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<v Speaker 1>Uh so, uh we're gonna We're gonna double clutch it

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<v Speaker 1>instead of talking about everything else going on News of

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<v Speaker 1>the AM. Part of the news of the AM is

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<v Speaker 1>actually north of the Border. And I and I have

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<v Speaker 1>a massively important question for our guest, who is fighting

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<v Speaker 1>the Wi Fi?

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<v Speaker 2>How you doing, partner? I think it's okay, wife, I

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<v Speaker 2>will be okay. Trying to download things, trying to get

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<v Speaker 2>things done. It's a very busy morning here in Montreal.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, so it was a very busy evening in Montreal

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<v Speaker 1>last night, and not really well, I was gonna say

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<v Speaker 1>it was a very busy evening in Montreal last night

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<v Speaker 1>because you got to go to you got to sample

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<v Speaker 1>the poutine. Well, of course, I mean you come to Montreal,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to get the poutine.

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<v Speaker 2>You go to you have some steak freets and you

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<v Speaker 2>get some poutine and it's it's all good. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>good day.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>So, uh so, how was it? I'm somewhat jealous of it,

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<v Speaker 1>so how well we should be? It was really good.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh So, what has study hall been like for you?

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<v Speaker 1>Getting ready for this one?

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<v Speaker 2>I've said it to people and maybe gotten some like

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<v Speaker 2>tilts of the head sideway, I think this is the

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<v Speaker 2>toughest possible matchup that Atlanta United could have gotten. I

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<v Speaker 2>have a ton of respect for what Laurent Courtois and

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<v Speaker 2>Montreal are doing. I think they're going to be a

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<v Speaker 2>team to really watch next year, especially if they can

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<v Speaker 2>upgrade their talent a little bit more. But he's a

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<v Speaker 2>really top young manager and I like the way that

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<v Speaker 2>they try to play.

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<v Speaker 4>They're still a work in progress. They were pretty good.

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<v Speaker 2>In the first half of the season, but probably not

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<v Speaker 2>going to be at this stage. It would have been

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<v Speaker 2>a nice first step. But then when you go out

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<v Speaker 2>and you add Jaquille marshall Ready and you add Caden Clark,

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<v Speaker 2>and look, they lost Matthew Schwanier, who was one of

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<v Speaker 2>their top players previous to that. They moved who on

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<v Speaker 2>away and they got marshall Ready as the upgrade. Caden

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<v Speaker 2>Clark has been revitalized in the system. He's a perfect

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<v Speaker 2>fit for what Courtois wants to do. Four goals for

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<v Speaker 2>assists since coming over, and this is a team that

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<v Speaker 2>is five to one and one since September. This is

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<v Speaker 2>a team that is one of the best in Major

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<v Speaker 2>League Soccer at this stage. Now, look, the flip side

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<v Speaker 2>is something that I asked Brad Gazan and asked Rob

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<v Speaker 2>Valentino about yesterday. I had to double check it because

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you do hear the conversations at times. This

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<v Speaker 2>team's gotten four straight results on the road, and for

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<v Speaker 2>all of the old narrative of Atlanta United can't go

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<v Speaker 2>do anything on the road, Well, you went to Charlotte,

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<v Speaker 2>who is a playoff team. Last time I checked, beat them,

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<v Speaker 2>Orlando playoff team, beat them. You got draws against Philadelphia

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<v Speaker 2>and Red Bulls that could have gone your way. Red

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<v Speaker 2>Bulls should have gone your way.

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<v Speaker 4>And that's four straight results on the road.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you do that tonight, you're either celebrating on

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<v Speaker 2>the plane back to Atlanta or you're going into a

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<v Speaker 2>penalty kickshootout. So this team has found something on the

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<v Speaker 2>road that is a little different. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>it's just the ability to tap into the US against

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<v Speaker 2>the World vibe. I don't know if it's you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the FBA kind of vibe. I don't know if it's

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<v Speaker 2>it just makes it easier to lean into that when

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<v Speaker 2>you know, look, there's gonna be a handful of Atlanta

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<v Speaker 2>United fans in the building tonight and I say handful,

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<v Speaker 2>almost literally. I do know of two who decided to

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<v Speaker 2>make the trip on last last minute and are going

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<v Speaker 2>to be at Stad Suputa to night. I'm sure there's

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<v Speaker 2>a few more as well. So exciting times. Playoff games

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<v Speaker 2>are special. Yeah, I'm sure we'll get into all of

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<v Speaker 2>the aspects of this one. But this is a big

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<v Speaker 2>deal tonight and I'm really looking forward to it, no

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<v Speaker 2>doubt about it.

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<v Speaker 1>So Madison Cruz is as crashing the party for the

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<v Speaker 1>first time in a while as we're getting ready for

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<v Speaker 1>it as well, so it'll be Yeah, it's not like

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<v Speaker 1>I've seen Mattie in a while, I know, really, so

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<v Speaker 1>it's three way dance here. So Maddie, now that you've

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<v Speaker 1>seen Jason for the first time in forever here on

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<v Speaker 1>the morning show, what lingering questions do you have for

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<v Speaker 1>him with him up there and that's down here.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, no, I mean it's been so long. I mean

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<v Speaker 3>it's just God, it's you know, it's nice actually see you,

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<v Speaker 3>you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Yeah, we got a little bit of Wi fi

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<v Speaker 2>going on here in Montreal, so I love it.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I know one of the biggest things that

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<v Speaker 3>I know, me and you have talked about especially with

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<v Speaker 3>how quick the turnaround is. Talked a little bit about

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<v Speaker 3>it on Scars and Spikes last night as well, like

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<v Speaker 3>how quick the turnaround is. And I honestly feel like

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<v Speaker 3>Atlanta might have the advantage here, especially because of how

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<v Speaker 3>many times they've had to do it this season and

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<v Speaker 3>being able to have that quick turnaround where Montreal. I

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<v Speaker 3>was looking at some of the games that they had.

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<v Speaker 3>Every time there was a double match week for Montreal

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<v Speaker 3>and they won, the next game for that double match

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<v Speaker 3>week was either a tie or a loss.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, that's a good stat I'm going to use that tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to steal your research.

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<v Speaker 3>I like, I will send you which ones I'm looking at.

