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"I love where my team is at": Curtin talks New England, Rooney at midweek presser

With his team streaking but staring down a difficult matchup in Washington, DC this Wednesday, Jim Curtin spoke with the media about player confidence and that inseparable duo: Wayne Rooney and Eric Ayuk.

Four on the trot

The Union have now won three straight in MLS and four overall. They’ve catapulted up the Eastern Conference standings, with last Saturday night’s win over New England the latest hard-fought three points.

“Not our best performance soccer-wise,” Jim Curtin admitted Tuesday, “But we really raised our level in the intangibles.

“We got a big game out of Andre Blake, the back four was pretty tight in limiting the opposition chances, so overall a big three points.