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<v Speaker 1>It is time for a debut. If I had a

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<v Speaker 1>drum roll in the drops, I would do it now.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have any kind of like official trumpet fanfare

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<v Speaker 1>or anything like that. I don't have like the dudes,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, like in the stereotypic middle aged movie where

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<v Speaker 1>you have like the nine trumpeters that come into the

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<v Speaker 1>hall and they always play like and for some reason

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<v Speaker 1>they've all got the same trumpet, but they play different notes.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how that works. But anyway, we would

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<v Speaker 1>have like nine dudes or ten dudes on each and

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<v Speaker 1>then we would have we would have a red carpet,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously because of our guests. But first time ever on

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<v Speaker 1>the on the Morning Show, we bring in Mark Fishkin,

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<v Speaker 1>our friend from Seeing Red, as a part of the

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<v Speaker 1>informational exchange program here at Major League Soccer that we

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<v Speaker 1>do every single time out. Mark, Welcome to the Morning Show.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much. It's great to be here. And

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<v Speaker 2>what I didn't see any trumpeters on my way downstairs

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<v Speaker 2>this morning, but that's it's a nice visual. For sure.

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<v Speaker 1>They're they're they're in the FedEx that that is, they're

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<v Speaker 1>they're on their way there. They might be there by

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<v Speaker 1>the time you exit.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh sounds good what I wanted to do.

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<v Speaker 1>And I wanted to bring you on to help our

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<v Speaker 1>folks have an education coming up for the matchup this

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<v Speaker 1>weekend when Whipples come to town, and I mean this

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be everything from pillar to post in

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<v Speaker 1>you know, fifteen to twenty minutes, and just so we

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<v Speaker 1>have educated watchers when it comes to everything at Mercedes

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<v Speaker 1>ben Stadium. So when you look at match weeks one

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<v Speaker 1>and two so far here in twenty twenty five, what

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<v Speaker 1>are some of your larger takeaways when it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>what you've seen with Red Bulls this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I thought the Red So for your for your listeners,

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<v Speaker 2>the Red Bulls went to Cincinnati on Day one and

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<v Speaker 2>we're not able to score. They lost one nothing on

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<v Speaker 2>a seventyeth minute restart goal by by Kevin Denkey where

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<v Speaker 2>he chipped Coronell who was a half step slow coming

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<v Speaker 2>off off his line, and New York did some interesting things.

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<v Speaker 2>It was the first time that er Chuopomoting and Lewis

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<v Speaker 2>Morgan and Eric Forsberg played together mL Forsburg played together

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<v Speaker 2>at the top of the formation. Chuopomoting's first goal shot

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<v Speaker 2>on goal attempt was a back heel, which was I

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<v Speaker 2>think not really what we expected, but that's okay. Came

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<v Speaker 2>home last Saturday and scored twice in the first twenty minutes,

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<v Speaker 2>first thirty minutes rather against Nashville and just ended the game.

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<v Speaker 2>The rest of the match was I guess a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit kg. Nashville doesn't have a whole lot of attacking

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<v Speaker 2>firepower to try and get on the board. They brought

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<v Speaker 2>on thirty five year old Teal Bunbury in the seventy

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<v Speaker 2>fifth minute, and while Bunbury has made his career scoring

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<v Speaker 2>goals against New York, it was just too little, too late.

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<v Speaker 2>New York lacked a little bit of sharpness in the

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<v Speaker 2>final third over the last half hour of the game.

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<v Speaker 2>But again you're up to nothing, just trying to prevent

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<v Speaker 2>a collapse, and for Red Bull fans, I think I

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<v Speaker 2>think it felt good. Mohamed Sofo, who was only playing

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<v Speaker 2>doing and due to a knock on Morgan that kept

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<v Speaker 2>him out of the lineup on Saturday. We don't really

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<v Speaker 2>know the severity of that injury. We'll find out on

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<v Speaker 2>Thursday when we meet with the team. But Sofo, in

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<v Speaker 2>his first MLS start, scored his first MLS goal, cleaning

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<v Speaker 2>up a shot off the post by Jupo, and Emil

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<v Speaker 2>Forstburgh had a ridiculous curler into the far post past

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<v Speaker 2>Joe Willis, which for so it always feels good to

