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<v Speaker 1>Here we go, Here we go. It's first eleven for

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<v Speaker 1>this Friday. We get set for DC and out of

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<v Speaker 1>FC Cincinnati at seven fifteen on iHeartRadio, the iHeartRadio app

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<v Speaker 1>and you can sync with Apple TV as it's a

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<v Speaker 1>home game at Audi Field and DC and I believe

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<v Speaker 1>me looking to respond after a bad day in San Jose.

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<v Speaker 1>Dave Johnson along with her Bruce Moria. We will get

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<v Speaker 1>to DC and IED and how they do respond. But

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<v Speaker 1>first let's talk about Major League Soccer deciding to postpone

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<v Speaker 1>any schedule change. There's been talk trying to align with

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<v Speaker 1>the European schedules, not really the world calendar. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>the same in South America and Mexico, but trying to

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<v Speaker 1>align with the European calendars. Talking now that they'll investigate more,

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<v Speaker 1>but the earliest any change would come would be twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty seven.

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<v Speaker 2>A R.

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<v Speaker 1>Bruce Moriy. Basically, what they're thinking is starting the season

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<v Speaker 1>late July or early August, play through mid December, then

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<v Speaker 1>take roughly a five week winter break through the beginning

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<v Speaker 1>of February, and then conclude the season late May or

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<v Speaker 1>early June. Uh It's it seems somewhat possible because right

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<v Speaker 1>now we start at the end of February and we

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<v Speaker 1>go into to November. But really, when you're talking about

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<v Speaker 1>regular season games and there are so many cities where

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<v Speaker 1>the weather is so harsh even in November and December,

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<v Speaker 1>on one side, it doesn't seem feasible. So what is

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<v Speaker 1>your take?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I I think you know, it's a great idea.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been a long time coming, and we all want it,

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<v Speaker 2>we all want this, but you know, is it is

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<v Speaker 2>it out there and it's not, it's not really being considered.

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<v Speaker 2>But then you know, again, you and I talked about

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<v Speaker 2>this this morning. It is being considered, and they're in.

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<v Speaker 2>They're there, they were they're going to possibly get it

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<v Speaker 2>on the on on the calendar. The the thing that

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<v Speaker 2>intrigues me is if it gets on the winter caare

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<v Speaker 2>excuse me, the calendar of Europe, the European calendar. Will

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<v Speaker 2>that allow us to get it? Seems in the Champions League?

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<v Speaker 2>And again people are gonna say, what are you crazy

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<v Speaker 2>putting an MLS team in the Champions League? Why not?

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<v Speaker 2>Why not? You know, if our league becomes viable and

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<v Speaker 2>people see what we're doing here in the United States

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<v Speaker 2>and that's in our World Cup. You know that is

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<v Speaker 2>going to really give some punching power to the decision makers.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, and again, your good friend and teammate, Alexi Lallis,

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<v Speaker 1>he was somewhat disappointed that if you're going to change it,

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<v Speaker 1>change it coming out of the twenty twenty six World Cup,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you could sign some of the World Cup stars,

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<v Speaker 1>and so he was disappointed. If I understood his reaction

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<v Speaker 1>on social media that if you're going to postpone the decision,

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<v Speaker 1>postponing to twenty twenty seven, in some ways doesn't make

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<v Speaker 1>sense because if you're actually going to do this, why

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<v Speaker 1>not doing out of the World Cup that you're hosting.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's right, you know that he's kind of going

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<v Speaker 2>down the path that I was originally thinking is they're

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of throwing it out there and let the

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<v Speaker 2>wind settle it. No, I think he's right. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think Alexi's right on everything, but on this one,

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's all right.

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<v Speaker 1>Now. You know, it's a situation that we grew up

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<v Speaker 1>of an age with the old North American Soccer League

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<v Speaker 1>with Pele and of course Johan Krouf, and that we're

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<v Speaker 1>talking the seventies into the early eighties, and the belief

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<v Speaker 1>then was you got to finish by Labor Day and

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<v Speaker 1>get out of the way of the NFL. And I

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<v Speaker 1>remember when Major League Soccer started in nineteen ninety six

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<v Speaker 1>and our season was creeping September, in October, November, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm thinking, I don't know if this is going to work.

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<v Speaker 1>And I've been pleasantly surprised because yes, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think about in October of ninety eight, over twenty thousand

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<v Speaker 1>at RFK Stadium for a playoff game. So clearly it

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<v Speaker 1>shows even in a competitive marketplace, soccer has defined its

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<v Speaker 1>own niche. It is defined its own audience that will

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<v Speaker 1>support the team. But again December in Colorado, Minnesota, Boston,

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<v Speaker 1>even Philadelphia. I have concerns about.

