WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:01.879 And he's out on the Lamnai. 2 00:00:02.200 --> 00:00:06.599 Look at you. Good morning, John, How are you brother? 3 00:00:06.919 --> 00:00:09.039 You tell me you're the one who's got study Hall 4 00:00:09.160 --> 00:00:11.640 going on, and you got Flora and Fauna behind you 5 00:00:11.720 --> 00:00:14.400 getting ready for getting ready for a match tonight on 6 00:00:14.439 --> 00:00:15.080 Westwood One. 7 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:16.079 How's study hall been. 8 00:00:16.719 --> 00:00:19.679 Everything's been great, man, everything's been really good. Looking forward 9 00:00:19.679 --> 00:00:22.719 to it. I am out here because I'm a father 10 00:00:22.800 --> 00:00:25.800 of three, and there is no telling at any moment 11 00:00:26.320 --> 00:00:28.359 when one of those three could decide to pop in 12 00:00:28.399 --> 00:00:29.160 and crash the show. 13 00:00:29.719 --> 00:00:31.120 But that's a bad thing. 14 00:00:32.000 --> 00:00:33.880 Hey, look, no, it's the best thing in the world 15 00:00:33.880 --> 00:00:36.920 being a dad. But on game day, when you need 16 00:00:36.960 --> 00:00:39.399 to talk to your friends, you know what I mean, 17 00:00:39.439 --> 00:00:41.560 You got to you gotta go outside and be able 18 00:00:41.600 --> 00:00:43.560 to to make sure that they don't pop in and 19 00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:44.640 join in on the show. 20 00:00:44.719 --> 00:00:48.880 You know, that's fantastic. He's gone outside to avoid a 21 00:00:48.960 --> 00:00:52.159 studio audience at hall completely. 22 00:00:52.799 --> 00:00:55.640 Uh. We had Lucas on before Lucas went in to 23 00:00:56.079 --> 00:01:00.200 go and function at one O four five, and there 24 00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:02.640 were a couple of position groups that that I asked 25 00:01:02.679 --> 00:01:06.040 him about. And let me go back and find out 26 00:01:06.760 --> 00:01:08.920 your I know that you and you were kind of 27 00:01:08.959 --> 00:01:12.680 busy with you and Josh and looking at the one 28 00:01:12.799 --> 00:01:15.640 third schedule in Major League Soccer. But when you went 29 00:01:15.719 --> 00:01:18.760 back and analyzed what happened with the US sort of kiya, 30 00:01:18.879 --> 00:01:20.120 what stuck out in your mind? 31 00:01:20.840 --> 00:01:22.480 Yeah, so you made a good point. I was. I 32 00:01:22.480 --> 00:01:23.920 was unable to be with Lucas by the way I 33 00:01:23.959 --> 00:01:25.920 was watching. He's so great you guys. That was such 34 00:01:25.959 --> 00:01:28.319 an entertaining start to the morning watching you guys break 35 00:01:28.359 --> 00:01:31.000 things down and from his perspective and everything. And I'm 36 00:01:31.000 --> 00:01:32.680 so excited for Lucas tonight. He's going to do a 37 00:01:32.680 --> 00:01:34.519 wonderful job on Westwood one Sports. 38 00:01:35.840 --> 00:01:36.079 Yeah. 39 00:01:36.120 --> 00:01:37.879 So I was with Josh Easton. We were getting ready 40 00:01:37.879 --> 00:01:40.200 for an MLS game. We had an exciting DC United 41 00:01:40.239 --> 00:01:42.519 Chicago game that went seven to one. 42 00:01:44.079 --> 00:01:45.560 We're going to talk about that in a bit. 43 00:01:45.640 --> 00:01:49.239 Bro we all anticipated. But yeah, as I'm doing the 44 00:01:49.439 --> 00:01:52.560 build up to it in the in the sort of 45 00:01:52.599 --> 00:01:56.040 the the last bit of getting ready for that MLS match, 46 00:01:56.439 --> 00:01:58.640 I'm also watching the US. So I'm doing prep for 47 00:01:58.680 --> 00:02:01.200 one game while getting ready for another. And my big 48 00:02:01.239 --> 00:02:06.239 takeaway from the US game was it was twofold. I 49 00:02:06.239 --> 00:02:10.759 I'm happy with the fact that this team fought and 50 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:16.199 competed without it being our best eleven available. But at 51 00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:19.919 the same time, man, it just didn't really seem like 52 00:02:20.000 --> 00:02:26.639 we were at any true point, just dominating, putting fear 53 00:02:26.719 --> 00:02:30.319 