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<v Speaker 1>Nico is now with us, and it is that time

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<v Speaker 1>for the handoff, where we are going from one coast

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<v Speaker 1>to the other coast to Peru and all points in between. Nico,

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<v Speaker 1>we got a visit from Nino Damas this morning, the

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<v Speaker 1>truth seeker and soothsayer of the future. Oh and so

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<v Speaker 1>he has laid upon us with twenty one months to

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<v Speaker 1>spare the winner in the world competition that is coming

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<v Speaker 1>to this hemisphere in twenty twenty six. And after much

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<v Speaker 1>thought and analysis and having the wool on top of

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<v Speaker 1>the dome, he has said, Nino Damas, so let it

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<v Speaker 1>be said, So let it be done in some circles.

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<v Speaker 1>Donas almost to us all that the i'lb Celeste will

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<v Speaker 1>have a parade in Fort Lauderdale and or Miami and

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<v Speaker 1>ar Buenos Aires, and it will be back to back

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<v Speaker 1>Argentina in twenty twenty six with a thirty nine year

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<v Speaker 1>old Lionel Messi going out like no man has gone

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<v Speaker 1>out in sixty plus years. What's say you to what

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<v Speaker 1>Nino Damas brought to the table this morning?

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, I say, Nino Damas must have that very powerful

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<v Speaker 2>crystal ball or you know, looking to the future, because

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's deep. Having a prediction all the way to

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty six might be tough. I think it's a

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<v Speaker 2>good choud. I mean, you see what Argentina has been

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<v Speaker 2>doing in Coma ball as of recent uh. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not just talking about the six year over Bolivia, but

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I'm just saying overall, the quality, the balanced

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<v Speaker 2>roster that they have, a guy likes Colonia that just

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<v Speaker 2>seems to do no wrong when he comes to both

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<v Speaker 2>collups and management of that specific group. So yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a good shout. I'd say that, not like I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>gonna say that that England is going to be one

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<v Speaker 2>of the get anything. But there are other teams that

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<v Speaker 2>I'm waiting see what happens with with some madagial changes

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<v Speaker 2>with some new players that could eventually be revelations of

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<v Speaker 2>that twenty twenty six World Cup. So I think that

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<v Speaker 2>there are some teams that I still want to wait

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<v Speaker 2>up and look. But I think Argentina right now is

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<v Speaker 2>definitely the best team in the world.

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<v Speaker 1>No doubt about it. All Right, As always, Nino, it

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<v Speaker 1>is fantastic to see both you and Nino Domas dropping

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<v Speaker 1>by on Thursdays. Please stay warm, May the Dome stay warm.

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<v Speaker 1>May the information continue to come to Nino Domas and

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<v Speaker 1>all forms dominis olmos to Nino domason, dominis almos to

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<v Speaker 1>us all. Thank you, my friend, love you very much,

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<v Speaker 1>and we will see you next week.

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<v Speaker 2>Well Nico Jo take care, guys.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, there goes Nino. Nino's going to become properly hydrated.

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<v Speaker 1>And it was yeah, Nino Domas, he put up the

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<v Speaker 1>he took a little bit of what happened in the

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<v Speaker 1>past window. But I think Nino Domas is going for

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<v Speaker 1>the storybook ending where Lionel Messi at the age of

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<v Speaker 1>thirty nine, who's feeling younger. The guys there are keeping

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<v Speaker 1>him young, he's having fun, he's keeping it loose, keeping

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<v Speaker 1>it light, and so I think Nino Domas is looking

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<v Speaker 1>for the storybook ending. I wouldn't put it past them, but.

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<v Speaker 2>I give a shout because they I mean, look, I

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<v Speaker 2>know that they seem to be there and they never

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<v Speaker 2>do it as it just happened to them h in

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<v Speaker 2>the Euros, in the WEFA. But I just I just

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<v Speaker 2>think with Tuccuo as the manager and a team that

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<v Speaker 2>has progressively gotten better and better, I think they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to have something to say in twenty twenty six, I

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<v Speaker 2>think that there are a couple of teams that could

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<v Speaker 2>be tough to play against. I want to see Columbia

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<v Speaker 2>do well. And now one twenty twenty six is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be a really, really good World Cup to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>All right. So with with Tommy Tuckle for School now

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<v Speaker 1>in charge in England, you've got tukel in England, You've

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<v Speaker 1>got Pochettino in the United States. And we talked about

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<v Speaker 1>an hour Number one Tim Howard's comments about saying that

