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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how your teachers were across the board

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<v Speaker 1>in high school, but how many of your teachers when

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<v Speaker 1>you had a point five, like a seventy nine five

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<v Speaker 1>eighty nine to five, they would round up and get you.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like, okay, that's an eighty, that's a ninety. You

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<v Speaker 1>got the A or the B. How many teachers did that?

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<v Speaker 2>Honestly, that's tough to answer, because I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>I cared enough about grades to pay attention, like if

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<v Speaker 2>I was getting benefited doubt. I know, sometimes you got

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<v Speaker 2>like graded on a curve for tests or whatever. But

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<v Speaker 2>they liked me right, Like I was a pretty good student.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't cause too many issues in class, so they

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<v Speaker 2>probably rounded up on my behalf.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, all right, so you you got that benefit of

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<v Speaker 1>the doubt I had. I had a particular math teacher

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<v Speaker 1>when I was in high school back in the late

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen nineties, and I had three seventy nine and a

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<v Speaker 1>halfs and I got three c's because I sat in

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<v Speaker 1>the back of the classroom and didn't give two you know,

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<v Speaker 1>what's about this particular math and what it was going

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<v Speaker 1>to be doing for my lifestyle, you know. So I

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<v Speaker 1>had the one math teacher that was like, oh seventy

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<v Speaker 1>nine and a half. See, yeah, I was.

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<v Speaker 2>I was front of the room, heavy on participation, almost

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<v Speaker 2>too annoyingly. So so I think they liked that, and

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<v Speaker 2>so I think I got the benefit.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure you did, absolutely true. Ave Gordon dropping byz

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<v Speaker 1>he always does on a Monday, looking at it Landy

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<v Speaker 1>United and the weekend that was it was a matchup

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<v Speaker 1>against New England. Fans in New England or lamenting already

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<v Speaker 1>about having the same things happened in the preseason that

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<v Speaker 1>happened last season under Caleb Porter. So there's gnashing of

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<v Speaker 1>teeth and you know, mixing of fingers and there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of consternation at Landy United comes out with a

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<v Speaker 1>two zero win at IMG Academy. Early thoughts from thirty

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<v Speaker 1>thousand feet before we dive into individual thoughts and players.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, look, I wasn't really paying attention to

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<v Speaker 2>what New England was doing. I was certainly watching for

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<v Speaker 2>the Atlanta United perspective and looking here, what do we

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<v Speaker 2>know like set pieces and corner kicks and free kicks

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<v Speaker 2>are a danger spot for Atlanta United offensively again, And

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's something that was I mean sorely missing

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<v Speaker 2>up until the later stages of the season last year,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think we have seen that now at multiple

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<v Speaker 2>parts of this exhibition season, so certainly looking forward to

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<v Speaker 2>see if that can translate into the regular season as well.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought the team looked pretty good. I thought they

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<v Speaker 2>looked physical too, And there's some bodies being banged over

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<v Speaker 2>any exhibition season, almost to the point where I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, guys, like, let's try and get to opening

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<v Speaker 2>day healthy here. And I know Tira who bagged that

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<v Speaker 2>backpost touch off the free kick, he went down for

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit, and there were a couple of other

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<v Speaker 2>moment so you know, you just don't want to see it, right,

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<v Speaker 2>You get a little bit nerve, I get a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit nervous and so uh. But but again, I talked

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<v Speaker 2>to you last week a little bit about Mattea's Click

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<v Speaker 2>as well. I just think he's such a huge addition

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<v Speaker 2>that's gonna get buried. I think because of al Marone

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<v Speaker 2>and and I guess I hadn't talked to you officially,

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<v Speaker 2>they because of latte Laugh as well. I just think

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<v Speaker 2>Click is gonna be such an integral piece here. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you're talking about service, and we already saw it

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<v Speaker 2>again in this exhibition season, just kind of making a

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<v Speaker 2>mess of things in the box and just causing issues

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<v Speaker 2>and ultimately Click puts it on net and buries it.

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<v Speaker 2>So very pleased with that edition. It is gonna get buried,

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<v Speaker 2>and rightfully so right like Latte laugh is out here

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<v Speaker 2>talking the trash already and and so we're ready for that.

