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<v Speaker 1>And as I said, it's been entirely too long. See

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<v Speaker 1>if I can't remember the last time that someone has

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<v Speaker 1>been on the show, it has been entirely too long.

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<v Speaker 1>And so that's how we're phrasing things. It's been entirely

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<v Speaker 1>too long since Brad Feldman has visited the show. And

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<v Speaker 1>so now we bring Brad in. Welcome back to the

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<v Speaker 1>morning show, my friend.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, good to be on. How you doing doing great?

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<v Speaker 1>It's been entirely too long since we've had you. And

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<v Speaker 1>what I wanted to do for our listeners and our

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<v Speaker 1>viewers here in the Southeast is kind of go back

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<v Speaker 1>and bring everyone forward from the beginning of the season

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<v Speaker 1>to now so they can get their education on the

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<v Speaker 1>REVS getting ready for it. Landy United expectations coming into

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<v Speaker 1>the season, What was the level of optimism? What were

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<v Speaker 1>the thoughts coming into the twenty twenty five year?

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<v Speaker 3>The resided a near total rebuild in the off season.

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<v Speaker 3>Last year didn't go according to plan, only seven wins,

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<v Speaker 3>finished out of the money in the playoff picture, and

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<v Speaker 3>Caleb Port his first year was a frustrating one for

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<v Speaker 3>the team and the fan base, and so sporting director

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<v Speaker 3>Kurtinolfo and his staff helped Porter do a real churn,

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<v Speaker 3>a real turnover with fourteen new players coming.

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<v Speaker 2>In, and.

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<v Speaker 3>So I believe an honest framing of the expectations would

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<v Speaker 3>have been optimistic, but cautiously so because you didn't know

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<v Speaker 3>so many of these players, or if you did, you

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<v Speaker 3>weren't sure how they were gonna gel with one another

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<v Speaker 3>and in Porter's system. And you know, if you look

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<v Speaker 3>just at the standings right now, you know it would

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<v Speaker 3>look like it hasn't worked. But I think that the

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<v Speaker 3>noise so far hasn't. You know, fans are right right

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<v Speaker 3>to be in entitle to be impatient, but I would

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<v Speaker 3>say that come in, the expectations were what they still are,

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<v Speaker 3>which is to make the playoffs. And it's early enough

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<v Speaker 3>in the season still that that's not out of the question.

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<v Speaker 3>But they need to get busy soon because they only

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<v Speaker 3>have one win from six. So you know, I think,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, there's noise out there on the transom that's

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<v Speaker 3>not very positive, but the mood within the camp is

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<v Speaker 3>still very professional and forward looking.

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<v Speaker 1>I was going to say, where are the pitchforks and

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<v Speaker 1>the tiki torches right now wandering around Foxborough? As opposed

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<v Speaker 1>to the pacer We're.

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<v Speaker 3>Not quite there. We're not quite there yet, but it's

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<v Speaker 3>you know, people want.

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<v Speaker 1>Some wins, and you know completely and totally understandab why

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<v Speaker 1>that's concerned with Caleb Porter in this offense. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>the other thing that I wanted to bring up is

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<v Speaker 1>that only a handful of goals this year, and Carlos

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<v Speaker 1>Heel with his two goal performance against Red Bulls is

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<v Speaker 1>accounting for most of that. How much of a concern

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<v Speaker 1>is the lack of offense in the results so far?

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<v Speaker 3>That's the main concern, quite honestly, is the lack of

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<v Speaker 3>finishing now, full disclosure, They've only had their new striker,

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<v Speaker 3>former Inter Miami striker Leo Campana, for a couple of games,

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<v Speaker 3>and so the plan has not really been executed, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>according to script. Without Campana, they have looked toothless up front.

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<v Speaker 3>But the last week in the loss of Cincinnati, hit

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<v Speaker 3>the post twice could have been a different story. Even

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<v Speaker 3>against Red bull where both goals came from set pieces

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<v Speaker 3>of free kick world class requ free kick from Carlos

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<v Speaker 3>Hill in a penalty.

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<v Speaker 2>Late they could have scored twice.

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<v Speaker 3>Got good service from the right wing and Ignatius gonna

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<v Speaker 3>go drove the ball right on the goalkeeper when he

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<v Speaker 3>had the whole goal to look at. And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>those are pretty big chances. They north of two, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>two expected goals for the ninety minutes. So it's not

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<v Speaker 3>as if they're not generating attacking chances. They just aren't converting.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's the thing, and we know very well our

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<v Speaker 3>low scoring sport, you got to take your chances when

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<v Speaker 3>when you create them or they're presented. Otherwise you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you can end up on the wrong end of score

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<v Speaker 3>lines that look unfair. Quite honestly, they're bossing the match

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<v Speaker 3>in the first half at Cincinnati, and then you know

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<v Speaker 3>the there is an incorrect throwing call which happens all

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<v Speaker 3>the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Rez relax for a second.

