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<v Speaker 1>The bass has dropped on a special edition of Soccer

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<v Speaker 1>Down Here SDHPM Live. A little bit different time spot here,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's been one of those kind of days with

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<v Speaker 1>news on the Atlanta United Front. We were on hand

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<v Speaker 1>for the big press conference introducing Chris Henderson, so we'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk about that any other news that has happened today

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<v Speaker 1>as well. We'll try to get into it on a

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<v Speaker 1>little short special edition of SDHPM alongside Madison Cruise. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Jason Longshore and Maddie. We got the chance to meet

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Anderson this afternoon. The City of Atlanta got a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to meet Chris Henderson this afternoon. Just your big

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<v Speaker 1>picture thoughts on meeting the new person in charge, the

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<v Speaker 1>chief soccer officer of Atlanta United.

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<v Speaker 2>It's exciting. I'm excited. I think this was something that

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<v Speaker 2>I think has been in the works for a while,

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<v Speaker 2>so actually getting it announced is pretty cool. And finally

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<v Speaker 2>being able to meet the person that you know, we've

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<v Speaker 2>heard rumors about that is going to be the new

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<v Speaker 2>GM for Atlanta United. It was nice to get to

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<v Speaker 2>put a name to the face a little bit getting

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<v Speaker 2>to see him in Atlanta. Believe I think he mentioned

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<v Speaker 2>his press conference, only his second day in Atlanta, so

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<v Speaker 2>very very brand new to everything, but very excited to

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<v Speaker 2>see this duo back in action, I think for another

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<v Speaker 2>MLS club. So you've seen what they've done with Seattle,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm excited.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. I think one of the things that jumped out

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<v Speaker 1>to me, and we'll get into it. I asked Garth

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<v Speaker 1>Logerway and Chris Henderson kind of about this aspect of

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<v Speaker 1>it is, Look, these are two guys who know one

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<v Speaker 1>another really really well, and there are two guys who

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<v Speaker 1>are friends, and you know, it's not a surprise that

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Henderson is here in Atlanta. I think a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people just assumed it straight out of hand. Now

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<v Speaker 1>Garth didn't get into detail on the timeline of things,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was under contract with Inner Miami and a

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<v Speaker 1>draft pick had to be sent to Inner Miami to

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<v Speaker 1>get this deal done. So keep that in mind when

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<v Speaker 1>you hear rumors and you're like, oh, it's definitely going

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<v Speaker 1>to be this, and then it's not, or why isn't

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<v Speaker 1>it this? Somebody already said it was going to be this. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes things aren't that simple. We've got a few clips

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<v Speaker 1>from the press conference today. If you didn't have the

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<v Speaker 1>chance to check it out live. It is archived and

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<v Speaker 1>available on the Atlanta United YouTube channel. Here's a clip

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<v Speaker 1>from very early on I believe Felipe Card and Us

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<v Speaker 1>ask the question of Garth about choosing Chris Henderson and

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<v Speaker 1>how the whole process played out. Here's Garth loger away

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<v Speaker 1>from earlier today.

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<v Speaker 3>In terms of timey, how we know, we interviewed a

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<v Speaker 3>number of people. Some of that was just logistical in

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<v Speaker 3>the sense that we had to have team seasons end

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<v Speaker 3>before we could get permission to talk to their executives

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<v Speaker 3>in a lot of cases, so that timey was kind

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<v Speaker 3>of spread out.

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<v Speaker 4>But look, given my track record with Chris, while it

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<v Speaker 4>certainly wasn't clear if Chris was going to be available

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<v Speaker 4>or not at the time when he became available, then

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<v Speaker 4>honestly he went to the top of the list and

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<v Speaker 4>we thought, hey, you know, there might be an opportunity here,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, but certainly that was not known for a

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<v Speaker 4>considerable period.

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<v Speaker 3>And I we'd like to say thank you to Miami

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<v Speaker 3>for allowing Chris to leave.

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<v Speaker 5>It was it was.

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<v Speaker 6>There were they were really gentlemanly about it, uh and

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<v Speaker 6>you know, really appreciate, you know, working that collegiately across

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<v Speaker 6>the league and hopefully have a great opportunity going forward

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<v Speaker 6>to the Chris.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not a surprise that they're reunited. It was a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of a surprise as how things played out

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<v Speaker 1>in Miami with Chris Henderson. And I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>we'll ever truly get the behind the scenes on all

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<v Speaker 1>of it, but they hired somebody in that basically replaced

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<v Speaker 1>Henderson's link to the ownership. They put somebody in between that,

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<v Speaker 1>so it got a little complicated, the role changed. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>that meant he was looking for a way out, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>just opportunity all present itself. But now you are here

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<v Speaker 1>and at Atlanta has their chief soccer officer and Chris Henderson, Maddie,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, you hear from Chris, you hear

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<v Speaker 1>Garth talk about Chris. These are two guys who just

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<v Speaker 1>have a ton of respect for one another, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think that part is abundantly clear with the two of them.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and they look at each other and they've known

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<v Speaker 2>each other for years, so there's obviously that mutual respect already,

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<v Speaker 2>they've worked together for years. They have that bond that

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<v Speaker 2>I think is so important. It's what made their run

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<v Speaker 2>at Seattle so successful. I mean, you can't deny what

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<v Speaker 2>they did at Seattle and what it has done even

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<v Speaker 2>years now. Seattle Sanders is one of the clubs I

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<v Speaker 2>think when you look at MLS, they're one of those

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<v Speaker 2>powerhouse clubs. And a lot of that has to do

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<v Speaker 2>with what Garth and what Chris did during their time there.

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<v Speaker 2>Very early on too. It was very early on in

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<v Speaker 2>Chris's journey of being an executive officers I believe actually

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<v Speaker 2>from doing the deep dive he was it was his

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<v Speaker 2>first executive physician job because he had just come from

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<v Speaker 2>being the assistant head coach at the Kansas City Wizards

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<v Speaker 2>Sport in Kansas City. But that's crazy, you know, he

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<v Speaker 2>got that opportunity and to have that success in Seattle

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<v Speaker 2>to then be able to bring into Inner Miami and

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<v Speaker 2>what he did with Inner Miami with all of the

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<v Speaker 2>roster limitations, the roster issues they were having, was able

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<v Speaker 2>to bring that down and able to make it roster

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<v Speaker 2>compliant with everything in MLS. And then now he's coming

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<v Speaker 2>to Atlanta and he has a lot of really really

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<v Speaker 2>nice things to do. He has two DV slots opened up,

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<v Speaker 2>he can move things around, do what he wants to

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<v Speaker 2>do and it's really appealing.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's fascinating how life and careers work sometimes. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, talking to Chris Henderson, this is somebody who

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<v Speaker 1>played in the league from day one, played a long

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<v Speaker 1>time in the league, missed maybe the early stages of

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<v Speaker 1>his professional career, and there wasn't a league. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>This is somebody who was on the nineteen ninety World

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<v Speaker 1>Cup roster, the youngest player in that roster. There wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>a place for him to play professionally at that time

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<v Speaker 1>in the United States at this kind of a level.

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<v Speaker 1>But he came back to MLS day one. Year one

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<v Speaker 1>he played and was a you know, a legend in

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<v Speaker 1>this league. And I think when you talk about the

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<v Speaker 1>National Soccer Hall of Fame and you separate the MLS

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<v Speaker 1>side of it out, Chris Henderson is an MLS Hall

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<v Speaker 1>of Famer, no question about it. On the field, then,

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<v Speaker 1>as you mentioned, his first executive job in MLS was

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<v Speaker 1>helping to bring the Seattle Sounders into the league. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he took over in there as the technical director in

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<v Speaker 1>January of two thousand and eight, going into their last

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<v Speaker 1>season in the USL before they started in MLS. And

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<v Speaker 1>then what's so fascinating is what happened to Chris in

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<v Speaker 1>Miami where somebody was hired in between him. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know the structure in those early days in Seattle, but

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<v Speaker 1>both of them talked about it today. Garth came to

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<v Speaker 1>Seattle after a good bit of success that the Sounders

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<v Speaker 1>had already had, with the expectation to take that even higher,

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<v Speaker 1>and he came in above Chris, who had been there

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<v Speaker 1>from day one. And what Garth said about how Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Henderson was so welcoming and so, you know, let's work

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<v Speaker 1>together to do even more. You don't always get that,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think it says a lot about both individuals

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<v Speaker 1>that that could have been a really awkward situation and

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't, and they found a way to work together

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<v Speaker 1>and have a lot of success in Seattle before Garth

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<v Speaker 1>came to Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 2>It's almost like, you know, when you're somewhere and you

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<v Speaker 2>get and someone else gets picked and they haven't been

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<v Speaker 2>there for long, and you've been there for this long,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're like, wait, what about me. It's nice to

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<v Speaker 2>have that balance that they were able to come in

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<v Speaker 2>and immediately click and get along and you bring back

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<v Speaker 2>to Chris Anderson's I think whole history in what he's

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<v Speaker 2>done for the league. I think what's so interesting is

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<v Speaker 2>he helped UCLA get a championship at a sophomore year. He

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<v Speaker 2>stopped playing soccer for a couple of years. He didn't

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<v Speaker 2>play collegiately. He graduated college, and then he continued and

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<v Speaker 2>then he went.

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<v Speaker 1>To those those were the weird days of soccer in

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<v Speaker 1>the US. He didn't stop playing, but he didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>a club to play for. The US national team kind

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<v Speaker 1>of essentially became a club in that time. Trust me,

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<v Speaker 1>it's before your time, and you're better off for it,

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<v Speaker 1>because it was chaos. You had players that didn't sign

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<v Speaker 1>to a club. They were signed to the national team program.

