PETER VERMES - SPORTING KANSAS CITY MANAGER
On his side's performance...
I thought we did a tremendous job of being patient, having purpose to our build up with the ball in our possession and at the same time we stayed very disciplined and organized at the back to not give them anything. That's not easy, so it was a tremendous performance even though we were up a man.
On playing a defensive high pressure system...
We wanted to not give them too much time on the ball because they have a lot of players that can hurt you if you give them time and space. You look at McInerney, Felipe, Mapp, Nyassi, there's a lot of creativity, a lot of speed and a lot of hunger to get to goal.
On the penalty...
I thought the action that we built up into that was a very patient build up by us. It was a lot of stuff that we have been working on, so it was good to see that we created a chance from that.
GRAHAM ZUSI - SPORTING KANSAS CITY MIDFIELDER
On winning on the road...
Any points are good. Points on the road are especially good. I thought we did a good job of being patient after they got the red card early on. We kept the ball almost the entire game and really waited for our good chances and we put a few away.
On how the penalty changed the game...
It changed everything. We were able to keep the ball the entire game. They didn't have anything going forward. Going down a man is devastating for a team.
ORIOL ROSELL - SPORTING KANSAS CITY MIDFIELDER
On coming to Montreal and getting a win...
I think it was really good to come here and get a result because it is always difficult. Montreal always has a good team. I think this game gives us a lot of confidence because to win here and have a lot of possession was huge for us.
On their play after going a man up...
Sometimes when there's a red card, the game can get crazy. But, we kept composure and we were consistent in being able to keep the ball and we got our chances.
FRANK KLOPAS - MONTREAL IMPACT HEAD COACH
Was it frustrating missing so many players today...
It is but, there are a lot of games coming up and we have to be able to rely on our whole team and if we look at our back line today with Ouimette, Lefevre and Tissot ,three younger guys, I think they are gaining lots of experience, these are guys we can count on for the future. Karl really fought for his place today and I'm really happy seeing these three young guys that have a bright future in front of them that build continuity and will be active for maybe 10, 12 years.
On the game...
I think that the red card really changed the game for us, since we had some good moments. I give credit to my guys in the second half they worked extremely hard considering we had a game midweek and had some players injured. We have to focus on finding ways to improve now.
Should Warner have just let the ball go in instead...
It's hard to say because we had the set piece before that and we've talked about certain things in training that we've done and then we do the opposite in a situation where it's our ball. From the throw in we got a penalty kick and a red card and it's hard to see from the outside if it was the right call. Sometimes the referee will give a penalty kick and not a red card, so it was a quick reaction to the play. Going down a man early in the game, made it even harder for us.
TROY PERKINS - MONTREAL IMPACT GOALKEEPER
Thoughts on the game...
We have to chase the game, because it's not going well for us and because went a man down, but it's not coming from a lack of effort. It might be from a lack of ideas or lack of belief in ourselves, but certainly something is missing.
What is it going to take to jump start the team ...
We just have to keep going. When things are going bad, you don't stop, you don't quit, you have to keep going and put the effort in.
WANDRILLE LEFEVRE - MONTREAL IMPACT MIDFIELDER
Thoughts on losing a player early on...
I think it was absolutely harder to play with ten players today, but the fans come here to see a great game and I think we owe it to them to give them that game.
Is the team becoming used to these slip ups...
I think we have to look at this in more depth because if we aren't winning games, obviously something is missing. We need to pay greater attention to detail, for example we knew they are capable of long throw ins but we weren't ready and paid for it in the end.