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<v Speaker 3>But I found last night and I was like, this

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<v Speaker 3>is crazy. But yeah, so I guess looking at that

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<v Speaker 3>aspect of it, like, how do you think the best

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<v Speaker 3>turnaround is going to affect both teams?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it's a good question.

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<v Speaker 2>It's funny going back to the conversations that we had

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday about Atlanta United going on the road and getting

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<v Speaker 2>things done, there is an extra extra let me, there's

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<v Speaker 2>a different kind of pressure playing at home, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think knockout games maybe accentuate that. It's a different test mentally,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, going on the road is harder. Obviously going

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<v Speaker 2>on the road is more difficult. There are so many

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<v Speaker 2>things that are disruptive to a routine. You know, travel

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<v Speaker 2>can be a pain, travel jet lag can be a

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<v Speaker 2>pain adjusting to different climates. Luckily, here in Montreal the

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<v Speaker 2>weather is about the same, little bit cooler though good

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<v Speaker 2>bit cooler.

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<v Speaker 4>Than it wasn't Atlanta yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm not going to be too cold, so you're

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<v Speaker 2>not gonna have any issues with that. It's a pretty

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<v Speaker 2>comfortable place to play. The atmosphere should be pretty good tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>But at times when you have that atmosphere at home

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<v Speaker 2>and you're a younger team, and I think Montreal falls

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<v Speaker 2>into this, I think Atlanta's fallen into this as well

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<v Speaker 2>this season.

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<v Speaker 4>If things don't.

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<v Speaker 2>Go your way very quickly at home, and the crowd

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<v Speaker 2>gets roaring and they get behind you, and you feel

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<v Speaker 2>that momentum wave, if what you're feeling is murmuring, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're feeling just a buzz of either fear, frustration, it's

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<v Speaker 2>mattering a booze. That kind of stuff that can can

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<v Speaker 2>like double down on you with pressure. And look, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>Atlanta's dealt with that at home, where they haven't been

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<v Speaker 2>as strong consistently as they've been on the road since

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<v Speaker 2>League's Cup.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe Montreal has to deal with that tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, like if Atlanta comes in and defends in

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<v Speaker 2>the way that they did in Orlando and frustrates Montreal

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<v Speaker 2>early on, or goes and gets a goal like they

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<v Speaker 2>did in Orlando early, how does this Montreal side that

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't really been in the situation before as a unit,

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<v Speaker 2>how do they handle that?

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<v Speaker 4>Can they?

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<v Speaker 2>You'd love to put that pressure on them. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like for Atlanta in this game, like it's

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<v Speaker 2>one of two scripts, and I don't know which one

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna see. It's either very similar to Orlando, you

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<v Speaker 2>get an early goal or two and you're gonna.

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<v Speaker 4>Be under siege for a while.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna have to suffer and find a way to

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<v Speaker 2>see that out, or you're not going to get that

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<v Speaker 2>early goal and you're gonna suffer for a lot longer

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<v Speaker 2>and you're gonna have to fight and scratch and claw

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<v Speaker 2>and do everything possible to take this thing as deep

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<v Speaker 2>as you can. I do feel like though, the longer

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<v Speaker 2>that you are either leading or level, if it's scoreless.

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<v Speaker 2>The longer that rolls, the harder it gets for Montreal.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the pressure goes to them. You know, we

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<v Speaker 2>talk about in the penalty shootout all the time, how

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's momentum and the pressure goes back and forth.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I want to go first in a shootout

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<v Speaker 2>because it gives me the opportunity to put the pressure

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<v Speaker 2>on the opponent.

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<v Speaker 4>But if you.

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<v Speaker 2>Miss, that pressure doubles back to you. That's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>how this game can go tonight. You know, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think Atlanta has anything to lose. Montreal will feel some

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<v Speaker 2>pressure early, and if Atlanta can frustrate them and keep

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<v Speaker 2>them off the board and find ways to build momentum,

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<v Speaker 2>that pressure is going to double back on Montreal and

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<v Speaker 2>make it difficult for them.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to talk about it Lanta United's defense, specifically

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<v Speaker 1>what we're seeing from from Brad Zane here in this stretch.

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<v Speaker 1>Jonathan Siirua is nothing to sneeze at either. Eight clean

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<v Speaker 1>sheets this season, if memory serves, and Brad is Brad

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<v Speaker 1>has been a stalwart at the back of this season,

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<v Speaker 1>and you mentioned things get tight and get tight and

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<v Speaker 1>get tight. We've seen Brad come through in a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of these moments and you could face the possibility after

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<v Speaker 1>ninety minutes of going into a shootout situation. And Brad

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<v Speaker 1>has been stopping PK situations recently too, so I would

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<v Speaker 1>think that that kind of momentum confidence could help there

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Knowing, hey, Brad's at the back, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to try, you don't want to just trust him

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<v Speaker 1>by himself, but he's back there. He's that experience for us,

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<v Speaker 1>and we have that extra added bit of him helping

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<v Speaker 1>out and saving pks as well.

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<v Speaker 5>If you have to go past the ninety minutes.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you'll have that side, and you'll have total belief

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<v Speaker 2>in Brad Gazanne. The season that he's had has been outstanding.

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<v Speaker 2>And as we say at times, I hope the apologies

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<v Speaker 2>are as loud as the disrespect, because there's been a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of disrespect to Brad Gazanne in recent years, which

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<v Speaker 2>is just absolutely mind blowing for me, and that this

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<v Speaker 2>is a guy who's a club legend, this is a

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<v Speaker 2>guy who has defended that badge more than anyone, more

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<v Speaker 2>times than anyone. This is a guy that's been here forever.

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<v Speaker 2>Dax McCarty told me, you know, you have a wall

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<v Speaker 2>of honor, ring of honor, anything like that. He should

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<v Speaker 2>be the first name up on it. I have no

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<v Speaker 2>idea why we do this in this world. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>we do it in every entertainment industry. But somebody does

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<v Speaker 2>well and then people just wait for the opportunity to

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<v Speaker 2>knock him down. And Brad Gazanne hasn't deserved any of it.

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<v Speaker 2>And Brad Gazan has answered every single critic with a

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<v Speaker 2>big glove to the face.

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<v Speaker 4>This season.

