WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:04.040 Pete Martinez listed is joining us this morning, so we'll 2 00:00:04.280 --> 00:00:06.160 hop into the morning show here and find out what's 3 00:00:06.200 --> 00:00:06.599 going on. 4 00:00:08.240 --> 00:00:08.800 Hey, what's up? 5 00:00:08.839 --> 00:00:12.439 Health? Martine is joining us? Where are you, by. 6 00:00:12.279 --> 00:00:15.800 The way, I am. I'm at the Weston in Saint Louis. 7 00:00:15.839 --> 00:00:18.359 I'm literally staring at Bush Stadium, which is where they 8 00:00:18.359 --> 00:00:20.280 put us up, but the hotel right across the street 9 00:00:20.320 --> 00:00:23.960 from from these damn cardinals who just terrorized my mets 10 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:25.559 for for so many years. 11 00:00:25.719 --> 00:00:28.440 Yeah, I can't take you anywhere. By the way, your 12 00:00:28.480 --> 00:00:31.320 time with river Plate second time has not worked very well. 13 00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:35.039 Unfortunate. Still, I still got a nasty left peg though, 14 00:00:35.119 --> 00:00:36.039 you can't take that away from it. 15 00:00:36.240 --> 00:00:39.880 Oh, that is absolutely true. Uh So what cup of 16 00:00:39.880 --> 00:00:41.880 coffee are you on, sir? By the way, Tyler Terren's 17 00:00:41.920 --> 00:00:44.520 joining For those just listening on the audio side, is 18 00:00:44.560 --> 00:00:45.880 what cup of coffee? 19 00:00:46.359 --> 00:00:48.920 I'm just an Americana. Just keep black Americano, keeping it 20 00:00:48.920 --> 00:00:49.600 simple this morning. 21 00:00:49.719 --> 00:00:51.880 Okay, is it your first one of your second? 22 00:00:52.039 --> 00:00:54.640 It's my first. My fiance actually decided to join me. 23 00:00:54.719 --> 00:00:56.840 She drove with the dog, she drove Nala, and we 24 00:00:56.880 --> 00:00:59.079 got some family here in Saint Louis. So took us 25 00:00:59.079 --> 00:01:01.039 at a walk with the pup. We're going to go 26 00:01:01.119 --> 00:01:03.079 to it's her gotcha day actually, so we're gonna take 27 00:01:03.079 --> 00:01:04.879 a walk to the to the arch, take a nice 28 00:01:04.920 --> 00:01:07.680 little picture with Nala at the at the Yeah. 29 00:01:08.239 --> 00:01:12.760 So how long a drive is it from from Covington, 30 00:01:12.840 --> 00:01:14.480 Kentucky to the Arch. 31 00:01:16.439 --> 00:01:19.640 It's about five and a half m. But you know 32 00:01:19.680 --> 00:01:21.760 I don't live down in Kentucky. You know that, John, 33 00:01:21.920 --> 00:01:23.719 don't don't don't put don't put that on me. 34 00:01:24.079 --> 00:01:27.519 You fly out, You fly out of there, fly out 35 00:01:27.519 --> 00:01:30.959 of CBG. You have to cross the river to leave Cincinnati. 36 00:01:31.480 --> 00:01:34.640 You're staring at Cincinnati as you're leaving and there's a 37 00:01:34.719 --> 00:01:38.799 river in between you and the two Nala's Gotcha day? 38 00:01:38.799 --> 00:01:41.159 How many years? Five? Wow? 39 00:01:41.760 --> 00:01:42.000 Yeah? 40 00:01:42.840 --> 00:01:46.159 So all right, so go back five years with Nala 41 00:01:46.239 --> 00:01:48.760 and the Gotcha Day? What were you looking for at 42 00:01:48.799 --> 00:01:51.159 the time that? What was it? Did? Did Nala pick 43 00:01:51.239 --> 00:01:52.120 you five years ago? 44 00:01:53.079 --> 00:01:53.159 So? 45 00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:57.519 I actually, I actually wasn't part of the proceedings. I 46 00:01:57.680 --> 00:02:01.040 only met Shannon, my fiance, two and a half years ago. 47 00:02:02.920 --> 00:02:06.640 So she had gotten the dog in a previous life 48 00:02:06.920 --> 00:02:09.919 and she was worried that Nala was not going to 49 00:02:09.960 --> 00:02:11.960 be cute enough. They did not know that they were 50 00:02:11.960 --> 00:02:17.719 taking her home on the day of So basically I 51 00:02:17.960 --> 00:02:21.479 give Shannon crap for that every other day thinking that 52 00:02:21.680 --> 00:02:24.000 Nala was not cute enough to bring home. Obviously she 53 00:02:24.199 --> 00:02:28.240 was and continues