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<v Speaker 1>The nation had to be the club. So the national

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<v Speaker 1>team like you see now where they play games, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>not in international breaks and without full rosters. The national

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<v Speaker 1>team played thirty forty games a year. That's why some

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<v Speaker 1>of these guys have so many caps, because they were

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<v Speaker 1>playing it like it was a pro club. It was

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<v Speaker 1>craziness at that time. That's the era that Chris came

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<v Speaker 1>out of, and that's why, honestly, I think it's really

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<v Speaker 1>important to have somebody like this in the club, because

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<v Speaker 1>when when we talk about MLS and ah, the rules

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<v Speaker 1>are weird, and ah, why does it like this? And

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<v Speaker 1>this is and you just get mad if you were

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<v Speaker 1>there before the league and it got delayed. As Chris

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<v Speaker 1>told us in our interview that you'll hear the whole

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<v Speaker 1>thing tonight on Atlanta Soccer tonight on nineteen ninety game.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he was one of those guys who was

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<v Speaker 1>ready for the league to start in nineteen ninety five

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<v Speaker 1>and it didn't start. It had to wait other year

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<v Speaker 1>because they needed to go get more investment. He went

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<v Speaker 1>through that. So when you've been through that, and you've

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<v Speaker 1>been through practicing in public parks and you know all

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that were the early days of the

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<v Speaker 1>league and then the professional days that predated the league,

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<v Speaker 1>and you get to now and it's like, man, this

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<v Speaker 1>rule book is kind of crazy. When you understand where

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<v Speaker 1>you came from, you get past that really quick and

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<v Speaker 1>you find a way to maximize it. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>Chris has done that in Miami especially. He did a

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<v Speaker 1>great job maximizing what that roster could be with Lionel

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<v Speaker 1>Messi and friends. The second part of Felipe carden US's

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<v Speaker 1>question about you know, kind of to set the scene

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<v Speaker 1>for everything. Here was what lessons he had learned during

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<v Speaker 1>his time in Miami that he'll carry forward. Here's Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Henderson talking about that time in Miami.

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<v Speaker 7>There's a lot of lessons learned over the last four years.

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<v Speaker 7>What I have founded is there's many different ways to

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<v Speaker 7>build a team, and there is different roster category stores

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<v Speaker 7>and mechanisms how you can sign players in the league,

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<v Speaker 7>and you can be successful on a young team. You

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<v Speaker 7>can be successful mixing veteran players with young players.

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<v Speaker 7>To have success in this league, you need to be

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<v Speaker 7>able to have depth in each position. And that's going

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<v Speaker 7>to be a focus is you know, you can have

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<v Speaker 7>your starting group, but what happens when you have injuries,

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<v Speaker 7>what happens when players get called up to international duty.

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<v Speaker 7>You need to have those answers ready and give your

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<v Speaker 7>where we had an incredible regular season, and knowing that

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<v Speaker 7>multiple tournaments. Sometimes you have two three different tournaments to

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<v Speaker 7>go through during the season. So I'm really excited because

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<v Speaker 7>we have two designated player spots open. There's huge potential

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<v Speaker 7>for how we can build this team. The history of

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<v Speaker 7>working together and with the staff of Demetrios, with Jonathan,

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<v Speaker 1>As Lady A on the comments, I believe that is

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<v Speaker 1>Abby under a different name here on YouTube. As Lady

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<v Speaker 1>A points out, they did cross over on the playing

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<v Speaker 1>side of Miami Fusion for a minute, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's really been since that time is when they've really

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<v Speaker 1>built that relationship. Garthoger Way and Chris Henderson. Chris they

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<v Speaker 1>are talking about enter Miami and I mean, what a

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<v Speaker 1>crazy cycle that he's went through there, coming in with

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<v Speaker 1>all the sanctions that you mentioned, having to find a

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<v Speaker 1>way to put a good roster on the field, making

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<v Speaker 1>them competitive. Before Messi shows up winning Leagues Cup in

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<v Speaker 1>that first burst of excitement as Messi wears the Miami shirt,

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<v Speaker 1>having the best regular season in history, but also getting

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<v Speaker 1>knocked out in the first round by a little club

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<v Speaker 1>called Atlanta United. There's a lot there that when you

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<v Speaker 1>talk about Miami's ambitions you talk about Atlanta's ambitions, they're shared.

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<v Speaker 1>They both want to be the biggest club in this hemisphere.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think Chris Anderson's time in Miami and what

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<v Speaker 1>he went through, it's going to be a different experience here,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think it's going to help him a lot

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<v Speaker 1>to have that four year time in Miami to then

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<v Speaker 1>bring here to Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean even too, with a lot of the

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<v Speaker 2>trials that you had to go through when you come

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<v Speaker 2>into Miami. The minute you get there, you're already dealing

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<v Speaker 2>with violations with roster eligibility or roster cap limits. Like

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<v Speaker 2>you're already dealing with all the money side of everything

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<v Speaker 2>of just okay, how do we become roster compliant with everything?

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<v Speaker 2>That's one hurdle you get to jump through, and that

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<v Speaker 2>to do deep spots, open up how you can delegate that.

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<v Speaker 2>Now you can sit there and be like, oh, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I've seen this. This is what we did that didn't

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<v Speaker 2>necessarily work. Here's how I fixed it. Let's go into

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<v Speaker 2>this and let's make it different, and let's make sure

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<v Speaker 2>that we are doing what we're supposed to do. That way,

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<v Speaker 2>we can get the players on time and they're not

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<v Speaker 2>scrambling because something's not in place, or this deal didn't

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<v Speaker 2>go through, or there are things just going back and forth.

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<v Speaker 2>You get everything situated and everything's good, and you've learned

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<v Speaker 2>from it. Now, when you come into a new situation

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<v Speaker 2>like you have here in Atlanta, it's a lot easier

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<v Speaker 2>to deal with it, and it's really great because now

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<v Speaker 2>you have a lot more flexibility and now like you

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<v Speaker 2>are more comfortable with it too, you don't feel this

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<v Speaker 2>immense pressure. I think when you enter a situation like

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<v Speaker 8>Is very much a rebuilding hold that thought about, especially

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<v Speaker 8>the roster build and what Chris has been through in

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<v Speaker 8>Miami and what he's learned to bring here.

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<v Speaker 1>I do want to play this clip from Garth loger Way.

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<v Speaker 1>I ask the question to both of them. When you

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<v Speaker 1>have a front office partnership like this had success, you

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<v Speaker 1>have skills that complement one another. So I asked Garth

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<v Speaker 1>about the skills that Chris brings to the table that

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<v Speaker 1>maybe he doesn't have, and Vice versa. This applies to

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<v Speaker 1>what you were just talking about. Here's Garth talking about

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Henderson's skills that he brings to that partnership.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm trained as a lawyer. I tend to think very

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<v Speaker 5>linearly and.

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<v Speaker 9>Maybe get bogged down in logic sometimes, but am very

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<v Speaker 9>process oriented.

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<v Speaker 5>Chris is again, I think, the best talent evaluator in

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<v Speaker 5>the league.

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<v Speaker 9>So again, different skill sets, and it's you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 9>making it overly simple there, because to be clear, I

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<v Speaker 9>think there's some good overlap where we collaborate on a

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<v Speaker 9>number of things. But if you want to break it

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<v Speaker 9>down really in the basics, Chris has an incredible eye

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<v Speaker 9>for talent.

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<v Speaker 5>Young players, old players.

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<v Speaker 9>Again, He's built different teams in different models across different clubs,

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<v Speaker 9>and I think that type of flexibility and experience that

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<v Speaker 9>that all ladders up to.

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<v Speaker 5>Chris is a proven winner, and so.

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<v Speaker 9>I think, you know, you take our two skill sets

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<v Speaker 9>and he had Chris's track record, and you say, hey,

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<v Speaker 9>proven winner. We've been adding proven winners across all these departments.

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<v Speaker 9>That's going to drive the club forward.

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<v Speaker 1>So one thing that Garth really hit on was Chris's

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<v Speaker 1>eye for talent. And you go back to the conversation

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<v Speaker 1>that I had a few months ago with Garth and

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<v Speaker 1>with Demetrios about managing the MLS rule book and the

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<v Speaker 1>roster changes and the salary cap and how things have evolved.

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<v Speaker 1>And Demetrios, I think has shown during his time here

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<v Speaker 1>in Atlanta, and he was with the league before he

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<v Speaker 1>came to Atlanta, he knows every little nook and cranny

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<v Speaker 1>of that rule book that you can find and manipulate

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<v Speaker 1>to maximize what you have. You know, I think the

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<v Speaker 1>prime example is the last three and I put in

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<v Speaker 1>air quotes designated player signings for Atlanta United that were

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<v Speaker 1>able to be rotated through in terms of when the

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<v Speaker 1>acquisition cost would hit the books, and then that would

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<v Speaker 1>make somebody a DP and cycled through three windows to

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<v Speaker 1>basically give you the most talent you could possibly have

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<v Speaker 1>on this roster at a given time. So you take

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<v Speaker 1>that which is already in place, and then you add

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<v Speaker 1>an eye for talent that garthagger Way is raving about.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think we've seen that in Miami too. Not

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<v Speaker 1>talking about Messi and Suarez and Geordie Alba, I'm talking

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<v Speaker 1>about Yannick Bright. I'm talking about guys like that. Robert

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<v Speaker 1>Taylor that have been big for that team, that maybe

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<v Speaker 1>we're not the obvious choices. So you take those things

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<v Speaker 1>and you combine them, and then you look at a

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<v Speaker 1>roster that's got some holes in it and it's got

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<v Speaker 1>two designated player spots and other spots to upgrade. It

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<v Speaker 1>feels pretty exciting to see all of this come together

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<v Speaker 1>with those skill sets coming into play.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, also very intelligent of just you know, everything going on,

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<v Speaker 2>especially with you know, dividing out, you know where, who's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be a DP in this certain time. To

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<v Speaker 2>be able to handle that because it was a weird

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<v Speaker 2>time when you know, we didn't really know who would

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<v Speaker 2>be the new DP, who we're bringing in, what's going on.