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<v Speaker 2>That, Dave. I mean, I know, you remember this game

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<v Speaker 2>two years ago, maybe three years ago in Denver World

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<v Speaker 2>Cup qualifier against Costa Rica, and there was five on

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<v Speaker 2>the field and they were going to play this game

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<v Speaker 2>come hell or high water. And this is when the

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<v Speaker 2>United States took the games to Minnesota and this crazy weather,

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<v Speaker 2>h you know, for the tactical advantage. And I remember

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<v Speaker 2>watching that game in Denver and I remember looking at

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<v Speaker 2>the scorers table, and Saneil Galotti, our president, was over

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<v Speaker 2>there saying play the game, don't blow the whistle. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>telling you he's not our president anymore, but not because

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<v Speaker 2>of that, but I remember that very very keenly.

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<v Speaker 1>Well. Also, what part of the argument here are as

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<v Speaker 1>I look at it is, does switching this calendar really

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<v Speaker 1>make Major League Soccer a better league? And I think

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<v Speaker 1>they're some other issues are like any league has issues

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<v Speaker 1>and issues sounds like a strong word that that. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if changing the calendar really will make Major

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<v Speaker 1>League Soccer a better league. Your thoughts on that.

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<v Speaker 2>Only if you only only if you get Major League

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<v Speaker 2>Soccer into Europe. So you know why why wouldn't you

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<v Speaker 2>see know, every every team you know, Belgium, Portugal, you know, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know name the league Scotland has, has teams in

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<v Speaker 2>the Champions League or in Europe every year and so

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<v Speaker 2>and so if you're on that calendar, you know, why

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<v Speaker 2>don't you know? The world is one place?

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<v Speaker 1>Now?

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<v Speaker 2>Why? Why? Why could that not work? And in fact

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<v Speaker 2>it is working this year. Look at the Club World

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<v Speaker 2>Cup and you'll see the Seattle Sounders, you'll see in

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<v Speaker 2>her Miami.

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<v Speaker 1>In all right, well, this will be a talking point

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<v Speaker 1>at least for the next two years, because Major League

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<v Speaker 1>Soccer has made sure of that a talking point. This week,

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<v Speaker 1>DC United see Cincinnati. You know, after the forour one

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<v Speaker 1>loss to Orlando and the way the team responded against Columbus.

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<v Speaker 1>Not concerned. I have to be concerned with a six

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<v Speaker 1>to one loss. Your thoughts on what must be going

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<v Speaker 1>through that locker room right now, is they approach a game.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, there's can't you know, you can you can kind

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<v Speaker 2>of raw route up as much as you want and

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<v Speaker 2>we're all together. No, that's not the case. Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you start look, you start thinking about your job, you

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<v Speaker 2>start thinking about, uh, you know, what we can do better.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm listening to the coach, but I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>that's exactly how I see it. Yeah, that's all happening

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<v Speaker 2>right now. So let's not sugarcoat it saying that, saying

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<v Speaker 2>that this group uh has the ability? All right, it

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<v Speaker 2>has the ability. But you know one thing, I mean again,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to talk about where the players should

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<v Speaker 2>play and what they should do, but the coaching staff

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<v Speaker 2>clearly now can see, uh you know what a what

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<v Speaker 2>a jet type league this is? Uh, and they're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have to figure out how to how to play the

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<v Speaker 2>way they want to play. But sometimes you're gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>to You're gonna have to suck it up, and you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna have to play, uh to the other team's strengths.

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<v Speaker 2>In others, you have to you have to figure out

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<v Speaker 2>you know this, Okay, every time they get the ball,

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<v Speaker 2>they are in full flight. We better put people behind

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<v Speaker 2>the ball, pack it in and maybe we'll get a

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<v Speaker 2>breakaway here or there. But that's what you have to do.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to accept that fact. Okay, we're gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>to be a defensive, structured team at this point, and

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<v Speaker 2>and so we and so we stop the bleeding. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, when we stop the bleeding, we do. We

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<v Speaker 2>do have guys, right, but they're all just coming together

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<v Speaker 2>first year. There's so many new players. I would urge

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<v Speaker 2>the fans this is not a panicky time. You're not

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<v Speaker 2>as capable of result any week.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's too early to panding, but I think the

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<v Speaker 1>point in short is there's got to be a balance

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<v Speaker 1>between to impose your will but also maybe modifying your

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<v Speaker 1>tactics so you're not in a situation where you're conceding

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<v Speaker 1>six goals. We'll see how this develops as DC United

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<v Speaker 1>takes on FC Cincinnati. That'll be Saturday night at Aldi

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<v Speaker 1>Field again on iHeartRadio, the iHeart app, and you can

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<v Speaker 1>first eleven