That's always an amazing feeling, and always a boost of confidence."
Ia pun berharap atmosfer luar biasa tersebut dapat kembali terulang atau bahkan lebih meriah. "Hopefully it's similar," tuturnya.
"Or better."
Bek senior Antonee Robinson juga menantikan pengalaman langsung merasakan budaya sepak bola yang sangat kental di Seattle.
"I've spoken to 'Roldy' and other people who've said how much of a soccer culture Seattle has," kata Robinson.
"I'm really looking forward to experiencing that first hand."
Pemain asli Seattle, Cristian Roldan, menegaskan bahwa seluruh elemen kota sudah sangat siap. "The city is ready," tutur Roldan.
"The city is energized.
We haven't had a game here in a long time, and we've been desperate to host a World Cup game, a U.
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men's national team game, so they're going to feel the crowd, feel the energy, and it's about feeding off it."
Roldan meyakini tingkat kebisingan di dalam stadion akan sangat membantu mendongkrak motivasi tanding rekan-rekannya. "I fully expect this crowd to be extremely loud.
And, they're going to energize our group," katanya.
"This is one of the loudest stadiums in the world when you think about Seahawks games or Sounders games.
Just seeing the Belgium game against Egypt and how the atmosphere was there, I fully expect the city of Seattle to come out and show out, and I think the guys are going to feel that type of energy."
Bagi Roldan, fokus utama tim saat ini adalah memberikan inspirasi nyata bagi generasi penerus.
"What excites me is that the entire world, the entire nation is behind us," ucapnya.
"I think that they enjoyed watching us play, and at the end of the day what we want to do is inspire and motivate the next generation.
... We have to build off it, and that's the truth.
We can't just talk about it: We have to show out against Australia."
Instruksi Pelatih dan Respons Lawan
Pelatih kepala Mauricio Pochettino meminta anak asuhnya untuk bermain agresif namun tetap disiplin. "I think we need to play on the edge of the line," kata Pochettino.
"with not crossing the lines of the rules."
Di kubu lawan, pelatih Australia Tony Popovic menegaskan tekad timnya untuk terus membuktikan kepantasan sepak bola Australia. "We want to earn our respect," ujar Popovic.
"We know that by our performances, we can put Australian football on the world map. And, that's what we aim to do.
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We started off well against Turkey. Now, we want to back it up."