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<v Speaker 2>score past Joe Willis. And yeah, I mean it was

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<v Speaker 2>a frigid night at Red Bull Arena. I think by

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<v Speaker 2>the end of the game the temperature was in the twenties.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, for there's a lot of energy in

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<v Speaker 2>the stadium and a lot of excitement around this team

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<v Speaker 2>and just to see what they can do. And now,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean you can make the argument that this is

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, Cincinnati certainly is a tough test, but Atlanta

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<v Speaker 2>is a tough test as well, in a place where

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<v Speaker 2>traditionally the Red Bulls have had a lot of success.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think if my math is correct, I think

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta has drawn points in only eight of eighteen matches lifetime,

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<v Speaker 1>regardless of location. Yep, this particular matchup and how different

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm kind of drifting back into last season to

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<v Speaker 1>lead into this year. How different are Red Bulls with

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<v Speaker 1>Emil Forsburg and without him? Because you were fourth in

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<v Speaker 1>the East with him. He's out for three and a

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<v Speaker 1>half months because of injury.

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<v Speaker 3>It just to seven.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you catch him healthy again, you make your way

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<v Speaker 1>to the last match of the year. How different in

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<v Speaker 1>quotation marks are they with him and without him?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? No, it's it's literally everything for this team. This

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<v Speaker 2>team was actually atop the East at one point early

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<v Speaker 2>in the season last year with Forsburg and you're absolutely, John,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean he without him, I think they won one

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<v Speaker 2>or two matches over three and a half months. They

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<v Speaker 2>were a very difficult team to beat last year. They

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<v Speaker 2>only lost nine times during the regular season and then

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<v Speaker 2>in MLS Cup for coming up one goal short at

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<v Speaker 2>LA who was you know, without Rocky Pooge. But they

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<v Speaker 2>were undefeated at your name here center in Carson all

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<v Speaker 2>of last year. And so yeah, I mean there were

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<v Speaker 2>plenty of pundits during New York's playoff run last year

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<v Speaker 2>that were seemingly bewildered what happened. The team has come

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<v Speaker 2>together and it's like, Yeah, the guy they're paying six

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<v Speaker 2>million dollars a year is healthy and producing. He literally

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<v Speaker 2>lifts everyone on the team. He creates spaces for people,

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<v Speaker 2>he generates passing lines for people. He's a coach out

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<v Speaker 2>on the field. He's doing everything that New York had

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<v Speaker 2>hoped when he signed, and his leadership ability is really unmatched.

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<v Speaker 2>He's done at the highest levels in the European Champions League,

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<v Speaker 2>and so I just think he is he's he is clear,

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<v Speaker 2>it is clearly his team and makes such a difference

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<v Speaker 2>when he's out there and did score. A lot of

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<v Speaker 2>his goals were on pens last year. But again, if

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<v Speaker 2>we see more attempts and goals like we saw on

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<v Speaker 2>Saturday night, I think Red Bull fans aud be really

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<v Speaker 2>happy with what they've got this year.

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<v Speaker 3>I was gonna say.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, the bottom line is if he's scoring from

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<v Speaker 1>the spot, that means that chances are being created where

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<v Speaker 1>defenses are panicking and have to make rash decisions air go.

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<v Speaker 3>You end up with those kinds of opportunities mission impossible time.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>And for those of us that are of a certain vintage, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>we used to watch this particular show in reruns. Our

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<v Speaker 1>friend Jim Phelps otherwise known as Peter Graves, would be

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<v Speaker 1>a particular message on a real to reel tape player

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<v Speaker 1>and at the end of the message it would say

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<v Speaker 1>that this tape is going to set a self destruct

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<v Speaker 1>in fifteen seconds. So that is the that is the

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<v Speaker 1>guidepost with which we will operate, even though it will

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<v Speaker 1>live on forever on the media.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, gotcha.

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<v Speaker 1>If you were Specter and you had to defend Forsburg,

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<v Speaker 1>how would you do it? What have you seen that

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<v Speaker 1>has handcuffed him and his creativity? And like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>we can sit there and put up a curt and

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<v Speaker 1>sit there and.