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<v Speaker 2>And it was great to see Niggy Beck officially in

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<v Speaker 2>a jersey competitive all that stuff, so and a too

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<v Speaker 2>nothing win. And I think that's the other aspect is

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<v Speaker 2>you are seeing a team that is burying chances and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't really look at it as hey, they probably

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<v Speaker 2>could have had five or six goals. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like at times that was the discussion last year

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<v Speaker 2>is like, man, you really gotta bury the chances you have.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember they had that weird x G and then as

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<v Speaker 2>I deem it actual G differentiation And it doesn't necessarily

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<v Speaker 2>feel right now, and again it's exhibition season, let's keep

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<v Speaker 2>that in mind. But it doesn't feel like that's a

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<v Speaker 2>massive problem right now. And that's a good feeling too.

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<v Speaker 1>So x G minus G equals a G. I believe

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<v Speaker 1>in the ape Gordon stat Yeah, that's correct, that's correct.

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<v Speaker 1>Nothing like math.

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<v Speaker 2>They should have bumped you up that half point with

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<v Speaker 2>that that sort of on the fly.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't even that I was awful at math and

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<v Speaker 1>it never happened. Uh yeah, I was. I was. I

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<v Speaker 1>was the leader of the d's in the f's and

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<v Speaker 1>algebra I had nothing to do with it. And uh see,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, because the only thing that we need math

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<v Speaker 1>for in this business is back timing breaks. That's the

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<v Speaker 1>only literally, that's the only math we have, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh yeah, And I guess the fourth official has to

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<v Speaker 2>do the math on stoppage time and it start to

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<v Speaker 2>add up seconds and count over that clock. But uh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I think we're pretty math free, and I think that's

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<v Speaker 2>a good thing.

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<v Speaker 1>We're digging it. Uh So when you look at Miggie

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<v Speaker 1>and his return, Miguel al Maroon back and most of

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<v Speaker 1>the starters played seventy for yeah, Ronnie Daila and Atlanta

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<v Speaker 1>United because you're ramping them up to get them ninety

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<v Speaker 1>minutes fit and such. MIGGI specifically, I think that, uh

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you're it's look, it's it's match week one,

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<v Speaker 1>getting ready to integrate with your new teammates. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>the passes aren't going to be there every single time,

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<v Speaker 1>Relationships and wants aren't going to be there every single time.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think the larger thing is here, he's out there,

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<v Speaker 1>it's practice, he's integrating. And this was just the first

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<v Speaker 1>example during game.

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<v Speaker 2>Stay well a couple of things here, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>initially the good news is that he is out there,

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<v Speaker 2>like you're saying, and that obviously fares well for him

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<v Speaker 2>being available to start the season. And sometimes when you

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<v Speaker 2>bring in players, especially later or closer to the season start,

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<v Speaker 2>you might have an issue getting them eligible to play,

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<v Speaker 2>and even lockday laugh. I believe is eligible on opening

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<v Speaker 2>day on the twenty second. Now, that doesn't mean he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be out there. He won't really have had

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<v Speaker 2>much time to do a lot with his teammates, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's still a possibility and that's kind of exciting. And

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<v Speaker 2>I was talking about this with Mike Connie at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of last week and I mentioned this to you

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<v Speaker 2>once before. I don't need this team to be at

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<v Speaker 2>its peak at the opening game, and I think you

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<v Speaker 2>saw a little bit of that in this exhibition game.

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<v Speaker 2>Here is that it's going to take time for Miggy

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<v Speaker 2>to get back into the top level chemistry with every

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<v Speaker 2>single teammate that is new here from when he was here.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not just gonna walk right back in and everything

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<v Speaker 2>is connecting at one hundred percent. So I think you

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<v Speaker 2>did see a little bit of that. You did see.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh I thought this player was gonna make this run.

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<v Speaker 2>He made that runner. I thought he was gonna weigh

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<v Speaker 2>this past this heavily. He was actually way that heavily.

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<v Speaker 2>And so there are gonna be those moments. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think getting him out there one is exciting, as we

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<v Speaker 2>already talked about, but also it is important to have

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<v Speaker 2>those kind of decisions in the preseason and kind of

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<v Speaker 2>move on from that. But look, we're not gonna go crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>At least I'm not gonna go crazy. I can't control

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<v Speaker 2>anyone else and what they're saying. But in terms of

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<v Speaker 2>if it is a slower start to the season, then

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<v Speaker 2>maybe we want. It's a very difficult schedule early on.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot of playoff teams from last year right

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<v Speaker 2>up at the front and a lot of moving pieces,

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<v Speaker 2>and that includes a new manager, and there's just so

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<v Speaker 2>much inconsistency from last year to this year. That I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna give them time to build, and I'm gonna say

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<v Speaker 2>that multiple times with you, especially if they do struggle early,

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<v Speaker 2>because I do think if they stay healthy, this is

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<v Speaker 2>a team that absolutely can compete in the Eastern Conference

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<v Speaker 2>and potentially league wide. But that doesn't mean they're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be right there day one. So I think you saw

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<v Speaker 2>some of those things with Miggi in his first time back.