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<v Speaker 2>It was weird. It was a weird time. So being

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<v Speaker 2>able to do that, I think is so intelligent. And

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to know the rule book of MLS

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<v Speaker 2>like the back of your hand. That's also a huge

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<v Speaker 2>plus because as we've seen with other clubs, it can

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<v Speaker 2>be an issue if you don't know some of the

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<v Speaker 2>nitty gritty stuff how difficult it can be to get

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<v Speaker 2>a player somewhere when maybe something doesn't go through initially,

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<v Speaker 2>How you can get a player as quickly as you

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<v Speaker 2>can in MLS because that also can be in hindrance

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<v Speaker 2>depending on certain situations. And you add that, then you

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<v Speaker 2>also add Chris Henderson who having an eye for talent

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<v Speaker 2>and what he's been able to do at Inner Miami.

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<v Speaker 2>We talked about it in Game three, Miami missed Bright

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<v Speaker 2>like they missed him in that year, like seriously, like

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<v Speaker 2>that was I think the biggest thing that was, like

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<v Speaker 2>what was missing from Miami in that game is they

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<v Speaker 2>didn't have him in the midfield closing it down. They

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<v Speaker 2>didn't have him at all, and that I think just

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<v Speaker 2>shows you know, you can have all this star power,

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<v Speaker 2>which I mean bringing in Messi, Sorez, Bousquets, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>all of that is great, but you need to have

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<v Speaker 2>players around it who can help support that. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>one thing that they also said was, you know, Guard

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<v Speaker 2>talked about in a press conference a lot earlier, earlier,

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of weeks ago, using this roster, trying to

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<v Speaker 2>revolve it around Madanchuk right there and as a number ten,

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<v Speaker 2>trying to make things work with him. We know kind

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<v Speaker 2>of that connection that him and Saba already have. We

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<v Speaker 2>know that connection to him and Bartech and Fortune and

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<v Speaker 2>Moyumba have with him as well, finding those other pieces,

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<v Speaker 2>finding someone on the left wing who can do that,

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<v Speaker 2>finding a striker up top who can be that finisher

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<v Speaker 2>who can find it. That's where you're gonna see the

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<v Speaker 2>moving parts here, because that's the one thing that I

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<v Speaker 2>give huge credit to Rob Valentino for this is connecting

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<v Speaker 2>those pieces with Madanchuk, with the midfield, with Bartech, with Jay,

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<v Speaker 2>with Dax, with Moyumba, connecting them to Saba. I think

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<v Speaker 2>that is where it's so important going to be coming

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<v Speaker 2>into next year. When you see those other pieces starting

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<v Speaker 2>to fill in, you're going to see something more complete,

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<v Speaker 2>and those players are going to be able to help

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<v Speaker 2>the new dps who are coming in get associated with

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<v Speaker 2>everything because it takes a long time to learn how

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<v Speaker 2>a player acts and how a player does stuff. And

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<v Speaker 2>to have already a lot of players who know how

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<v Speaker 2>Madanchuk works, that's pretty nice to have.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I think having all that and then having somebody who

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<v Speaker 1>can fit the pieces together in Chris Henderson is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be really exciting to see how this group comes

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<v Speaker 1>together for Atlanta United, Harry Austin joining us. Yeah, The

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<v Speaker 1>morning shows are on a little bit of a hiatus.

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<v Speaker 1>Is John is being I think the way he puts

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<v Speaker 1>it is other John. He like splits himself into different

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<v Speaker 1>personalities in his head. I guess no, he says it,

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<v Speaker 1>not me. I don't call him different people like he's

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<v Speaker 1>like other John. I'm like, okay, whatever, you're in high

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<v Speaker 1>school football, it's cool. So he is doing the Georgia

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<v Speaker 1>State High School Championships. He's holed up in a hotel

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<v Speaker 1>near the stadium because he's there. Pretty much like twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four to seven, it seems like it's chaos. Friday, the

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<v Speaker 1>Morning Show will be back in its normal time slot

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<v Speaker 1>nine oh five. We hope to have some more content

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<v Speaker 1>over the next couple of days. That is special for

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<v Speaker 1>you guys that we can deliver as well, but thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for sticking with us. And we're also going to

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<v Speaker 1>have some some different kinds of content as we get

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<v Speaker 1>into twenty twenty five, which is geez, like fourteen days away.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh god, that's terrifying.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolute chaos. But that's where we are right now. So

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<v Speaker 1>the second part of my question to Garth and Chris,

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<v Speaker 1>you heard what Garth said. Chris brings to the table

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<v Speaker 1>that maybe he didn't that Chris brings that's unique. The

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<v Speaker 1>flip side, this is what Chris Anderson had to say

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<v Speaker 1>about what Garth Agerway brings to the table in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of their partnership, and I.

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<v Speaker 7>Would echo what Garth said about being a winner. Garth's

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<v Speaker 7>a winner as well. He's done it at a smaller

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<v Speaker 7>club in Salt Lake, he's done it in Seattle, and

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<v Speaker 7>we're going to do it here in Atlanta. So I

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<v Speaker 7>do feel like Garth sometimes will come at a different

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<v Speaker 7>perspective and sometimes I'll see things in a different way

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<v Speaker 7>because of what Garth brings to it. He's very direct,

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<v Speaker 7>which I prefer. And yeah, we've been able to set

424
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<v Speaker 7>goals together accomplish those. He's a great away from away

425
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<v Speaker 7>from work too. He's a great family man and very

426
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<v Speaker 7>close friend of mine. So there is something being able

427
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<v Speaker 7>to work with a friend and have success together.

428
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<v Speaker 1>It's very cool to hear that that sort of thing

429
00:22:32.160 --> 00:22:34.960
<v Speaker 1>from Chris. You know, like we talk about it with

430
00:22:35.000 --> 00:22:37.119
<v Speaker 1>the players and the coaches all the time. You know,

431
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<v Speaker 1>we're talking about human beings. And you want to be

432
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<v Speaker 1>in a place that you enjoy being and you're enjoying

433
00:22:42.799 --> 00:22:45.759
<v Speaker 1>your time, and when you're working with friends and around friends.

434
00:22:46.640 --> 00:22:49.039
<v Speaker 1>More than likely you're going to be enjoying that time.

435
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<v Speaker 1>So I'm sure that was a huge appeal for Chris

436
00:22:51.279 --> 00:22:54.200
<v Speaker 1>as well, to reunite with Garth after all the success

437
00:22:54.240 --> 00:22:57.359
<v Speaker 1>they had. I think I miss said it earlier. Chris

438
00:22:57.440 --> 00:23:02.599
<v Speaker 1>went to Miami, I think right before Garth came here,

439
00:23:02.720 --> 00:23:04.640
<v Speaker 1>or right around the same time. It was right around

440
00:23:04.680 --> 00:23:08.359
<v Speaker 1>the same time that they both left Seattle, and now

441
00:23:08.359 --> 00:23:14.839
<v Speaker 1>they're back together here in Atlanta. I'm really intrigued as

442
00:23:14.920 --> 00:23:17.720
<v Speaker 1>we get to know Chris, and again, make sure you're

443
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<v Speaker 1>listening tonight on Atlanta Soccer. Tonight, Mike Contie and I

444
00:23:20.599 --> 00:23:23.160
<v Speaker 1>had a chance to sit down with Chris for a

445
00:23:23.160 --> 00:23:25.359
<v Speaker 1>full segment. It'll be the first segment of the show,

446
00:23:25.880 --> 00:23:27.920
<v Speaker 1>and we got a little bit deeper into some of

447
00:23:27.960 --> 00:23:30.519
<v Speaker 1>the things, and I think you got a little bit

448
00:23:30.599 --> 00:23:34.920
<v Speaker 1>more of a sense of maybe what Chris is looking

449
00:23:35.079 --> 00:23:38.640
<v Speaker 1>for in terms of those player acquisitions and how he

450
00:23:39.000 --> 00:23:42.400
<v Speaker 1>I think expects to define what Atlanta United is. He

451
00:23:42.440 --> 00:23:45.240
<v Speaker 1>did say attacking soccer, He did talk about entertaining this

452
00:23:45.319 --> 00:23:47.960
<v Speaker 1>fan base, the things that I was definitely very happy

453
00:23:48.039 --> 00:23:51.279
<v Speaker 1>to hear. So that whole conversation will be tonight ten

454
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<v Speaker 1>o'clock ninety two ninety the game. You can listen on

455
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<v Speaker 1>the Odyssey app. It'll go out as a podcast afterwards.

456
00:23:56.240 --> 00:23:58.480
<v Speaker 1>I do want to share a clip from that because

457
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<v Speaker 1>this was just kind of funny, a little bit of

458
00:24:00.960 --> 00:24:04.039
<v Speaker 1>a teaser from this, so to give you guys the

459
00:24:04.079 --> 00:24:08.039
<v Speaker 1>whole scope of things and fire the camera person from

460
00:24:08.119 --> 00:24:10.319
<v Speaker 1>the clips that were playing earlier that was me.

