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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and welcome to this episode of Hammering Down a

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<v Speaker 1>mat of Scaler Hodges and I'm hoping you're having a

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<v Speaker 1>great great Hey, Hey, we got our first friendly done.

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<v Speaker 1>The first friendly of the season versus Lane United is

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<v Speaker 1>done where Legion lost two nil to Landey ninited and

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<v Speaker 1>did not record a shot on target. But I am extremely,

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<v Speaker 1>extremely bullish on this team. I think that this team

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<v Speaker 1>has a lot of potential going forward. I just think

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<v Speaker 1>this team has just so much that they can do.

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<v Speaker 1>And I want to have a film study coming out

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<v Speaker 1>later that's going to really break it down. But the

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<v Speaker 1>big things that I want to take away from the match.

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<v Speaker 1>And this might be a shorter episode because it's you

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<v Speaker 1>can't really get into formations right now. Like the team

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<v Speaker 1>started off in a four two three one where they

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<v Speaker 1>had you know, Trial is number five as his mother

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<v Speaker 1>knows him who I think his name is. Maybe it

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<v Speaker 1>was like Robbie Robbie Moore Mora maybe possibly there there's

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<v Speaker 1>a guy that played for Gonzaga that kind of fits

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<v Speaker 1>the bill for for this but anyway, but we all

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<v Speaker 1>just know him and love him as Trial is number

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<v Speaker 1>five stupid And you also had oh my gosh, what's

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<v Speaker 1>his name, Dawson McCartney starting as the other holding midfielder.

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<v Speaker 1>This is of course because Kobe Hernandez Foster was out

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<v Speaker 1>for this match assumingly injured. Same thing for A. J.

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<v Speaker 1>Patterson who is out who you heard said on UH

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<v Speaker 1>on the Red Mountain radio that he is injured and

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to be back. And we also started off

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<v Speaker 1>with Trey Garthen on the right hand side and placed

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<v Speaker 1>up Passuer. So like there's there's a lot of missing

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<v Speaker 1>pieces from this match and it's only our first three

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<v Speaker 1>season match that we were and some people were getting

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<v Speaker 1>a little upset over just kind of how way some

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<v Speaker 1>things went. And I just need to remind people Elaine

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<v Speaker 1>United has been in training for three weeks now. That

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<v Speaker 1>was their second friendly. Legion have been in training for

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<v Speaker 1>one week and that was their first friendly. Things are

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<v Speaker 1>going to look way different. And this is a constantly

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<v Speaker 1>and I side. After talking to some of the guys

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<v Speaker 1>from soccer down here, where the expectations for this team

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<v Speaker 1>is top four in MLS, I think Legion fans can

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<v Speaker 1>be happy with what they saw, especially defensively. The goals

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<v Speaker 1>that they conceded were honestly a really clever set piece

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I'm gonna when I have my film study,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm want to break it down and I have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of stuff and I'm excited about breaking that down

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<v Speaker 1>on But it's really clever. It's really really clever, and

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<v Speaker 1>an old goal. That's it. Now you can sit there

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<v Speaker 1>and say, well, there wasn't a shot on target. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>willing to actually disagree with that. Where Yana Bazini, or

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<v Speaker 1>as his mother knows him as Trial Is twenty eight,

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<v Speaker 1>he those two got onto kind of the same page

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<v Speaker 1>with Trialis fourteen. I love this time of year, and

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<v Speaker 1>Yana Bazini again Trial Is twenty eight puts in a

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<v Speaker 1>nice little shot that was destined for the bottom corner

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<v Speaker 1>but ends up like getting cleared off the line. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that that should be a shot on target. I

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<v Speaker 1>really don't know why that's not a shot on target.

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<v Speaker 1>I understand it's a quote unquote blocked shot. For to

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<v Speaker 1>be a shot on target, the goalkeeper has to save it,

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<v Speaker 1>which I think is a little silly sometimes. Anyway, not

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<v Speaker 1>the point. I think that this team created a ton

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<v Speaker 1>of pressure, and I think that's what you take away

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<v Speaker 1>from this match is you can sit there and say, well,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to play a four or four to two

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<v Speaker 1>three one maybe, But things may look different when you

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<v Speaker 1>have Kobe hern and Nez Foster on the pitch right,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, trial is number five, might not be in

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<v Speaker 1>the might not be in the lineup. You may not

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<v Speaker 1>have Dawson McCartney in the lineup. Maybe Dawson McCartney goes

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere else, Maybe Enzo plays a little bit deeper. There's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of ways that this can flow. And the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest thing that you need to know is that this