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<v Speaker 2>He's been outstanding and that's going to give you a

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<v Speaker 2>ton of confidence in the run of play. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>he's incredibly vocal. You'll be able to hear him all

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<v Speaker 2>over Quidek tonight. He's a leader, and he leads by example,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's a leader with his words, with his actions.

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<v Speaker 2>He's everything to this group. So when you have somebody

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<v Speaker 2>like that, that is a huge help. Now, penalties, I

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<v Speaker 2>do think there's two sides to this. If you go

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<v Speaker 2>there and you're not playing for it, you don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to live this life.

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<v Speaker 4>But Brad in penalties has been really good this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Who takes the penalties is up for a lot of debate.

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<v Speaker 2>One you never know who's going to be on the

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<v Speaker 2>field at that point because it will be straight to

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<v Speaker 2>penalties after ninety Keep that in mind. No extra time tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>so who's on the field at the end is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be part of it. Alexi Miranchuk has been good

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<v Speaker 2>in penalties except for missing last time. Brooks Lennon has

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<v Speaker 2>struggled in penalties in his shootout attempts. You know, this

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<v Speaker 2>is a team that hasn't had a ton of shootout

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<v Speaker 2>success one player. We've talked about it, and it's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of an interesting subplot to tonight when you start thinking

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<v Speaker 2>about substitution patterns. Nick Formino probably has more experience in

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<v Speaker 2>penalties than anybody in this group, coming from MLS and

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<v Speaker 2>ex pro. Does that factor in to how you have

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<v Speaker 2>to think about substitutions in the last twenty minutes fifteen

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<v Speaker 2>minutes You need to save us up for that kind

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<v Speaker 2>of a possibility For me, No was clutch in penalty

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<v Speaker 2>shootout in the US Open Cup this year, So you know, look,

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<v Speaker 2>you have a lot of things to decide on that

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<v Speaker 2>side of it. I don't think there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>clear answers. I think Daniel Rios is one you can

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<v Speaker 2>trust in penalties. We've seen him convert, we've seen him

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<v Speaker 2>be pretty consistent. I think he's got the kind of

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<v Speaker 2>personality to handle it. With recent success in penalties, I

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<v Speaker 2>think Maranchuk will take one, no question. You know, you

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<v Speaker 2>shrug off the miss that Galles saved on Saturday, but

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<v Speaker 2>you have some other questions in guys that will probably

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<v Speaker 2>be on the field to take penalties, and it's not

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<v Speaker 2>an easy list of five, so you don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>be there. If you're there, you're going to trust in

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<v Speaker 2>your goalkeeper, but you're going to have to find some

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<v Speaker 2>players to step up and convert in those moments too.

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<v Speaker 1>Maddy Cruz is a part of a three way dance

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<v Speaker 1>with Jason Live from Montreal as we get ready for

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<v Speaker 1>CF Montreal and Atlanta United the eight to nine in.

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<v Speaker 5>The Eastern Conference. Maddie, what else is on your mind

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<v Speaker 5>this morning?

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<v Speaker 3>I think I want to look at the serious history

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<v Speaker 3>between both of them. Obviously this season Montreal got the

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<v Speaker 3>one nil win when Atlanta came to them earlier this year,

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<v Speaker 3>and then obviously they came to Mercedes Benz won two

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<v Speaker 3>to one. We also did see them in preseason as well,

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<v Speaker 3>like so three different times we've seen this team. Do

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<v Speaker 3>you think that it helps that we've seen Montreal so early,

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<v Speaker 3>like especially being that two to one loss. Do you

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<v Speaker 3>think it helps that Atlanta has already had that experience.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it helps that you've seen them, I think often.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a team that it also helps that you've

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<v Speaker 2>seen Columbus a lot lately as well, with last year

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<v Speaker 2>and the playoff push and all the games against them.

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<v Speaker 2>Because it's somewhat similar, it's not the same. I think

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people have tried to take Laurent Courtois

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<v Speaker 2>and put him as a Wilfred Nanci disciple, and no,

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<v Speaker 2>they're they're different. They have similarities in how they see

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<v Speaker 2>the game, but it's not the exact same system because

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<v Speaker 2>it's not really a rigid system. It's a structure that

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<v Speaker 2>both teams play three center backs. Both teams have no

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<v Speaker 2>problem with their outside center back stepping up higher if

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<v Speaker 2>they need to. Now, in Montreal's case, you don't have

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<v Speaker 2>the thing that we've seen with Wilfred Nanci where you

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<v Speaker 2>know he'll play Morera as a right sided center back

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<v Speaker 2>and he's really a full back. So for Marera it's

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<v Speaker 2>comfortable to get forward and no real problems there. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's George Campbell in that role here and George Campbell's

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<v Speaker 2>comfortable getting forward, but he's not a full back getting

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<v Speaker 2>forward from a center back position. He's a center back

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<v Speaker 2>who can dribble. It's a different kind of skill set,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. On the left side, you're looking at Fernando Alvarez.

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<v Speaker 2>We've seen Gabrielli Corbo as well. Corbo's very comfortable going forward.

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<v Speaker 2>He's played some as a full back. Alvarez can. He's

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<v Speaker 2>another He's another one like Campbell. He can get forward,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's a center back who is comfortable getting forward

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<v Speaker 2>versus a player who is very used to doing that

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<v Speaker 2>and kind of lives in those spaces like Morera or Amensen.

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<v Speaker 2>And we'd see him as a left sided center back

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<v Speaker 2>with Columbus or Zawadski when he would play as an

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<v Speaker 2>outside center back and get forward. So it's not that

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<v Speaker 2>unorthodox in terms of what Kurtois does with the back.

