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<v Speaker 1>Here we go, Here we go. It's another edition of

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<v Speaker 1>first eleven Your Connection with DC, And I had Dave Johnson,

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<v Speaker 1>along with Bruce Murray a lot to talk about DC.

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<v Speaker 1>And I did it with those two stoppage time goals

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<v Speaker 1>and the winner the Colorado Rapids and just days after

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<v Speaker 1>that the two nothing, hard fought win over the Charleston Battery.

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<v Speaker 1>And we'll start with that, Bruce. As we get going,

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<v Speaker 1>people buzzing about Jacob Murle's goal. Not only did it

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<v Speaker 1>break the zero zero tie and extra time by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>but also just just it was just a beautiful goal.

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<v Speaker 1>But having said that, when we talk about a beautiful goal, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>but he deserved that based on all the hard hat

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<v Speaker 1>work he put in through ninety plus minutes.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my gosh, nobody on the field was running as

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<v Speaker 2>much as Jacob Murle and the dirty work he did

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<v Speaker 2>reminds me of you know, Bogy when he puts his

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<v Speaker 2>shifts in and he holds it up for the team. Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>And Jacob, Jacob did that. And right before that gold Dave,

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<v Speaker 2>he had a toe hope that he just couldn't quite

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<v Speaker 2>get to and you like, it just wasn't going to

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<v Speaker 2>be his day. But The goal itself was just pure brilliance.

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<v Speaker 1>DC it wins possession. Leal left the center circle mad

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<v Speaker 1>for Jacob Merle and it came off the back of Merle.

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<v Speaker 1>But Merle, now just outside the box, cuts to his left.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a shot and said that, And he said to that,

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<v Speaker 3>Jacob Marle on what their goal right at the top

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<v Speaker 3>of the day with the left foot. Fireworks go off

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<v Speaker 3>and out the build and finally finally DC and on

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<v Speaker 3>and has broken through.

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<v Speaker 2>It hit the back of him and then he had

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<v Speaker 2>to stop, and then he had to take on two players.

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<v Speaker 2>But what he did was he he did a chop

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<v Speaker 2>krouch about twenty five yards out, took a look and said,

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<v Speaker 2>why don't I just hit it left footed? He's not

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<v Speaker 2>left footed, and he smokes it into the upper corner.

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<v Speaker 2>It was exactly the same goal as our US national

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<v Speaker 2>team player Jack McGlenn scored against Paraguay. It was a bomb.

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<v Speaker 1>And again that's a good point. He's not left footed.

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<v Speaker 1>But boy, it was all right, that's for sure. Now

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<v Speaker 1>we talk about of course, Jacob Merlin and fans are

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<v Speaker 1>saying this, and all of your supporters and as you

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<v Speaker 1>connect with us on iHeartRadio, He's an example because of

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<v Speaker 1>his hard work. If he give him the time, he

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<v Speaker 1>will produce.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he will produce Dave. And not only that. If

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<v Speaker 2>our listeners can remember back to the Chicago game, he

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<v Speaker 2>bailed us out with a bicycle kick. He's scoring spectacular goals.

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<v Speaker 2>What if he gets just more time, more time, and

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<v Speaker 2>is he going to become and develop that off striker

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<v Speaker 2>off ben Techy, that one guy who can score ten

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<v Speaker 2>to twelve goals and your golden boot guy scores twenty

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<v Speaker 2>two goals. If we can develop that striker, anything's possible.

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<v Speaker 1>And Benechi certainly seems to have relationship with him. Also

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<v Speaker 1>significant when you think about this period of time for

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<v Speaker 1>DC and they got down against of Colorado Rapids, but

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<v Speaker 1>again their heads did not get down and the way

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<v Speaker 1>they forgot the Sakes responded in stoppage time in the

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<v Speaker 1>first half with two goals. The goals say a lot

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<v Speaker 1>about the character actually of this team.