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<v Speaker 3>They give up the goal, and then Cincinnati played pretty

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<v Speaker 3>conservatively to protect a one miill lead at home. The

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<v Speaker 3>Reds are organized. Their patterns of play are really good.

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<v Speaker 3>The game model is Caleb Porter likes to call it

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<v Speaker 3>seems to be generating attacking play. But Maxi or Rudy,

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<v Speaker 3>who is one of the great old heads in the league,

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<v Speaker 3>was brought into to be a guy off the bench

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<v Speaker 3>to spell Campana or gonna go in the late stage

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<v Speaker 3>of the games having you know, he's an old thirty

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<v Speaker 3>three right, Like it feels like he's been in the

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<v Speaker 3>league forever. I think his first year is twenty twelve

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<v Speaker 3>or something. But he he doesn't look like a guy

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<v Speaker 3>who wants to press for ninety minutes. He just doesn't

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<v Speaker 3>have it in his legs. He's great for ten to

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<v Speaker 3>fifteen minutes at a time. And you know, I think

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<v Speaker 3>also the Revs the first couple of weeks were you know,

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<v Speaker 3>working in their sort of full back compliment. First Will

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<v Speaker 3>Sands and more importantly Peyton Miller were not one hundred

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<v Speaker 3>percent fit with Miller back. Now they get more tacking

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<v Speaker 3>play down the left. And Langoni, Luca Langoni on the right,

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<v Speaker 3>who's a you know, really a winger, wasn't playing his game.

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<v Speaker 2>They've gotten through.

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<v Speaker 4>To him what his game is and now that he's

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<v Speaker 4>able to run in behind it, you know, again, like

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<v Speaker 4>the the Revs are generating offense. They just they have

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<v Speaker 4>him and they they don't have an animal up front

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<v Speaker 4>who's the lights out goalscorer or when Campana comes back,

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<v Speaker 4>they're hoping they do.

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<v Speaker 1>I was gonna ask you reading my notes, where is

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<v Speaker 1>Campana when it comes to being back and being a

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<v Speaker 1>part of this offense.

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<v Speaker 3>I was on a conference call with Caleb Porter yesterday

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<v Speaker 3>where you know, I think he was quite genuinely unsure.

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<v Speaker 3>I think that Campana is either gonna be fit to

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<v Speaker 3>make the match day squad tomorrow or a week from tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's not certain yet, like he's training, but they

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<v Speaker 3>they want to be judicious in sort of unleashing him

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<v Speaker 3>because they don't want this to be a recurring thing.

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<v Speaker 3>He did a hamstring and so I think more importantly

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<v Speaker 3>in the immediate future, Tomas Shakalai, DP winger usually plays

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<v Speaker 3>on the left side, another Argentinian for the Revs. He

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<v Speaker 3>blew out his ACL last year and it's been you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the normal progression back. But I think he's a you know,

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<v Speaker 3>a step closer to returning. But I how's that both

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<v Speaker 3>could be in the squad, neither likely to be in

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<v Speaker 3>the starting eleven based on the way they sort of

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<v Speaker 3>dole out minutes. The guy's coming back from these injuries,

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<v Speaker 3>but obviously Chankalai returning from a longer term injury, and

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<v Speaker 3>the performance people and the athletic trainers, they have a

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<v Speaker 3>schedule they want to keep and you know, even if

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<v Speaker 3>Chankalai has been training full I think for almost two

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<v Speaker 3>full weeks now, but they're not gonna give ninety minutes

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<v Speaker 3>or even sixty minutes most likely, But he's gonna be

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<v Speaker 3>He's a guy who you know, can fire from anywhere,

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<v Speaker 3>and even if he's not the one scoring, opens up

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<v Speaker 3>space for other people because he's a constant goal threat

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<v Speaker 3>in the attacking third. So you know, I think you're

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<v Speaker 3>going to see one or both available against Atlanta, and

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<v Speaker 3>it's just a question of how many minutes and if

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<v Speaker 3>both are in the squad.

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<v Speaker 1>All things being equal, how are you anticipating the starting

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<v Speaker 1>eleven rolling out from what you've been able to glean

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<v Speaker 1>from calib.