to be. But yeah, very very glad 54 00:02:28.319 --> 00:02:30.759 Shannon decided to pick up Nala and keep her for 55 00:02:30.800 --> 00:02:32.360 that matter years ago. 56 00:02:32.639 --> 00:02:36.039 Yes, your your predecessor here an hour number two in 57 00:02:36.080 --> 00:02:38.599 the Hour of Chaos was Executive director of League's Cup, 58 00:02:38.639 --> 00:02:42.599 Tom Mayo, and we got to catch up with him 59 00:02:42.639 --> 00:02:47.039 about Phase one. Sir Kama, what did you think about 60 00:02:47.080 --> 00:02:48.479 Phase one of League's Cup? 61 00:02:48.560 --> 00:02:55.680 Question Mark, Oh boy, A lot of mixed emotions, similar 62 00:02:55.719 --> 00:02:58.319 to how I'm feeling about going into the Jet season again. 63 00:03:00.479 --> 00:03:04.759 I think that there was some really, really great and 64 00:03:04.840 --> 00:03:07.360 fun moments. I had fun on the call for the 65 00:03:07.400 --> 00:03:11.080 three games that I did during Phase one. All three 66 00:03:11.120 --> 00:03:17.719 games meant something. But I can't help but look at 67 00:03:17.960 --> 00:03:20.719 the last two days and how there were only a 68 00:03:20.759 --> 00:03:24.280 few games that mattered. And not only that, John, but 69 00:03:24.400 --> 00:03:28.800 like the LFCTS game, that is a game why you 70 00:03:28.919 --> 00:03:33.960 do leagues go? But you got wholesale rotation from Steve 71 00:03:34.000 --> 00:03:37.599 Tarundelo and company and it ended up being a decent 72 00:03:37.639 --> 00:03:40.599 game In the buzz because sun was being introduced, you know, 73 00:03:40.680 --> 00:03:43.400 that night or the day, the day after whatever, and 74 00:03:43.439 --> 00:03:45.080 thirty two to fifty two is putting on a show. 75 00:03:45.120 --> 00:03:46.879 But like you. 76 00:03:46.840 --> 00:03:49.960 Can't have your Pop one be Pop one matchups in 77 00:03:50.000 --> 00:03:53.960 the league, a Mechi's at MLS tournament not have any 78 00:03:53.960 --> 00:03:56.919 competitive meeting behind it. Now, I get that there's still 79 00:03:56.960 --> 00:03:59.199 this sort of like rivalry and dominance on the line 80 00:03:59.199 --> 00:04:01.560 and everything that is sort of going to be spoken 81 00:04:01.599 --> 00:04:03.400 to us in terms of marketing and everything like that. 82 00:04:03.599 --> 00:04:04.560 I'm and I'm all for it. 83 00:04:04.520 --> 00:04:06.520 Because I still saw some bite even from the teams 84 00:04:06.560 --> 00:04:10.000 that were eliminated. But the whole point of this is 85 00:04:10.039 --> 00:04:12.319 to have competitive matches between Major League Soccer and the 86 00:04:12.360 --> 00:04:16.319 get met these clubs, and there's given to take with 87 00:04:16.360 --> 00:04:18.800 any format that you're going to roll out in this competition, 88 00:04:18.839 --> 00:04:21.519 whether it be shutting down the league for a proper month. Okay, 89 00:04:21.600 --> 00:04:22.759 we're going to get rid of that. We're going to 90 00:04:22.759 --> 00:04:25.240 condense the tournament and we're only going to have three games. Okay, Well, 91 00:04:25.279 --> 00:04:26.800 now you're going to find yourself in a position where 92 00:04:26.839 --> 00:04:29.160 if you lose one game, you're basically knocked out from 93 00:04:29.160 --> 00:04:32.439 the possibility of qualifying and This is the take, right, 94 00:04:32.560 --> 00:04:34.759 is that you're going to potentially have some meaningless games, 95 00:04:34.839 --> 00:04:37.439 so it's not going to be perfect. I think that 96 00:04:37.680 --> 00:04:40.639 the concept of constantly rooting against MLS teams if you're 97 00:04:40.680 --> 00:04:43.639 a fan of Atlanta and rooting against everybody else in 98 00:04:43.680 --> 00:04:45.279 your own league is interesting. 99 00:04:45.480 --> 00:04:46.000 I like it. 100 00:04:46.000 --> 00:04:50.800 It was sort of an interesting supportive twist. But yeah, 101 00:04:51.040 --> 00:04:55.079 definitely some kinks to work out. But I think this 102 00:04:55.279 --> 00:04:57.199 is more of the right idea than I think the 103 00:04:57.240 --> 00:04:58.480 original format. 