NYCFC on win over Chicago Fire FC

Maxi Moralez played an important role in NYCFC's win over Chicago Fire FC.|Art or Photo Credit: AP

New York City FC picked up a 3-1 victory over Chicago Fire FC on Saturday. Following the match, members of NYCFC spoke to the media:

NYCFC head coach Ronny Deila:

On bringing Maxi on at the half instead of later ...

"Maybe we wanted to wait a bit, but I think we needed to make some changes in the second half to get three points. Today is the first time that I have seen Maxi so fresh. You can see that he has no pain, and you can also see how good he is and how vital he is for the team. We created a lot of chances and played a really good second half. I am eager to see the future but just want to play games now."

NYCFC defender Anton Tinnerholm:

On just wanting to keep moving after difficult results this season ...

"We had a rough start, there’s no doubt about it. We had a lot of meetings and things got better. But in the end we have to show it on the pitch. It is easy to talk but harder to perform out there. We showed it today and we showed it against Columbus that we can do it. I think the second half we were dominating the game; the Chicago players were so exhausted in the final 15 minutes that they can’t even press us. It reminds me of some games from last season, so we have to keep on doing what we did in the second half here. Now we have some confidence, you can see it in the guys. It’s fun to come in a play some games again, now we have to keep on the momentum that we have started."

NYCFC midfielder Maxi Moralez:

On getting back on the field after injury ...

"At the beginning in Orlando I felt really good, but then I got the injury and wasn't able to recover until today. I'm really happy with everyone that helped me recover. Today I played well. Together we played well. My leg is a lot better and I recovered quicker than I hoped and now I'm 100 percent and ready for Wednesday's game [against New England]."