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<v Speaker 3>Portia Ooh, you know, it's hard to say. I think

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<v Speaker 3>it's can be very similar to what we saw against Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, Matt Polster has been so good. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>he wasn't even really projected to start. They acquired Jackson

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<v Speaker 3>Yule after eight years in San Jose, and he's been fine.

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<v Speaker 3>He actually made a bit of a difference coming on late.

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<v Speaker 3>Makes some runs out of midfield, but he's more of

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<v Speaker 3>a technical possession type player in terms of battling in

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<v Speaker 3>the midfield. Polster still has all of his energy and

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<v Speaker 3>range and legs, and so I think that's the one

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<v Speaker 3>real question. I'm assuming both center back Sabios and Fofana

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<v Speaker 3>and two new players in the league who have who

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<v Speaker 3>have been good. You know, the Revs have been very

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<v Speaker 3>solid defensively, They've been in every game. They haven't given

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<v Speaker 3>up more than two goals, and you know that's usually

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<v Speaker 3>you know, that was when they were you know, that

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<v Speaker 3>was Philly and they were pushing and stretched a little bit.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, Carlos Heel is a dead uncertainty to start.

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<v Speaker 3>Another new player. Eli Fineghal, a twenty year old Israeli

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<v Speaker 3>who can play on either you know, at either full

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<v Speaker 3>back position, likely would be the right back again. Peyton Miller,

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<v Speaker 3>assuming he's still fit. Like, watch out for that kid.

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<v Speaker 3>He is a horse. He is a horse. He looks

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<v Speaker 3>like a grown man. He's seventeen years old. He's got

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<v Speaker 3>a national team and European potential. Like he you know,

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<v Speaker 3>he's still you know, getting his his his sort of

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<v Speaker 3>game IQ to where it needs to be. But he's

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<v Speaker 3>got all the tools and can really impose himself on

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, the wingers have been I left out.

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<v Speaker 3>Al Hassan Yusuf has been very good Nigeria international ball winner,

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<v Speaker 3>but not like a crunching tackler. He'll he'll slide tackle

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<v Speaker 3>more of the most players nowadays, but he's not dirty player.

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<v Speaker 3>He just gets around the pitch, covers every you know,

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<v Speaker 3>blade of turf and and really Rangy it's been gonna

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<v Speaker 3>go and Langoni on the wings. That could change. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't think Shakalai comes in. Luis Diaz has been a

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<v Speaker 3>guy off the BA who's done well replacing Langoni. Helped

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<v Speaker 3>create one of the goals against New York Red Bulls.

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<v Speaker 3>But I still think Langoni. He was very good against

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<v Speaker 3>Red Bulls two weeks ago and pretty good against Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 3>You know they won him like hugging the touch line

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<v Speaker 3>and chalk on his boots and then running him behind

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<v Speaker 3>you using his pace and then you know heel behind

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<v Speaker 3>a ROUTI is the most likely scenario, but you could

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<v Speaker 3>see gotta go up top with with Carlos underneath and

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<v Speaker 3>they push somebody else wide or Carlos heel starts at

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<v Speaker 3>one of the wide positions and has a free role.

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<v Speaker 3>We've seen that in the past with Porter and the

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<v Speaker 3>previous coaches. So you know, but I think you know

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<v Speaker 3>you're picking eleven from the thirteen guys I mentioned so

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<v Speaker 3>and then ali Asievicic has been the goalkeeper, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>every game going back to last year. I don't see

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<v Speaker 3>that changing. Alex Bono is the backup. But barring injury

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<v Speaker 3>that you know, that's and I don't think you know,

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<v Speaker 3>Ronnie dla is gonna you know, he's to know that

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<v Speaker 3>that's probably the group. And let's they throw a curveball

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<v Speaker 3>and all of a sudden, components closer than we realize

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<v Speaker 3>that he starts up top. I haven't heard any noise

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<v Speaker 3>to that effect, but you know, they keep it pretty

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<v Speaker 3>close to the best in these situations. So yeah, like that,

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<v Speaker 3>that's that's what I would expect.

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<v Speaker 1>Brad Feldman, Voice of the REVS for the REVS Education

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<v Speaker 1>Here on a Friday, in the hour of chaos, as

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<v Speaker 1>we call it, or at least I'm calling it the

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<v Speaker 1>hour of chaos just because, uh, when you I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have you play defensive coordinator here for a second. You've

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<v Speaker 1>seen Carlos Hill. You know what he can do. You

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<v Speaker 1>know the magic that he can create. If you were,

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<v Speaker 1>say in an American football parlance, defensive coordinator, and you

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<v Speaker 1>were forced to try to make Carlos Hill be uncomfortable

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<v Speaker 1>and do things that he doesn't like to do, and

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<v Speaker 1>the revs still have to try to create How would

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<v Speaker 1>you defend Carlos Heel? How have team's been successful in

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<v Speaker 1>defending Carlos Hill in the past.