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<v Speaker 1>Christian Polistic needed to stay and not go back to

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<v Speaker 1>his team, not go back to league play and go

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<v Speaker 1>back to Syria, but he needed to stay with his

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<v Speaker 1>team for that second match, even though he wasn't playing

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<v Speaker 1>in it. He had to stay, and that the USA

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<v Speaker 1>has to sit there and go, hey, Milan, this is

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<v Speaker 1>how it's gonna be. We need to keep our guy.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm paraphrasing it was probably there wasn't necessarily a

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<v Speaker 1>whole lot of finger pointing, I wouldn't think, but he

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<v Speaker 1>was verbally finger pointing that the United States and US

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<v Speaker 1>Soccer needs to go to these big clubs and go

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<v Speaker 1>this is how it's going to be. They're gonna stay here,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're gonna just even if they're gonna hang around,

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna stay and not report to you until the

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<v Speaker 1>window is done. I've raised the people's eyebride of that one.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like that, it's not how you play in the

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<v Speaker 1>sandbox these days.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and that's exactly what I wanted to say. I mean, look,

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<v Speaker 2>but you didn't doing the right thing by getting himself

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<v Speaker 2>slowly integrated into the group. And he's not gonna come

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<v Speaker 2>in there and just put player in situations that they

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<v Speaker 2>don't have to be. And he understands what players are

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<v Speaker 2>playing for at the club level. He understands that eighty

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<v Speaker 2>percent of their development is due to leak play and

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<v Speaker 2>club play and their positions, the amount of time minutes

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<v Speaker 2>that they get with their clubs. So it's a big deal.

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<v Speaker 2>And I feel like the overreaction has been massive with

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<v Speaker 2>this whole Mexico US loss and where's west End and

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<v Speaker 2>where's Pulisic and what happened to Ricardo Peppy. Look, there's

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<v Speaker 2>only so much of and we talked about this, there's

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<v Speaker 2>only so much you can do a national team head

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<v Speaker 2>coach when he comes to the tactics, the soccer module

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<v Speaker 2>the ideology, the concepts, all of these things that takes time.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you think that Pulisic or Western or anybody who's

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<v Speaker 2>going to get so much more out of staying with

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<v Speaker 2>this team a couple of days, other than maybe just

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<v Speaker 2>the group the camaraderie. No, you really don't. Let's take

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<v Speaker 2>it easy. This is we're just getting started puts doing

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<v Speaker 2>the right thing by making sure that the group components,

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<v Speaker 2>that the relationships with the players are where they need

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<v Speaker 2>to be. Everything else will come in time. What is

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<v Speaker 2>he doing now? What did he need to do? He

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<v Speaker 2>needed to see, not the politics, not the regard of Pa,

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<v Speaker 2>the player that he needs to watch, that he needs

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<v Speaker 2>to see that he hasn't been able to work with,

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<v Speaker 2>but saw a whole bunch of eight. I guarantee you

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<v Speaker 2>that a lot of tape, and most of that tape

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<v Speaker 2>had all the stars the start that are going to

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<v Speaker 2>be there. I would be more focused on some of

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<v Speaker 2>the things that Pochettino did with certain players, like Scally

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<v Speaker 2>playing in the back of a three man back line,

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<v Speaker 2>like Musa playing out as a right back, like making

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<v Speaker 2>sure that there's certain players that maybe I saw something

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<v Speaker 2>in that I can't manufacture, and I could harness that

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<v Speaker 2>other positions. Those are the things that but Justina wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to do. And if you're not going to experiment in

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<v Speaker 2>a friendly and an exhibition, in a warm up game,

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<v Speaker 2>in a tune up game, where are you going to

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<v Speaker 2>experiment in the in the League's Cup, in the World Cup?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, where are you going to do that? I

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<v Speaker 2>mean Nations League. I'm sorry, where are you gonna be?

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<v Speaker 2>When are you gonna be able to experiment? No other tournament?

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<v Speaker 2>So I think that the reaction is way too high.

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<v Speaker 2>He did what he had to do against Panama, got

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<v Speaker 2>a good positive first win. In second game, I let

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<v Speaker 2>go all my stars, and then I go ahead and

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<v Speaker 2>go up to Mexico and play with my beat team,

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<v Speaker 2>and I got to figure out what certain players do

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<v Speaker 2>or didn't do. Like Sergeant's case, he needed to make

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<v Speaker 2>sure to see certain players play ninety minutes ninety plus

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<v Speaker 2>sixty minutes, and he did that.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're saying that the sky isn't falling, we should

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<v Speaker 1>you mean that? They mean that after one window and

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<v Speaker 1>two matches where you had load management and a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of knocks where a couple of your big guns weren't there,

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<v Speaker 1>and you lose to Mexico in the Guardado sendoff match,

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<v Speaker 1>that the sky isn't falling? What? What? What?

