“Because it’s a team that’s just beginning, there’s a danger of there being a whole focus on me because of this situation, but, from being inside it and speaking to [Coach]Jason [Kreis] regularly, there’s a whole squad of players. There’s David Villa, Josh Saunders, a whole squad, maybe another DP [Designated Player] to come in. It’s a squad. That’s what is going to win us the MLS next year, not whether I trot up in Marchor June.”

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