All of the key soundbites from the home and away locker rooms following NYCFCâs emphatic win over Atlanta UnitedâĤ
Vieira on VillaâĤ
âDavid is an important player for us and when he played the way he played today, he lifts the team. Heâs one of the leaders. When he plays like he did today, the confidence builds in the team and thatâs why itâs important for him to be at this level every single game.â
Villa on VictoryâĤ
âWe did well today. Itâs one of the best, if not the best game in our season. We have chances to score more goals, we play well, we donât concede a lot. They score a goal, but they score a crazy, amazing goal. We defended well, we pressed well. I think we did almost 100 percent today well and congratulations to the team, the performance of the team was amazing.â
White on AssistâĤ
âIâm getting more and more comfortable with the overlaps. Obviously, timing is everything. Today, I think Jack and I timed it really well and I got on the end of it. I saw both Rodney and David on the post so I just whipped it in and was hoping someone would hit it. So Rodney, he owes me something now.â
Wallace on GoalâĤ
âIt was great buildup. I tried to get a touch on it and luckily it fell to me and went into the back of the net.â
Moralez on ReactionâĤ
âIt was a tough game, I think in the first half we couldâve scored another goal to feel more secure going into the break but the reaction we gave in the second half showed how much we wanted the three points.â
Awuah on DebutâĤ
âItâs an amazing feeling â you always wanted to have a debut for a great team - you dream about it as a kid. It was a big deal for me and I enjoyed every minute of it.â
Herrera on International Duty...
"I hope our team keeps this good form as we are all working hard. We won two games back to back. I'm leaving tomorrow for Italy to represent Venezuela. It's going to be great for our country if we win."
Gerardo Martino on DefeatâĤ
âIt wasnât just a problem in the second half, the whole game we were the inferior side and even when we scored it was a half volley from outside the box and even in that moment we didnât deserve the goal. The other team was just superior tonight.â
Jeff Larentowicz on LossâĤ
âI think weâve held our own against the best in the league, but today we got beat by the better team. Iâm not going to see its this overarching theme for us, but today we got beat.â