104 00:04:58.199 --> 00:05:01.959 Is my overall, you had your rounds of chaos, and 105 00:05:02.079 --> 00:05:06.839 there there were some very unentertaining kickabouts, especially late in 106 00:05:07.399 --> 00:05:10.120 that matches it didn't mean anything. You saw some triple 107 00:05:10.160 --> 00:05:13.000 digited numbers from legameicky sides, which for me is kind 108 00:05:13.040 --> 00:05:15.279 of the palace intrigue of it all when you have, Hey, 109 00:05:15.279 --> 00:05:17.160 you're starting two or three kids that are like one 110 00:05:17.279 --> 00:05:19.959 eighty nine, two twelve and one sixty four. You know, 111 00:05:20.680 --> 00:05:23.000 for me, I dig that. But I like the idea 112 00:05:23.000 --> 00:05:25.279 of the compress schedule where you're not having to wait, 113 00:05:25.319 --> 00:05:26.839 like if you don't make it out of group, you're 114 00:05:26.839 --> 00:05:28.399 just kind of sitting there and twiddling your thumbs for 115 00:05:28.439 --> 00:05:32.199 three weeks before the MLS schedule comes back and uh. 116 00:05:32.920 --> 00:05:35.439 In talking to Tom, I think it sounds like one 117 00:05:35.439 --> 00:05:39.319 of the things under advisement is the expansion of the 118 00:05:39.319 --> 00:05:43.800 the MLS CFP to six or eight as opposed to 119 00:05:43.879 --> 00:05:47.439 just four. Coming out to where and you know that 120 00:05:47.480 --> 00:05:49.600 folks are gonna come. What do you have a band now? 121 00:05:51.319 --> 00:05:53.920 Is there are a band around you that's charging? 122 00:05:54.639 --> 00:05:57.240 There's there's just well that's why I had to wait. 123 00:05:57.319 --> 00:05:58.920 I texted you and I said that I needed to 124 00:05:58.920 --> 00:06:00.959 wait to jump on because then to wait for my 125 00:06:01.000 --> 00:06:03.319 headphones to charge. But I guess they're still picking it up. 126 00:06:04.399 --> 00:06:06.720 I don't know what sort of nonsense they're playing, but 127 00:06:06.839 --> 00:06:08.560 certainly is not going to be playing at my at 128 00:06:08.560 --> 00:06:13.560 my wedding less than three months. But so so he 129 00:06:13.720 --> 00:06:15.839 said that there they're toilet with the concept of going 130 00:06:15.959 --> 00:06:17.240 six to eight in Yeah. 131 00:06:17.079 --> 00:06:19.319 You're looking at Yeah, they're looking at it. That'll be 132 00:06:19.360 --> 00:06:20.839 one of the things that they talk about at the 133 00:06:21.000 --> 00:06:24.720 end of this tournament, is the idea of maybe going 134 00:06:24.959 --> 00:06:27.600 to six on each side or something like that is 135 00:06:27.639 --> 00:06:29.720 one of the other topics on their list of things 136 00:06:29.759 --> 00:06:32.279 to talk about after this year's over. 137 00:06:33.120 --> 00:06:35.439 Yeah, that was my That was my first suggestion on 138 00:06:35.480 --> 00:06:37.319 a podcast that I went on like two days ago, 139 00:06:37.439 --> 00:06:40.199 was like, they're just it just it felt like we 140 00:06:40.199 --> 00:06:43.040 were right on the cusp of having a really interesting 141 00:06:43.120 --> 00:06:46.600 final day because it seems like the cutoff was six points. 142 00:06:46.639 --> 00:06:49.240 If you've got six points, you you weren't getting in. 143 00:06:49.279 --> 00:06:50.879 If you've got seven, then it's gonna come out to 144 00:06:50.920 --> 00:06:54.560 the tie breakers. I've never been someone who and I 145 00:06:54.600 --> 00:06:56.439 don't know people who do it. If you do, then 146 00:06:56.439 --> 00:06:59.800 you're a psychopath who like the concept that if you're 147 00:06:59.839 --> 00:07:02.879 being decided to get into the next phase of a 148 00:07:02.920 --> 00:07:05.600 tournament by gold differential, like it's a I don't I 149 00:07:05.600 --> 00:07:08.000 don't like that. But there's only so many teams and 150 00:07:08.000 --> 00:07:09.920 there's only so many games that you know, that's sort 151 00:07:09.959 --> 00:07:11.759 of where we where we fall in it. But yeah, 152 00:07:11.800 --> 00:07:14.839 like if you if you expanded by one or two 153 00:07:15.000 --> 00:07:16.439 or I guess