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<v Speaker 3>Go No one in the Tri State can listen to that.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what, No, No, it's not complicated. I think

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<v Speaker 2>you have to have two bodies on him at all times,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think you have to prevent his forward vision

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<v Speaker 2>as much as you can. New York has played moved

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<v Speaker 2>over the playoff run to a five man three slash

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<v Speaker 2>five man back line, and those two wingers Omar Valencia

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<v Speaker 2>and it was Kim Harper who picked up a knock

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<v Speaker 2>in the game. Be curious to who we see those

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<v Speaker 2>guys are key passing recipient of Forstburg. He I would

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely keep someone between him and Choopo Moting to make

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<v Speaker 2>sure that that connection is blocked off. But I would

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<v Speaker 2>just try to impede his field vision as much as

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<v Speaker 2>you can. I don't know if that means that both

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<v Speaker 2>central defensive mids are on him. Constantly bottling him up,

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<v Speaker 2>making sure, you know, things don't go the right way,

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<v Speaker 2>and I would just prevent him at all times from

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<v Speaker 2>being able to carve up a defense. He doesn't need

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of space. The ball just sits at his feet.

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<v Speaker 2>He has incredible ball of control, so you know. But

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<v Speaker 2>he's also not the quickest guy, and so for Atlanta's

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<v Speaker 2>again central midfield to really get in his face to

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<v Speaker 2>turn him away from the center of the field, I

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<v Speaker 2>think you guys'll be in pretty decent instead.

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<v Speaker 1>So it sounds like some combination of cleek or clik Sleash,

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<v Speaker 1>Jay Fortune, Tristan william Bas somewhere those two sixes that

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<v Speaker 1>Ronnie Dila likes to employ. Just make sure that they're

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<v Speaker 1>keeping an eye on Forsburg. How underrated a keeper is

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<v Speaker 1>Carlos Cornell.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's properly rated. I think I mean he

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<v Speaker 2>is climbing up the all time Red Bull goal effectiveness

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<v Speaker 2>goalkeeping charts. Obviously, he's never going to beat Lewis Robliss's

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<v Speaker 2>streak of consecutive games or anything like that, but he

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<v Speaker 2>really pulled his form together in the second half of

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<v Speaker 2>last year. He was a little he went wanting during

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<v Speaker 2>New York's forsburg less streak where wins were very difficult

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<v Speaker 2>to come by, but as New York advanced through the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 2>his form returned. He had a magnificent open net save

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<v Speaker 2>in the Eastern Conference Final on Facundo Torres that really

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<v Speaker 2>turned that entire match. I think he is. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you can make the argument that he's a top ten

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<v Speaker 2>goalkeeper in MLS. I think, depending on his form, I

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<v Speaker 2>think he's He's definitely he's a premier shot stopper. He

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<v Speaker 2>does well on penalties. Yeah, I mean, I'd take him

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<v Speaker 2>over just about anyone in the league right now, for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Mark Fishkin from the Seeing Red Pod. You can follow

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<v Speaker 1>them on the Blue Scott. You can follow them on

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<v Speaker 1>the Bluebird, the Blue Sky, the the IG, the gram

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<v Speaker 1>or the Insta, whatever the kids are calling it these days.

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<v Speaker 3>You can shoot him emails.

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<v Speaker 1>They're on the face Space, all the all the all

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<v Speaker 1>the socials into YouTube's as well, so you can all

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<v Speaker 1>of their content. Another couple of minutes with you, because

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<v Speaker 1>I have burning questions, sir, please send them when it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to this particular matchup. What concerns you the most

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<v Speaker 1>as someone who has covered the Red Bulls as much

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<v Speaker 1>as you have, and what are you the most confident

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<v Speaker 1>about going into this matchup?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean the attacking firepower that you guys have acquired

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<v Speaker 2>and reacquired is spectacular, right, I mean we we haven't

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<v Speaker 2>seen a guy like lattels Uh in the in the

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<v Speaker 2>league in a little bit. Haha, n j rb he

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<v Speaker 2>he maps. Oh, maps are so funny. Let me explain

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<v Speaker 2>to your listeners. There is an area called the New

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<v Speaker 2>York Metropolitan Area that encompass is not just New York,

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<v Speaker 2>New Jersey, also the state of Connecticut. It's true. That's

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<v Speaker 2>why they call it the Tri state area.