461
00:24:11.000 --> 00:24:13.440
<v Speaker 2>Oh, I thought you were pulling out my camera stuff

462
00:24:13.440 --> 00:24:13.599
<v Speaker 2>for this.

463
00:24:13.799 --> 00:24:15.880
<v Speaker 1>No, no, no, your camera workers good. I didn't want it

464
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<v Speaker 1>to be in the same category. I was giving you

465
00:24:17.960 --> 00:24:22.759
<v Speaker 1>credit here because you filmed our interview with Chris and

466
00:24:22.839 --> 00:24:25.000
<v Speaker 1>it looks good and it looks like a professional, did

467
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<v Speaker 1>it not where people's faces are half cut in the screen.

468
00:24:27.400 --> 00:24:29.440
<v Speaker 1>I was worried about the audios, getting the audios, trying

469
00:24:29.480 --> 00:24:30.799
<v Speaker 1>to get a couple other things, but I was getting

470
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<v Speaker 1>the audio. I was talking and it happens. Okay, it happens.

471
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<v Speaker 1>Here is the clip from Atlanta Soccer tonight at the

472
00:24:38.519 --> 00:24:44.000
<v Speaker 1>end of the interview, and chaos ensued because that's what

473
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<v Speaker 1>happens at times.

474
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<v Speaker 10>One more, because I know you're out of time and

475
00:24:47.720 --> 00:24:48.960
<v Speaker 10>we appreciate your time.

476
00:24:49.400 --> 00:24:50.880
<v Speaker 5>I have to have a little bit of fun with you.

477
00:24:52.359 --> 00:24:56.799
<v Speaker 10>Game three Messy scores, there's a little bit of a

478
00:24:56.880 --> 00:25:00.799
<v Speaker 10>dust up in the net. It's two two. What were

479
00:25:00.839 --> 00:25:04.680
<v Speaker 10>you thinking as all that was unfolding? And now that

480
00:25:04.720 --> 00:25:06.839
<v Speaker 10>you're on the Atlanta side of things, you can be

481
00:25:06.839 --> 00:25:09.559
<v Speaker 10>maybe a little less diplomatic because that's going to go

482
00:25:09.599 --> 00:25:11.960
<v Speaker 10>down as one of the all time memories for this club.

483
00:25:12.000 --> 00:25:16.039
<v Speaker 10>I think what was your reaction in your perspective as

484
00:25:16.039 --> 00:25:18.240
<v Speaker 10>all that was unfolding in the final couple of minutes

485
00:25:18.279 --> 00:25:20.279
<v Speaker 10>of that really very major upset.

486
00:25:20.359 --> 00:25:25.480
<v Speaker 7>Yeah, it was like that rights went out, you know, Yeah,

487
00:25:25.559 --> 00:25:30.200
<v Speaker 7>the goal happens, you feel the adrenaline and then yeah,

488
00:25:30.240 --> 00:25:32.759
<v Speaker 7>I was on the other side by the bench and

489
00:25:32.799 --> 00:25:36.079
<v Speaker 7>I looked over and saw something happening in the goal.

490
00:25:36.200 --> 00:25:39.640
<v Speaker 7>And then with Suarez and with with MESSI wanting to

491
00:25:39.640 --> 00:25:41.480
<v Speaker 7>grab that. You know, after you score a goal, you

492
00:25:41.480 --> 00:25:43.880
<v Speaker 7>always want to go grab the ball, and the defender

493
00:25:43.920 --> 00:25:45.559
<v Speaker 7>the keeper want to grab the ball too, and it

494
00:25:45.640 --> 00:25:50.119
<v Speaker 7>always causes problems. And I think it's just the competitive

495
00:25:50.240 --> 00:25:54.799
<v Speaker 7>nature of both, you know, both teams, both players. I

496
00:25:54.880 --> 00:25:57.400
<v Speaker 7>you know, I spoke with all of them after, including Brad,

497
00:25:58.279 --> 00:26:00.880
<v Speaker 7>and it's just, you know, they all have tremendous respect

498
00:26:00.960 --> 00:26:03.519
<v Speaker 7>for each other, but it was. It was an intense

499
00:26:03.559 --> 00:26:07.680
<v Speaker 7>moment and it really was. You know, I was on

500
00:26:07.720 --> 00:26:10.400
<v Speaker 7>the other end and lost that series. But it was

501
00:26:10.440 --> 00:26:14.359
<v Speaker 7>an exciting series, and you understand why the playoffs come

502
00:26:14.400 --> 00:26:17.240
<v Speaker 7>into it, and it's not just supporter shield playoffs are

503
00:26:17.240 --> 00:26:20.119
<v Speaker 7>exciting and that was a prime. If you were a

504
00:26:20.160 --> 00:26:22.799
<v Speaker 7>fan just watching, you would have been like, that was

505
00:26:23.319 --> 00:26:24.240
<v Speaker 7>a good series.

506
00:26:24.319 --> 00:26:24.720
<v Speaker 5>It was.

507
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<v Speaker 10>It was great we especially in the outcome. But we're

508
00:26:27.960 --> 00:26:30.039
<v Speaker 10>glad you're with us now. Chris, thank you so much

509
00:26:30.039 --> 00:26:30.559
<v Speaker 10>for your time.

510
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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, the lights went out. I blame Luis Suarez. I

511
00:26:34.440 --> 00:26:36.960
<v Speaker 1>think he had roombugged and flip the lights out, and

512
00:26:37.000 --> 00:26:40.119
<v Speaker 1>we started talking about it. But you see two things. First,

513
00:26:40.160 --> 00:26:42.319
<v Speaker 1>the absolute pro that my CONTI is because he just

514
00:26:42.440 --> 00:26:45.839
<v Speaker 1>keeps going through because we know we're using the audio

515
00:26:45.880 --> 00:26:49.880
<v Speaker 1>for radio, so completely doesn't even phase him. And then

516
00:26:49.960 --> 00:26:53.559
<v Speaker 1>Chris completely uses it in his first line, So brilliant

517
00:26:53.559 --> 00:26:56.240
<v Speaker 1>from both of them. It was a really fun conversation

518
00:26:56.319 --> 00:26:59.680
<v Speaker 1>and hopefully get a little bit deeper into what Chris

519
00:26:59.720 --> 00:27:01.319
<v Speaker 1>Anderson it's going to bring to you his time here

520
00:27:01.359 --> 00:27:01.799
<v Speaker 1>in Atlanta.

521
00:27:02.480 --> 00:27:04.559
<v Speaker 2>I really liked it being able to listen and you know,

522
00:27:04.640 --> 00:27:07.599
<v Speaker 2>mee being a camera woman in that moment, but being

523
00:27:07.599 --> 00:27:09.680
<v Speaker 2>able to hear some of the things he was talking about,

524
00:27:09.759 --> 00:27:12.799
<v Speaker 2>I think just where he wants to go with the

525
00:27:12.799 --> 00:27:15.119
<v Speaker 2>club and what he's saying. One thing that stuck out

526
00:27:15.119 --> 00:27:16.680
<v Speaker 2>to me, I think, and I'm not going to spoil

527
00:27:16.720 --> 00:27:21.960
<v Speaker 2>the whole interview before tonight, so I'm being very generic

528
00:27:22.000 --> 00:27:24.440
<v Speaker 2>when i say this, but just kind of what he's

529
00:27:24.480 --> 00:27:27.799
<v Speaker 2>looking for within, you know, the identity of Atlanta and

530
00:27:27.839 --> 00:27:31.000
<v Speaker 2>even you know, finding players that want to be in Atlanta,

531
00:27:31.079 --> 00:27:32.720
<v Speaker 2>because he said, you know, you talk to any of

532
00:27:32.759 --> 00:27:36.440
<v Speaker 2>these players, they love it here, and that's what you're

533
00:27:36.440 --> 00:27:38.200
<v Speaker 2>trying to find here. You know, you're trying to find

534
00:27:38.240 --> 00:27:40.960
<v Speaker 2>people who want to be in Atlanta. And I'm excited.