it has to be two more teams 154 00:07:16.439 --> 00:07:20.279 at the bare minimum. I think that that creates enough 155 00:07:20.360 --> 00:07:23.160 jeopardy on the final day and keeps everybody in the mix, 156 00:07:23.199 --> 00:07:25.639 because if you lose your first game, you can still 157 00:07:25.639 --> 00:07:29.199 win your last two and find yourself with a chance 158 00:07:29.360 --> 00:07:33.800 at the bare minimum, right, or find a way to 159 00:07:33.839 --> 00:07:37.199 make the make each game me count towards something like 160 00:07:37.240 --> 00:07:39.160 you know, you know what I was thinking back on 161 00:07:40.000 --> 00:07:42.800 the twenty three and twenty four versions and like how 162 00:07:43.240 --> 00:07:45.759 everybody was upset that there were just random MLS v 163 00:07:45.959 --> 00:07:48.319 MLS games going on in this competition that was supposed 164 00:07:48.360 --> 00:07:51.879 to be MLS versus the MP's. Those MLS all MLS 165 00:07:51.879 --> 00:07:54.600 games should account it towards the regular season, similar to 166 00:07:54.639 --> 00:07:56.680 how MBA Cup does it, you know what I mean, Like, 167 00:07:56.720 --> 00:07:58.560 so just finding a different way that if you're not 168 00:07:58.560 --> 00:08:00.920 going to expand it to six or eight, then how 169 00:08:00.920 --> 00:08:04.560 do you make those games count towards something. I don't 170 00:08:04.560 --> 00:08:07.720 know exactly what that is, but I don't know that 171 00:08:07.759 --> 00:08:09.720 was That was an idea that I was stirring up 172 00:08:09.720 --> 00:08:11.639 while I was on a flight for Minneapolis to say. 173 00:08:12.160 --> 00:08:13.839 Then I went over I don't know if you heard 174 00:08:13.879 --> 00:08:17.600 me mention the domain tarn quote where he refers to 175 00:08:17.920 --> 00:08:21.560 it as a trap tournament gives you very little, takes 176 00:08:21.560 --> 00:08:23.519 a lot away. But I mean, yeah, you're defending, you're 177 00:08:23.560 --> 00:08:25.800 defending your honor. I mean, I get it. I mean 178 00:08:25.839 --> 00:08:28.959 it's it's you know, dome trap tournament. 179 00:08:29.000 --> 00:08:29.959 I've heard of a trap game. 180 00:08:30.079 --> 00:08:33.039 Never the trap tournament gives you very little and takes 181 00:08:33.080 --> 00:08:35.720 a lot away takes away training time, takes away quality 182 00:08:35.759 --> 00:08:38.840 from what we're trying to build. He says that if 183 00:08:38.840 --> 00:08:40.919 you don't advance, they love to throw around the words 184 00:08:40.960 --> 00:08:43.519 like failure and make it seem like the world is ending. 185 00:08:43.960 --> 00:08:46.840 Managers have been punished, have even been punished for speaking 186 00:08:46.879 --> 00:08:48.840 their minds. But my opinion of the League's Cup is 187 00:08:48.960 --> 00:08:52.080 very clear. Winning the trophy wouldn't bring much prestige. 188 00:08:55.600 --> 00:08:58.120 I mean, what's more important prestige or qualifying for Cocker 189 00:08:58.159 --> 00:09:01.559 Cap Champions Cup? Like you know what I'm saying, Like 190 00:09:01.639 --> 00:09:04.799 I and this whole concept that like tournaments take away 191 00:09:04.840 --> 00:09:06.639 from training time and get away from what you're actually 192 00:09:06.639 --> 00:09:09.000 trying to do. Welcome to the world of tournament football 193 00:09:09.039 --> 00:09:13.039 Domit turn like like you don't like like, okay, does 194 00:09:13.080 --> 00:09:15.519 the World Cup have the highest quality football known to 195 00:09:15.600 --> 00:09:19.639 mankind or their beautiful patterns of play and clear identities 196 00:09:19.679 --> 00:09:23.000 from international teams. No, it's tournament football. Go out there, 197 00:09:23.039 --> 00:09:25.080 win your individual battles, and go win the game and 198 00:09:25.080 --> 00:09:28.039 try to progress. Like who said that this was supposed 199 00:09:28.080 --> 00:09:30.159 to be some grand opportunity for you to be able 200 00:09:30.159 --> 00:09:32.600 to work on your philosophies and you and sharpen up 201 00:09:32.639 --> 00:09:36.639 your game model. Dome, Like, come on, man, that's that's weak. 202 00:09:36.840 --> 00:09:38.919 That's weak sauce from a coach who clearly got well. 203 00:09:39.080 --> 00:09:41.279 And like I said, I know that you're defending your 204 00:09:41.399 --> 00:09:43.399 your your team's honor and all that kind of stuff. 