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely? And I'm saying that anyone who and respectfully of course,

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<v Speaker 2>said that is an abomination and disrespectful that Pulitic and

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<v Speaker 2>these guys were in there are absolutely just overreacting and

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<v Speaker 2>off their meds. I mean, you need let's just take

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<v Speaker 2>a breather. Lest understand, it is a lung process and

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<v Speaker 2>there's no need for that to happen. Actually, if you

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<v Speaker 2>think about it, this is the right way to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Is you go from the outside in and figure out

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<v Speaker 2>the guys that are in the outside of that bubble

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<v Speaker 2>of the US pool are and then you focus on

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<v Speaker 2>those who are in who you know will be in.

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<v Speaker 1>You mean, you mean that we have to look at

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<v Speaker 1>your depth and figure out who those dudes are that

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<v Speaker 1>can contribute and not the stars that you anticipate will

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<v Speaker 1>be there anyway. What you want to fill in a

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<v Speaker 1>roster from the bottom up. What is the matter with you?

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<v Speaker 2>Craziness?

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<v Speaker 1>Craziness damn all right, So let's go ahead and shift

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<v Speaker 1>it to decision day before we play a little Cliffhanger,

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<v Speaker 1>because then Cliffhanger has a direct result in what you

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<v Speaker 1>think is going to happen on decision day. How then

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<v Speaker 1>we've been talking about it all season. Or additionally, the

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<v Speaker 1>West is the one that's chaotic top to bottom on

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<v Speaker 1>decision day, and the East is the one that's locked

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<v Speaker 1>in place this year. It's the reverse. The East is

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<v Speaker 1>the one that has its bouts of chaos, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>got its couple of groups. You know, it's almost like

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<v Speaker 1>the Tour de France, where you've got the you got

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<v Speaker 1>the dude that's gonna get the yellow jersey. You know

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<v Speaker 1>who that's gonna be. You know who's gonna finish. Second.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you've got the chase pack. You've got that first

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<v Speaker 1>chase pack, and then you've got the peloton, the big

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<v Speaker 1>group that's chasing after that one thing. In the East,

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<v Speaker 1>it's four teams, one win, three points, two spots plus

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<v Speaker 1>positioning up above, and the West is the one that's

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<v Speaker 1>all calm about all this what is going on with

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<v Speaker 2>I just think that, in all honesty and just by

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<v Speaker 2>looking at it, seem like the East was just more entertaining.

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<v Speaker 2>There was a lot more challenges there were the the

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<v Speaker 2>level just seemed a little bit higher in the East.

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<v Speaker 2>In my opinion that that the tougher teams, the teams

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<v Speaker 2>that had a lot of changes. The the West just

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<v Speaker 2>was a little bit block. I mean it was a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit bleak. I mean you outside of the first

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<v Speaker 2>five teams, everybody else was extremely inconsistent. They were almost,

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<v Speaker 2>uh in a dire need for for help. And I

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<v Speaker 2>understand that we have New England on the on on

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<v Speaker 2>the east side, but teams like Austin the worms all season,

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<v Speaker 2>teams like San Jose that seemed to just be going

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<v Speaker 2>through the motions of every single game. When you have

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<v Speaker 2>all those teams that've been up in Minnesota, was a mess.

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<v Speaker 2>Finally they figured it out at the end of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean there was so much inconsistency in the

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<v Speaker 2>in the West that I feel like in the East

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<v Speaker 2>it was just a little bit more competitive. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think you're seeing that here to just close it all

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<v Speaker 2>out with Montreal, with this United, with Atlanta, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you got all these teams that are still in the

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<v Speaker 2>works Nashville, I don't know where not anymore, but there

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<v Speaker 2>was a point in time where you're like, can Callahan

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<v Speaker 2>do it? So it's just some of those things that

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<v Speaker 2>going to be an interesting game. I think that Montreal

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<v Speaker 2>also will have everything on the line and we'll see

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<v Speaker 2>what they can do. I don't think that they'll end

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<v Speaker 2>up going through. Atlanta has a difficult game against Orlando.