535
00:27:41.039 --> 00:27:43.599
<v Speaker 2>I'm very interested. To me and you talked about this,

536
00:27:43.799 --> 00:27:46.119
<v Speaker 2>It wasn't really talked about in either interview, but I'm

537
00:27:46.160 --> 00:27:49.200
<v Speaker 2>really interested further down the line, once Chris gets more

538
00:27:49.240 --> 00:27:54.799
<v Speaker 2>acclimated and everything, his ideas on the academy and the

539
00:27:55.319 --> 00:27:57.319
<v Speaker 2>second team, because he touched on it a little bit

540
00:27:57.359 --> 00:28:00.119
<v Speaker 2>in that press conference, you know, bridging the gap and

541
00:28:00.160 --> 00:28:03.160
<v Speaker 2>really having that seamless of like having young players who

542
00:28:03.200 --> 00:28:05.200
<v Speaker 2>are developed here then they go to the twos to

543
00:28:05.759 --> 00:28:08.799
<v Speaker 2>get that training, get that professional experience and then get

544
00:28:08.799 --> 00:28:11.400
<v Speaker 2>them ready to be a first team and wanting to

545
00:28:11.400 --> 00:28:14.240
<v Speaker 2>play for Atlanta. As we've seen so many homegrowns already

546
00:28:14.240 --> 00:28:18.000
<v Speaker 2>do that with Jay, with Noah, with Ephra. You've already

547
00:28:18.000 --> 00:28:20.920
<v Speaker 2>seen it was so many players, Luke Brennan, you're seeing

548
00:28:20.960 --> 00:28:22.920
<v Speaker 2>it so many of them, and now you're getting a

549
00:28:22.960 --> 00:28:25.440
<v Speaker 2>couple more in there. Ashton Gordon's another one who's coming

550
00:28:25.480 --> 00:28:29.519
<v Speaker 2>in next year. Like, it's gonna be interesting to pick

551
00:28:29.559 --> 00:28:33.680
<v Speaker 2>his brain later on down the line about his ideas

552
00:28:33.720 --> 00:28:36.160
<v Speaker 2>of what he's thinking when trying to bridge that gap,

553
00:28:36.160 --> 00:28:38.960
<v Speaker 2>because I think I don't think there is a big

554
00:28:39.000 --> 00:28:41.960
<v Speaker 2>gap when it comes to Atlanta. I think there is

555
00:28:42.000 --> 00:28:45.680
<v Speaker 2>a good transition, especially in developing it. But I'm interested

556
00:28:45.680 --> 00:28:47.359
<v Speaker 2>to hear what he has to say about it and

557
00:28:48.000 --> 00:28:50.640
<v Speaker 2>how he's thinking about doing that, especially when you add

558
00:28:50.960 --> 00:28:54.960
<v Speaker 2>added Javier Perez included into that, and how they're gonna

559
00:28:55.000 --> 00:28:57.440
<v Speaker 2>work together to try and create the seamless pathway for

560
00:28:57.480 --> 00:28:58.440
<v Speaker 2>these players.

561
00:28:58.720 --> 00:29:02.079
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, there's definitely a process and there's a gap between

562
00:29:02.119 --> 00:29:05.880
<v Speaker 1>the levels, But in Atlanta, I think the lack of

563
00:29:05.920 --> 00:29:08.519
<v Speaker 1>a gap is down to the amount of talent that

564
00:29:08.559 --> 00:29:11.839
<v Speaker 1>you have here in terms of just filling Academy roster

565
00:29:11.880 --> 00:29:16.160
<v Speaker 1>spots and being competitive and creating that internal competition, and

566
00:29:16.200 --> 00:29:19.160
<v Speaker 1>then having those guys like George Bellow and Caleb Wiley

567
00:29:19.839 --> 00:29:22.480
<v Speaker 1>and George Campbell who have gone on and had success

568
00:29:22.640 --> 00:29:25.559
<v Speaker 1>and warn a you know, US men's national team, Jersey,

569
00:29:25.599 --> 00:29:29.880
<v Speaker 1>youth national team Jersey. You know that's gonna inspire the

570
00:29:29.920 --> 00:29:33.279
<v Speaker 1>next group coming through. And then seeing guys like you know,

571
00:29:33.319 --> 00:29:36.160
<v Speaker 1>whether it's Noah, whether it's Ashton, whether it's Jay who

572
00:29:36.160 --> 00:29:39.279
<v Speaker 1>are coming through now, and the kids who are right

573
00:29:39.359 --> 00:29:42.599
<v Speaker 1>behind them, they want to be those guys. So I

574
00:29:42.599 --> 00:29:46.119
<v Speaker 1>think what's interesting is being you know, Chris and being

575
00:29:46.119 --> 00:29:49.920
<v Speaker 1>somebody with that eye for talent. He's gonna love all

576
00:29:50.000 --> 00:29:53.200
<v Speaker 1>of the options that he has here. And it's different

577
00:29:53.200 --> 00:29:55.720
<v Speaker 1>than Miami, where I think Miami's done a really good

578
00:29:55.759 --> 00:29:57.839
<v Speaker 1>job in a short period of time in terms of

579
00:29:57.960 --> 00:30:00.279
<v Speaker 1>local talent. There's a ton of local talent South Florida.

580
00:30:00.319 --> 00:30:04.279
<v Speaker 1>Don't get me wrong. It's a little complicated at times

581
00:30:04.319 --> 00:30:07.799
<v Speaker 1>with all the different tentacles into it, with different clubs

582
00:30:07.839 --> 00:30:11.799
<v Speaker 1>that are very well established, maybe struggled at times with

583
00:30:11.920 --> 00:30:14.720
<v Speaker 1>giving guys up to the inner Miami Academy. But then

584
00:30:15.119 --> 00:30:17.359
<v Speaker 1>you look at a guy like Benjamin Kramowski who came

585
00:30:17.359 --> 00:30:19.200
<v Speaker 1>through and he was fast tracked and he's been great

586
00:30:19.200 --> 00:30:21.880
<v Speaker 1>and he's been a big contributor for that team. David

587
00:30:21.960 --> 00:30:24.319
<v Speaker 1>Ruiz is a player that I always shout out when

588
00:30:24.359 --> 00:30:27.480
<v Speaker 1>we talk about Inner Miami. That is a homegrown and

589
00:30:27.680 --> 00:30:31.240
<v Speaker 1>that's a very young academy. In Seattle, I think it

590
00:30:31.279 --> 00:30:33.319
<v Speaker 1>was a little bit more of a struggle getting the

591
00:30:33.359 --> 00:30:36.359
<v Speaker 1>homegrowns active in that team, And I know it was

592
00:30:36.359 --> 00:30:39.440
<v Speaker 1>something that would get talked about at times in those

593
00:30:39.960 --> 00:30:43.680
<v Speaker 1>those years of success, especially the middle of the twenty tens,

594
00:30:44.240 --> 00:30:46.240
<v Speaker 1>where they didn't have a lot of homegrowns that were

595
00:30:46.240 --> 00:30:50.039
<v Speaker 1>impacting that. But you're talking about a different youth soccer

596
00:30:50.119 --> 00:30:52.240
<v Speaker 1>culture in that area, and you maybe don't have as

597
00:30:52.279 --> 00:30:55.920
<v Speaker 1>many players to pull from in that area. Here, you're

598
00:30:55.960 --> 00:30:58.440
<v Speaker 1>not building an academy like from scratch or one or

599
00:30:58.440 --> 00:31:01.039
<v Speaker 1>two years old like it was when Chris went to Miami.

600
00:31:01.559 --> 00:31:05.240
<v Speaker 1>You're talking about an academy that is almost ten years old.

601
00:31:05.680 --> 00:31:09.279
<v Speaker 1>You're talking about an academy that is developing players on

602
00:31:09.440 --> 00:31:12.160
<v Speaker 1>the regular, and you're talking about an academy that I

603
00:31:12.160 --> 00:31:15.640
<v Speaker 1>think is doing a really good job of giving guys opportunities,

604
00:31:15.680 --> 00:31:18.440
<v Speaker 1>whether it's playing up in age group, moving into Atlantic

605
00:31:18.519 --> 00:31:22.279
<v Speaker 1>ninety two, getting those tastes of competition in cup competitions

606
00:31:22.279 --> 00:31:24.839
<v Speaker 1>with the first team. It's been very cool to see

607
00:31:24.880 --> 00:31:28.759
<v Speaker 1>that pathway shake out. You have Javier Perez, who is

608
00:31:28.880 --> 00:31:32.160
<v Speaker 1>gonna be here going into his second season next year

609
00:31:32.599 --> 00:31:35.640
<v Speaker 1>with the club. Came in in mid season, so you'll

610
00:31:35.640 --> 00:31:37.640
<v Speaker 1>have him being able to put more of his stamp

611
00:31:37.640 --> 00:31:40.200
<v Speaker 1>on it. Chris Henderson will put his stamp on it.

612
00:31:40.559 --> 00:31:44.720
<v Speaker 1>And I think you'll see young local players developed in

613
00:31:44.759 --> 00:31:49.279
<v Speaker 1>the academy maybe be a bigger factor in Chris Henderson's

614
00:31:49.279 --> 00:31:52.480
<v Speaker 1>strategy than it might have been in Seattle or in Miami,

615
00:31:52.640 --> 00:31:55.319
<v Speaker 1>just because of the tools you have to work with.

616
00:31:55.440 --> 00:31:57.240
<v Speaker 1>You know you can make a better dish. You've got

617
00:31:57.240 --> 00:31:59.480
<v Speaker 1>better ingredients, and I think you've got more of them

618
00:32:00.000 --> 00:32:02.519
<v Speaker 1>you're in Atlanta. So that's exciting to see. And as

619
00:32:02.599 --> 00:32:05.920
<v Speaker 1>much as we cover academy and second team, I think

620
00:32:05.960 --> 00:32:09.759
<v Speaker 1>you're gonna see a jump in all of that as

621
00:32:09.880 --> 00:32:13.359
<v Speaker 1>better as and Henderson really get cooking.

622
00:32:13.680 --> 00:32:18.200
<v Speaker 2>Especially because you know Chris Henderson talked about depth in

623
00:32:17.960 --> 00:32:19.599
<v Speaker 2>that in that clip we you just played a couple

624
00:32:19.559 --> 00:32:23.119
<v Speaker 2>of minutes ago, Like depth is important, and when you

625
00:32:23.279 --> 00:32:26.160
<v Speaker 2>have young players who can step up in those moments,

626
00:32:26.839 --> 00:32:29.200
<v Speaker 2>and we've seen it so many times. We've seen Noah

627
00:32:29.240 --> 00:32:31.720
<v Speaker 2>get thrown into the deep end and he's handled himself

628
00:32:31.880 --> 00:32:35.279
<v Speaker 2>so well. Ephra same thing with him, Like we've seen

629
00:32:35.279 --> 00:32:37.519
<v Speaker 2>these players get thrown into the deep end and they

630
00:32:37.519 --> 00:32:41.039
<v Speaker 2>handle the pressure very well. We've seen it other times

631
00:32:41.039 --> 00:32:43.319
<v Speaker 2>with the Academy. One that sticks out to me is

632
00:32:43.400 --> 00:32:44.920
<v Speaker 2>I mean, I feel like we've we've talked about him

633
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<v Speaker 2>so many times. Dominic chunk Wi. I think is someone

634
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<v Speaker 2>that is really really going to shine next year. I

635
00:32:50.720 --> 00:32:53.519
<v Speaker 2>really do, because just from what we've seen from him

636
00:32:53.640 --> 00:32:57.960
<v Speaker 2>in the twos, seeing him with Academy, now, I'm like,

637
00:32:58.839 --> 00:33:02.519
<v Speaker 2>this kid is crazy, absolutely crazy.

