Pablo Mastroeni & Lachlan Brook REACT to Real Salt Lake DROPPING three points AGAINST Earthquakes

uh I think it was expected to maybe have some offensive um work to do with bringing in some new guys on offense on the defensive side of things you guys have gone out eight matches without a clean sheet what do you kind of owe those that and their early goals tonight too yeah uh obviously that's a big concern um because if you're not scoring goals the last thing you can afford to do as a group is to concede goals um you know uh the first goal again I haven't seen um if we could have done better with it uh but the second goal it's two games in a row where our you know we're getting we're conceding goals on uh wide free kicks and so we'll look to adjust make some adjustments there um but again I think it's it's it's two sides of the coin today I you know we we we looked like a team that hadn't played in a few weeks um we gave away a lot of cheap balls early um and what that does to the psych psyche of the individual and the psyche of the group is um it doesn't allow us to repress especially when our pivots aren't sharp with the ball we're losing the ball in dangerous areas and so what you're end up doing is collapsing as a group to get behind the ball um and and obviously they got momentum after the goals but but I think that's that that's really the the the story of the game is that we weren't sharp with the ball and and more importantly after the conceding the first goal is trying to force it you know instead of just finding the next pass to build confidence in your attack which would allow your team to move up the field then we can get getting the repress actions that are actually uh contributing to the offensive side so that's that's what it looked like to me um and that's what it felt on the sidelines um and you know I think the the score reflected that what can you tell us about Chicho coming out in the first half and then maybe how you fill that void uh on offense yeah it's tough you know uh you lose you know Chicho and you you know Andreas uh in his ability to to create goals on his own uh those those are two guys that we lean heavily on um so we're going to have to get to to to work this week and figure out uh a different mechanism to be a bit more creative in the final third um and little tweaks um whether it's releasing a center back whether it's getting a pivot into the box but we need uh you know better service and and we need more numbers in the box and and I think that's that's one way of of making up for an absence of Chicho so pops um what are some positives in this game and what are you looking forward to going forward positives um it's it's tough in a game like this to to to Really find positives uh I think one of the things is the guys you know really push for it in the second half right I think they again again um winning balls higher up the field uh putting balls in the Box getting a couple really good looks on goal but you know what I what I say about football all the time is that goals change games and it changes not only the score line but it changes the psyche of the group I I felt like if we would have scored one now you're seeing a different team and we just weren't able to um to find the back of the net and you know credit their goalkeeper who who I thought made a couple key saves um for him but we just you know just wasn't uh in the cards tonight but um the mentality to keep pushing is critical obviously you know the the players are are hardest on themselves um and you know some of the things that we talked about is is overcoming difficulties is during the game right because again you can make tweaks and changes at halftime um but oftentimes that's too late so how do we as a group um regroup uh when the game is when the game feels like it's out of control and so from an offensive perspective it's really connecting your next pass it's really building confidence with each pass so that we can move the ball off the field so that we can then get in our repress shape and start to start to dictate the game on our terms um and I thought in the second half they did a really good job of that Andrew um a lot of new faces on this team and I mean it was it's really crazy just to see them all in action together how do you think that that translated from your 19 days off adding the new faces now getting out there I know you said you're unhappy but I mean that's a whole new team yeah no it's tough and again I think it goes to show like you know with with our attack how much um attention guys like Andreas was was um was commanding on on that right flank and and again he scored a lot of goals from individual Brilliance um and so that's obviously a position that we're going to have to get more reps in um you know locky and uh and uh Dominic have trained with us two days um so again it's it's it's not easy um but um I they'll continue to get better um and and as they understand the way we play their and more importantly their teammates their the their teammates Tendencies um and that's that's probably the the thing that will take the most time uh because again this is the way we want to play but when this player has the ball what does he like to do and then I play off of them in those said moments so um yeah I'd like to say it it'll take some time but really we got eight games left so uh time is is is valuable um and we got to learn quick um and and again not not an easy night for us uh but what I know about this group is