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<v Speaker 2>The wingbacks are going to go up and down. Nothing

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<v Speaker 2>crazy there. In terms of Marshall Ruddy on the right,

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<v Speaker 2>when you're looking over at the left, it's Rahim Edwards,

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<v Speaker 2>very experienced. Two guys that get up and down the

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<v Speaker 2>wing can defend in a line of five, but can

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<v Speaker 2>get forward and contribute into the attack. Now, one thing

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<v Speaker 2>in the game here in Atlanta last time around, or

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<v Speaker 2>the one in Atlanta actually was very typical for this

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a shape. The one at Stad Suputo earlier

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<v Speaker 2>in the year. Edwards tucked inside a lot in the

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<v Speaker 2>build up which haven't really seen before or since. It

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<v Speaker 2>was very interesting as it was going on. I was

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<v Speaker 2>talking about it throughout the broadcast, and I know Corbo

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<v Speaker 2>at times was on the outside as the center back

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<v Speaker 2>and he would then drive forward as a winger. This

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<v Speaker 2>was also before Caden Clark, and I think at that

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<v Speaker 2>point Courtois had to find different ways to maybe throw

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<v Speaker 2>some curveballs at you and throw some unexpected moves and

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<v Speaker 2>getting guys forward. This group, I mean, it's three center

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<v Speaker 2>backs you got. All three of them are good on

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<v Speaker 2>the ball, All three of them can step forward into

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<v Speaker 2>the midfield if they need to. You're talking about probably

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<v Speaker 2>Nathan Saliba coming back into the team after missing Decision

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<v Speaker 2>Day due to a yellow card accumulation. He'll be paired

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<v Speaker 2>with Samuel Piet, who has taken that job back as

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<v Speaker 2>Victor Juan Yama's days are winding down. Piet and Saliba.

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<v Speaker 2>Piet will stay home a little bit more. Saliba can

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<v Speaker 2>push higher. Saliba is one of the best box to

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<v Speaker 2>box midfielders you're going to find in the league. Doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>get talked about enough because he plays in Montreal, but

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<v Speaker 2>he's outstanding. Duke and Clark are two tens that can float.

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<v Speaker 2>They can go wide, they can go deep, they can

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<v Speaker 2>move side to side, they can switch sides, they can

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<v Speaker 2>be up as a second forward. They're very free to

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<v Speaker 2>go do what they need to do. So going back

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<v Speaker 2>to seeing Montreal this season, it helps that you've seen

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of different iterations of them. It helps that

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<v Speaker 2>you've got a pretty good feel for what Courtois believes in.

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<v Speaker 2>But this Montreal group, the unpredictability doesn't come as much

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<v Speaker 2>from a tactic. It comes from Bryce Duke and Caden

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<v Speaker 2>Clark being very good players and very good fits for

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<v Speaker 2>this team. Joseph Martinez as a nine, if it's Cocuro

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<v Speaker 2>as a nine at times tonight, pretty traditional nines like

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<v Speaker 2>they can both drop a little bit and they're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>pretty much stay central and look for service. Duke and

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<v Speaker 2>Clark are the keys to the game in my opinion.

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<v Speaker 2>Saliba as well, when he can be that third one

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<v Speaker 2>and get forward. If you deal with Duke and Clark

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<v Speaker 2>and you neutralize them, it's Saliba steps in and does it.

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<v Speaker 2>But there's not there's not as much unknown here in

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<v Speaker 2>this group now, and the fact that you just saw

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<v Speaker 2>this team. They'll play in this shape, they'll play in

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<v Speaker 2>this manner I would expect, and they haven't had time

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<v Speaker 2>to work up anything that would be a complete curveball

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<v Speaker 2>change for you. You just don't have the time. With

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<v Speaker 2>the quick turn, I think you know what you're gonna see.

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<v Speaker 2>You just have to deal with it. And to me,

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<v Speaker 2>it's dealing with Caden Clark and Bryce Duke, and if

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<v Speaker 2>Saliba steps forward to try to beat you, okay, one

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<v Speaker 2>of your guys has got to follow him and not

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<v Speaker 2>let him do that. And that might be Miranchuk who

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<v Speaker 2>has to follow him. And you've got to win the outsides.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't let Marshall Ready and Edwards beat you out wide.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's a matchup that I think this team can handle.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a matchup that is not easy, but it's a

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<v Speaker 2>matchup that I think is one that Atlanta United can

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<v Speaker 2>find ways to neutralize what Montreal does well and also

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<v Speaker 2>find ways to hurt them when they go forward.

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<v Speaker 1>So then I know that you know physio's coming to

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<v Speaker 1>play at this time of year also as well, and

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<v Speaker 1>all the monitoring and everything. What are you looking at

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<v Speaker 1>for the starting eleven? A lot of folks on the

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<v Speaker 1>twitch pitchure asking about what you're seeing on the left

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<v Speaker 1>hand side on the wing. How do you anticipate it

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<v Speaker 1>looking tonight?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I don't know, that's that's a question, because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Tyler Wolf has kind of won the job as of late.

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<v Speaker 2>Shonda Silva is back into the team, but I just

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<v Speaker 2>can't imagine that he's going to be ready to start

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<v Speaker 2>at this point. He has been training, which is good.

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<v Speaker 2>He might need him in a late game situation. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>is it Wolf? Is it Luke Brennan? You know, Brennan

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<v Speaker 2>playing in Orlando was a huge challenge because he had

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<v Speaker 2>just come back from the U twenty national team, so

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<v Speaker 2>he hadn't had that time with the group. I think

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<v Speaker 2>Wolf did enough to earn the start there. He was

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<v Speaker 2>all right in Orlando. I don't think there was anything

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<v Speaker 2>that blew you away. The one thing that he does

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<v Speaker 2>really well is he defends from a high position. So

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<v Speaker 2>if you're worried about out. You know their right side

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<v Speaker 2>Jaquill Marshall, Ruddy going high. If Wolf has to track him,

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<v Speaker 2>you feel pretty comfortable with that. Remember, Saba can move

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<v Speaker 2>side to side, so you can put you know, Brennan

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<v Speaker 2>on the right if you wanted to do that, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know. I'll be very intrigued to see it now.

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<v Speaker 2>One thing I do want to remind people that we

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<v Speaker 2>saw in Orlando was I think it was the first

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<v Speaker 2>set of substitutions. When Wolf came out, Ronald Hernandez came in,

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<v Speaker 2>played in the back, Brooks Lennon pushed higher up as

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<v Speaker 2>the right wing that moved Saba over to the left.

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<v Speaker 2>That would not surprise me at all in a game

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<v Speaker 2>like this if you see that from the start. Ronald

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<v Speaker 2>Ornandez has been as good as he can possibly be

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<v Speaker 2>since Caleb Wiley was transferred battled back from an injury

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<v Speaker 2>in that process as well. He's one of those grit

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<v Speaker 2>guys that you need in a playoff game. You know

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<v Speaker 2>he can do a job for you. And if Lenin

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<v Speaker 2>is the right wing with Saba on the left, you

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<v Speaker 2>know that if you're under it one. If Lennon's the

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<v Speaker 2>right wing, you know he's going to track Raheem Edwards

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<v Speaker 2>because Lennon has the defensive tendencies haven't been a fullback,

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<v Speaker 2>so you're gonna be able to handle that side pretty well.