638
00:33:02.759 --> 00:33:05.720
<v Speaker 1>But left back university here in Atlanta, I don't know why.

639
00:33:05.960 --> 00:33:08.839
<v Speaker 1>Sometimes you get some places that one position becomes the thing,

640
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<v Speaker 1>and it's it's George Bellow, who is playing in Austria

641
00:33:12.640 --> 00:33:15.799
<v Speaker 1>and playing very well now that he's gotten healthy. He's

642
00:33:15.799 --> 00:33:17.440
<v Speaker 1>been in the right situation. I think the move to

643
00:33:17.519 --> 00:33:19.839
<v Speaker 1>Germany wasn't the right one for him, but he's in

644
00:33:19.880 --> 00:33:23.799
<v Speaker 1>a really good spot at lask in Austria. Then Caleb

645
00:33:23.839 --> 00:33:26.559
<v Speaker 1>Wiley was the next one. That's what made Bellow not

646
00:33:26.640 --> 00:33:30.000
<v Speaker 1>expendable but maybe fast tracked that a little bit because

647
00:33:30.039 --> 00:33:33.759
<v Speaker 1>Caleb was ready to go, and then George moves, Caleb

648
00:33:33.839 --> 00:33:37.480
<v Speaker 1>comes into that spot. Now Caleb is gone and there's

649
00:33:37.519 --> 00:33:39.440
<v Speaker 1>a little bit of a gap, and Peter Rombador's jumped

650
00:33:39.480 --> 00:33:42.119
<v Speaker 1>right into that gap and been great. But Dominic choon

651
00:33:42.240 --> 00:33:45.039
<v Speaker 1>Qui is chomping at the bit. And you're talking about

652
00:33:45.039 --> 00:33:47.559
<v Speaker 1>a player who came in last season, second half of

653
00:33:47.559 --> 00:33:50.519
<v Speaker 1>the twes year, and got better and better every game.

654
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<v Speaker 1>And that's not easy to do because that is that

655
00:33:54.039 --> 00:33:57.680
<v Speaker 1>gap is real in terms of level. He just jumped

656
00:33:57.759 --> 00:34:00.960
<v Speaker 1>right over it. And you know, Steve Cook talked about

657
00:34:01.000 --> 00:34:03.400
<v Speaker 1>it a lot like that's not what you normally see.

658
00:34:03.440 --> 00:34:06.039
<v Speaker 1>You see somebody move up and they might start find

659
00:34:06.119 --> 00:34:08.000
<v Speaker 1>and then they start to struggle a little bit because

660
00:34:08.000 --> 00:34:11.159
<v Speaker 1>it's about consistency. Shuan Quey was really good, and I

661
00:34:11.159 --> 00:34:13.440
<v Speaker 1>think what we've seen with him in the academy games

662
00:34:13.480 --> 00:34:17.519
<v Speaker 1>we've done here in the last couple of months is defensively,

663
00:34:18.199 --> 00:34:23.599
<v Speaker 1>that area of his game has dramatically improved. And look,

664
00:34:23.599 --> 00:34:25.280
<v Speaker 1>if you're gonna be a left back, you want to

665
00:34:25.280 --> 00:34:27.039
<v Speaker 1>get forward and you want to contribute in the attack,

666
00:34:27.079 --> 00:34:29.079
<v Speaker 1>but you've got to be a good defender, and I

667
00:34:29.079 --> 00:34:33.199
<v Speaker 1>think Shaun Quee that was a question mark now that

668
00:34:33.360 --> 00:34:37.519
<v Speaker 1>is getting answered in the affirmative side of things pretty well.

669
00:34:37.880 --> 00:34:40.480
<v Speaker 2>And you're going to see, I think, with that depth

670
00:34:40.519 --> 00:34:43.960
<v Speaker 2>that Chris Henderson is talking about, you're going to see

671
00:34:43.960 --> 00:34:45.719
<v Speaker 2>I think in those situations you're going to see it

672
00:34:45.800 --> 00:34:48.719
<v Speaker 2>more likely when the Open Cup comes back around any

673
00:34:48.880 --> 00:34:51.440
<v Speaker 2>of these competitions, that you're going to see, especially in

674
00:34:51.440 --> 00:34:54.360
<v Speaker 2>those first couple rounds. I mean, I want to be

675
00:34:54.400 --> 00:34:56.159
<v Speaker 2>shocked if you see a lot of those players on

676
00:34:56.199 --> 00:35:00.280
<v Speaker 2>Academy on the twos, any of them who are on deals. Yeah,

677
00:35:00.280 --> 00:35:02.000
<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't be shocked if you see a full roster

678
00:35:02.079 --> 00:35:04.239
<v Speaker 2>where you see a lot of these young players get

679
00:35:04.239 --> 00:35:07.400
<v Speaker 2>the chance to shine, because it's going to come in

680
00:35:07.480 --> 00:35:09.840
<v Speaker 2>some weird moments. We saw it last we saw it

681
00:35:09.840 --> 00:35:12.840
<v Speaker 2>this year, how compact the schedule was and how you

682
00:35:12.960 --> 00:35:16.400
<v Speaker 2>needed that rotation, You needed those players to step up

683
00:35:16.400 --> 00:35:19.039
<v Speaker 2>because you're going from playing a game on Saturday to

684
00:35:19.079 --> 00:35:21.159
<v Speaker 2>having an Open Cup game on Tuesday, and you're like,

685
00:35:21.199 --> 00:35:23.519
<v Speaker 2>oh gosh, you have two days to prepare. Who's stepping in?

686
00:35:24.119 --> 00:35:26.599
<v Speaker 2>And I think that's what you're gonna see from this side.

687
00:35:26.639 --> 00:35:29.760
<v Speaker 2>And that's why this depth is so important and having

688
00:35:29.840 --> 00:35:34.559
<v Speaker 2>Javier Perez jump in, having Chris Henderson come in to

689
00:35:34.719 --> 00:35:37.480
<v Speaker 2>help facilitate that depth, and I mean even huge creditude

690
00:35:37.480 --> 00:35:39.800
<v Speaker 2>to Steve Cook and his staff what they've been able

691
00:35:39.880 --> 00:35:42.719
<v Speaker 2>to to prepare these players to get ready to go

692
00:35:42.800 --> 00:35:44.639
<v Speaker 2>jump up and be in the Open Cup. I think

693
00:35:44.639 --> 00:35:46.800
<v Speaker 2>back to Alan Carlton when he jumped in and he

694
00:35:46.920 --> 00:35:49.679
<v Speaker 2>was a huge, huge impact off the bench for the

695
00:35:49.719 --> 00:35:54.119
<v Speaker 2>Open Cup run Like That's that's why it's so important.

696
00:35:54.199 --> 00:35:58.360
<v Speaker 2>And to have a GM like Chris Henderson who already

697
00:35:58.400 --> 00:36:02.000
<v Speaker 2>is noticing that, and to have already Hobbyer Pros has

698
00:36:02.000 --> 00:36:03.760
<v Speaker 2>already been here for a little bit and has been

699
00:36:03.800 --> 00:36:06.159
<v Speaker 2>analyzing the academy and the twos for a little bit.

700
00:36:06.599 --> 00:36:08.719
<v Speaker 2>I think having them two together that's going to be

701
00:36:08.719 --> 00:36:11.639
<v Speaker 2>a really fun combination to see where that plays.

702
00:36:11.320 --> 00:36:14.519
<v Speaker 1>Out and having them be able to plan from day

703
00:36:14.599 --> 00:36:18.039
<v Speaker 1>one of the season a minus one of the season.

704
00:36:18.239 --> 00:36:21.559
<v Speaker 1>And that's where you're at right now. You're not quite

705
00:36:21.599 --> 00:36:25.360
<v Speaker 1>into the season yet. Preseason will start in about a

706
00:36:25.400 --> 00:36:29.519
<v Speaker 1>month's time. We know that Chattanooga's announced it there's a

707
00:36:29.639 --> 00:36:32.880
<v Speaker 1>match the first Saturday or the last Saturday in January

708
00:36:33.320 --> 00:36:37.480
<v Speaker 1>in Chattanooga against Chattanooga FC, and it sounds like you're

709
00:36:37.519 --> 00:36:39.599
<v Speaker 1>going to have a full radio coverage of that one.

710
00:36:40.119 --> 00:36:43.360
<v Speaker 1>And then there is a match the following Saturday that

711
00:36:43.440 --> 00:36:45.760
<v Speaker 1>is at least on ticket Master, has not been announced

712
00:36:45.800 --> 00:36:49.400
<v Speaker 1>by either club yet. With Birmingham Legion and Atlanta United

713
00:36:49.840 --> 00:36:52.320
<v Speaker 1>and that one you will have some sort of broadcast.