in Turkey A making them feel as though we're really 54 00:02:30.360 --> 00:02:31.960 on the back foot and we're up against and we 55 00:02:32.000 --> 00:02:34.199 got to survive these next couple of five to ten 56 00:02:34.280 --> 00:02:37.599 moments at five to ten minutes. And I don't know, 57 00:02:37.639 --> 00:02:39.919 I just want a little bit more killer instinct in 58 00:02:40.000 --> 00:02:42.719 the final third. I want more runs in behind, I 59 00:02:42.759 --> 00:02:45.639 want more excitement, and I think listening to the press 60 00:02:45.639 --> 00:02:49.919 conference yesterday at the training facility for Nashville, see Richio 61 00:02:50.000 --> 00:02:52.039 Pochettino kind of said the same thing. He wanted a 62 00:02:52.039 --> 00:02:56.960 little bit more dynamic movement in behind and great ball 63 00:02:57.000 --> 00:03:01.879 winning players in the midfield, great playmaking players in the midfield, 64 00:03:02.479 --> 00:03:05.360 but we still need to be more dangerous behind only John. 65 00:03:06.400 --> 00:03:08.319 And obviously you look at that in the first ninety 66 00:03:08.319 --> 00:03:10.599 seconds and you're going, oh, Jack McGlenn, you know from 67 00:03:10.599 --> 00:03:14.000 twenty four a goal and he hit that sinker with 68 00:03:14.039 --> 00:03:16.560 the left and it goes into the net, and you're 69 00:03:16.599 --> 00:03:19.000 sitting there thinking, okay, yeah, things are rolling right now. 70 00:03:19.000 --> 00:03:21.840 But then you get the and I want to talk 71 00:03:21.879 --> 00:03:24.960 to you about quicksand, uh, you get the moment from 72 00:03:25.000 --> 00:03:27.080 Johnny with the pass and it turns from one nil 73 00:03:27.120 --> 00:03:29.960 to one one. Then you end up with you know, 74 00:03:30.039 --> 00:03:31.919 another moment and ends up two to one. You're having 75 00:03:31.960 --> 00:03:34.039 to fight uphill for the rest of the the rest 76 00:03:34.080 --> 00:03:38.319 of the match when you are in a situation and 77 00:03:38.360 --> 00:03:40.919 I feel like I'm resurrecting one of my favorite quarterbacks 78 00:03:40.919 --> 00:03:44.560 and one of my favorite coaches Jimmy McGuinty and Shane Falco. 79 00:03:45.240 --> 00:03:47.840 From The Replacement The Replacements, great great reference. 80 00:03:48.159 --> 00:03:51.919 No, well, but that there was the one speech early 81 00:03:52.000 --> 00:03:56.319 on in the in the movement where they're the replacement 82 00:03:56.319 --> 00:03:58.680 players and they have the team meeting after the loss 83 00:03:58.680 --> 00:04:04.000 and they're talking about quicksand and Shane has the fear 84 00:04:04.159 --> 00:04:07.800 of quicksand where you make a mistake, then it's another 85 00:04:08.159 --> 00:04:12.240 and another and another, and you're trying to get out 86 00:04:12.280 --> 00:04:14.759 of that idea of quicksand. And it seems like there 87 00:04:14.759 --> 00:04:17.839 are times with the men's national team that they get 88 00:04:17.920 --> 00:04:20.480 stuck in the quicksand and they can't find their. 89 00:04:20.279 --> 00:04:21.680 Way out of it. Am I wrong? 90 00:04:23.160 --> 00:04:28.399 You know? I think that's that's something that will maybe 91 00:04:28.399 --> 00:04:30.800 be something we're looking for because it's happened to the 92 00:04:30.879 --> 00:04:34.079 US men's national team several times over, and I think 93 00:04:34.120 --> 00:04:37.399 you start to see you see what you want to 94 00:04:37.399 --> 00:04:41.040 look for sometimes in soccer, right, I'll use an example, 95 00:04:41.079 --> 00:04:42.839 if a coach wants to like a player and the 96 00:04:42.839 --> 00:04:43.800 player passes out of it. 97 00:04:47.000 --> 00:04:50.759 Oops, I'm guessing that someone tried to call Jamie, and 98 00:04:51.120 --> 00:04:56.199 Jamie you see, this is what happens when people try 99 00:04:56.199 --> 00:04:58.120 to call Jamie because he's such a busy man. 100 00:04:59.000 --> 00:05:01.319 Hey, I am, oh, sorry, man, I don't you know, 101 00:05:01.360 --> 00:05:03.480 maybe maybe my kids that I weren't allowing out here, 102 00:05:03.519 --> 00:05:05.000 maybe they just turned the internet off on a. 103 00:05:05.000 --> 00:05:06.040 Side I was, I was. 104 00:05:06.240 --> 00:05:08.480 I thinkured somebody was trying to call you and they 105 00:05:08.519 --> 00:05:10.439 butted in and they didn't want you to talk about 106 00:05:10.519 --> 00:05:11.279 quick saying. 