Arizona United Michael Dellorusso recaps first road trip and previews upcoming U.S. Open Cup match

PEORIA, Ariz. (Monday, May 12, 2014) – Arizona United Soccer Club wrapped up its first road trip in franchise history this past weekend. The club dropped its first away match on Friday to the Richmond Kickers, and bounced back and shutout the Harrisburg City Islanders in a 1-0 win on Saturday. Head coach Michael Dellorusso recapped the weekend, and previewed Arizona United SC’s upcoming U.S. Open Cup match below. Full U.S. Open Cup preview here.

(On his overall thoughts from the first road trip…)

DELLORUSSO: “Getting three points was good in the second game, especially since we played the night before. But obviously our first game was a little disappointing for us. Overall team discipline and individual discipline wasn’t there. It’s tough because we’re beating ourselves in this situation. Hopefully we can grow from it, but for the trip as a whole we walked away with three points, and I think we’re pretty satisfied at the end of the day.”

(On what the team needs to work on…)

DELLORUSSO: “Organization throughout, communication wise, and when to pressure and when not to pressure. We know it was all stuff that we need to get better at, and now we just need to work on it from here. Offensively we did ok. We had moments, but just putting a consistent performance is really what we’re aiming for.”

(On the positives from the weekend…)

DELLORUSSO: “It was nice to see our team get that win. We knew it wasn’t going to be that pretty and the first 45 minutes we played well. We had our legs, we had our energy, and we knew it was going to be tough in the second half. I think it was extremely positive on my end to see our team fight throughout. We were good defensively, and we knew at the end of the day we just had to really work and outwork them for 45 minutes. That is something that goes a long way.”

(On a quick turnaround for the U.S. Open Cup…)

DELLORUSSO: “It’s just something we will have to deal with. It’s ok because we have one hard training session throughout the week, and since we have a midweek game it’s going to replace that. So its all stuff we have prepared for in our training sessions. I think our guys will be in a good place. Obviously, we’ll manage bodies and we’ll see how they’re going, but as far as their physical fitness I think they will be good.

(On the approach to the U.S. Open Cup…)

DELLORUSSO: “We’re going to try to go out and win games. We have an important game tomorrow, and we’ll put out a good team, and that’s all we’re conceded about. At the end of the day we’re going to use it to get better and hopefully get the result. Every game we go out and try to win, so that’s what we’re are going to try to do. “