205 00:09:43.440 --> 00:09:45.399 I get it. You're supposed to say those kinds of 206 00:09:45.440 --> 00:09:48.600 things to defend your league and defend your team and 207 00:09:48.639 --> 00:09:50.720 all that. I get it. It's coach speak to a 208 00:09:50.720 --> 00:09:52.360 certain degree. I don't know how much of it he 209 00:09:52.440 --> 00:09:55.559 actually does believe, but and how much of it is 210 00:09:55.559 --> 00:09:59.279 press conference domain or anything like that. But if he 211 00:09:59.360 --> 00:10:01.440 put that out there, and I'm like, okay, sure, fine. 212 00:10:01.679 --> 00:10:05.360 Yeah. 213 00:10:05.360 --> 00:10:07.840 The other element that I wanted to ask Tom about 214 00:10:08.159 --> 00:10:13.360 was who's in charge of the officiating cruise And he 215 00:10:13.440 --> 00:10:16.360 said that to say that is a Tonka Calf thing. 216 00:10:16.559 --> 00:10:19.799 But League Cup is consulted. They do have conversations back 217 00:10:19.799 --> 00:10:23.039 and forth. We had us some issues, man, we really did. 218 00:10:24.600 --> 00:10:24.960 Mm hmm. 219 00:10:26.080 --> 00:10:29.480 I didn't catch any of your games on my list 220 00:10:29.519 --> 00:10:32.639 of on my list of teams to watch during Least Cup. Unfortunately, 221 00:10:32.720 --> 00:10:36.679 Atlanta United were not towards the top. So I do apologize, 222 00:10:37.399 --> 00:10:41.759 don't don't don't serve me. Okay, you earned you earned 223 00:10:41.759 --> 00:10:44.720 the right to be in that list throughout throughout the 224 00:10:44.720 --> 00:10:48.360 course of the season. Tell me about these problems? 225 00:10:48.720 --> 00:10:48.919 Was it? 226 00:10:49.000 --> 00:10:52.879 I don't disagree with I think the comments came, I 227 00:10:52.879 --> 00:10:55.080 forget who they came from, but like that a Mexican 228 00:10:55.120 --> 00:10:58.440 rep should be refereeing a Mexican versus MLS game, Like 229 00:10:58.519 --> 00:11:00.000 I that, I don't agree. 230 00:10:59.759 --> 00:11:04.120 That that was It was literally the matchup again, it 231 00:11:04.200 --> 00:11:09.080 was the second matchup in group stage, the Kaylor Novice 232 00:11:09.200 --> 00:11:13.960 red card that happened, and you had a you had 233 00:11:14.039 --> 00:11:18.360 a Costa Rican, you had a center ref who has 234 00:11:18.399 --> 00:11:21.159 been cutting his teeth mainly in the Costa Rican, Promeira, 235 00:11:21.320 --> 00:11:27.600 who has Gold Cup and Concacaffean experience, treating Kaylor Novice 236 00:11:27.840 --> 00:11:30.759 with far too much rope after he'd been given a 237 00:11:30.840 --> 00:11:36.000 red and it was just completely and totally out of control. Look, 238 00:11:36.240 --> 00:11:39.559 here's when you have time do this. There were eleven 239 00:11:39.679 --> 00:11:42.799 instances on Monday when we had our reffing down here 240 00:11:42.879 --> 00:11:48.600 segment that literally we're discussing this crew this match. And 241 00:11:48.639 --> 00:11:52.039 then what happened at the the Musofsky foul with Seattle, 242 00:11:52.080 --> 00:11:56.440 in Santos Laguna and in Orlando and atlast which was 243 00:11:56.480 --> 00:11:59.799 completely and totally out of control, but the Atlanta Pumas 244 00:12:00.799 --> 00:12:06.759 had probably nine or ten instances of soft cards pks 245 00:12:06.799 --> 00:12:10.600 that were called, and the final ninety plus where Taylor 246 00:12:10.679 --> 00:12:14.759 Novice gets a red loiters on the field. I mean literally, 247 00:12:14.799 --> 00:12:17.840 this was people who were spitting mad. Taylor Novice gets 248 00:12:17.840 --> 00:12:21.639 a red and he's basically trying to take somebody with him. 249 00:12:21.759 --> 00:12:24.240 He's hanging out on the field. They're trying to put 250 00:12:24.279 --> 00:12:28.200 a jersey on Angulo, who's