107 00:05:11.759 --> 00:05:14.279 Oh, I'm so sorry man. So here's here's here's where 108 00:05:14.279 --> 00:05:16.600 we pick up on that. Apologies, uh for for your 109 00:05:16.600 --> 00:05:18.480 listeners and your viewers here that had to to put 110 00:05:18.560 --> 00:05:19.920 up with my bad internet here. I think that's the 111 00:05:19.959 --> 00:05:22.800 winder to pay the bill today. I think when you 112 00:05:22.839 --> 00:05:24.959 want to look for some things and some trench, you're 113 00:05:25.120 --> 00:05:26.959 you're gonna find things that sort of back it up. Right, 114 00:05:27.079 --> 00:05:29.279 I uses it as a player. If the coach wants 115 00:05:29.319 --> 00:05:31.439 to like the player and the players at practice and 116 00:05:31.480 --> 00:05:34.160 he passes the ball out of bounce, good idea, Right, 117 00:05:34.240 --> 00:05:36.319 you'll get the next one. If the player doesn't want 118 00:05:36.360 --> 00:05:38.079 to like a coach, or if a coach doesn't want 119 00:05:38.079 --> 00:05:39.800 to like a player and he passed out of bounce, 120 00:05:40.079 --> 00:05:42.399 come on, you gotta you gotta connect that pass. You 121 00:05:42.560 --> 00:05:45.319 no excuse to miss that pass. The reason I say 122 00:05:45.360 --> 00:05:47.560 that so I think with the US men's national team, 123 00:05:47.560 --> 00:05:51.079 we've had too many moments in games where mistakes happen 124 00:05:51.399 --> 00:05:54.600 and they're compounded by another mistake, and we've been burned 125 00:05:54.600 --> 00:05:56.600 by that as sort of fans and supports the US 126 00:05:56.639 --> 00:05:59.240 men's national team, and it seems to be a negative 127 00:05:59.319 --> 00:06:03.480 trend that happened with this team. So I don't think 128 00:06:03.480 --> 00:06:06.759 it happened a lot during that tricky a game, But 129 00:06:06.839 --> 00:06:09.720 the bad thing is is it happened quickly, and those 130 00:06:09.759 --> 00:06:12.600 two mistakes ultimately end up being the difference at the 131 00:06:12.600 --> 00:06:16.240 international level. I feel like we're looking for those moments 132 00:06:16.399 --> 00:06:19.240 and wanting that to be the narrative at times because 133 00:06:19.279 --> 00:06:22.920 it's been something that has burned US. I thought this 134 00:06:23.000 --> 00:06:26.120 team responded well after those two mistakes but it goes 135 00:06:26.160 --> 00:06:28.120 to show you how fine the margins are. Those two 136 00:06:28.160 --> 00:06:30.600 mistakes ended up being the difference. And if you're in 137 00:06:30.639 --> 00:06:34.319 a tournament like in a year's time the FIFA Men's 138 00:06:34.319 --> 00:06:36.920 broke up and you make those two mistakes, all this 139 00:06:37.040 --> 00:06:40.199 build up, all this hype, everything about it is gone 140 00:06:40.800 --> 00:06:45.920 like that in minutes. So one hand, I'm not happy 141 00:06:46.000 --> 00:06:48.920 that it happened because it costs the game on Saturday. 142 00:06:49.079 --> 00:06:50.680 But on the other hand, I'm happy that it's happening 143 00:06:50.720 --> 00:06:54.000 now for these players to learn from this and hopefully 144 00:06:54.000 --> 00:06:56.480 put in the back pocket to go. You can't have 145 00:06:56.519 --> 00:06:59.199 that mistake happen or that's the difference of this being 146 00:06:59.240 --> 00:07:02.600 all done before you even realize what the hell is 147 00:07:02.639 --> 00:07:03.040 going on. 148 00:07:03.680 --> 00:07:07.040 Seven first timers were chasing after a first cap in 149 00:07:07.120 --> 00:07:09.959 these two matches, getting ready for these two before you 150 00:07:10.000 --> 00:07:12.360 get into Gold Cup. Two position groups I want to 151 00:07:12.360 --> 00:07:16.600 talk about specifically keeper and forward keeper. You had Matt 152 00:07:16.639 --> 00:07:19.639 freeze out of the blocks and we don't know what 153 00:07:19.639 --> 00:07:22.399 it's going to look like between the sticks