714
00:36:52.320 --> 00:36:54.360
<v Speaker 1>If you don't make the trip over to Birmingham, we

715
00:36:54.440 --> 00:36:58.639
<v Speaker 1>will have soccer down here, content from those markets, from

716
00:36:58.800 --> 00:37:02.119
<v Speaker 1>those post games situations to break everything down. So if

717
00:37:02.159 --> 00:37:04.440
<v Speaker 1>you're going to make the trip, stay tuned. We'll let

718
00:37:04.519 --> 00:37:07.199
<v Speaker 1>you know where we will be afterwards, so we know

719
00:37:07.320 --> 00:37:11.599
<v Speaker 1>that's coming. You have the chief soccer officer now, you

720
00:37:11.639 --> 00:37:14.679
<v Speaker 1>have David Tenney in place in terms of the performance side,

721
00:37:14.719 --> 00:37:19.280
<v Speaker 1>You've had Javier Betrez in place in terms of the methodology,

722
00:37:19.400 --> 00:37:22.519
<v Speaker 1>academy all the way through to the second team head

723
00:37:22.519 --> 00:37:26.239
<v Speaker 1>coach is still there. That announcement has to happen. Garth,

724
00:37:26.360 --> 00:37:28.880
<v Speaker 1>in one of the answers today, said in the next

725
00:37:28.920 --> 00:37:33.039
<v Speaker 1>couple of weeks he wanted to have that done. I'm

726
00:37:33.079 --> 00:37:34.880
<v Speaker 1>sure he'd love to have it done in the next

727
00:37:34.920 --> 00:37:38.119
<v Speaker 1>couple of days. I don't know where things stand. When

728
00:37:38.199 --> 00:37:40.920
<v Speaker 1>Chris Henderson was asked about it. He said that he

729
00:37:41.280 --> 00:37:45.760
<v Speaker 1>had been briefed on the candidates. So I don't know

730
00:37:46.119 --> 00:37:48.239
<v Speaker 1>if it's down to a final two, if it's down

731
00:37:48.280 --> 00:37:49.960
<v Speaker 1>to a final three, if it's down to a final four,

732
00:37:50.320 --> 00:37:53.280
<v Speaker 1>I don't know where that stands. But that's got to

733
00:37:53.280 --> 00:37:57.119
<v Speaker 1>come pretty soon. So you get ready for then that

734
00:37:57.239 --> 00:38:00.800
<v Speaker 1>preseason that the training sessions will start in about a

735
00:38:00.800 --> 00:38:03.679
<v Speaker 1>month's time, and you'll be able to be pointing everything

736
00:38:03.920 --> 00:38:08.280
<v Speaker 1>into the same direction with Atlanta United. There's a couple

737
00:38:08.280 --> 00:38:10.480
<v Speaker 1>other things I wanted to touch on before week go.

738
00:38:10.920 --> 00:38:15.159
<v Speaker 1>I also wanted to touch on this Tomorrow night, if

739
00:38:15.199 --> 00:38:18.519
<v Speaker 1>you're in the Atlanta area at the brew House Cafe

740
00:38:18.639 --> 00:38:22.320
<v Speaker 1>from seven to nine, we are having our second ever

741
00:38:22.920 --> 00:38:28.760
<v Speaker 1>broadcasters roundtable. Kevin Egan, Jessica Charman, Mike Conti, myself. We

742
00:38:28.840 --> 00:38:34.840
<v Speaker 1>will be there purely, straight up taking your questions. We're

743
00:38:34.840 --> 00:38:38.159
<v Speaker 1>not there to interview one another. We're not doing any

744
00:38:38.199 --> 00:38:41.400
<v Speaker 1>of that. We are taking questions from the audience. This

745
00:38:41.440 --> 00:38:44.400
<v Speaker 1>isn't gonna be broadcasts, this isn't gonna be streamed, it's

746
00:38:44.440 --> 00:38:46.519
<v Speaker 1>not gonna be posted as a podcast later. If you're

747
00:38:46.559 --> 00:38:48.199
<v Speaker 1>in the Atlanta area and you can come out, please

748
00:38:48.280 --> 00:38:51.880
<v Speaker 1>do so. And one other element to that is we

749
00:38:51.920 --> 00:38:55.480
<v Speaker 1>will be asking for donations to help us kick start

750
00:38:56.039 --> 00:39:00.440
<v Speaker 1>our SDH Soccer for Good Fund. You'll be able to

751
00:39:00.480 --> 00:39:05.760
<v Speaker 1>make the donations tomorrow via QR code. We are in

752
00:39:05.800 --> 00:39:12.480
<v Speaker 1>the process of creating a community strategy for twenty twenty five,

753
00:39:12.519 --> 00:39:16.400
<v Speaker 1>which is really exciting. You guys know my story, I

754
00:39:16.440 --> 00:39:20.719
<v Speaker 1>think in terms of working in soccer for Social change

755
00:39:21.039 --> 00:39:23.119
<v Speaker 1>and working for Soccer in the Streets for a decade

756
00:39:23.559 --> 00:39:26.840
<v Speaker 1>and watching that grow from two and a half employees

757
00:39:27.000 --> 00:39:29.840
<v Speaker 1>and a five figure budget to what it was before

758
00:39:29.880 --> 00:39:33.280
<v Speaker 1>I left and what it is now. We've always wanted

759
00:39:33.320 --> 00:39:34.920
<v Speaker 1>to find ways and we've done the best that we

760
00:39:34.960 --> 00:39:38.039
<v Speaker 1>can to give back via the SDH network. And we

761
00:39:38.119 --> 00:39:41.320
<v Speaker 1>have a couple of really exciting things that we'll be

762
00:39:41.360 --> 00:39:45.039
<v Speaker 1>doing in twenty twenty five, working with partners like Georgia

763
00:39:45.079 --> 00:39:48.960
<v Speaker 1>Impact and Georgia Revolution and Patchyuka Georgia and helping raise

764
00:39:49.000 --> 00:39:52.679
<v Speaker 1>money for them and getting you guys connected to their

765
00:39:52.719 --> 00:39:56.119
<v Speaker 1>stories as well. That all starts tomorrow with the SDH

766
00:39:56.159 --> 00:40:00.039
<v Speaker 1>Soccer for Good Fund. So you will not have I

767
00:40:00.079 --> 00:40:02.079
<v Speaker 1>have to pay to come into the brew House. We

768
00:40:02.159 --> 00:40:03.840
<v Speaker 1>don't have anybody at the door. We're not going to

769
00:40:03.880 --> 00:40:07.039
<v Speaker 1>put Scott Flood on the door blocking people from getting

770
00:40:07.079 --> 00:40:08.960
<v Speaker 1>in if you don't have your ticket. But we will

771
00:40:09.000 --> 00:40:12.679
<v Speaker 1>be asking a few times to please make a donation

772
00:40:12.840 --> 00:40:16.800
<v Speaker 1>if possible, because it will be for the kids and

773
00:40:16.840 --> 00:40:18.920
<v Speaker 1>it will help the kids get more time on the

774
00:40:18.960 --> 00:40:23.119
<v Speaker 1>soccer field. So that's tomorrow night, brew House seven to nine,

775
00:40:23.719 --> 00:40:26.920
<v Speaker 1>come out if you can, poor favor. A couple of

776
00:40:27.000 --> 00:40:29.559
<v Speaker 1>things that I wanted to touch on before we go quickly.

777
00:40:29.599 --> 00:40:32.400
<v Speaker 1>Becky Sowerbrun, one of the all time greats with the

778
00:40:32.480 --> 00:40:37.679
<v Speaker 1>US women's national team and in THEWSL, has retired sixteen

779
00:40:37.760 --> 00:40:42.920
<v Speaker 1>year career thirty nine years old. She won the championship

780
00:40:42.920 --> 00:40:46.679
<v Speaker 1>trophy in the top flight American League three times, Olympic

781
00:40:46.719 --> 00:40:49.760
<v Speaker 1>gold in twenty twelve with the US. She missed the

782
00:40:49.840 --> 00:40:52.840
<v Speaker 1>last World Cup due to injury, and it was a

783
00:40:52.880 --> 00:40:55.920
<v Speaker 1>big miss to not have her in that tournament. One

784
00:40:55.960 --> 00:40:58.199
<v Speaker 1>of those players, and I think a lot of times

785
00:40:58.239 --> 00:41:02.840
<v Speaker 1>we overlook the contributions of defending in general national teams.

786
00:41:02.880 --> 00:41:06.719
<v Speaker 1>We're talking about goalscorers, sometimes goalkeepers, but we're talking about

787
00:41:06.719 --> 00:41:10.400
<v Speaker 1>goal scorers, we're talking about chance creators. Becky Souerburn was

788
00:41:10.599 --> 00:41:15.280
<v Speaker 1>an absolute bedrock to the US women's national team and

789
00:41:15.320 --> 00:41:18.320
<v Speaker 1>how good that team has been over the years, and

790
00:41:19.159 --> 00:41:22.199
<v Speaker 1>she's a legend, and I hope that she's remembered in

791
00:41:22.239 --> 00:41:25.360
<v Speaker 1>a very big way for how incredible her career has been.