they're resilient they're strong will and we'll put put forth a better performance next weekend uh congrats on making your debut tonight Lo I'm sure it wasn't the result you guys wanted but how was uh how were those first minutes on the pitch for you tonight uh yeah no thank you uh yeah obviously not the the result that we wanted um but yeah I think that's football obviously but on a positive note yeah like you said the debut I'm I'm really happy with um first minutes in a long time so definitely uh definitely felt it but yeah overall happy about it and then just in general I guess kind of what was what was the feeling playing MLS soccer for the first time were there any differences that you noticed to previous leagues that you've been in yeah the tempo is quick uh definitely um that's probably the main thing um but it's just more uh an individual thing I guess for me just obviously trying to get fit again um and this is this is my first game like I said in three months so it's almost the start of the season for me as for the other boys it's you know they're coming to the end of their season so um yeah the definitely the tempo is a lot quicker um and yeah like you said I'm trying to learn the system and stuff still that's going to take a little bit of time but I feel like I'm doing I'm doing all right with it but yeah as an attacking player for the team not to get any goals tonight um what did you see out there that maybe you guys can work on and improve for the next game I think it was just the final pass um I think it's it's the case when teams come here they do sit off um it's something that obviously I've been told and sort of seen and that obviously makes it difficult when you've got the whole team behind the ball to sort of create space and create chances so that's always one thing and then yeah it did seem to just not go out way sort of thing as well um but like you said you know you score first in the game things change it's it's very difficult to to go behind early and then even by two goals to come back because they don't have to go forward they're two n up so it's it becomes very difficult so yeah I think that was the case tonight congrats on your first you know game minutes you looked good how did it feel out there um yeah it was good thank you um yeah it was good obviously uh to get on the ball and get some touches uh and like you said I can train as much as I want sort of with the team but you can't really get a like a feel of of the MLS until you play your first game so that was something I was really excited about tonight and yeah I'm just really happy to sort of get that first game out the way and and now try to contribute as much as I can and help the boys out to the the season and then you kind of tucked in a little bit you went wide sometimes feel comfortable going all the way across I mean yeah I think when I first came on I I was playing out right and then um some more subs and I sort of changed position a bit but it's something that I'm happy to do I like playing anywhere up there and sort of can be pretty versatile um wherever that is um which is obviously I guess a good trait when you just want to play games you sort of get chucked in anywhere um which is good so yeah that's that's that's me I'm just trying to help out the team as much as I can wherever that is congrats thank you anyone else in English on Zoom Carlos congrats somebody asked Pablo what you can rescue and uh these kind of results and we broadcast for Spanish population and we was this we had the same question what we can rescue and this kind of results and we all together were AI is you because you was very able to do the things and you did really good and I was talking to him too so this is the the positive seeing you and your first game and doing so you feel more comfortable in some position because you started in the right and after that you went to the left side um yeah look at I think when you come on it can sometimes be a little bit of a cheat code I don't know if you know what that means but just in in terms of you know you're fresh into the game the other players aren't fresh to that I'm not saying I did bad obviously but yeah I I think um you can always help in a way you're obviously fresher than the other players so you you get brought onto the pitch to make an impact otherwise there's no point in making a sub at all so um in terms of position I really don't mind I think um on the right I like to cut in obviously but even even when I'm playing Central as well I like to try to link up as much as possible so wherever that is wherever that position is what Pablo sees me playing is is is what I'm happy to do so how was the relationships with your new friends yeah it's good it's been good um I'm a quite out there guy so uh yeah I I'll try to talk to everyone as much as possible I'm going to try to learn Spanish as well um so I can communicate with everyone else um so Le me with uh two friends so you said say hola hola that's the come okay there you go fluent gracias we good anyone else oh yeah last thing uh corner kick you took the corner kick at the end of the game was that planned or you just kind of was like hurry up let's go um I think Dio just said go so I just said yeah that's fine um but I think yeah when we obviously do set pieces and stuff you get told that you're coming on you get told that you're going to take him um but I think it's it's not too doesn't really matter whoever can with ball in is that's the main thing right so yeah