tonight. As 154 00:07:22.439 --> 00:07:24.480 I told Lucas, I said, my first question for Matt 155 00:07:24.480 --> 00:07:26.879 is to make sure that the check clears from lyon 156 00:07:27.360 --> 00:07:32.079 if he's going to Nottingham Forest. When you look at 157 00:07:32.120 --> 00:07:35.279 the keeper situation right now for the men's national team, 158 00:07:35.480 --> 00:07:38.720 there are talented MLS keepers getting playing time and then 159 00:07:38.759 --> 00:07:41.160 you have Matt Turner who comes in and he's not 160 00:07:41.240 --> 00:07:43.000 getting playing time but has to be a part of 161 00:07:43.000 --> 00:07:45.319 the discussion. Where is your thought process on the keeper 162 00:07:45.360 --> 00:07:46.240 situation right now? 163 00:07:46.279 --> 00:07:48.000 First of all, this is the move that Matt Turner 164 00:07:48.040 --> 00:07:51.160 has to make, whether it's to Leon anywhere. He has 165 00:07:51.199 --> 00:07:52.800 to go to a place where he's going to play, 166 00:07:53.519 --> 00:07:56.040 because the same thing that happened to him before the 167 00:07:56.120 --> 00:07:57.959 last World Cup that got him to be the starter 168 00:07:58.120 --> 00:08:00.560 was he was the inform keeper within the last year 169 00:08:00.839 --> 00:08:04.000 that the last moments snuck in. Is Matt Freez that 170 00:08:04.040 --> 00:08:07.199 goalkeeper this year this go around? Who knows? Is it 171 00:08:07.240 --> 00:08:09.560 another goalkeeper yet that is going to break through that 172 00:08:09.600 --> 00:08:12.680 we haven't gotten to seeing camp yet? Who knows. I 173 00:08:12.720 --> 00:08:16.519 think it's the most uncertain time that the US men's 174 00:08:16.560 --> 00:08:20.279 nation team has had as a goalkeeper in decades. I 175 00:08:20.319 --> 00:08:22.959 don't think that we know today who are number one 176 00:08:23.319 --> 00:08:26.560 solidified starter is now. That can change a year out 177 00:08:26.839 --> 00:08:30.639 and it will change within the next year, but it's 178 00:08:30.680 --> 00:08:33.039 not as certain as what it's been in years past 179 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:36.519 and decades past. That's concerning, all right. So I think 180 00:08:36.559 --> 00:08:38.840 that there is an opportunity for the door to be open, 181 00:08:39.240 --> 00:08:41.480 and you have to be playing over this next year, 182 00:08:41.720 --> 00:08:44.080 whatever level it is, turn has to be there. And John, 183 00:08:44.080 --> 00:08:46.600 I apologies, you asked me the second position group. I 184 00:08:46.600 --> 00:08:48.879 know we're talking about the goalkeepers here. I got so 185 00:08:49.639 --> 00:08:51.480 focused in on that I forgot about the other part 186 00:08:51.480 --> 00:08:53.559 because I feel so passionate about It's a concern and 187 00:08:53.600 --> 00:08:56.559 it's something that we've never had. I said never. It's 188 00:08:56.600 --> 00:08:58.639 been that long, right, It's felt like a lifetime since 189 00:08:58.679 --> 00:09:00.360 we've had to really worry about the U S men's 190 00:09:00.399 --> 00:09:03.720 national goalkeeper. But here we are, we are worried about it. 191 00:09:03.759 --> 00:09:05.120 And I don't know the answer of who's gonna be 192 00:09:05.120 --> 00:09:06.519 playing twelve months from now in the World Cup. 193 00:09:07.240 --> 00:09:10.039 So then let's go all the way up front and 194 00:09:10.559 --> 00:09:13.679 look at big Pat and what we saw from the 195 00:09:13.720 --> 00:09:17.559 forward group, and obviously with with Patrick god Jumong, there's 196 00:09:17.559 --> 00:09:21.039 someone there that looks like a rush end that somebody 197 00:09:21.080 --> 00:09:23.600 could use. That you know that Josh Hypel could use, 198 00:09:23.799 --> 00:09:25.919 you know, on a Saturday afternoon in Knoxville. 199 00:09:26.480 --> 00:09:28.279 Uh, Well, I. 200 00:09:28.320 --> 00:09:31.039 Mean you're you're in you're in central You're in Central Tennessee. 201 00:09:31.080 --> 00:09:33.720 I couldn't quite quite you know. It's like Clark Lee. 202 00:09:33.879 --> 00:09:36.360 You need to have rush End and Vandy you know. 203 00:09:36.960 --> 00:09:40.279 Uh. But you look at someone who is as unique. 