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<v Speaker 3>So is this where I break up my Lloyd Lindsay

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<v Speaker 3>young impression?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh wow, that is taking me back. Hello, that's good stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, yes, okay, yeah, well thank you for your comment.

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<v Speaker 2>Anyway, Yes, the Jets and Giants play in New Jersey too. Excellent,

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<v Speaker 2>well done. Born in New York City. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if you know, you know anyway, the attacking strength that

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<v Speaker 2>you guys have and we've yet to see it really

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<v Speaker 2>New York knows how to beat Ronnie Dila. They did

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<v Speaker 2>He got jacked up over the weekend New York interestingly

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<v Speaker 2>enough that the injury to Harper happened right before halftime

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<v Speaker 2>and Coachar's signaled to Dennis Yengar, who's a Norwegian youngster,

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<v Speaker 2>You're not necessarily looking to do a lot of offensive damage.

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<v Speaker 2>New York played about five minutes of first half injury

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<v Speaker 2>defensive minded. You know, New York's press doesn't necessarily know

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<v Speaker 2>so it'll it'll be interesting to see. I mean again,

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<v Speaker 2>the first goal is so important to New York, so

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<v Speaker 2>important to everyone in this game, but like really important

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<v Speaker 2>to New York in the first match. And I realized

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<v Speaker 2>I've straight from your question a little bit, John, But.

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<v Speaker 2>To provide your listeners with a little more insight in

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<v Speaker 2>just seemed like, oh, you're down to goal on the road.

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<v Speaker 2>Attacking depth is definitely an area where New York is lacking,

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<v Speaker 2>and so if Atlanta is able to get up one

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<v Speaker 2>Forrestb' will be great your promotings. Looking for his first goal.

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<v Speaker 2>Hasn't played on turf yet. It'll be interesting to see

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<v Speaker 2>how that goes. But you know, as for your listeners, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, New York Atlanta is a fantastic game always.

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<v Speaker 2>New York hasn't won in Atlanta since twenty twenty two.

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<v Speaker 2>It used to be that the Red Bulls would waltz

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<v Speaker 2>into to Mercedes Benz and leave with at least to draw.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a little bit new. I think New York's

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<v Speaker 2>so I think it says close to right. But they've lost,

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<v Speaker 2>they've lost the last two. There used to be a

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, that one time. Uh yes, exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>Itali sized baldface thirteen times new Roman font. The other

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<v Speaker 1>Sandro Schwarz Then it has been in the past, say

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<v Speaker 1>you know, under say Struber or Armis or however far

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<v Speaker 1>Sandro's version? Then has been there in the past with others.

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<v Speaker 2>who's had a great start at both Saint Louis and

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<v Speaker 2>now in Philly, I think blowing everyone's airback with the

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<v Speaker 2>job that they've done Philly. Wow, four goals twice in.

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<v Speaker 3>A row, That's what have you done with the Philadelphia Union?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, because those fans were not looking forward to the

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<v Speaker 2>season at all, and it's like, no, everything's fine, No,

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<v Speaker 2>we're good, thank you. Yeah. I mean, over the last

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<v Speaker 2>few years, and certainly last year, the Red Bulls have

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<v Speaker 2>gotten a lot more comfortable possessing the ball against Nashville,

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<v Speaker 2>who also doesn't want to possess the ball. Usually it

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<v Speaker 2>was about fifty to fifty if I recall correctly from

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<v Speaker 2>possession stats for the game. And so New York has

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<v Speaker 2>the players now that can hold it, hold it, hold it,

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<v Speaker 2>hold the ball, and they do generate scoring chances out

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<v Speaker 2>of build up. But I mean, there were a number

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<v Speaker 2>of situations against Nashville where five attacking minded players were

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<v Speaker 2>all pressing all the way back to the keeper, earned

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<v Speaker 2>a few throw ins, earned you know, a few goalkicks

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<v Speaker 2>off the side, just from turning it up. It's it's

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<v Speaker 2>definitely a little different. A bit of that is because

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<v Speaker 2>of the formation. But you know, he's playing a you

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<v Speaker 2>a five. You can call it whatever you want. But

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<v Speaker 2>more certainly more wing play than we've seen, more reliant