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<v Speaker 2>It does. I mean, look even me in the booth,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, oh my gosh, what are we doing? What

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<v Speaker 2>you know, how did that happen? And then they didn't

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<v Speaker 2>give up and they kept going. And that's what I

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<v Speaker 2>said after the second goal.

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<v Speaker 1>Of mal Herrera. Horrera goes central with the left foot,

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<v Speaker 1>His cross ricochets, bounces on the shot.

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<v Speaker 3>Jose Jiva, Jose ko Jiva, just saizard at home these

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<v Speaker 3>he not at leads two to one.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, Kajima scored off that deflection that you called so brilliantly.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought it was all side, but it wasn't. Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>You cannot give up in this game. You have to

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<v Speaker 2>keep fighting. There is a way through and DC United

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<v Speaker 2>has proven that two games in a row. Now, So

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<v Speaker 2>do they have that, you know, in the toolbox going forward?

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<v Speaker 2>I think they do. Got a great opportunity going up

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<v Speaker 2>to struggling struggling f C Toronto. You know, anything's possible.

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<v Speaker 2>But Dave, looking at the stands, the stats, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if our fans are following it really closely, but man,

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<v Speaker 2>we're in a playoff position if we get three points

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<v Speaker 2>this weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>Ozake Kajima, as he described that goal, he talked about

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about a goal two weeks prior by Dennis Bolonga. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he's as we've talked to him, he's always thinking, always

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<v Speaker 1>visualizing the game. How much of that did you do

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<v Speaker 1>as a player, and just talk about the way he

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<v Speaker 1>studies the game while he's playing the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I I didn't study the game as much, kind

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<v Speaker 2>of played by the seat of my pants. But I

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<v Speaker 2>also understand and that he is writing letters to famous

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<v Speaker 2>players and almost a pen pal type situation, and they're

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<v Speaker 2>writing him back, and so he is trying to assemble

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<v Speaker 2>this this this Trevor you know, treasure trove of information

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<v Speaker 2>both both on cards and up in his head, so

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<v Speaker 2>that he knows he's a true student of the game.

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<v Speaker 2>I wasn't that I was. I was, man, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>let me figure out what to do when I get

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<v Speaker 2>into the situation. Kajima seems to think his way through.

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<v Speaker 2>A very cerebral player.

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<v Speaker 1>And as we look ahead with Toronto FC and look

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<v Speaker 1>ahead now into the round of sixteen, this is the

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<v Speaker 1>busiest month of the season for d C. And I

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<v Speaker 1>a takeaway I had from the Open Cup game the

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<v Speaker 1>other night, Fidel Brahas and some guys getting some playing time.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought he was a difference maker of the game.

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<v Speaker 1>That depth is going to be important if DC not

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<v Speaker 1>is to not only survive but thrive in this month.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh yeah, it is. Depth is going to be huge.

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<v Speaker 2>Look how many center backs have been out already this year,

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<v Speaker 2>and we have a rotation of guys that we can trust.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you know, Lucas Bartlett's out, you know, incomes McNaughton.

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<v Speaker 2>McNaughton's out, Tubbs. I mean we can continue to Maddy

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<v Speaker 2>Petla jumps in. I mean we can we can kind

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<v Speaker 2>of convey or belt our center backs because they all

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<v Speaker 2>understand what we're doing. There's a philosophy and it's three

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<v Speaker 2>at the back, one comes over weak side, and one

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<v Speaker 2>comes back the off forward. So we're always playing with

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<v Speaker 2>five now in the middle. And that's what we figured

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<v Speaker 2>out after we got hammered by San Jose, that poor

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<v Speaker 2>result out in San Jose.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, d C and I Torontoc. That's the next assignment.

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<v Speaker 1>It is coming up on Saturday. We will have it

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<v Speaker 1>for you on iHeartRadio beginning at four fifteen. That's first

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<v Speaker 1>eleven elevenut or less. Your connection with DC and I

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<v Speaker 1>did for Bruce Forrey. I'm Dave Johnson. Thanks for the time.