204 00:09:40.000 --> 00:09:42.559 A skill set and unique a physical presence as Big 205 00:09:42.639 --> 00:09:46.879 Pat is. And I'm not saying that tomorrow that Patrick 206 00:09:46.879 --> 00:09:48.799 god Jumong is going to be your number one starter 207 00:09:48.879 --> 00:09:50.559 at the point of the spear. Blah blah blah, take 208 00:09:50.559 --> 00:09:53.159 your take your cliche and moving forward. I'm just I'm 209 00:09:53.200 --> 00:09:55.159 looking at those other folks that can fill in those 210 00:09:55.159 --> 00:09:59.080 spaces because Josh Sergeant ain't it, and you're trying to 211 00:09:59.080 --> 00:10:02.039 figure out who would be it when you need him to. 212 00:10:02.639 --> 00:10:06.519 Patrick Ajumang against Turquia looked like the second they figured out, okay, 213 00:10:06.559 --> 00:10:08.799 let's bracket him, you got him to shut down, and 214 00:10:08.840 --> 00:10:11.720 he wasn't effective. When you're looking at the other dudes 215 00:10:12.360 --> 00:10:14.679 that could be there to help out at striker, when 216 00:10:14.720 --> 00:10:16.679 you look at the front line, what are you staring 217 00:10:16.720 --> 00:10:17.120 at there? 218 00:10:18.000 --> 00:10:20.480 By the way, I love your versatility here. You are 219 00:10:20.519 --> 00:10:23.360 a good Tennessee reference in you know, one of the 220 00:10:23.440 --> 00:10:26.320 voices of soccer in Atlanta. You're having to talk to 221 00:10:26.360 --> 00:10:30.120 a guy in Nashville about a guy that plays in Charlotte. 222 00:10:30.240 --> 00:10:32.759 I hope we don't lose your Atlanta United supporters that 223 00:10:32.879 --> 00:10:35.799 are faithless to you right now for all the cross 224 00:10:35.840 --> 00:10:37.639 state reference you're having to do here, but it is 225 00:10:37.720 --> 00:10:38.639 soccer down. 226 00:10:38.480 --> 00:10:42.639 Years, Oh Damie, come on now, including. 227 00:10:42.200 --> 00:10:47.080 Everybody here right. The doors open at the number nine position, 228 00:10:47.159 --> 00:10:51.360 and it's it for me. The number nine position is 229 00:10:51.399 --> 00:10:54.200 the one position that I think you can capitalize the 230 00:10:54.200 --> 00:10:59.559 most on form. Because a four that's in strike and 231 00:10:59.639 --> 00:11:02.000 strike form now where he's scoring goals where the goal 232 00:11:02.120 --> 00:11:04.840 seems like it's fifty yards wide twelve months before World 233 00:11:04.840 --> 00:11:07.320 Cup is all well and good. But give me a 234 00:11:07.360 --> 00:11:09.879 ford that's in form where the goal feels like it's 235 00:11:09.879 --> 00:11:14.360 fifty yards wide twelve weeks before the World Cup. And 236 00:11:15.000 --> 00:11:19.440 Ajamin has all the tools. I've seen him play several times, 237 00:11:19.840 --> 00:11:22.360 been in the same stadium with him several times, but 238 00:11:22.440 --> 00:11:27.159 yesterday was the first day that I was close to him. 239 00:11:28.440 --> 00:11:31.840 That guy is a specimen. I mean, he is a 240 00:11:32.279 --> 00:11:35.360 huge human being. So for him to be as agile, 241 00:11:35.519 --> 00:11:37.480 have the feet that he does the soccer I qu 242 00:11:37.519 --> 00:11:40.480 to goal with that size, all the intangibles are there 243 00:11:40.480 --> 00:11:43.440 for ajaimin to be the prototypical number nine that can 244 00:11:44.039 --> 00:11:46.399 stretch the field, hold the ball up, do everything you 245 00:11:46.440 --> 00:11:48.679 want as a coach. But he's got to find that 246 00:11:48.720 --> 00:11:51.919 form in front of goal that he hasn't consistently found yet. 247 00:11:53.320 --> 00:11:55.480 He's more Fulton to Reid mighty ducks right one out 248 00:11:55.519 --> 00:11:57.480 of five. You got to give him five opportunities and 249 00:11:57.519 --> 00:11:59.960 he's gonna score. And when he does score, it's gonna 250 00:11:59.960 --> 00:12:01.480 be a banger, and it's going to be a big one. 251 00:12:01.519 --> 00:12:05.440 And is it Florin Balagan who's not here another one 252 00:12:05.440 --> 00:12:07.679 of those players at Lucas reference a few moments ago 253 00:12:07.720 --> 00:12:10.200 when you're talking as