maybe a couple of shots on goal, and that\u2019s a credit to everybody, not just the back line. But yeah, again, good, solid performance from everybody, and I think we\u2019re all just happy to get another three points, and looking forward now to Sacramento in next week.\u201d<\/p>\n
How confident are you that the team can build on this result moving forward?
\u201cI think we\u2019ve been close. I think today we kind of saw what we can do when we\u2019re firing on all cylinders. But, you know, we can celebrate it today. I think it\u2019s important now we have an off date tomorrow, but when we come back in on Monday. Now we\u2019re preparing for Sacramento, and I do think this is a good one to build off of but, yeah, I think we\u2019re just now gonna enjoy today and then looking forward to Sacramento.\u201d<\/p>\n
What advice would you give to a young player aspiring to become a professional?
\u201cI think the most important thing is that you have to, first of all, enjoy it. If you don\u2019t enjoy it, you know, why even do it? And obviously, second of all, I think it does take a lot of hard work. You know, there\u2019s a lot of times in my career where maybe I haven\u2019t been playing as much as I wanted to. I\u2019ve been a sub, I haven\u2019t come in the games, I haven\u2019t been rostered, and that takes a toll. But, you know, I really just enjoy the game. I love the game a lot, and I\u2019m grateful I even have a team this year, and I really like, love this team here, but yeah, I think hard work is probably the number one thing alongside enjoyment of the game, because it is a beautiful game, we may as well enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Jaden Servania, Winger, #11<\/p>\n
How did you feel returning from international duty and preparing for this match?
\u201cComing back from national team camp is always it\u2019s always an honor and pleasure to be able to go first of all, but coming back like we won the FIFA series, and I just wanted to bring some of that into the team, and I brought some enjoyment. Try to enjoy training the best we can, but just the mindset of work hard, we all work for each other, and just let\u2019s have fun on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n
What did you see in the game that allowed you to capitalize on your goal-scoring opportunity?
\u201cWe defend from the front then back. So all of us are putting in, like, very hard work, but even though we\u2019re defending and lower, we have space to exploit. So then once we counter attack, everyone just making runs hard, runs forward and getting in the box and putting yourself in a goal scoring position.\u201d<\/p>\n
When the team is performing at its best, how difficult is it to stop?
\u201cI believe that what Marlon instilled in us is everyone works hard pressed, everyone work for each other and and good things will come from that.\u201d<\/p>\n
What is the team\u2019s mindset heading into the next match?
\u201cLike Stefan said, like every game is there\u2019s always the next game, so don\u2019t get too high and just keep moving on and put the work in each week and move on.\u201d<\/p>\n
What has it been like representing Brooklyn and playing in New York?
\u201cIt\u2019s been amazing. This is like, I\u2019ve came once to visit New York, but this is really my first time being here. So just seeing the city, and honestly, this group of guys has been like a family to me. So that\u2019s always a great thing, and just being here has been amazing. Can\u2019t complain.\u201d<\/p>\n
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