792
00:41:26.239 --> 00:41:29.800
<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, I mean, for someone who's been doing this for

793
00:41:30.039 --> 00:41:33.679
<v Speaker 2>sixteen years is unbelievable. And the mark that she's going

794
00:41:33.719 --> 00:41:35.880
<v Speaker 2>to be leaving for the US women's National Team and

795
00:41:36.239 --> 00:41:39.639
<v Speaker 2>women's soccer in general, I think is so impactful. I

796
00:41:39.719 --> 00:41:42.400
<v Speaker 2>agree with you. I don't think we give defenders their flowers,

797
00:41:42.440 --> 00:41:46.000
<v Speaker 2>and I love giving defenders their flowers because without them

798
00:41:46.599 --> 00:41:51.360
<v Speaker 2>half the time, everything would go astray. It wouldn't be crazy.

799
00:41:52.000 --> 00:41:53.079
<v Speaker 2>And I'm not saying that because I.

800
00:41:53.000 --> 00:41:55.039
<v Speaker 1>Play center back in Yeah, I was wondering.

801
00:41:55.679 --> 00:41:57.719
<v Speaker 2>Listen, listen. I always have a soft spot for the

802
00:41:57.760 --> 00:42:00.880
<v Speaker 2>center backs and for defenders as well. But I think

803
00:42:02.000 --> 00:42:04.480
<v Speaker 2>the mark that she's going to be leaving with the

804
00:42:04.559 --> 00:42:07.840
<v Speaker 2>US Women's National Team, with NWSL, with women's soccer as

805
00:42:07.880 --> 00:42:11.519
<v Speaker 2>a whole is so huge, And she's an inspiration to

806
00:42:11.599 --> 00:42:13.880
<v Speaker 2>a lot of a lot a lot of young girls

807
00:42:13.920 --> 00:42:17.239
<v Speaker 2>who are trying to make it big, and especially with

808
00:42:17.280 --> 00:42:20.199
<v Speaker 2>the growing platform that women's soccer now has in the

809
00:42:20.360 --> 00:42:24.440
<v Speaker 2>US and all over, that's so important and to have

810
00:42:24.639 --> 00:42:27.199
<v Speaker 2>someone that young kids can look up to and say, hey,

811
00:42:27.239 --> 00:42:29.239
<v Speaker 2>I want to be like her, Like that's that's cool.

812
00:42:30.199 --> 00:42:35.159
<v Speaker 1>FIFA announced their the best awards today. Venetius Junior won

813
00:42:35.239 --> 00:42:38.679
<v Speaker 1>the FIFA Player of twenty twenty four, not the Ballandor,

814
00:42:38.840 --> 00:42:40.960
<v Speaker 1>and he was very upset about not winning the Ballandor,

815
00:42:41.039 --> 00:42:43.639
<v Speaker 1>so I did not watch any of the ceremony. If

816
00:42:43.639 --> 00:42:45.840
<v Speaker 1>they had it, I hope he showed up and didn't

817
00:42:45.880 --> 00:42:48.599
<v Speaker 1>have his club boycott it, like the whole balland'or ceremony

818
00:42:48.639 --> 00:42:51.519
<v Speaker 1>and all of that, because that that Real Madrid in

819
00:42:51.559 --> 00:42:56.880
<v Speaker 1>that whole situation. Itana bon Mati won the Women's Player

820
00:42:57.079 --> 00:43:00.000
<v Speaker 1>Award again and she also did win the Ballandor earlier

821
00:43:00.039 --> 00:43:04.119
<v Speaker 1>this year, two separate awards. They don't always fall in alignment,

822
00:43:04.159 --> 00:43:05.519
<v Speaker 1>and they did it on the men's side they did

823
00:43:05.599 --> 00:43:10.880
<v Speaker 1>on the women's side. Intercontinental Cup tomorrow Real Madrid Venetius

824
00:43:10.920 --> 00:43:13.880
<v Speaker 1>Junior is or killing it. Bape is expected to be

825
00:43:13.920 --> 00:43:15.679
<v Speaker 1>part of that. He has a thigh injury, but he's

826
00:43:15.719 --> 00:43:19.199
<v Speaker 1>expected to play. They're playing Pachuca from Mexico, which will

827
00:43:19.239 --> 00:43:22.960
<v Speaker 1>be really really interesting. The Intercontinental Cup is the former

828
00:43:23.039 --> 00:43:26.599
<v Speaker 1>Club World Cup, which was the former Intercontinental Cup. All

829
00:43:26.639 --> 00:43:28.880
<v Speaker 1>comes back around, doesn't it. Because now you have the

830
00:43:28.920 --> 00:43:31.760
<v Speaker 1>gigantic Club World Cup that's coming here to Atlanta and

831
00:43:31.800 --> 00:43:35.159
<v Speaker 1>the United States in twenty twenty five. Real Madrid will

832
00:43:35.199 --> 00:43:37.239
<v Speaker 1>be favored by a ton We're not getting into juice

833
00:43:37.239 --> 00:43:40.559
<v Speaker 1>boxes on this, but those games are always interesting and

834
00:43:41.199 --> 00:43:44.519
<v Speaker 1>I hope Patchuca makes it a game. It'd be great

835
00:43:44.599 --> 00:43:48.679
<v Speaker 1>for soccer in this hemisphere if Patchuka makes it a game,

836
00:43:48.760 --> 00:43:51.159
<v Speaker 1>and maybe we'll create a little more excitement for League's

837
00:43:51.159 --> 00:43:54.159
<v Speaker 1>Cup and all the different things going on with that,

838
00:43:54.400 --> 00:43:56.519
<v Speaker 1>anything else that you wanted to jump into before we

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<v Speaker 1>take off.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh I don't think so. No, it's listen a Pachuka

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<v Speaker 2>create chaos tomorrow, please, I would love to see chaos.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that would be brilliant. Come out to the

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<v Speaker 2>Burrosse Cafe. It's gonna be fun. We're gonna have a

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<v Speaker 2>great time. I'm gonna be running around handing mics to people.

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<v Speaker 2>It'll be great hanging out, having a good time. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>have a beer or two.

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<v Speaker 1>Who knows it can happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Night is young, but it's gonna be.

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<v Speaker 1>It could happen.

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna be. It's gonna be fun tomorrow. It's it's

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<v Speaker 2>so exciting because all four of those people, wonderful people

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<v Speaker 2>I have looked up to for you, least three of them. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>very much, I'll come on, Lord of Mercy. No, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's it's awesome, it's cool to, you know, be

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<v Speaker 2>a part of it. It's sick, and it's for a

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<v Speaker 2>good cause as well. So make sure y'all donate.

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<v Speaker 1>One last bit of news. I believe it. You just

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<v Speaker 1>came out a little bit ago. Jimmy Mauer, who is

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta Developed Players, started his professional career here with the

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta Silverbacks back in the day. One of the really

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<v Speaker 1>good guys in the league. Finished up his time with

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<v Speaker 1>FC Dallas. He's not going very far. He's moving over

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<v Speaker 1>to Houston Dynamo to be one of their goalkeepers in

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<v Speaker 1>that goalkeeper room. Jimmy Maoer or somebody that I always

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<v Speaker 1>hoped would somehow find his way back to Atlanta and

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta United. It just has never been in the carts

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<v Speaker 1>for Jimmy to represent his hometown team again since the

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<v Speaker 1>silver backstays. But one of the good guys, somebody that

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<v Speaker 1>we've had the chance to catch up with at various

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<v Speaker 1>points on the SDH network. So congrats to Jimmy Maller

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<v Speaker 1>keeping his career rolling along with the Houston Dynamo. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what tomorrow's content schedule will look like. I

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<v Speaker 1>have Atlanta Soccer tonight this evening on ninety two ninety

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<v Speaker 1>the game. You'll hear a whole conversation with Chris Anderson,

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<v Speaker 1>with myself and Mike Conti. That'll be the first segment

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<v Speaker 1>of the show. It's ten o'clock. You can listen on

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<v Speaker 1>the radio old school style. You can listen in your

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<v Speaker 1>car on the radio, you can listen on the Odyssey app.

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<v Speaker 1>You can listen afterwards a podcast off the Woodwork. Make

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<v Speaker 1>sure you subscribe to that wherever you get your podcasts,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can consume that whole show. No John tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>He is still a football John, not soccer John. So

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<v Speaker 1>we will have some maybe bits and things during the

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<v Speaker 1>day before our event tomorrow night at the Brewhouse Cafe

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<v Speaker 1>seven to nine o'clock Thursday, we will have the fully

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<v Speaker 1>loaded hour either live or on tape, with Nino Dorres

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<v Speaker 1>and Nico Moreno, catching up with them and what's going

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<v Speaker 1>on in their worlds. It's always fun to hear from

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<v Speaker 1>those two. You will hear that on Thursday. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know the timing yet, so stay tuned, and then we'll

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<v Speaker 1>be back normal Friday morning nine five with Soccer John

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<v Speaker 1>back in place. Football John will be retired for the year,

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<v Speaker 1>I think. I don't think he has any other like

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<v Speaker 1>National Signing Day things or anything. Maybe he does, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. There's only two weeks left in the year,

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<v Speaker 1>so he's running out of time. Soccer John will be

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<v Speaker 1>backday morning nine oh five as we start to put

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<v Speaker 1>a bow on twenty twenty four. But thanks for hanging

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<v Speaker 1>out with us SDHPM. You get to hear a lot

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<v Speaker 1>about Chris Henderson hopefully at Land United. Fans are excited

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<v Speaker 1>about his appointment, and I think it's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a fun ride with Chris driving the ship. We'll see

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<v Speaker 1>when the head coach gets hired, We'll see when designated

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<v Speaker 1>players get signed. All of that is to come, and

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five can't happen soon enough. But thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>hanging out with us today. We'll have more content all

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<v Speaker 1>over the SDH network the rest of the week. And

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<v Speaker 1>then I didn't really