one of the potential seven upwards 254 00:12:10.240 --> 00:12:12.720 of eight starters that's not in this camp. All I 255 00:12:12.799 --> 00:12:19.919 know is that position will solidify itself, maybe last of 256 00:12:19.960 --> 00:12:23.279 all the positions, just because you need a fod that's 257 00:12:23.320 --> 00:12:25.799 in form. And you know, look at Brian White. Was 258 00:12:25.840 --> 00:12:28.519 he in the conversation? He was quietly doing it for 259 00:12:28.559 --> 00:12:31.000 a long time and maybe that guy had the longest 260 00:12:31.120 --> 00:12:34.480 road of consistently having to do it. I look for him. 261 00:12:34.600 --> 00:12:36.240 I don't know if he's going to start tonight, but 262 00:12:36.440 --> 00:12:38.000 I look for him to be a player that can 263 00:12:38.080 --> 00:12:40.120 really take these next twelve months and if you can 264 00:12:40.200 --> 00:12:43.200 continue to put those deposits in his bank account, his 265 00:12:43.240 --> 00:12:46.679 proverbial Pochetino bank account, over the course of the next 266 00:12:46.759 --> 00:12:50.399 year with consistently scoring goals twelve weeks from the start 267 00:12:50.440 --> 00:12:54.039 of the twenty twenty six World Cup, if he's still 268 00:12:54.080 --> 00:12:55.919 doing it, he may be a guy that sneaks into 269 00:12:55.960 --> 00:12:58.840 the roster, you know. And I hope when we have 270 00:12:58.840 --> 00:13:01.480 this conversation twelve weeks to twelve months before the FIFA 271 00:13:01.559 --> 00:13:04.320 Men's World Cup, we have a lot more clarity on 272 00:13:04.519 --> 00:13:07.000 the goalkeeping position we just spoke about, and most certainly 273 00:13:07.279 --> 00:13:09.559 the goal scoring, because you need both of those if 274 00:13:09.559 --> 00:13:11.600 you're going to do anything in a World Cup. 275 00:13:11.960 --> 00:13:14.080 Yeah, Jamie Watson hanging out with us making the call 276 00:13:14.120 --> 00:13:17.399 tonight on Westwood One. He's with Apple TV. It's like 277 00:13:17.440 --> 00:13:19.799 what day of the week is it? Which calendars are referencing, 278 00:13:19.799 --> 00:13:22.240 But tonight we're talking about Pochettino savings and loan and 279 00:13:22.240 --> 00:13:25.879 who can be who can get the deposits and the 280 00:13:25.879 --> 00:13:29.200 CDs all locked down tonight as they're take on the 281 00:13:29.200 --> 00:13:32.480 Swiss at giotis who else are you looking forward to 282 00:13:32.639 --> 00:13:35.440 seeing make those next strides tonight? 283 00:13:36.039 --> 00:13:36.240 Yes? 284 00:13:36.320 --> 00:13:38.120 I know it's a friendly all those kinds of things 285 00:13:38.159 --> 00:13:40.000 as you get closer to Gold Cup, but who else 286 00:13:40.039 --> 00:13:41.559 is in your spot shadow tonight. 287 00:13:42.080 --> 00:13:45.000 It'd be interesting. I mean, I think Alex Freeman got 288 00:13:45.039 --> 00:13:48.639 an opportunity to write back, and I thought he did well. 289 00:13:49.480 --> 00:13:52.000 Listening to Puccino afterwards, Puchino was very muted about it. 290 00:13:52.000 --> 00:13:54.000 I think he should because we're talking about a twenty 291 00:13:54.080 --> 00:13:57.080 year old, but you know, everything leading up to it 292 00:13:57.159 --> 00:13:58.960 was there was a lot of questions from the media 293 00:13:59.000 --> 00:14:02.000 about Hodgs Freeman. I think if he gets another opportunity 294 00:14:02.399 --> 00:14:04.759 right back, don't know if he will. I could see 295 00:14:04.759 --> 00:14:07.039 there being a rotation in there, but we'll see if 296 00:14:07.080 --> 00:14:08.639 he does. That could be another player that if he 297 00:14:08.639 --> 00:14:12.480 gets a second opportunity to continue to impress, it'll be 298 00:14:12.559 --> 00:14:15.320 interesting because right now what I look at this camp, 299 00:14:16.240 --> 00:14:19.200 I think the door's open. And specifically I'll give you 300 00:14:19.240 --> 00:14:20.480 a name or two in just a moment, but I 301 00:14:20.480 --> 00:14:23.759 think specifically with this group, you've heard the word opportunity 302 00:14:23.879 --> 00:14:29.639 a lot leading into this camp. You said this really astutely. 