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<v Speaker 1>team is going to press. And I was trying to

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<v Speaker 1>figure out what they're like their press trigger is, and

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<v Speaker 1>the best I can kind of find here is that

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<v Speaker 1>this team kind of once it gets into the winged areas,

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<v Speaker 1>they are hyper aggressive. They are trying to force teams

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<v Speaker 1>to the touch line, and they are just trying to

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<v Speaker 1>win the ball back. There were a lot of times

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<v Speaker 1>where Legion forced Lanta United to play faster than they

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to. They sped the game up, And so some

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<v Speaker 1>people were sitting there and saying, well, Atlanta United just

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<v Speaker 1>looks so much faster in the Legion because Legion made

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<v Speaker 1>them play faster than Atlanta United wanted to. It was

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<v Speaker 1>really impressive to watch, and I think one thing you

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<v Speaker 1>did see was a gap in quality. And guys, I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 1>I love this Legion team. I think this Legion team

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<v Speaker 1>is better than some MLS teams. But when you're looking

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<v Speaker 1>at a potential top four team in MLS versus a

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<v Speaker 1>top four team in USL, there's a sizeable gap there.

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<v Speaker 1>There just is. And I mean they bought Miguel Almaran

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<v Speaker 1>mcgalmaron for like more than this entire team is worth,

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<v Speaker 1>like all together, It's okay, it is really okay. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think when you start getting into moments where you

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<v Speaker 1>saw some of the crosses that Danny trey Hat was

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<v Speaker 1>putting in, you saw some of the moments that you saw,

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<v Speaker 1>especially with Steven Turnbull, he was so good where it

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<v Speaker 1>was like, okay, this is kind of working out. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that Ronald o'damis wasn't getting a lot of play

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<v Speaker 1>through the middle of the pitch they were relying on.

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<v Speaker 1>He was relying on a lot of crosses. But I

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<v Speaker 1>also think that changes when you get a Kobe Hernan

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<v Speaker 1>Nez Foster onto the field. I think that going through

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<v Speaker 1>the middle of the pitch is going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>lot easier with Kobe. I think that this is a

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<v Speaker 1>team that has a lot going for it. There was

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<v Speaker 1>some conversations about the center back that started in the

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<v Speaker 1>first half. That was, if I do understand correctly, Ethan

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<v Speaker 1>KOs who the reason he looks so good despite being

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<v Speaker 1>from the US. He was born in the US. He

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<v Speaker 1>has been playing in the League of Ireland, in the

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<v Speaker 1>top tier of the League of Ireland for a year

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<v Speaker 1>or so. Now he plays for Kerry FC. Just interesting stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, dude played a full season, thirty four matches

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<v Speaker 1>at center back. I mean he is a young player,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three years old. And I think one thing you

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<v Speaker 1>should really take away from this match was how defensively

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<v Speaker 1>solid they were. I mean, Fanwell looked good. Fanwell looked

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<v Speaker 1>really good, honestly, and I can't believe I want to

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<v Speaker 1>say this. Fanwell might have looked. Now, this is not fair.

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<v Speaker 1>This is just so not fair. Just to understand I'm

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<v Speaker 1>saying this. This is the level in which this defense played.

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<v Speaker 1>That Fanwell weirdly looked like the weakest link. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think he is, by the way, but that's just what

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<v Speaker 1>it looks like. Because Ethan coach played so well. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Thiago Suarez Oh my gosh, I love Thiago's us. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>fall in love with the Loney. Just don't do it,

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<v Speaker 1>because you're gonna be heartbroken when they eventually leave you.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm falling in love with the Loney and my

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<v Speaker 1>man of the match, Ramy's and Moudhah. His time over

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<v Speaker 1>at Verda Bremen must have just took him from being

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<v Speaker 1>a teenage boy to just a grown man who Ramy's

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<v Speaker 1>just got the U seventeen call up. I think that

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<v Speaker 1>just i Romy's was good. He was so good. What

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<v Speaker 1>he was doing with the ball at his feet when

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<v Speaker 1>he was playing center back was just wonderful. Last year

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<v Speaker 1>we couldn't played Ramy's at center back. He was he

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<v Speaker 1>just wasn't strong enough yet he was bodying grown men.

