Head coach John Ellinger
On playing Brazil
''Confidence-wise, we feel we can play with Brazil, but they are a very good team. If we donÆt play better than we did today we are in trouble. Hopefully we can find our game and we can play like we did when we opened the tournament against Korea.''
On putting Freddy Adu in late
''Part of our plan was if we were down a goal was to put Freddy in with 25 minutes left to go try and get a draw and win the group. But, when you give up that second goal you even think about subbing him out at that point. Freddy is a young player and he needs to learn how to play in card situations. I think Freddy did fine with it. Freddy is a player who helps us keep possession and get a rhythm. If we would have started him I think we could have done a little better, but again Spain played very well today.''
Freddy Adu
''We just came out flat. ThatÆs all I can say. Watching from the bench we just looked really flat and gave them too much respect. We canÆt do that if we want to win.''
On how to improve against Brazil
''We just have to come out and play our game. We know we can beat any team, itÆs just a matter of coming out ready to play. We were a bit relaxed today and great teams donÆt do that. We canÆt do anything about what just happened, so we have to look ahead.''
On Brazil
''I donÆt know anything about the team. Brazil is Brazil. Whenever you play Brazil it is a big deal, so we just have to get ready.''