303 00:14:29.679 --> 00:14:31.759 I thought a little bit ago, when you're talking to Lucas, 304 00:14:31.799 --> 00:14:33.559 you said, you know, we feel confident that we have 305 00:14:33.600 --> 00:14:35.440 an idea of the one to eleven art today, but 306 00:14:35.519 --> 00:14:38.320 this camp is more about twelve to twenty three, right, 307 00:14:38.320 --> 00:14:40.759 That's what you were kind of picking up what you're 308 00:14:40.759 --> 00:14:42.519 putting down when you were talking about that earlier. That's 309 00:14:42.559 --> 00:14:44.960 sort of the gist of the argument, and I agree 310 00:14:44.960 --> 00:14:50.799 with that. I think the players that aren't there, they 311 00:14:50.799 --> 00:14:53.000 are the players that we feel confident should be there 312 00:14:53.039 --> 00:14:56.039 in twelve months time, but they've made a mistake. I 313 00:14:56.039 --> 00:14:58.120 think the ones that have chosen to not be there 314 00:14:58.919 --> 00:15:03.120 because you've left the door open for other players. This 315 00:15:03.200 --> 00:15:07.080 is the national team we're talking about. This isn't participation awards, 316 00:15:07.200 --> 00:15:09.120 This isn't about Hey, I want to make sure my 317 00:15:09.159 --> 00:15:12.679 friend gets an opportunity. We can be friends the other 318 00:15:12.720 --> 00:15:15.240 twenty two and a half hours of a day for 319 00:15:15.279 --> 00:15:18.360 these ninety minutes. This is This is my team, This 320 00:15:18.519 --> 00:15:21.320 is my position. I want to be the one that's starting. 321 00:15:21.519 --> 00:15:24.759 And when I look at this opportunity for other players 322 00:15:24.799 --> 00:15:27.519 that are getting I think it's a mistake to let 323 00:15:27.600 --> 00:15:30.519 the door open for somebody else to slide their foot 324 00:15:30.559 --> 00:15:32.639 in the door and to try to get in there 325 00:15:32.639 --> 00:15:35.440 and to try to change the perception. For Pochettino. When 326 00:15:35.480 --> 00:15:37.320 you get some FaceTime with them at some camps and 327 00:15:37.360 --> 00:15:39.200 everything like that. So we are some players I think 328 00:15:39.240 --> 00:15:41.919 that can really stand out. I look at guys like, 329 00:15:42.159 --> 00:15:45.279 could Quinn Sullivan tonight? Could he be a player that 330 00:15:45.360 --> 00:15:48.279 I'm not sure he would have been in the camp 331 00:15:48.679 --> 00:15:52.039 if everybody would have said yes to the call up 332 00:15:52.320 --> 00:15:54.440 And some players that didn't take the call up had 333 00:15:54.480 --> 00:15:57.600 some reasons for it. And we don't know the full story. 334 00:15:57.600 --> 00:16:00.679 For everybody alluding to polistic here, we don't know the 335 00:16:00.679 --> 00:16:03.399 full story. So I think it'd be presumptuous to assume 336 00:16:03.919 --> 00:16:06.840 we know why he's not there because we don't. Anybody 337 00:16:06.879 --> 00:16:10.639 that says they do, they better know, because that's a 338 00:16:10.639 --> 00:16:13.759 bold shout. But does Quinn Sullivan come in and show, 339 00:16:13.799 --> 00:16:16.639 really what? Does Sebastian Burholter get a start and he 340 00:16:17.600 --> 00:16:20.360 capitalize on this fine form that he's had in Cocky 341 00:16:20.399 --> 00:16:23.200 CAF Champions Cup and in Major League Soccer player with 342 00:16:23.279 --> 00:16:27.039 Vancouver White Caps. Those two players right now, I look 343 00:16:27.080 --> 00:16:32.200 at they probably fit into the roster because of the opportunities. Now, 344 00:16:32.240 --> 00:16:34.000 if in twelve months time, one of the players in 345 00:16:34.039 --> 00:16:37.759 the midfield that you thought you know would be in 346 00:16:37.960 --> 00:16:40.240 if the World Cup started today is out and one 347 00:16:40.279 --> 00:16:42.919 of those two players is in. Is it because of 348 00:16:42.960 --> 00:16:46.200 this opportunity in which the Gold Cup and these two 349 00:16:46.240 --> 00:16:51.919 friendlies eluded itself and afforded itself. Maybe time will tell 350 00:16:51.960 --> 00:16:54.720 with that one. But I think those guys are too 351 00:16:54.799 --> 00:16:58.840 that could really show that maybe there's something