How fast can a turnaround in form and fortunes happen?
PV: This league is interesting because it’s always about riding waves. You get on the wave and the question is how long can you ride the wave. And as soon as you fall off, can you get back on the next one? It’s the same as out on the field. Transition is a really important aspect in the game. Well, it’s the same with the transition from losing – can you win right away? The next game, and the one after that.
The other aspect in this league is the dog days of summer. In this league, they hit everyone at some point. That’s a whole other animal that you have to try to control.
Only 👆 of the Final Four has ever won a Cup 👇 #USOC2022 pic.twitter.com/eyqBpeD4ML
— U.S. Open Cup (@opencup) July 11, 2022
And staying alive in the Open Cup, with the Final set for mid-September, could help maintain something – a target as you look ahead?
PV: When you’re in a competition like the Open Cup, where you can use some of those games to increase confidence and rhythm of play, that can be a huge motivation factor for the group.
This is something you, and a handful of the players, know first-hand having won the Open Cup in 2017…
PV: Having experience is priceless. Having guys like that [Graham Zusi, Tim Melia, Daniel Salloi and Roger Espinoza – who lifted the Cup in 2017], who’ve won things, but who’ve also just been around the club for as long as they have. And are willing to share what they know. That means a lot in a team.
Do they also pass on the message that winning is expected at this club?
PV: That’s where the culture comes in. And that’s truly the foundation. Everyone talks about winning. The question is do you? How do you hold people responsible and accountable to that when it happens. I tell all the young kids, ‘congratulations on signing a contract’ but that doesn’t make you a pro. That’s the first step, but then you have to want to make the first team someday and then you want to break into the starting eleven. In the end, to me, when you get to that first team it’s about winning. To make your mark you have to be a part of a team that wins something. A trophy or trophies.
C H A M P I O N S
Well played, @SportingKC! A magical #USOC2017 run is complete. pic.twitter.com/hpQKbNbpyw
— U.S. Open Cup (@opencup) September 21, 2017
What’s your main memory of winning the 2017 Open Cup at home?
PV: I have a lot of memories from that day. But that year our owner, Mr. [Neal] Patterson, passed away and he was a huge fan of the Open Cup. We dedicated that competition to him. And having won that in that year, it was a special moment. I really appreciated the commitment the players made because they truly understood what it meant to the club – but also to the family. That was really special.
July 22, 2022 at 05:07AM
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