they're out of sub position 251 00:12:28.399 --> 00:12:31.720 player goes in and Gulo is having to take his 252 00:12:31.840 --> 00:12:33.799 time and figure out how to put on gloves in 253 00:12:33.879 --> 00:12:37.200 a soccer a keeper jersey. I mean it is loitering 254 00:12:37.240 --> 00:12:41.080 of the I ish housing degree. And then Novice isn't 255 00:12:41.159 --> 00:12:44.799 kicked off the field. He's basically bringing in planes with 256 00:12:44.879 --> 00:12:47.240 Angulo telling him how to line up a free kick 257 00:12:47.240 --> 00:12:50.360 at nineteen yards out and he's not being kicked off 258 00:12:50.360 --> 00:12:53.679 the field or being lushed up by security. It was 259 00:12:53.919 --> 00:12:56.759 chaos of the highest order. Just go to the end 260 00:12:56.840 --> 00:13:01.000 of match day two and watch that. It was nothing. 261 00:13:01.279 --> 00:13:03.639 It was crazy that, kaylor. 262 00:13:04.559 --> 00:13:07.279 But what you what you're saying to me is just 263 00:13:07.320 --> 00:13:11.159 another is another conca cap officiated game, Like what are we? 264 00:13:11.279 --> 00:13:14.039 What are we really talking about here. None of this 265 00:13:14.120 --> 00:13:15.600 is fascinating, no little. 266 00:13:15.360 --> 00:13:18.240 Bit, but it came. But I wanted to ask Tom 267 00:13:18.279 --> 00:13:22.120 about the review process of selecting officials. We did get 268 00:13:22.159 --> 00:13:24.360 our full view of Ocehane Nation, as we do in 269 00:13:24.399 --> 00:13:28.279 these Concacaffeine tournaments as well. But yeah, match day two 270 00:13:28.320 --> 00:13:30.120 for at Lanty United, just go to like the eighty 271 00:13:30.200 --> 00:13:33.320 ninth minute and when Jamal gets wiped out by Kaylor 272 00:13:33.399 --> 00:13:36.320 Novice and just watch the end from that moment there 273 00:13:36.679 --> 00:13:38.039 going forward. That's your homework. 274 00:13:40.039 --> 00:13:41.559 You guys played the kids in your win. 275 00:13:41.720 --> 00:13:41.960 Huh. 276 00:13:42.080 --> 00:13:43.279 You guys had an interesting starting. 277 00:13:43.600 --> 00:13:46.120 And for those of us that have seen the kids 278 00:13:46.440 --> 00:13:48.320 and seen the twos and cover the twos. And by 279 00:13:48.360 --> 00:13:50.600 the way, Lanty United two in Toronto FC two is 280 00:13:50.600 --> 00:13:53.080 on the network tonight. It's six thirty pre game seven 281 00:13:53.120 --> 00:13:55.799 O three kick at Soccer down here dot net and 282 00:13:56.399 --> 00:13:58.519 on our mixer channel Soccer down here do Mixer dot 283 00:13:58.519 --> 00:14:00.600 com with Uh, somebody at the end of an index 284 00:14:00.639 --> 00:14:04.759 finger calling that man. Yeah, I mean it was Will 285 00:14:04.879 --> 00:14:07.919 Riley came in to ga she with the twos. Uh. 286 00:14:08.039 --> 00:14:11.240 You got to see will nix Cssick come in. Who's 287 00:14:11.720 --> 00:14:14.879 was brought in by Chris Henderson from MESSI and Friends too, 288 00:14:15.559 --> 00:14:16.960 and that connection with them. 289 00:14:17.879 --> 00:14:20.000 I like, I like Nicksick. I called the game of 290 00:14:20.039 --> 00:14:24.519 his while he was playing for for Indiana UH Many 291 00:14:25.759 --> 00:14:28.399 the same the same year that I called Patrick Agumon 292 00:14:28.480 --> 00:14:31.519 against Andrew Privett while you of R while your I 293 00:14:31.720 --> 00:14:34.440 was playing Penn State. And then I'm and now I'm 294 00:14:34.440 --> 00:14:38.440 seeing Sam Sarver and killing it for uh for Dallas 295 00:14:38.519 --> 00:14:41.600 out Indiana. Man, they just they just pump out professional 296 00:14:41.639 --> 00:14:44.320 soccer players who are making the you know, the bare minimum, 297 00:14:44.600 --> 00:14:46.039 but but somehow contributing. 298 00:14:46.039 --> 00:14:48.919 And finally Jadan Hibbert started in net and they got 299 00:14:48.960 --> 00:14:52.240 the full Jade and Hibbert experience. You got Nick Sussex starting, 300 00:14:52.279 --> 00:14:55.639 You had Will Riley starting, Luke Brennan, you had Nick 301 00:14:55.720 --> 00:14:59.600 Cssick come in, you had Toga she come in, salmas 302 00:14:59.600 --> 00:15:02.000 A Faro came in, Laioa Fonso got a cup of coffee. 