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<v Speaker 2>You can kind of not exactly man mark but kind

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<v Speaker 2>of sort of man mark Edwards, make sure he doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>hurt you. And Hernandez is a solid right back, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know you can always go to a line of five.

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<v Speaker 2>He can slide inside and you can have him as

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<v Speaker 2>a right sided center back, and Lennon can drop as

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<v Speaker 2>a wing back and Amador can be the little wing

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<v Speaker 2>back on the left, so you've got that possibility as well.

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<v Speaker 2>I think those are your two variants. My guess would

421
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<v Speaker 2>be its Wolf or Ernandez starting and then you make

422
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<v Speaker 2>the corresponding moves.

423
00:21:47.720 --> 00:21:51.079
<v Speaker 1>Maddie, last round with Jason before Jason goes off, and

424
00:21:51.680 --> 00:21:52.480
<v Speaker 1>you grab breakfast.

425
00:21:52.559 --> 00:21:57.400
<v Speaker 2>Yet I did, what'd you at? A muffin and iced coffee?

426
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<v Speaker 5>Ah?

427
00:21:57.839 --> 00:21:59.720
<v Speaker 2>Okay, So I didn't know if it was going to

428
00:21:59.680 --> 00:22:01.519
<v Speaker 2>be not a breakfast either. I don't I don't eat

429
00:22:01.519 --> 00:22:03.720
<v Speaker 2>big breakfast. I didn't go for a Montreal bagel or

430
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<v Speaker 2>anything like that.

431
00:22:04.480 --> 00:22:06.359
<v Speaker 1>I was going to say, I know how exotic it

432
00:22:06.400 --> 00:22:08.319
<v Speaker 1>was going to be Maddie, last round with Jason here

433
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<v Speaker 1>before he gets to head to lunch and just study

434
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<v Speaker 1>Hall well.

435
00:22:11.279 --> 00:22:14.000
<v Speaker 3>Shameless plug for both me and Jason. If you want

436
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<v Speaker 3>to hear.

437
00:22:14.279 --> 00:22:15.960
<v Speaker 5>More about Ronald, there you go.

438
00:22:16.079 --> 00:22:18.640
<v Speaker 3>You can read the feature that me and him co

439
00:22:18.759 --> 00:22:23.119
<v Speaker 3>wrote together earlier, this a couple months ago. Really good

440
00:22:23.119 --> 00:22:26.559
<v Speaker 3>feature just about him and his and his love for

441
00:22:26.599 --> 00:22:28.960
<v Speaker 3>the club. If you want a player that literally bleeds

442
00:22:28.960 --> 00:22:33.680
<v Speaker 3>Atlanta United, it's him for sure, no doubt. But I

443
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<v Speaker 3>think my question is, and we had the conversation, I

444
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<v Speaker 3>think a little bit on scarves and spikes.

445
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<v Speaker 4>Excuse the beeping.

446
00:22:40.519 --> 00:22:42.640
<v Speaker 2>I don't know what's happening over there, if fire alarms

447
00:22:42.640 --> 00:22:44.759
<v Speaker 2>going on going off.

448
00:22:45.160 --> 00:22:48.640
<v Speaker 3>It's actually hilarious. Our toaster over here, like it makes

449
00:22:48.680 --> 00:22:51.920
<v Speaker 3>that sound whenever it's almost done, which is weird. It's

450
00:22:52.039 --> 00:22:54.359
<v Speaker 3>it scares me. I'll be like asleep in my roommate

451
00:22:54.400 --> 00:22:55.920
<v Speaker 3>will be putting something in there. It'll happen. I'm like,

452
00:22:55.960 --> 00:23:00.200
<v Speaker 3>what's going on? But we had a conversation on scarfon's

453
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<v Speaker 3>and I'm curious to get at least both of you

454
00:23:01.599 --> 00:23:04.680
<v Speaker 3>guys thoughts on it with how quick the turnaround is,

455
00:23:05.079 --> 00:23:08.039
<v Speaker 3>especially for the Eastern matchup. Both Atlanta and Montreal to

456
00:23:08.160 --> 00:23:11.240
<v Speaker 3>have to do this. You played, you played on Saturday,

457
00:23:11.440 --> 00:23:14.240
<v Speaker 3>You're going in today, You're playing today, You maybe have

458
00:23:14.440 --> 00:23:18.039
<v Speaker 3>not even one day to train because then you're immediately

459
00:23:18.079 --> 00:23:22.759
<v Speaker 3>going to Fort Lauderdale on Friday to play Miami. Do

460
00:23:22.799 --> 00:23:25.160
<v Speaker 3>we think there needs to be some sort of conversation

461
00:23:25.240 --> 00:23:28.640
<v Speaker 3>about time management and about this scheduling, especially because it

462
00:23:28.880 --> 00:23:32.160
<v Speaker 3>can start to affect players, not like very physically, especially

463
00:23:32.200 --> 00:23:36.240
<v Speaker 3>when you're doing those matches like that without that quick turnaround.

464
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<v Speaker 2>No, the time management is you don't want to be

465
00:23:38.160 --> 00:23:42.880
<v Speaker 2>in the wildcard game, like I mean, there's nothing you

466
00:23:42.920 --> 00:23:46.920
<v Speaker 2>can do. And look, do you need to have nine

467
00:23:46.960 --> 00:23:50.079
<v Speaker 2>teams in the postseason? I don't think so. I'm glad

468
00:23:50.079 --> 00:23:52.039
<v Speaker 2>you do this year, but I don't think so. I'd

469
00:23:52.079 --> 00:23:55.759
<v Speaker 2>like to see eight. Keep it simple. That would eliminate

470
00:23:55.839 --> 00:23:58.960
<v Speaker 2>the midweek thing here. But look, guess it's the nature

471
00:23:59.039 --> 00:24:01.960
<v Speaker 2>that's the the gift and the curse here of getting in.