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<v Speaker 3>You're sure you're not sharing this with the coaching.

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<v Speaker 2>Staff now, right, Like, hey, Ronnie.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, now listen that that's not a secret. He's one

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<v Speaker 3>of the most fouled players since he's coming in the

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<v Speaker 2>Carlos Heel.

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<v Speaker 3>People have tried to stop him a little different, a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of different ways, but the two main tactics that

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<v Speaker 3>we've seen is one, you know, get somebody who's super

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<v Speaker 3>that you know they force he's going to receive the ball.

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<v Speaker 3>The further from goal he receives it, and the less

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<v Speaker 3>he's able to receive it in transition or when you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the attacking team has numbers forward so he has fewer

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<v Speaker 2>And the goal, the less effective he can be.

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<v Speaker 3>He can still you know, surgically dissect an opposing team

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<v Speaker 3>that has two banks of four between him and the goal.

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<v Speaker 3>With a little through ball combination, a little dribble sucks

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<v Speaker 3>in the you know defender, a little dink chip over

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<v Speaker 3>the top, or he you know, opens things up with

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, what you don't want is for.

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<v Speaker 3>Carlos to get the ball turned, pick up his head

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<v Speaker 3>and run at you, because he'll he you know, even

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<v Speaker 3>at thirty three, can slide by on the dribble quicker

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<v Speaker 3>than you think. You never know when he's going to

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<v Speaker 3>release the ball. He's inch perfect with his with his

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<v Speaker 3>key passes and all that. So you know, then the

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<v Speaker 3>other thing is to you know, I hate to say,

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<v Speaker 3>kick lumps out of him, and teams will do that.

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<v Speaker 3>But what has to then happen is that the referees

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<v Speaker 3>set a tone early with a yellow card or you know,

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<v Speaker 3>call the fouls. Carlo sometimes gets frustrated. He doesn't get

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<v Speaker 3>off his game when you frustrate him. He just gets

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<v Speaker 3>more motivated, so that like the psychological component, like getting

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<v Speaker 3>in his head doesn't work. But you know, he's not

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<v Speaker 3>the most physically imposing player. And you know, we've seen

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<v Speaker 3>other teams go right up against the edge of playing dirty,

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<v Speaker 3>which I don't like on you they should respect. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>he's an immaculate player and a great profession on the

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<v Speaker 3>credit to the league, but he's very competitive. It's pro ball,

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<v Speaker 3>and I think that, you know, that's one of the

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<v Speaker 3>reasons also why posters out there is to police that

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<v Speaker 3>a little bit, and so you know, I hope it

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't disintegrate into something like that where they're trying to

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<v Speaker 3>kick him into the third row. I know there's a

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<v Speaker 3>good respect between Ronnie dla And and Caleb Porter, and

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<v Speaker 3>we've seen the past Dallas teams have played it the

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<v Speaker 3>right way against Carlos, trying, you know, everything within the

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<v Speaker 3>laws of the game to limit him, and I think

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<v Speaker 3>that's what's going to happen. But Carlos is you know,

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<v Speaker 3>he's worth the trip to the stadium. He's he's great.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep.

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<v Speaker 1>He has caused issues for Atland United fans and Mercedes

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<v Speaker 1>Bens in the past, so.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and he knows Brad Guzan too, they played together

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<v Speaker 3>at Villa.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so that that is that is there with that

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<v Speaker 1>as well. So then I ask you the defensive coordinator

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<v Speaker 1>question to kind of go into this follow up. So

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<v Speaker 1>if Carlos heel is not a out to create Who

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<v Speaker 1>are some of those next level guys that may not

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily get the Brad Feldman spot shadow and the show

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<v Speaker 1>open that folks need to gravitate toward to be wary of.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're an Atlanta United fan going up against New England,

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<v Speaker 1>if Carlos Hill isn't, then whom.