there and 352 00:16:58.919 --> 00:17:03.200 this opportunity now is there because other people said no, 353 00:17:03.919 --> 00:17:07.079 they got the chance and it is this gonna be 354 00:17:07.079 --> 00:17:09.799 something that history tells us? Oh man, what if everybody 355 00:17:09.839 --> 00:17:11.920 would have said yes to the twenty twenty five Gold 356 00:17:11.920 --> 00:17:13.839 Cup and we would have been able to put together 357 00:17:13.839 --> 00:17:17.319 a full roster, But because we didn't, the opportunity to 358 00:17:17.319 --> 00:17:20.000 present itself and now other players are in for the 359 00:17:20.039 --> 00:17:22.119 World Cup. That changes everything for your life. 360 00:17:22.359 --> 00:17:23.519 Yeah, I'll keep an eye on that. 361 00:17:23.559 --> 00:17:25.799 Tonight, you and Lucas will have the colin Westwood one 362 00:17:26.079 --> 00:17:29.119 before you go and tend to the rest of the 363 00:17:29.160 --> 00:17:31.640 studio audience in your morning caffeine. I know that you're 364 00:17:31.640 --> 00:17:33.920 going to catch up with Patch also later this afternoon. 365 00:17:35.400 --> 00:17:37.079 What the hell is going on in DC? 366 00:17:40.160 --> 00:17:44.279 Ma'am so referenced the seven to one result that at 367 00:17:44.319 --> 00:17:45.880 full strength, I'm. 368 00:17:45.680 --> 00:17:47.599 Like, what what the hell? 369 00:17:47.960 --> 00:17:50.480 I said? Full strength? I'm in eleven on eleven DC night. 370 00:17:50.519 --> 00:17:52.799 It was not full strength. Yeah, yeah, they weren't even 371 00:17:52.799 --> 00:17:56.240 they weren't even a full game day roster. I had 372 00:17:56.279 --> 00:17:59.880 this conversation with somebody yesterday while at training and we 373 00:17:59.880 --> 00:18:01.839 were waiting for this massive storm that blew through the 374 00:18:01.880 --> 00:18:05.079 canceled practice for the US men's national team, and with 375 00:18:05.119 --> 00:18:07.960 somebody that would that would know that people connected there, 376 00:18:08.000 --> 00:18:12.119 and you know, we're having this conversation. It's like DC's 377 00:18:12.240 --> 00:18:15.400 roster just isn't good enough right now. If you were 378 00:18:15.400 --> 00:18:18.599 to take Troy Lastaying out of the equation, what is 379 00:18:18.680 --> 00:18:21.039 any other coach going to do with the group that 380 00:18:21.119 --> 00:18:24.519 they have. I hate to say it, it's not for 381 00:18:24.559 --> 00:18:26.400 a lack of effort, because the team did put an 382 00:18:26.400 --> 00:18:27.920 effort out in the second half when they were down 383 00:18:27.920 --> 00:18:30.519 four nail and it was looking bleak. And and by 384 00:18:30.519 --> 00:18:32.799 the way, the players are dumb. They're looking over at 385 00:18:32.839 --> 00:18:36.480 the bench going, there's not even enough bodies here. They 386 00:18:36.519 --> 00:18:39.559 could They couldn't even practice eleven be eleven leading up 387 00:18:39.559 --> 00:18:42.640 to the session and go through shadow play without I'm 388 00:18:42.640 --> 00:18:45.400 assuming an equipment manager or an assistant coach filling in 389 00:18:45.519 --> 00:18:48.680 for players. Right It's it was brutal. I don't love 390 00:18:48.720 --> 00:18:51.079 when games are played during the international window. I know 391 00:18:51.119 --> 00:18:53.759 there's reasons for it, and I'll just assume that they're good, 392 00:18:54.480 --> 00:18:58.359 but man, DC have to figure it out. And the 393 00:18:58.359 --> 00:19:01.480 one thing that when things are not going well, you 394 00:19:01.559 --> 00:19:03.920 gotta look to our The players still committed. I did 395 00:19:03.960 --> 00:19:09.039 still see that John in the matchup. But it's it's 396 00:19:09.119 --> 00:19:10.960 tough times for DC and they've got it. They've got 397 00:19:10.960 --> 00:19:14.559 to really use these windows. This window in particular, I 398 00:19:14.599 --> 00:19:16.960 think DC has to do something to give you hope 399 00:19:17.160 --> 00:19:19.720 if you're a fan and a supporter, because if not, 400 00:19:19.839 --> 00:19:21.680 then you're then you're going. We're going to the second 401 00:19:21.680 --> 00:19:25.200