472
00:24:02.119 --> 00:24:04.200
<v Speaker 2>You know you're gonna have to turn around quick and

473
00:24:04.240 --> 00:24:07.240
<v Speaker 2>play today, and then you're gonna have to turn the

474
00:24:07.279 --> 00:24:10.400
<v Speaker 2>winner's gonna have to turn around and play quick on Friday.

475
00:24:10.599 --> 00:24:13.720
<v Speaker 2>And if that means you almost punt game one of

476
00:24:13.799 --> 00:24:16.680
<v Speaker 2>the best of three because you're probably gonna have to

477
00:24:16.799 --> 00:24:19.920
<v Speaker 2>rotate and you're probably gonna have to see who's healthy enough.

478
00:24:19.960 --> 00:24:21.759
<v Speaker 2>Then you have a full week to play for game two,

479
00:24:21.799 --> 00:24:24.960
<v Speaker 2>which is a knockout game, and then all marbles in

480
00:24:25.000 --> 00:24:25.799
<v Speaker 2>game three if you.

481
00:24:25.720 --> 00:24:26.240
<v Speaker 4>Can do that.

482
00:24:26.440 --> 00:24:28.640
<v Speaker 2>So if that's just what it is, that's what it

483
00:24:28.680 --> 00:24:31.119
<v Speaker 2>is like. You shouldn't get an advantage by being in

484
00:24:31.160 --> 00:24:33.680
<v Speaker 2>a wild card game. And if if this is the

485
00:24:33.759 --> 00:24:37.240
<v Speaker 2>way that you're you know, air quotes punished for it,

486
00:24:37.319 --> 00:24:40.400
<v Speaker 2>then that is what it is. You want to get

487
00:24:40.559 --> 00:24:44.119
<v Speaker 2>Miami and in this case playing first to kick off

488
00:24:44.160 --> 00:24:44.880
<v Speaker 2>the playoffs.

489
00:24:44.920 --> 00:24:45.400
<v Speaker 4>I get it.

490
00:24:45.480 --> 00:24:48.759
<v Speaker 2>And I feel like we do this thing in American

491
00:24:48.799 --> 00:24:53.119
<v Speaker 2>soccer where it's like there's one side of people's mouths

492
00:24:53.200 --> 00:24:55.680
<v Speaker 2>yelling about Miami getting all of the attention and why

493
00:24:55.680 --> 00:24:57.720
<v Speaker 2>are we doing this to have Miami start to playoffs?

494
00:24:57.720 --> 00:24:58.480
<v Speaker 4>So why why why?

495
00:24:58.759 --> 00:25:00.359
<v Speaker 2>And then there's the other side of the mouth that

496
00:25:00.519 --> 00:25:03.000
<v Speaker 2>is yelling, well, why aren't we highlighting Miami enough? And

497
00:25:03.039 --> 00:25:05.119
<v Speaker 2>Lionel Messi, why aren't we taking advantage of this?

498
00:25:05.759 --> 00:25:06.319
<v Speaker 4>I don't know.

499
00:25:06.880 --> 00:25:09.519
<v Speaker 2>American soccer just punches itself in either side of the

500
00:25:09.519 --> 00:25:11.839
<v Speaker 2>face so often with the way we talk about the game,

501
00:25:11.880 --> 00:25:16.680
<v Speaker 2>and it's it's absolutely frustrating because there are so many

502
00:25:16.680 --> 00:25:19.079
<v Speaker 2>good things going on right now, and this is the

503
00:25:19.160 --> 00:25:20.960
<v Speaker 2>kind of year, and this is the kind of season,

504
00:25:21.319 --> 00:25:25.200
<v Speaker 2>this is the time of year that this is why

505
00:25:25.319 --> 00:25:30.200
<v Speaker 2>American soccer, Canadian soccer as well, is special. What we

506
00:25:30.279 --> 00:25:34.000
<v Speaker 2>saw on Saturday, Yeah, you can flip it and make

507
00:25:34.039 --> 00:25:39.000
<v Speaker 2>decision day matter about not getting relegated, but you saw

508
00:25:39.039 --> 00:25:43.279
<v Speaker 2>the exact same kind of drama. Go tell Atlanta United,

509
00:25:43.359 --> 00:25:46.640
<v Speaker 2>Go tell those players, Go tell that coaching staff that, oh,

510
00:25:46.839 --> 00:25:50.039
<v Speaker 2>finishing ninth doesn't mean as much as finishing seventeenth to

511
00:25:50.079 --> 00:25:54.480
<v Speaker 2>avoid getting relegated. Get out, shut up, stop like it

512
00:25:54.599 --> 00:25:57.640
<v Speaker 2>meant everything to that group. And don't tell them they

513
00:25:57.640 --> 00:25:59.920
<v Speaker 2>can't celebrate either, because then you'll get me tweeting.

514
00:26:00.039 --> 00:26:00.599
<v Speaker 4>You don't want that.

515
00:26:01.720 --> 00:26:05.240
<v Speaker 2>Look, there's a lot of emotion in this game. There's

516
00:26:05.279 --> 00:26:07.839
<v Speaker 2>a lot of wonderful things in this game, in this

517
00:26:07.960 --> 00:26:10.480
<v Speaker 2>league and all the things that we deal with, this

518
00:26:10.559 --> 00:26:13.559
<v Speaker 2>is the time of year that makes it special. These

519
00:26:13.559 --> 00:26:16.920
<v Speaker 2>are the kind of moments that make it special. This

520
00:26:17.119 --> 00:26:20.519
<v Speaker 2>is a knockout game to continue your season. This is

521
00:26:20.559 --> 00:26:24.920
<v Speaker 2>a game where players lives will change after it. Guys

522
00:26:24.960 --> 00:26:27.839
<v Speaker 2>who season ends might be their last game for the club.

523
00:26:29.200 --> 00:26:32.400
<v Speaker 2>It might be in this case last game for their

524
00:26:32.440 --> 00:26:34.680
<v Speaker 2>coaching staff with the club. Like there's a lot of

525
00:26:34.720 --> 00:26:41.720
<v Speaker 2>different situations here. When tonight ends for either team, you

526
00:26:41.759 --> 00:26:44.880
<v Speaker 2>start the next season immediately, and there's going to be

527
00:26:44.920 --> 00:26:47.799
<v Speaker 2>a lot of turnover I think on both sides, probably

528
00:26:47.839 --> 00:26:49.440
<v Speaker 2>a little bit more staring at you in the face

529
00:26:49.440 --> 00:26:51.920
<v Speaker 2>on the Atlanta side, just because of the nature of

530
00:26:51.960 --> 00:26:54.319
<v Speaker 2>where the roster is right now going into next season.