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<v Speaker 2>So I just think that the East in general, to me,

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<v Speaker 1>East has Messi and friends. They're number one, they're chasing

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<v Speaker 1>after records. So my guess is is that they're eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>substitute them in. And we've seen what Tata Martino has

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<v Speaker 1>are twelve through thirty, and you're seeing what's happening with them,

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<v Speaker 1>so they're untouched. Columbus they're going to be the number two.

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<v Speaker 1>there's any kind of a draw in New York City wins,

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<v Speaker 1>they're both at fifteen, fifteen, eleven and eight. Orlando in theory,

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<v Speaker 1>would have a better goal difference. Charlotte if they win,

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<v Speaker 1>could jump in YC if NYC loses on the road.

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<v Speaker 1>In my treol, Red Bulls if they win, could be

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<v Speaker 1>NYCFC doesn't, then you get into the math. But Red

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<v Speaker 1>Bulls they don't have as many wins as Charlotte and NYC,

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<v Speaker 1>so any kind of a tiebreaker involving them, that's where

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<v Speaker 1>that falls down. You're four to five to six and

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<v Speaker 1>the seven. Then we mentioned DC Montreal, and then you

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<v Speaker 1>end up with Philly in Atlanta once again, four teams,

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<v Speaker 1>two spots two at forty two at thirty seven, and

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<v Speaker 1>there will be math in a test later on. In

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<v Speaker 1>the West, LAFC took care of business last weekend. They

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<v Speaker 1>thirty three matches. LAFC needs a win. Lag needs a

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<v Speaker 1>They're beating the ish out of each other because right

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<v Speaker 1>now salt Lake's got one less win, same amount of points,

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<v Speaker 1>so Seattle has to better a result from RSL to

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<v Speaker 1>be the threef My math is correct, then five, six, seven,

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<v Speaker 1>eight nine could be chaotic. Dynamo could lock themselves in

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<v Speaker 1>at the five with bettering a result from Colorado fifty

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<v Speaker 1>one to fifty forty nine I feel like a Van

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<v Speaker 1>Hagar album. Minnesota, then Vancouver at forty seven. Vancouver could

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<v Speaker 1>have made things a little bit more interesting if they

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<v Speaker 1>had gotten a result against LAFC, but they were five

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<v Speaker 1>men down because of international duty. Portland's at forty six.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody else is gone. So now we bring in Cliffhanger

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<v Speaker 1>and this will then where the math is concerned. If

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<v Speaker 1>there's a game that you want to talk about then

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<v Speaker 1>this is where we all stop and we talk about it.

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<v Speaker 1>NYC Hall. They are a road favorite at c F

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<v Speaker 1>Montreal at a plus one thirty three, tough place to play.

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<v Speaker 1>They're a road favorite trying to solidify their place fire

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<v Speaker 1>in Nashville. Who cares? Chicago Fires even money plus one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred DC and Charlotte. You mentioned that one DC is

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<v Speaker 1>a minus one fifteen at home. Charlotte is a plus

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<v Speaker 1>two point fifty four. With Christian Kalina in net, your

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<v Speaker 1>draw is a plus three to Zho eight.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, man, that P eight draws some pretty interesting and

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<v Speaker 2>I like it. I think that that's those are numbers

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<v Speaker 2>that I would like to get into. But I have

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<v Speaker 2>a gut feeling that DC United is going to pull

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<v Speaker 2>it off. And regardless of playing against the best goalkeeper

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<v Speaker 2>my vote for a goalkeeper of the year in Kalina,

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<v Speaker 2>and a Charlotte team that has actually figured it out

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<v Speaker 2>even up top, and they've been able to do a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of things right, I think that DC Unit is

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<v Speaker 2>going to pull it off. Whenever D United has send

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of guys forward, I think Benteke has a

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<v Speaker 2>lot to play for when he comes to Obviously that

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<v Speaker 2>Golden Bood his team. I mean, in another era, he

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<v Speaker 2>he'd be MVP. Can it for everything he's done for

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<v Speaker 2>this United. But I like the midfield. I really like

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<v Speaker 2>how Area has played all season, the way he pushes

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<v Speaker 2>on the right side. I think that there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of movements on the attacking end that can flustered Charlotte

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<v Speaker 2>and their well disciplined defensive tactics. So I'm gonna go

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<v Speaker 2>ahead and take this United. I do think that it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be a low scoring game, so maybe a

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<v Speaker 2>one zero two to one at best, But I do

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<v Speaker 2>think it's going to be a low scoring game for

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<v Speaker 2>this United. On the other side, when it comes to Montreal,

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<v Speaker 2>that seems to be a game that I'm not so

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<v Speaker 2>sure Montreal has enough to beat New York City FC.