303 00:15:02.039 --> 00:15:03.960 Cooper Sanchez, who's got a homegrown deal in the week, 304 00:15:04.000 --> 00:15:06.720 got a cup of How was how was? I mean? 305 00:15:06.759 --> 00:15:12.320 It was early returns. But obviously when Chris Henderson sees 306 00:15:12.320 --> 00:15:15.960 something in an unused asset down in Fort Lauderdale and 307 00:15:16.000 --> 00:15:20.279 you basically get him at inter Miami had to spend 308 00:15:20.440 --> 00:15:23.559 money and an international slot to eventually have to get 309 00:15:23.639 --> 00:15:26.000 rid of laioe a Fonso basically for a song and 310 00:15:26.039 --> 00:15:29.679 a cup of coffee to Chris Henderson fifteen minutes, had 311 00:15:29.679 --> 00:15:32.080 a couple of touches. I think he was just trying 312 00:15:32.120 --> 00:15:34.720 to get integrated into what's going on out once one 313 00:15:34.759 --> 00:15:38.279 for two on his duels. So I mean I liked it. 314 00:15:38.360 --> 00:15:40.759 I liked him. I think he could be a He 315 00:15:40.759 --> 00:15:41.639 could be a nice piece. 316 00:15:41.720 --> 00:15:44.200 So you know, with the help needed on the left 317 00:15:44.200 --> 00:15:46.320 hand side, you have a guy like Laoa Fonso being 318 00:15:46.320 --> 00:15:47.559 brought in. But yeah, it was a lot of the 319 00:15:47.639 --> 00:15:50.840 kids and it was, uh, it was a fun one 320 00:15:50.840 --> 00:15:54.639 to see. So you, sir, are in Saint Louis and 321 00:15:55.279 --> 00:15:59.919 you have a matchup where All Caps have not had 322 00:16:00.120 --> 00:16:04.919 the best season, and uh, it's uh yeah, yeah, because 323 00:16:04.960 --> 00:16:07.720 we always feel like we have to reference them as 324 00:16:08.159 --> 00:16:11.679 Saint Louis City SC because that's in All Caps, you know, 325 00:16:11.720 --> 00:16:15.000 you have to reference it as such. Nashville coming to 326 00:16:15.080 --> 00:16:18.240 town at a plus one oh eight, no real surprise. 327 00:16:18.360 --> 00:16:20.519 All Caps are a plus two twenty three and your 328 00:16:20.600 --> 00:16:22.879 draws a plus two sixty nine. What's homework been like 329 00:16:22.919 --> 00:16:25.320 for you on this one. 330 00:16:26.320 --> 00:16:30.799 Homework is that Saint Louis are a bad soccer team, unfortunately. 331 00:16:31.240 --> 00:16:36.919 And you know, I I I really like Nashville, like 332 00:16:37.360 --> 00:16:40.000 to the point where I'm starting to believe they're legitimate. 333 00:16:40.039 --> 00:16:41.840 You like like Nashville. 334 00:16:42.600 --> 00:16:45.879 Oh no, I know it's borderline love. I'm I'm about 335 00:16:45.879 --> 00:16:48.840 to say something something stupid to Nashville, probably on like 336 00:16:48.840 --> 00:16:54.519 the sixth or seventh date. I I adore their style 337 00:16:54.559 --> 00:16:58.200 of play, which is a hybrid. I love coaches who 338 00:16:58.240 --> 00:17:01.000 are not overly rigid and who are willing to sort 339 00:17:01.000 --> 00:17:02.759 of say, we can play direct, but we can also 340 00:17:02.799 --> 00:17:04.559 carve you up and we're just gonna simply play to 341 00:17:04.599 --> 00:17:08.720 our strengths. And BJ Callahan, you know, looking back on 342 00:17:08.799 --> 00:17:11.680 it now, I think BJ would have been a really 343 00:17:11.680 --> 00:17:14.200 good option instead of Greg's second stint to just sort 344 00:17:14.200 --> 00:17:16.039 of give him the reins. Now, we didn't know this 345 00:17:16.200 --> 00:17:18.319 right because he didn't really have any head coaching experience 346 00:17:18.359 --> 00:17:20.319 other than that one opportunity he got to the US 347 00:17:20.359 --> 00:17:23.240 men's national team and what was a Gold Cup or 348 00:17:23.279 --> 00:17:27.839 leaguees Cupp or whichever one. And watching them now, I'm like, 349 00:17:28.000 --> 00:17:30.279 this dude knows how to get knows how to get 350 00:17:30.279 --> 00:17:34.000 a group to buy in and Sam Surge and Hanni 351 00:17:34.039 --> 00:17:36.519 Muktar are probably the best one to two punch in 352 00:17:36.640 --> 00:17:40.160 MLS at the moment, and that includes Leonel Messi and 353 00:17:40.200 --> 00:17:42.359 Suarez just because of the lack of production we've gotten 354 00:17:42.359 --> 00:17:44.000 from Suarez outside of the penalty. 