531
00:26:55.160 --> 00:26:58.720
<v Speaker 2>So this is a meaningful game. This is an emotional game,

532
00:26:58.759 --> 00:27:00.839
<v Speaker 2>This is a big game. This is a big deal.

533
00:27:01.039 --> 00:27:04.480
<v Speaker 2>And anyone who tries to tell you it's not or

534
00:27:04.480 --> 00:27:06.119
<v Speaker 2>it doesn't matter because you just got in on the

535
00:27:06.160 --> 00:27:10.000
<v Speaker 2>last day or any of those things like stop diminishing

536
00:27:10.359 --> 00:27:12.079
<v Speaker 2>what makes it special.

537
00:27:12.680 --> 00:27:13.720
<v Speaker 4>Playoffs are special.

538
00:27:14.359 --> 00:27:17.079
<v Speaker 2>It's the thing about this league that is different and

539
00:27:17.240 --> 00:27:21.559
<v Speaker 2>is unique, not truly unique, because Mexico has playoffs and

540
00:27:21.599 --> 00:27:25.200
<v Speaker 2>they have special moments in playoffs. We've seen in playoff

541
00:27:25.240 --> 00:27:28.519
<v Speaker 2>situations in Argentina as well, and they have it. They're

542
00:27:28.559 --> 00:27:31.079
<v Speaker 2>going to kind of a playoff format in their league

543
00:27:31.079 --> 00:27:34.640
<v Speaker 2>structure next year, which gonna upset a whole lot of people.

544
00:27:34.640 --> 00:27:36.720
<v Speaker 2>You know, the defending world champions, How can they have playoffs.

545
00:27:36.759 --> 00:27:37.559
<v Speaker 2>What are we talking about.

546
00:27:38.119 --> 00:27:41.000
<v Speaker 4>It's it's a really cool moment.

547
00:27:41.079 --> 00:27:44.880
<v Speaker 2>And yeah, it's hard because you got home at about

548
00:27:44.880 --> 00:27:51.720
<v Speaker 2>midnight on Saturday and then had to reach in on Sunday,

549
00:27:52.000 --> 00:27:54.119
<v Speaker 2>do a training session on Monday that you can't go

550
00:27:54.200 --> 00:27:56.599
<v Speaker 2>too hard and then you have to travel and go

551
00:27:56.640 --> 00:27:58.160
<v Speaker 2>play again and you're gonna have to do the exact

552
00:27:58.160 --> 00:28:00.319
<v Speaker 2>same thing again if you win and go to Fort

553
00:28:00.359 --> 00:28:01.319
<v Speaker 2>Lauderdale on Friday.

554
00:28:01.400 --> 00:28:02.799
<v Speaker 4>So it's hard.

555
00:28:04.359 --> 00:28:08.160
<v Speaker 2>It's also one of those things that you can kind

556
00:28:08.160 --> 00:28:11.119
<v Speaker 2>of write yourself into history if you go on a

557
00:28:11.160 --> 00:28:14.839
<v Speaker 2>moment like this in Atlanta, has that opportunity in front

558
00:28:14.880 --> 00:28:18.079
<v Speaker 2>of them. You know, you're basically to the point where

559
00:28:18.880 --> 00:28:20.799
<v Speaker 2>you keep winning, you keep getting results, you get to

560
00:28:20.839 --> 00:28:24.240
<v Speaker 2>keep playing, you don't. It's time to go home, and

561
00:28:24.400 --> 00:28:26.240
<v Speaker 2>this club's going to look a lot different next year.

562
00:28:27.279 --> 00:28:30.920
<v Speaker 2>But this is an opportunity for guys to I think,

563
00:28:31.000 --> 00:28:35.119
<v Speaker 2>make a name for themselves and write their names into history.

564
00:28:35.160 --> 00:28:37.359
<v Speaker 2>And it's something that I think we have to do

565
00:28:37.400 --> 00:28:41.000
<v Speaker 2>a better job of embracing that history. Like I talked

566
00:28:41.039 --> 00:28:45.400
<v Speaker 2>about with Brad Kazanne, there should not be any negativity

567
00:28:45.480 --> 00:28:48.759
<v Speaker 2>about Brad Kazanne in this club and in this team

568
00:28:48.799 --> 00:28:51.039
<v Speaker 2>and in this fan base because of who he is

569
00:28:51.079 --> 00:28:53.319
<v Speaker 2>and what he's done. You when you have somebody who's

570
00:28:53.319 --> 00:28:55.960
<v Speaker 2>played more games for your club than anybody else, that's

571
00:28:55.960 --> 00:28:59.599
<v Speaker 2>a legend. That's an incredible legend, and he needs to

572
00:28:59.640 --> 00:29:03.559
<v Speaker 2>be treated as such. There's guys who are staring at

573
00:29:03.599 --> 00:29:06.559
<v Speaker 2>their potential last game for the club tonight, and there's

574
00:29:06.599 --> 00:29:08.519
<v Speaker 2>guys who are going to give you everything they can

575
00:29:08.599 --> 00:29:10.519
<v Speaker 2>because they love that badge and they love that club

576
00:29:10.559 --> 00:29:13.319
<v Speaker 2>and they've given everything for it. So that needs to

577
00:29:13.319 --> 00:29:15.440
<v Speaker 2>be celebrated, and I think more importantly, that needs to

578
00:29:15.440 --> 00:29:20.279
<v Speaker 2>be respected. So hopefully all the viewing parties, all the

579
00:29:20.279 --> 00:29:24.279
<v Speaker 2>folks watching, everybody doing that will be making noise and

580
00:29:24.680 --> 00:29:26.880
<v Speaker 2>embracing the effort that these guys are going to give.