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<v Speaker 2>I think whenever you do get latte life out there,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna see probably that as well. But again, we

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<v Speaker 2>don't need to be the best team in the MLS

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<v Speaker 2>at match day one. We need to be the best

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<v Speaker 2>team of the MLS match day twenty eight, twenty nine

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<v Speaker 2>thirty and moving forward. And so we're gonna we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>pace ourselves, right, I mean, you know me, I'm a runner.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't sprint at the start of a I did

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<v Speaker 2>a ten k this weekend. You don't sprint at the

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<v Speaker 2>start of a ten k. You settle in, you're kind

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<v Speaker 2>of weaving in and out of traffic as you maneuver

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<v Speaker 2>into the open lanes, and then you hit a stride

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<v Speaker 2>right and then you really find your rhythm and then

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<v Speaker 2>you try and pick up towards the end, as you

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<v Speaker 2>know that finishing kick is there, you're not sprinting out

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<v Speaker 2>the start, or you won't have much for a finishing

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<v Speaker 2>kick at the end. So if we're gonna relate in

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<v Speaker 2>the season to that, I think it's okay to be

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<v Speaker 2>a little hesitant and tentative early on to make sure

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<v Speaker 2>you have what you need down the stretch.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, because I mean literally, you're in the newborn calf

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<v Speaker 1>stage here. You know, it's the episode of whatever nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>eighties or nineties show that had farm animals, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>like the newborn calf is like, Oh, it's gonna be tough.

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<v Speaker 1>It's gonna be tough getting to that point.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna tell you what the problem is already with

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<v Speaker 2>this analogy. Yeah, I'm rooting for the predator. Usually I

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<v Speaker 2>doubt the calf that's barely walking, and that's obviously not

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<v Speaker 2>what we want here.

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<v Speaker 1>So no, but I mean in the barn, you know

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<v Speaker 1>the calf's first steps, you know, they're kind of kind

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<v Speaker 1>of clunky, and you know, you're you're trying to make

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<v Speaker 1>sure that you can stand on your on your own

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<v Speaker 1>feet before you go out there and you start running

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<v Speaker 1>around and you push beer barrels from Saint Louis to

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<v Speaker 1>a bar someplace. You know, it's all on the bill.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's where we are.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just hoping the mother accepts the child as opposed

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<v Speaker 2>to rejects it and needs raised by human hands.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, no, no, it's not good. Ab Gordon hanging out

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<v Speaker 1>with us as he always does, bat and lead off.

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<v Speaker 1>He he is our Ricky Henderson on Mondays for Reaction.

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<v Speaker 1>Mondays here on sdham H you mentioned Mattea's Click, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think that in the the four to two three

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<v Speaker 1>one that we're going to be looking at from Ronnie Dila,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that Matteas click is a part of an

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<v Speaker 1>interesting equation because you're looking at Click, You're looking at Sleash,

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<v Speaker 1>You're looking at Mulliam Bai, you're looking at Jay Fortune,

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<v Speaker 1>You're looking at guys who are going to be fighting

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<v Speaker 1>for time in practice every week. And I will be

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<v Speaker 1>intrigued to see who the dance partners are of the

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<v Speaker 1>four plus that are going to be a part of

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<v Speaker 1>that midfield three.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's also interesting, especially if you believe Clickle will

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<v Speaker 2>the season when you would have brooks Lennon, and you're

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<v Speaker 2>not going to the service from the right side, where

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<v Speaker 2>is it coming from? And that's something that Mattea's click

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely excels at. You could just look at his assist

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<v Speaker 2>totals from last year with DC United and yes, a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of those are going to Benteca and that makes

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<v Speaker 2>we traditionally over the last couple of years, counted so

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<v Speaker 2>heavily on brooks Lennon getting forward and providing service into

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<v Speaker 2>the right side going to be able to do that

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<v Speaker 2>or maybe do we rely on the midfielder to actually

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<v Speaker 2>provide that service. I think that is something that is

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<v Speaker 2>part of the discussion for Ronnie Daila. Look, we talked

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<v Speaker 2>about it because not everyone's going to get through this

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<v Speaker 2>season healthy guys are gonna have bits here and there.

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<v Speaker 2>It's good to have the depth. It's good to have

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<v Speaker 2>the discussion of boy, there's a lot of talent here

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<v Speaker 2>and someone's gonna have to be the odd man out.