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<v Speaker 2>on the wings. The central defensive midfielder for New York

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<v Speaker 2>right now is Edelman and Stroud to homegrown players who

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<v Speaker 2>are definitely more defensive minded. Felipe Carvajo, who scored a

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<v Speaker 2>actually two goals, once against Columbus in Columbus last year

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<v Speaker 2>in the playoffs and then a bomb against NYC. He's

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<v Speaker 2>that kept him out of MLS Cup, which really hurt

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<v Speaker 2>New York. So you know his I don't think he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be ready to start. He can along with

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<v Speaker 2>twenty minutes to play last week and a two goal lead,

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<v Speaker 2>but he can be an offensive spark as well. Without him,

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<v Speaker 2>you're not going to see Edelman and Stroud push up

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<v Speaker 2>and press as much, which may leave Atlanta a little

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<v Speaker 2>more from getting out of their back end.

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<v Speaker 1>So now that we have, now that we've had all

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<v Speaker 1>these kinds of discussions about all of the defense and everything,

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<v Speaker 1>I anticipate that whatever the total is, we're just going

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<v Speaker 1>to go over and it's going to be like one

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<v Speaker 2>I do not think so, no, I mean, we were

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<v Speaker 2>but we're talking to Jason later in the tomorrow for

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<v Speaker 2>our show as guest. But yeah, I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 2>to one is probably right, unless you know La Te

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<v Speaker 2>Last breaks out and you know tattoos New York. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know how many Gye's speed is. As a thirty

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<v Speaker 2>one year old, I would imagine he's slightly less blinding.

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<v Speaker 2>But it'll be interesting to see the matchup. Whoever's matched

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<v Speaker 2>up on Valencia on the left side of New York's

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<v Speaker 2>defense will have some room.

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<v Speaker 3>To operate well, and that could be.

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<v Speaker 1>That doesn't matter. I think how Atlanta United will line up.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you're gonna see Miggy on the left. I

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<v Speaker 1>think you're gonna see Saba on the left. You're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>see them interchange. Latte Lott's gonna want to run behind

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<v Speaker 1>defenders and create havoc, you know, doing his thing. He's

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<v Speaker 1>not afraid to press, He's not afraid to run up

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<v Speaker 1>there and get in somebody's face. He likes to run

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<v Speaker 1>in behind. But yeah, I think you're gonna see a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of You're gonna see a lot of inner play.

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<v Speaker 1>You're gonna see a lot of switch. It's gonna be okay,

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<v Speaker 1>who's got him here, who's got him here? That kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a thing to kind of create confusion. You have

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<v Speaker 1>Miggy either on his left, on his dominant left with

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<v Speaker 3>On the right hand side. So I think that there

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<v Speaker 3>are a lot of interesting chess matches here.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it'll be good. I mean, and I'll just say this,

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, I mean we get our foreign born

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, when Jesse started twenty eighteen, he started his

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<v Speaker 3>Really happy with him, no doubt about it.

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<v Speaker 2>All.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, cut the promo for me, working folks, follow you

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<v Speaker 1>and everything that you guys do up there to get

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<v Speaker 1>everybody smart and keep them smart.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, I know your fans are very very excited to

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<v Speaker 2>follow the Red Bulls. Every week it's Seeing Red and

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<v Speaker 2>Why just about on every platform you got. We are

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<v Speaker 2>no longer posting at that other place, and we're on

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<v Speaker 2>Blue Sky where we're finding a lot of og soccer.

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<v Speaker 2>Twitter is reconstituting. And I don't know if you guys

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<v Speaker 2>joined the league in time for og soccer Twitter, but

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<v Speaker 2>it was pretty great. And we encourage you to follow

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<v Speaker 2>on the IG as you said, the kids say, and

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<v Speaker 2>Seeing Red n Why on YouTube as well, where we're

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<v Speaker 2>growing to our audience. So thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 2>having me.

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<v Speaker 3>John anytime, my friend.

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<v Speaker 1>And like I said, this link is a universal so

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<v Speaker 1>that Friday free for all that I'm trying to have structured. Basically,

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<v Speaker 2>Excellent, let's do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Great to see you, my friend. Don't be a stranger.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll catch up soon and we will talk down the road.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 2>Have a good day everyone,