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<v Speaker 2>New York City is needed. They have been inconsistent. They've

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<v Speaker 2>looked like they can, you know, beat teams like Miami

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<v Speaker 2>at times, and then they go ahead and completely have

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<v Speaker 2>duds of a game. But I think santagoguez Alonso that

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<v Speaker 2>attacking end in a midfield, the's starting to look like

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<v Speaker 2>the midfield of an experienced balance team. I would say

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<v Speaker 2>that New York CITYFC takes down as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Messi and Friends are a minus two seventy eight hosting

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<v Speaker 1>the Revs, who are north of plus five eighty. Red

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<v Speaker 1>Bulls hold favorite in a game that means nothing for

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<v Speaker 1>Crew at a plus one thirty three Crew or a

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<v Speaker 1>plus one seventy two. Philadelphia at home favored against Cincinnati

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<v Speaker 1>once again. Cincinnati game doesn't mean anything to Cincinnati at

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<v Speaker 1>all because Cincinnati is at fifty six points. They can't

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<v Speaker 1>touch Columbus. Orlando can't touch them. So what will Cincinnati's

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<v Speaker 1>lineup look like? We don't know. Cincinnati a big road

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<v Speaker 1>dog at a plus two seventy six. Philadelphia at home

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<v Speaker 1>of minus one twenty seven, which leaves us with the

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<v Speaker 1>Purple team hosting Atlanta United at a minus one thirty

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<v Speaker 1>nine at Lanti United is a plus two to ninety.

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<v Speaker 1>Your draw is a plus three forty three Atlanta United.

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<v Speaker 1>It's got to have it, Nico, What do you think?

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<v Speaker 2>I want to see the goals on that. That is

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<v Speaker 2>probably the only thing that I would touch because I

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<v Speaker 2>do think Orlando will take it. I think Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 1>Man.

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<v Speaker 2>Atlanta just has been tough to watch at times, and

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<v Speaker 2>as much as the new acquisitions have given them some

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<v Speaker 2>life and I think that eventually next year, when there's

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<v Speaker 2>a full roster and you're using all of your resources

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<v Speaker 2>to put that team together, I think it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a very good team. But I feel like Orlando

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<v Speaker 2>is in great form. I think that there's such a

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<v Speaker 2>gambit of offensive players that are spot on when they

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<v Speaker 2>need to be. I think Fundooris is having one of

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<v Speaker 2>the better close seasons that the closing part of the

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<v Speaker 2>of the season, if we compartialized what he's done in

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<v Speaker 2>other seasons, this end part of it has been really

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<v Speaker 2>really good. I think Poppies figured out Oscar Perea. I

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<v Speaker 2>think he's really got it going on over there, making

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<v Speaker 2>every body available. You see when Louis Muriel goes in

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<v Speaker 2>Louise Moriell that you thought that was going to be

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<v Speaker 2>absolute bust. I think Oscar Pere has done perfectly. What

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<v Speaker 2>he does best is hitting the individual. Get him to

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<v Speaker 2>understand this is what you're gonna do better. He's changed

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<v Speaker 2>his training regiment. He's looked better. He's played almost like

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<v Speaker 2>a ten for this team because he knows that Dramiron

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<v Speaker 2>Rique and Duncan MacGuire ahead of him in the striking component.

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<v Speaker 2>So Maria has been doing a little bit of everything.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes he drops socaus, he gets really white. He's been

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<v Speaker 2>a distributor. He's been really good coming off the bench.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think Orlando just has too much power on

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<v Speaker 2>the attacking end for Atlanta.

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<v Speaker 1>Three and a half over is a plus one ten,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's where it flips. Four and a half is

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<v Speaker 1>a plus two forty six. That sounds like you don't

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<v Speaker 1>need to touch it.

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<v Speaker 2>No, that's a little to reach from my blood, especially

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<v Speaker 2>lately when I've been getting a little bit too greedy

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<v Speaker 2>on some of these. So yeah, I wouldn't. I wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>touch it either way. I don't think there's enough good

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<v Speaker 2>numbers for me to grab onto it. But I do

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<v Speaker 2>think Orlando will get the best out of Atlanta in

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<v Speaker 2>this one.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, Western Conference and now let's roll through juice boxes here.

