Amaechi Igwe On his initial reaction to being drafted by the New England Revolution: “I knew New England was a good club. I’ll have the opportunity to try to get on the first team and start my first year. I know they’ve gone to the finals the last two or three years, so obviously they’re a good side.”
On what the last couple days have been like: “This morning I was really anxious and nervous, and during the draft, I didn’t think I would get like that but I was kind of freaking out a little bit. Up until this point I hadn’t really been thinking about it, but now it’s where I’ll be for the next three years. I know it’s a good place to be, so it’s kind of a relief. I’m just excited to start.”
On his current mindset now the he knows he’ll be playing in New England: “As much as I just wanted to focus on qualifying, it’s hard knowing how big this (getting drafted) is. Now that it’s over, I don’t have school or anything like that to worry about except just playing soccer, so it’s definitely a good thing for my soccer career.”
On what he’s looking forward to about playing in New England: “I’m looking forward to playing my first game there and just seeing the city.”
Anthony Wallace On his current mindset now the he knows he’ll be playing in Dallas: “I’m just anticipating going to Dallas, getting used to the city, finding out where I’m going to be staying and getting to know the coach and the team.”
On his initial reaction to being drafted by FC Dallas: “I’m excited it’s over, it’s a big relief. I’m excited to know which city I’m going to be in, too, and what team I’m going to be playing for.”
On what he’s looking forward to about playing in Dallas: “I’ve actually been to the stadium. It’s a really nice place to play in, the atmosphere is pretty amazing. I don’t really know too much about the team, but I know some of the players I used to play with a couple years back.”
On what the last couple days have been like: “The last couple days I wouldn’t say I was nervous, but just anxious because I didn’t really know where I was going to end up. There was a lot of buzz about a whole bunch of different teams but I didn’t really know what to follow, so it’s good to know now.”
Bryan Arguez On what the last couple days have been like:
“Everything was fine when I went to sleep, but when I woke up, I started getting nervous.”
On what he’s looking forward to about playing in Washington, D.C.: “I’ve heard from Thomas (Rongen) that it’s a great city.”
On who he’s gotten to talk to so far: “My brother and my mom are both excited because they are thinking about moving to D.C.”
On his current mindset now the he knows he’ll be playing in Washington, D.C.: “It’s going to be a great experience to play with Jamie Moreno and all the other veterans and I’m looking forward to it in general.”
On his initial reaction to being drafted by DC United: “It was a great feeling, I was very excited and happy I was chosen to play with D.C. United.”
Chris Seitz
On his current mindset now the he knows he’ll be playing in Salt Lake City: “I’m happy. It takes a little pressure, a lot of stress, off me right now. I can concentrate solely on the U-20s and focus on getting us to qualify.”
On his initial reaction to being drafted by Real Salt Lake: “I’m extremely happy. It’s going to be good playing with everyone they have there. Freddy Adu is with us now, Jeff Cunningham, Jason Kreis, everyone. So it’s going to be really fun.”
On who he’s gotten to talk to in the first few hours after the draft: “I’ve talked to John Ellinger, and he’s going to be down in Panama, so we’ll get to know each other a little better down there. I’ve talked to some media people, my family, talked to my best friend, my girlfriend, a whole variety of people.”
On what he’s looking forward to about playing in Salt Lake City: “I’ve heard it’s a nice place, a beautiful state and a good city. I hear it’s got good weather in the winter so hopefully I can have some friends come out and hang out with me out there.”
On what the last couple days have been like: “It wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. I thought I wouldn’t be able to sleep, but I was actually alright. Everything was pretty much normal.”
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