HARRISON, N.J. -- LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena addressed reporters after LA's 1-1 draw with New York Red Bulls.
Arena's thoughts are below.
(On the result…)
ARENA: "I think this year we've been in a few matches where we walked off the field with a point and today we deserved to get a point out of the game so it's not a perfect result by any means but a well earned point on the road ."
(On Bradford Jamieson IV's play…)
ARENA: "Obviously it was a great goal. He's still a young kid, he had some good moments and some that weren't so good but overall a real good performance by a good young player."
(On doing the little things to get the point…)
ARENA: "We did that things you're supposed to do when you're playing on the road."
(On dealing with RBNY's high pressure…)
ARENA: "They did a good job in the first half, I think the game slowed down in the second half and we got a little bit better. Our passing wasn't real good in the first half. Overall, in the game, it wasn't as good as it needs to be but we survived that. Defensively, I think we did a solid job throughout in preventing too many chances. Over the last fifteen minutes or so I would say we conceded too many set pieces, but we got away with it."
(On goalkeeper Jamie Penedo's play…)
ARENA: "Penedo made a big save on Wright-Phillips. It really was a big save. Jamie did a good job today."
(On referee's decision not to give McCarty a second yellow card…)
ARENA: "The referee was giving away cards like they were candy. At the end of the game you don't want to see any players get sent off, but certainly that tackle merited a yellow card, especially on the day, the way [the referee] gave away cards."
(On how Arena sees Jamieson progressing…)
ARENA: "Who knows, it's a long way away. Let's talk in a couple years on that. He's doing well. Let's wait a while. Let's not get crazy like everybody does every time a young player does something right. This is a long haul in becoming a player. He's many years away from being where we would like him to be and where he's going to be so let's just be patient and see what happens down the road."
(On gaining confidence on the road…)
ARENA: "We're fine on the road. We should win games on the road, and get points on the road so this is just a start and hopefully it gets a little bit better as the year goes on."