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<v Speaker 1>It was unbelievable. Not just that he was our set

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<v Speaker 1>piece taker in the second half. Okay, go off, young

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<v Speaker 1>king their sound about legion and letting the sixteen year

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<v Speaker 1>old take set pieces. I miss you, Matthew. Speaking of Matthew,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that we kind of got our confirmation that

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<v Speaker 1>Matthew is gone. Jackson Robel Warble, I never know how

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<v Speaker 1>I pronounce his last name starts with a w that

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<v Speaker 1>freaks me out. He was wearing trial is number seventeen Jackson,

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<v Speaker 1>who of course played with the Legion back in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one, just a few minutes, like legit cup of

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<v Speaker 1>coffee when like as an academy player. Then he goes

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<v Speaker 1>off to Watford, the college, not the team, and then

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<v Speaker 1>he went off to Clemson, where I think he just

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<v Speaker 1>graduated and he's done with his collegiate career. Jackson was back,

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<v Speaker 1>looked pretty good, but he was wearing the seventeen, and

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<v Speaker 1>unless Matthew was planning a kit number change, was like

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<v Speaker 1>he's gone. That it hurts. It does hurt to see

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<v Speaker 1>Matthew gone. But I also think this is the strongest

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<v Speaker 1>position roster wise of this team could have been left in.

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<v Speaker 1>And I kind of circle back. This round of Rommy's

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<v Speaker 1>was just so good, so so good man that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I talked a lot about talents like Matthew don't come

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<v Speaker 1>around very often. You know, you need to appreciate the

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<v Speaker 1>young talents that you have, Rommy's in terms of like

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<v Speaker 1>what kind of reputation he's going to build for himself,

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<v Speaker 1>especially if he gets real deal minutes this year Rommy

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<v Speaker 1>is my get more he might get be more recognized,

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<v Speaker 1>more internationally acclaimed than Matthew. And that's not to say

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<v Speaker 1>Matthew isn't good. It's just I think I think Romy's

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<v Speaker 1>a mudha is that good? He just looks like a

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<v Speaker 1>different from beast this year. I am just stunned at

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<v Speaker 1>how good he looked. Tiago Suarez was awesome. He is

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<v Speaker 1>fast and also six ' five he is about the

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<v Speaker 1>same size as a Now's cornale. So when you think

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<v Speaker 1>about set pieces, if you sign Ayana Bazzini, who again

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<v Speaker 1>he was from Forest Green, he also played for the

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<v Speaker 1>University of Vermont, if you look at Ayana Vazzini, which

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, he would be the second of Vermont

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<v Speaker 1>Green guy that comes to us, which I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's pretty cool if he does sign does two six

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<v Speaker 1>y five guys that if you're chasing a game in

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<v Speaker 1>the final few minutes, throw those guys into the into

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<v Speaker 1>the box. Ay, hey, go get your head on something.

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<v Speaker 1>And Romie's is not a slouch either. I mean I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's taller than me at this point. Those are big,

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<v Speaker 1>big bodies that you can throw into the box and

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<v Speaker 1>win some And it's not to say that we won't

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<v Speaker 1>miss Alex. I I miss Alex for a lot of reasons.

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<v Speaker 1>But when we're talking about purely set pieces, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know this This team has the ability to be a

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<v Speaker 1>weapon and the set pieces. I think just in general,

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to see this team grow. What you saw

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<v Speaker 1>out of Treyjo. He had a couple of moments that

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<v Speaker 1>were really fine. Uh. One player that really stood up

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<v Speaker 1>to me on the wings, of course, would be a

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<v Speaker 1>Taboro Taco Preston. Preston was awesome. He was really causing

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<v Speaker 1>issues for that back line that he had a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of dribbles that just completely unlocked this this Atlanta United team.

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<v Speaker 1>It was really impressive to watch he He just stuns

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<v Speaker 1>me every now and then. He just kind of has

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<v Speaker 1>the ball glued to him. In general, I think the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest missing piece was a holding mid possibly a cam

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<v Speaker 1>where I think that getting Kobe Hernandez Foster back changes

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of that. I still think you're looking for

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<v Speaker 1>a cam and maybe you say ends is enough. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think I love endSo there and some people are

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<v Speaker 1>going to say put Danny Trejo there. I just don't

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<v Speaker 1>think that gets the best out of tray Ho. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's not the best idea, but we'll see. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>things could shake out, and maybe this situation where we

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<v Speaker 1>say we don't need a cam, We're just going to

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<v Speaker 1>go to like a four to two four, have two

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<v Speaker 1>holding mids, and we'll just bomb the wings, because that's

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<v Speaker 1>what this entire match was. We were just going to

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<v Speaker 1>work the wings, and that can work. Look at a

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<v Speaker 1>Sacramento of Republic these last couple of years where they

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<v Speaker 1>were winning matches on death by a billion crosses. You

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<v Speaker 1>win that way, and maybe it's not as sexy. If

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<v Speaker 1>some people want they want that tiki taka through the

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<v Speaker 1>midfield and just a perfectly slid through to the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of the pitch and you score a goal that way,

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<v Speaker 1>it looks awesome. Aesthetics are beautiful, but goals is goals, babe.

