Schmid looking forward to MLS Cup

Columbus Crew coach Sigi Schmid is looking forward to the MLS Cup game against New York Red Bulls on Sunday.

Schmid said: “Obviously we were pleased to win the game and be the Eastern Conference champions. Chicago was for sure a quality opponent. Very tough game. I think our team showed its resilient nature in being able to make up a deficit again, and that’s been something that’s been very important to our success this year for sure.

“For me, personally, there’s for sure a special feeling with the game being played at the Home Depot. I can’t deny that. Being able to come back to Los Angeles is also great. In that regard, that means I’ve got to come up with a lot of tickets for a lot of people. So that part of it is not the easiest, but it’s also fun to be able to do that.

“Again, our team has played very well all season. We’ve been very consistent, which is the thing I’m most happy with, and we’ve got a great mix of young players that have done very well, like Rogers and Gaven and Brad Evans and Danny O’Rourke. And then the veteran players represented by Frankie and Schelotto, and Pedula, and Moreno and Carroll and those guys. So it’s been a tremendous mix, and that’s been our success. We hope to continue it. And we want to do it for one more game.”

[Source: MLSnet.com]