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<v Speaker 2>It helps you stay fresh over the course of the season. Look,

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<v Speaker 2>it's great to be like the MLS's iron man, right

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<v Speaker 2>and play. I mean, and that's what Brooks Lennon essentially

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<v Speaker 2>was for the most part. But like, there's also some

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<v Speaker 2>value of getting guys a little bit of break throughout

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<v Speaker 2>the course of a season, especially as you hit stretches

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<v Speaker 2>of match compression without taking a dip in quality. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's what you're trying to build. Look, i'd

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<v Speaker 2>love to sit here and tell you and say and sure,

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<v Speaker 2>I assume you have the same questions, like here's the

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<v Speaker 2>guys that are gonna be in the midfielder, here's the

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<v Speaker 2>odd man out, and this is a guy that will

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<v Speaker 2>come in in case of injury, in case of yellow

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<v Speaker 2>card concerns late in games, whatever, whatever. I just don't

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<v Speaker 2>know what Ronnie DLAs specifically is looking for and how

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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna work out. And quite frankly, I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna know until we're a couple of games into

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<v Speaker 2>the season and kind of see, right, because he might

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<v Speaker 2>start someone one or two games and then maybe he's

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<v Speaker 2>not quite getting what he wants out of that position.

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<v Speaker 2>He might move guys around, and so I think it's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be a little while until we settle in there,

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<v Speaker 2>especially in the midfield. Potentially in the back as well,

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<v Speaker 2>but again to have the depth that you had to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to bring in a guy like Click to

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<v Speaker 2>settle him potentially next to Bartech Shleech who seems to

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<v Speaker 2>be a mainstaye j A Fortune and Moyamba as well.

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<v Speaker 2>And Moyamba had had a couple of rough stretches over

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<v Speaker 2>the course of the season, but he also did have

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<v Speaker 2>some really nice stretches in the playoff run. So it'll

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<v Speaker 2>be very interesting to see how it links up. If

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<v Speaker 2>I had to guess, because of the absence of Brooks Lennon,

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<v Speaker 2>because of the desire to have service from the right side,

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<v Speaker 2>that's how I would start things up. But again I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not Ronnie Diela. I don't know specifically what he's looking

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<v Speaker 2>for or even what he's seeing there in the exhibition season.

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<v Speaker 1>And to your point, Ronald Hernandez had some opportunities to

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<v Speaker 1>send in some service. Again, it's New England on the weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>So is it a combination of Click in and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Ronnie out on the right hand side to

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<v Speaker 1>be those servicemen from the right to work what you're

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<v Speaker 1>discussing when it comes to activity inside the eighteen. Another

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<v Speaker 1>couple of minutes for you, how are you on pre

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<v Speaker 1>season chippiness.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a love hate relationship, right Like. Obviously you don't

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<v Speaker 2>want anyone to pick up any sort of knock heading

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<v Speaker 2>into the season, and that's just my biggest concern. But

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time, you have to have have some

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<v Speaker 2>level of it or it's going to be just an

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<v Speaker 2>ugly slow start to the year all around, not just

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<v Speaker 2>for Atlanta United, right like, Like, you have to have

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of an attitude. And the other thing is,

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<v Speaker 2>in anyone who's played soccer football, really any contact sport,

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<v Speaker 2>you can't go into a content tact hesitant. You can't

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<v Speaker 2>go into it trying to avoid injury. That's only gonna

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<v Speaker 2>lead to you doing things wrong and actually probably getting

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<v Speaker 2>hurt more often. So you have to have that contact.

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<v Speaker 2>Now you're talking about unnecessary contact, right stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 2>I understand it. But at the same time, you and

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<v Speaker 2>I are sit here talking about an exhibition season and

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't matter in this or that new manager. Guys

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<v Speaker 2>are trying to win jobs, Guys are trying to prove points,

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<v Speaker 2>and ultimately there's a competitive factor for every single player

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<v Speaker 2>on Atlanta and I. You don't get to become a

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<v Speaker 2>professional soccer player by kind of having a whoham attitude

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<v Speaker 2>anytime you step on that field. The fact that we

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<v Speaker 2>call it exhibition probably doesn't mean much for them. They're

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<v Speaker 2>probably upset that they didn't get a win if you're

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<v Speaker 2>New England or in other situations for Lanti United. So again,

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<v Speaker 2>for me, it's just like, man, let's just get everyone

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<v Speaker 2>to the season healthy and that's the big concern. But

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time, like that's not how they You

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<v Speaker 2>never go out there thinking you're gonna get hurt. You