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<v Speaker 1>Goals is goals. If we score, who cares? Who cares?

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<v Speaker 1>I think that was great. Dorado showed me a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of good things. He was able to work some space

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<v Speaker 1>and he came so close as scoring. I mean he

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<v Speaker 1>was probably about two inches on the wrong side of

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<v Speaker 1>the post from slotting it away. Dorado was really creating

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<v Speaker 1>some stuff. Bazini was really played him through. I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>get an id on who trial as fourteen was, but dude,

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<v Speaker 1>as fast as lightning. He was awesome. A cool moment

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<v Speaker 1>I saw was and I have it in the film

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<v Speaker 1>Breakdown that's going to be coming out sometime this week

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<v Speaker 1>where Trick Garthen and h Turnbull we're going down the

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<v Speaker 1>right hand side and dreg Garth and basically Turnbull played

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<v Speaker 1>it into Tregarthan and Turnbull goes to make the overlap

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<v Speaker 1>and treg Garthan does not play him. He tries to

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<v Speaker 1>just turn around and go to the midfield, and I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>Turnabule was not mean, but it was coaching on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, look, you get that ball, you see me

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<v Speaker 1>making that run, just play me, Just play me. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>there because we need to put in a cross. I

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<v Speaker 1>am there. Also, Turnbull had a couple of good recoveries.

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<v Speaker 1>It was really fun to watch just in general, even

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<v Speaker 1>though the goals did not happen, this match was fine.

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<v Speaker 1>This team is fine, and we didn't really talk that

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<v Speaker 1>much about, you know, what could have gone wrong, what

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<v Speaker 1>could have been better? And I think one thing that

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<v Speaker 1>we saw, and it was a difference from last year

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<v Speaker 1>as well, where the gap between the first half team

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<v Speaker 1>and the second half team. Sure, the first half team

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<v Speaker 1>was able to put on a little bit more pressure,

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<v Speaker 1>but I also think that was Atlanta United. It's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of not their two team, but like their second eleven,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we've had our best eleven, so the quality

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<v Speaker 1>is a little closer. The second half was closer to

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta United's first team, not completely, but closer, and it

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<v Speaker 1>was our kind of best or our second eleven, and

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<v Speaker 1>the gap was not that far off each other. The

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<v Speaker 1>first half legion had a little bit more success, but honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>our best shots came in the second half. The gap

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<v Speaker 1>between our trialists and our starters is not a billion

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<v Speaker 1>miles away. Our depth is not far off from being

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<v Speaker 1>our starters, and our starters include Ornaldo Damas and Danny Trejo.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a great thing. That is a great thing, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm excited to see what this closed door friendly. Get

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<v Speaker 1>your season tickets. By the way, they don't pay me

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<v Speaker 1>to say that. I'm just saying it because I think

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<v Speaker 1>you should just watched this team as much as you

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<v Speaker 1>can before March eighth, I think that's the day anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>I just really think that you should watch this team

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<v Speaker 1>as much as you can because This team's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>so much fun. This next weekend, there's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>Chattanooga FC. Who they are. They beat Atlanta United just

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<v Speaker 1>last week. They have real talent on the pitch. I

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<v Speaker 1>think this is gonna be an interesting test because I

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<v Speaker 1>think Chattanooga is going to be prime to make a

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<v Speaker 1>real MLS next pro run. So I think that this

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<v Speaker 1>team is going to be a little bit closer to

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<v Speaker 1>our level than Elana United was to us, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think this is gonna be a good test. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be interesting to see what this team can do.

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<v Speaker 1>But just go and watch them, because they're fine. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>They are just so much fun. But that's really all

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<v Speaker 1>I have. There's really not a lot of tactics we

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<v Speaker 1>can break away from this because when you're dealing with

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<v Speaker 1>trialists fourteen five, twenty seven six and I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>name your trialist number, who is your favorite trialist? Tell

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<v Speaker 1>me stupid? When you're just dealing with that, it's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of hard to really break stuff down. So it's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of the best I got. So thank you so much

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<v Speaker 1>for listening. I appreciate you all. So next time, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>keep paring it on.