The start was not what I was looking for in terms of energy. I think in the second half, some things started to sink in and we took our level up a couple of notches. Once we did that, it really made a difference in our play.

He's very good with his back to the goal. He's tall and can head and flick ball, and is a great finisher.

We brought in some very talented first-year defending players and a transfer. But it is going to take some time to get them organized. As for my expectations for the defense, I don't know. That'd be a better question to ask a month from now.

Our strategy was to obviously start with guys we felt we needed to start with. But we wanted to [substitute] as soon as we could get some guys some rest.

It would be real bad if we were putting in a freshman goalkeeper in the goal and our whole back line is new too. It makes it easier when you have a guy like Burke who has been doing it for a couple of years and has some experience. It certainly eases the pain and it is certainly a good thing.

I think those three guys have the ability to really run at defenses. They are extremely fast, strong and skillful and can really break down a defense.