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<v Speaker 2>never go out there thinking, oh, it's just the exhibition season.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll take it easy, especially not when you have a

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<v Speaker 2>manager that's watching that maybe hasn't seen you as much

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<v Speaker 2>as previous guys that that you don't want to leave

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<v Speaker 2>a bad taste in the mouth of So I get it,

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<v Speaker 2>but hey, if everyone gets to the season healthy, that's

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<v Speaker 2>what matters the most.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, And the reason that I bring it up to

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<v Speaker 1>your point in the match early on looked like New

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<v Speaker 1>England was trying to push some buttons and they went

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<v Speaker 1>into some hard tackles. You'd mentioned Jamal being injured early on,

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<v Speaker 1>and to me, it's like there's a level of preseason

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<v Speaker 1>schippiness and getting in people's faces and all that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of stuff. It just seemed like to me early on,

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<v Speaker 1>especially in the first half, that New England was trying

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of overdo it a little bit, and you

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of want to sit there and it's like

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<v Speaker 1>the the kid who's had too many like the kid

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<v Speaker 1>who's had too many pieces of sugar and he's just

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<v Speaker 1>running around the kitchen. You want to sit there and go, dude,

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<v Speaker 1>just chill for a minute. You know, here's some decaf.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what it seemed like to me.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and the other aspect of that. John and I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't look up the game notes heading into to a

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<v Speaker 2>preseason game to check, but you also want to learn

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<v Speaker 2>the officials, the referees and what they're gonna call and

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<v Speaker 2>maybe this is a guy that they'll have in MLS.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe this is a guy that they'll have in MLS

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of years from now. I didn't Again, I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't look at the level of officiating and who was

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<v Speaker 2>on the match, But you also have to learn those

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<v Speaker 2>guys and kind of feel it out that way, and

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<v Speaker 2>that may have been part of it. Yeah, it is

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of like all right, man, it's your

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<v Speaker 2>first opportunity, like again, pace yourself a little bit. But

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<v Speaker 2>again it looks and feels like everyone came out of

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<v Speaker 2>it healthy, and that's all I can ask.

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<v Speaker 1>For, no doubt. All Right, So, now that you have

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<v Speaker 1>run yet another ten k and and pretty much put

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of us into the ground when it comes

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<v Speaker 1>to our own physical capabilities, what's the week like for you?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, just building towards the opener, and it

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<v Speaker 2>just it really has crept up on us. And I

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<v Speaker 2>know we were joking like, oh, there's only seven weeks

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<v Speaker 2>of the offseason, and then like all of the sudden,

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<v Speaker 2>and because Atlanti's United's offseason was so busy, right, Henderson

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<v Speaker 2>and Dila click and then Almaa and Latte laugh, and

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<v Speaker 2>there's just so much going on, and all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 2>we are less than two weeks away from opening kick.

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<v Speaker 2>We've obviously still got it in. We talked about match compression.

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<v Speaker 2>You still got two more exhibition games, including one tomorrow afternoon,

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<v Speaker 2>and so looking forward to keeping an eye on that.

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<v Speaker 2>I do want to send a reminder this weekend and

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<v Speaker 2>Tuesday's game is not going to be on ninety two nine,

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<v Speaker 2>but that game against Dallas on Saturday, February fifteenth, eleven

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<v Speaker 2>fifty a m. Broadcast time. Mike Conti and Jason Longshow

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<v Speaker 2>will have the action for you on ninety two nine

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<v Speaker 2>in the game, of course, so looking forward to that.

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<v Speaker 2>And once you get there, it's a week from the

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<v Speaker 2>game's finally meaning something. So it has happened incredibly quick.

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<v Speaker 2>But boy, the excitement has also built quite quickly, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think rightfully so based on again, you don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to like go so crazy high and mighty, but a

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<v Speaker 2>franchise defining offseason, I mean it really, we really hope

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<v Speaker 2>that that is ultimately what this was.

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<v Speaker 1>Yep, it is Garth and Chris's team now. As always,

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<v Speaker 1>my friend, great to see you, Baton lead off here

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<v Speaker 1>for a week for another reaction Monday. We will catch

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<v Speaker 1>up with you next Monday and actually get ready for

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<v Speaker 1>games that count. Good to see you, my friend. Glad

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<v Speaker 1>you survived your weekend. Will catch up with you soon,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, as always, you can crash whenever you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like it. Thanks for dropping by you.

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<v Speaker 2>Gotta sounds good, all right, that's

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<v Speaker 1>Ab Gordon everybody, So that's a