New York Red Bulls head coach Jesse Marsch
On if this game changed his idea of rotating younger players:
Sean Davis was really good tonight, I thought he and Tyler Adams were fantastic. The Benfica game, we'll rotate more first team guys in and there will be kind of a mixed line-up for both halves, in these games, what I've found is that as both a player and a coach, that if you're confident and ready to play, your game can hold up a lot even against really good players.
On implementing the same playing style through all levels:
I think that looked like a Red Bull team [tonight]. I think it's important to acknowledge the job that John Wolyniec has done with the USL Pro team, Vadim [Kirillov] and Ibrahim [Sekagya], the job those guys have spent a lot of time with us and our team, and our training and our team, and we've tried to implement the type of play and style we want at all levels...the best part is I still think even with a bunch of different players on the field and some young kids on the field, it looked like us.
On changing the lineup at all:
I'm very aware of all of these players. I watch all of their games, they participate in the first team training a lot, they always hold up when they come into our training sessions, and I think they've done well. I told them after the game that it was good for them to see them step on the field with belief and confidence in themselves and to play for each other, and not be phased. I think this is important for the continued process of what our club is becoming.
On the takeaways from this match:
I think it's important to have perspective. Clearly, they're going to walk out of this game with a lot of confidence and bravado, but it's a chance for them to have a big experience, and help cement some of the confident things we're trying to build in them and the experiences we're trying to build in them, so without them getting too much ahead of themselves, hopefully it affirms all of the work they've put in for the last six months, and that their coaching staff has so that they have the confidence to move forward in a real way and not an arrogant way.
New York Red Bulls midfielder Sean Davis
On being an older guy in the lineup with this group:
I've played with a lot of those guys already this year with the USL team. They are a great group of guys and I was really looking forward to it. I know that maybe that it wasn't the top team because we had a lot of them play in the Open Cup game yesterday but we still believed in each other and the group. Jesse believed in us. I was really looking forward to getting on the field and working hard with those guys and trying our best against a really good team.
On scoring twice:
You know, I never really thought that we had them. They are such a great team that they could come back at any moment. They have so many great players, that a lot of us look up too. So the game could change quickly. I think after the fourth one we were feeling pretty good. We knew that they were a great team and they could turn it on at any moment.
On the scoreline:
I don't know how many people thought that, but like I said we believed in our group. I don't know if you guys could tell but we stuck to our system and we did not just sit in. We tried to give them a game and that worked in our favor. Unbelievable night. I really proud of the group.
One the "awe" factor of playing a big club:
I think from the opening whistle. We had a little more space than we anticipated. Jesse told us that, that was going to happen and we were going to be able to play.
New York Red Bulls midfielder Tyler Adams
On playing as a defensive midfielder:
I've actually been playing defensive mid now for the last year
On playing against Chelsea as a 16-year old:
It is a lot to take in. Playing against the champions, you get thinking about that a lot, but you can't really let it affect you. We're all on the same field, but we've all got a job to do and I did my job and luckily I scored a goal as well so it was pretty amazing.
On what he was thinking during the game:
It wasn't all the main first team guys as usual, so they had confidence to put us in the game and we did our job, that's all I can say.
On if he was surprised they hung around in the match:
I wasn't. We all played as hard as we possibly could, we made it tougher on them at times as well, so as long as you're making it tough on guys like that it's hard to score and that's what we did.
On when he thought they had a chance to win:
I think from the beginning. Jesse [Marsch] told us at the beginning of the game that it'll open up, you'll have times to play, you'll have opportunities like that, we took our opportunities that came really, and we all have a system, and a philosophy that he put in our heads, a high-press, high-attacking energy mindset and we all stuck to the game plan and it ending up working out so tons of respect to him.
New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Kyle Reynish
On the win:
I think it was great for a lot of reasons. Last night, for the team, was very emotional and draining. For the rest of us, this helps change the energy a bit in the locker room and kind of takes our mind off of it as we celebrate this.
On his performance in net:
As much as I had to do, I really felt like the guys in front of me did well. I made a couple saves here and there, but considering Chelsea is Chelsea and what you see them do to other teams in the EPL, and I thought they had all their guys, so the way we played and defended them off was very impressive.
On reserves getting playing time:
It was great. Obviously a lot of us that don't get to play with the first team go down and play with the USL. I think a lot of us were familiar with playing with them, and we train together. I think a lot of that showed tonight. Everyone was on the same page and had the same idea on what we were trying to do.
Chelsea FC head coach Jose Mourinho
On New York's squad:
The kids they picked tonight were very good opponents for us - sharp, quick, fast, high motivation, I believe so happy to play against Chelsea. They gave us a good match, maybe better than they should, but a very good match.
On the Chelsea squad:
You are speaking with the manager of the best team in England. We don't have fragilities. We are a top team, we have top players. We started training six days ago. We did 11 training sessions in six days, we don't need other players. We trust these players, these players are good.
On Red Bulls reserves playing:
They gave us a good training session. If we came in today and won 10-0, I wouldn't be happy with that because it means there was no intensity and it was too easy, and that's not good for us. We needed the game they gave us.
On goals for the team:
We want to win the first match. After that we'll go match by match, competition by competition. When we play in the Premier League, we want to win the Premier League. When the Champions League comes, we want to win the group phase to be in the knockout stage. We go match after match, we don't choose competitions.
Chelsea FC Goalkeeper Thibault Curtois
On Red Bulls young players:
They did really well, I think. They gave us a really hard game. They scored four goals, you see that the youth in America is doing well, they have a lot of talent. Last year I played with Belgium in the World Cup against the U.S.A. and it was also a good game. You see that also soccer is getting important in the United States and that is good for the sport.