581
00:29:27.680 --> 00:29:29.839
<v Speaker 2>They're gonna fight till the whistle blows, and hopefully when

582
00:29:29.839 --> 00:29:33.160
<v Speaker 2>it blows, Atlanta's got a ticket headed to Fort Lauderdale

583
00:29:33.279 --> 00:29:35.960
<v Speaker 2>on Friday. Broadcast plans on ninety two nine The game

584
00:29:35.960 --> 00:29:39.160
<v Speaker 2>in the Odyssey app six point thirty for your five

585
00:29:39.160 --> 00:29:44.240
<v Speaker 2>stretch countdown seven forty four kickoff nineteen nine The game

586
00:29:44.279 --> 00:29:46.319
<v Speaker 2>the Audissey App. You can sync it up to the

587
00:29:46.359 --> 00:29:50.079
<v Speaker 2>TV very easily. We'll share your little photographic on how

588
00:29:50.079 --> 00:29:53.039
<v Speaker 2>to do that. It's gonna be a fun one. These

589
00:29:53.039 --> 00:29:55.319
<v Speaker 2>are the reasons why we do this. When you get

590
00:29:55.359 --> 00:30:01.519
<v Speaker 2>into this kind of situation. It's the drama, it's the

591
00:30:01.519 --> 00:30:02.440
<v Speaker 2>the back and forth.

592
00:30:02.599 --> 00:30:04.279
<v Speaker 4>It's all of the stuff that we're.

593
00:30:04.079 --> 00:30:07.160
<v Speaker 2>Going to get in this game tonight, the wild swings

594
00:30:07.160 --> 00:30:11.400
<v Speaker 2>of emotion both ways. It's why we do this and

595
00:30:11.440 --> 00:30:13.039
<v Speaker 2>talk about it and put all the effort that we

596
00:30:13.079 --> 00:30:13.640
<v Speaker 2>put into it.

597
00:30:13.720 --> 00:30:16.759
<v Speaker 1>So I cannot wait for kickoff. One more thing before

598
00:30:16.759 --> 00:30:18.279
<v Speaker 1>you get out of here. I mentioned it as a

599
00:30:18.319 --> 00:30:23.680
<v Speaker 1>part of opening kickoff this you know that you know

600
00:30:23.720 --> 00:30:26.799
<v Speaker 1>that website, right, you know I know that website. It

601
00:30:26.920 --> 00:30:30.240
<v Speaker 1>is now a gold winner. It is a gold medal

602
00:30:30.279 --> 00:30:33.079
<v Speaker 1>winner for the Davies. We've we've upgraded from silver and

603
00:30:33.119 --> 00:30:35.359
<v Speaker 1>the Davies to the golds. That came out this morning,

604
00:30:35.480 --> 00:30:39.400
<v Speaker 1>So wow, look at that. So yes, officially gold Davy

605
00:30:39.440 --> 00:30:41.960
<v Speaker 1>winners from our friends at the ai VA. So yeah,

606
00:30:41.960 --> 00:30:44.039
<v Speaker 1>they hit us that with that about eight o'clock this morning.

607
00:30:44.039 --> 00:30:46.720
<v Speaker 1>So I just thought you should know as you continue

608
00:30:46.759 --> 00:30:47.160
<v Speaker 1>your day.

609
00:30:47.720 --> 00:30:50.920
<v Speaker 2>Very nice. Jarrett probably had a hand on that, I think,

610
00:30:50.960 --> 00:30:52.839
<v Speaker 2>I think so, I think he did.

611
00:30:53.839 --> 00:30:55.279
<v Speaker 5>Maybe we'll see.

612
00:30:55.680 --> 00:30:59.839
<v Speaker 1>Well, it's it's not having a hand something doesn't always

613
00:30:59.880 --> 00:31:05.519
<v Speaker 1>have to be productive or healthy.

614
00:31:03.799 --> 00:31:05.480
<v Speaker 4>When you're involved. Yeah, it's probably about right.

615
00:31:05.759 --> 00:31:08.599
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Maddy had a hand in it too, but she

616
00:31:08.720 --> 00:31:11.759
<v Speaker 1>ducked out, so she's she doesn't want to talk about it.

617
00:31:12.359 --> 00:31:13.680
<v Speaker 5>But Jared made the point.

618
00:31:13.799 --> 00:31:16.759
<v Speaker 1>He's like, so, let me guess you said the mixing

619
00:31:16.839 --> 00:31:18.799
<v Speaker 1>of the MLS All Star Game is a part of the.

620
00:31:18.759 --> 00:31:24.519
<v Speaker 5>Gun or an old soccer over their episode, yes or both.

621
00:31:25.279 --> 00:31:27.119
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that would have terrified people if they had no

622
00:31:27.160 --> 00:31:28.240
<v Speaker 2>idea what that was all about.

623
00:31:28.440 --> 00:31:30.200
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so that that would be, like you think, it

624
00:31:30.319 --> 00:31:32.799
<v Speaker 1>terrifies people, and if they do know what it's.

625
00:31:32.680 --> 00:31:35.400
<v Speaker 4>All about, terrifies me on a regular basis. I'll tell

626
00:31:35.400 --> 00:31:35.880
<v Speaker 4>you that much.

627
00:31:36.119 --> 00:31:38.640
<v Speaker 5>Yes, all right, So what's what's lunch?

628
00:31:39.440 --> 00:31:41.960
<v Speaker 4>I don't know yet. I'm not sure.

629
00:31:42.079 --> 00:31:45.440
<v Speaker 2>There's a lot of places around here we're close to kind.

630
00:31:45.240 --> 00:31:48.880
<v Speaker 4>Of too much poutine now, poutine's.

631
00:31:48.359 --> 00:31:51.559
<v Speaker 2>Too heavy for for lunch on the game day. That's

632
00:31:51.599 --> 00:31:54.079
<v Speaker 2>too much. I don't know what I'm to end up doing.

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<v Speaker 5>All right, Well, take pictures and let us know when

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<v Speaker 5>you get there.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, yep, we'll do.

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<v Speaker 2>I know there's a gonna at least a couple Atlanta

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<v Speaker 2>United fans in the building. I've seen heard from one,

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<v Speaker 2>and i've seen on Instagram another one who is on

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<v Speaker 2>her way. So I don't know if there's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>many more, but uh, maybe you'll hear us yelling around

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<v Speaker 2>dot Suda.

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<v Speaker 5>No doubt about it. All right, Be safe, brother, and

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<v Speaker 5>have a good call, all right, see it