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<v Speaker 3>Well that I've already alluded to it, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 3>the wing play, certainly Luca Langoni, and I think Luca

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<v Speaker 3>is gonna love it on the Mercedes Benz Stadium field

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<v Speaker 3>because it's there's a lot of room out there, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>Like I was saying on another show, people, you know

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<v Speaker 3>NYCFC get very defensive. If you say that the Yankee

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<v Speaker 3>Stadium field is more than two inches two feet narrower

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<v Speaker 3>than standard, it looks like it's ten feet skinnier than

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<v Speaker 3>a normal MLS field. I've never pasteed off, I can't say,

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<v Speaker 3>but it just psychologically feels that way, like it's cramped

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<v Speaker 3>on the wings, and I think I think that when

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<v Speaker 3>you go to the Lantet it feels like the reverse

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<v Speaker 3>is true, that there's even more space out there on

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<v Speaker 3>the flanks, and what the official field dimensions, which suggest

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<v Speaker 3>that favors a Luca Langoni who is just you know,

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<v Speaker 3>lightning quick times. His runs really well, and like I

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<v Speaker 3>said against against Red Bull two weeks ago, is really

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<v Speaker 3>put in great crossing passes and so down that right

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<v Speaker 3>flank he could be a danger on the other wing.

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<v Speaker 3>The way the Revs plays, they really like to get

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<v Speaker 3>that left full back forward and Peyton Miller and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>sometimes his crossing is really good and sometimes at least

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<v Speaker 3>something to be desired, but he gets it right enough

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<v Speaker 3>of the time.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you know, gonna go.

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<v Speaker 3>Who's you know, he's an international player, like he's he

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<v Speaker 3>just hasn't found the scoring touch. He'll on settle a

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<v Speaker 3>defense and then I don't you know, going through you

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<v Speaker 3>know the list, and then Eli Feineld he's both powerful

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<v Speaker 3>and technical and tuck inside but can overlap. He'll also

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<v Speaker 3>drop a shoulder and go through you like he's another

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<v Speaker 3>young player, and they just need to get somebody on

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<v Speaker 3>the end of those you know, that service from all

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<v Speaker 3>three or four of those players, and one of the

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<v Speaker 3>and finish is gonna go.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I said, he's been hitting the goal.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, he's been getting to the right spots, he's

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<v Speaker 3>been taking on defenders, getting taken down in the box

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<v Speaker 3>for a penalty, and you know, it's like everything but

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<v Speaker 3>to finish and it has to come good sooner or later.

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<v Speaker 3>But those are the guys i'd really watch.

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<v Speaker 1>I had to when you mentioned Yankee Stadium, I had

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<v Speaker 1>to go to the Peter Vermes quote, and so Peter

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<v Speaker 1>Vermes measured it off when he was managing it Sporting

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<v Speaker 1>and he said it's one of six by sixty eight.

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<v Speaker 2>Sixty eight.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's what Peter Vermes said at the time. So

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<v Speaker 1>when you were mentioning the the U twelve pitches, we joke.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, sixty eight is about what I think. Like

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<v Speaker 3>they say it's seventy, it's really sixty eight. It looks

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<v Speaker 3>sixty five.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, So at sixty eight we're rounding up because it's

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<v Speaker 1>more than sixty seven and a half, we're rounding up

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<v Speaker 1>to seventy.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm with you. I think that's about right.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you've got other stuff to do, and I

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<v Speaker 1>can't thank you enough for doing this. Go ahead and

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<v Speaker 1>hit the promo for me for folks and how they

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<v Speaker 1>can listen to you twenty four to seven, three sixty five,

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<v Speaker 1>not just tomorrow afternoon.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we're on ninety eighty five the Sports Up tomorrow

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<v Speaker 3>at two thirty, the flagship station, number one Sports station,

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<v Speaker 3>New England. And when we're not we're on HD two

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<v Speaker 1>As always, my friend, great to see you. It's been

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<v Speaker 1>entirely too long. You now have the keys to the castle.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to come in and vent in the hour

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<v Speaker 1>of chaos in this ten o'clock hour on Fridays, talk

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<v Speaker 1>about your match. You can get out, you can, You

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<v Speaker 1>got the keys. You're welcome anytime.

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<v Speaker 2>Good to see it, Thanks John, Good to see you

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<v Speaker 2>all right.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Brad Feldman, play by play voice of the ReBs.

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<v Speaker 1>He's got like nineteen different things he's doing today, and

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<v Speaker 1>we like squeezed him in, squos, Squeeze squeezed squos. We

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<v Speaker 1>jammed him in and he was incredibly generous and gracious

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<v Speaker 1>with his time to give us the background and the

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<v Speaker 1>breakdown of everything going on with the revs. So there's

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<v Speaker 1>your REVS one oh one