We cannot comment further until we have a chance to review all the reports, the coach's actual statements and to speak with the coach personally.

I am aware of the videotape but cannot confirm its validity.

This does not represent a reduction in the U.S. commitment to Afghanistan. A significant part of our effort is training and equipping the Afghan National Army (ANA) which now has more than 30,000 soldiers and the Afghan National Police which has about 55,000 officers today.

That hurt us. Looking back that probably would have been the difference in the ball game. We had a chance to get some points there and we just weren't able to do it.

Charlton are a team who play well on the ball, but they found it hard to break us down, they didn't really have an out and out chance in front of our goal.

I am really looking for a chance to direct. I feel like that's kind of the next frontier for me. I know that it's really hard to do, but I feel like I want to have a chance to try and translate something I've written and try and get a tone across.