355 00:17:43.680 --> 00:17:46.480 Spot and wearing a couple of weeks. 356 00:17:48.039 --> 00:17:50.680 And wearing straw hats, which yeah, that didn't It's just 357 00:17:51.359 --> 00:17:53.279 not for him. That's some people just need to sort 358 00:17:53.279 --> 00:17:54.319 of take a look in the mirror and be like, 359 00:17:54.359 --> 00:17:56.240 there are certain things I can and can't pull off. 360 00:17:58.240 --> 00:17:59.480 Saint Louis, you know. 361 00:17:59.559 --> 00:18:03.119 The the thing for me that continues to just eat 362 00:18:03.200 --> 00:18:07.359 me away is like the loots von and steel fingerprints 363 00:18:07.480 --> 00:18:12.000 all over the fall from Grace that was twenty twenty three. 364 00:18:12.759 --> 00:18:15.640 Every single decision that he has made has been the 365 00:18:15.640 --> 00:18:20.640 wrong one, and it was such a reactive and borderline 366 00:18:20.640 --> 00:18:22.759 like I don't want to say immature for lack of 367 00:18:22.839 --> 00:18:25.240 like I don't want to insult the guy, but it 368 00:18:25.359 --> 00:18:30.000 just felt so just felt like somebody was playing a 369 00:18:30.039 --> 00:18:34.200 game of like football manager and was just strewn around 370 00:18:34.200 --> 00:18:36.279 to see what would happen if, you know, because the 371 00:18:36.319 --> 00:18:38.960 results weren't going your way. After a really good season 372 00:18:39.920 --> 00:18:43.519 and It's really unfortunate because that city as just the 373 00:18:43.519 --> 00:18:46.400 way that you guys did embrace that team from the 374 00:18:46.480 --> 00:18:50.319 moment that Don Garber said go. And he has made 375 00:18:50.359 --> 00:18:53.119 every single wrong move, whether it was you know, disrespecting 376 00:18:53.119 --> 00:18:55.359 Tim Parker and the money that he offered him after 377 00:18:55.359 --> 00:18:58.279 coming off an MLS All Star season, whether it was 378 00:18:58.599 --> 00:19:01.880 you know, sort of blaming Bradley Carnell for the for 379 00:19:01.920 --> 00:19:04.480 the slew of injuries, and for Edward Leuvin going through, 380 00:19:05.119 --> 00:19:07.319 you know, dealing with his wife having staged four brain 381 00:19:07.359 --> 00:19:09.079 cancer and not being part of the twenty two or 382 00:19:09.079 --> 00:19:10.759 four season for the most part, and only having ten 383 00:19:10.799 --> 00:19:14.480 appearances this year. Like and now I look at the 384 00:19:14.599 --> 00:19:17.200 roster and I just like I kind of shrugged my 385 00:19:17.240 --> 00:19:20.400 shoulders and I'm like, eh, this they haven't gotten any better. 386 00:19:20.400 --> 00:19:24.640 They've significantly gotten worse. And Nashville coming off of that 387 00:19:24.680 --> 00:19:26.960 one loss against San Diego, which I'm sure is still 388 00:19:26.960 --> 00:19:32.279 looming large by the way, Andy Naharr top five MLS player. 389 00:19:32.079 --> 00:19:36.000 All wow, yeah, wow. 390 00:19:35.599 --> 00:19:38.880 Yep, yeah, wasted years of his life in d C. 391 00:19:39.160 --> 00:19:41.640 Now I get it. He's in Alexander. He's a BMV kid, 392 00:19:41.680 --> 00:19:43.759 and that's his club. But like when we take a 393 00:19:43.799 --> 00:19:46.000 look at what DC has or more importantly, has not 394 00:19:46.039 --> 00:19:48.799 accomplished over the past six years. He could have been 395 00:19:48.880 --> 00:19:50.880 He could have been winning MLS Cups or winning trophies 396 00:19:50.920 --> 00:19:52.960 with another club. He is phenomenal. 397 00:19:53.119 --> 00:19:53.599 Love the guy. 398 00:19:53.720 --> 00:19:56.279 So basically what you're saying is that the the fun 399 00:19:56.359 --> 00:19:59.799 and steel Welschmeiers is very very heavy there in Saint 400 00:19:59.799 --> 00:20:03.960 loui Us Saint Louis. I don't know what that means. 401 00:20:04.240 --> 00:20:04.440