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<v Speaker 1>Austin and Colorado. Colorado is a road dog at a

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<v Speaker 1>plus one seventy three. Austin's a plus one twenty three

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<v Speaker 1>FCD and Sporting FC Dallas favorite at a minus one

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five Sporting and plus two eighty six. Houston at

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<v Speaker 1>home hosting lag Lag is a plus two seventeen on

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<v Speaker 1>the road. Yeah, plus two eighty seven to draw, LAG

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<v Speaker 1>needs a point to distance themselves away from LAFC. LAG

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<v Speaker 1>to win on the road at Houston A plus two

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen Houston Dynamo a plus one oh four.

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<v Speaker 2>That's my lock of the day. And let me see that.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me see the goals on that, But that is

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<v Speaker 2>my lock of the day LAG over Houston. Houston has

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<v Speaker 2>been good, they have been deaf difficult. They do play

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<v Speaker 2>that Benny ball that has gotten them to where they are.

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<v Speaker 2>But can they keep up with this team? Can Dorsey

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<v Speaker 2>stay back enough to not allow Pencil to get behind

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<v Speaker 2>him when he loves to get forward? I don't think so.

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<v Speaker 2>Can this midfield old Ricky Pooch, I don't think so either.

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<v Speaker 2>Can anybody do anything to hold up Gabriel Peck and

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<v Speaker 2>how dominant he has been all season? I don't think so.

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<v Speaker 2>I do think that LAG with this team, this roster,

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<v Speaker 2>they take it, and I would do three and a

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<v Speaker 2>half in this one easy.

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<v Speaker 1>Plus LAG plus one oh six is three and a half.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's where it turns from a minus to a

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<v Speaker 1>plus is three and a half. Four is a plus

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<v Speaker 1>one seventy five In the composite, four and a half

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<v Speaker 1>is a plus two thirty seven, but three and a

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<v Speaker 1>half is where it changes from minus to plus.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, that's a good one. I'm definitely taking that one.

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<v Speaker 2>I will be going here later on today to set

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<v Speaker 2>some so definitely Brugman's back. That gives LAG such a

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<v Speaker 2>better balance. You saw them be able to get guys

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<v Speaker 2>on the same page, man, and that the depth of

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<v Speaker 2>their bench. I mean, man, LG is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a handful in the playoffs, and they're going to start

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<v Speaker 2>off by taking this Houston game as a playoff game.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just going to be the startup to what I

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<v Speaker 2>had for this LG squad.

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<v Speaker 1>LFC big favorite of minus four hundred against the San

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<v Speaker 1>Jose Earthquakes, who are north of plus eight hundred loons

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<v Speaker 1>or a minus one ninety six at home against All

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<v Speaker 1>Caps Saint Louis City City is a plus four twenty

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<v Speaker 1>six RSL in Vancouver RSL, which we know hasn't been

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<v Speaker 1>the same a minus one oh three. Hosting Vancouver, who's

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<v Speaker 1>a plus two to nineteen on the road, draws a

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<v Speaker 1>plus three eighteen.

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<v Speaker 2>Mm hm m ooh, ooh. That's a good one. That

419
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<v Speaker 2>is a good one. Uh, you know what, uh, what's what?

420
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<v Speaker 2>What's re Elsea Lakes.

421
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<v Speaker 1>Numbers there again minus one oh three light minus to

422
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<v Speaker 1>be favored at home.

423
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<v Speaker 2>No that stuff. I'm gonna go ahead and go with

424
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<v Speaker 2>the draw on now one know there's enough to go

425
00:24:22.680 --> 00:24:27.359
<v Speaker 2>with a draw just to make that West Coast even

426
00:24:28.240 --> 00:24:31.119
<v Speaker 2>more difficult to kind of get through. Uh yeah, I

427
00:24:31.160 --> 00:24:33.640
<v Speaker 2>think a drawing down one makes makes sense for me.

428
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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, okay. Last one on the board is your Sounders,

429
00:24:36.799 --> 00:24:38.839
<v Speaker 1>the game that you're going to be at reporting on

430
00:24:39.119 --> 00:24:43.000
<v Speaker 1>and blowing up Seattle a minus one thirty five against Portland.

431
00:24:43.000 --> 00:24:47.279
<v Speaker 1>Who needs it? Portland's a plus three twenty one draws

432
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<v Speaker 1>basically a plus three hundred, but a minus one thirty

433
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<v Speaker 1>five for Seattle hosting Portland. What do you think?

434
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<v Speaker 2>All right? Well, before that, I will say that that's

435
00:24:56.720 --> 00:25:02.079
<v Speaker 2>a Lewis game. Looks to me like a big game

436
00:25:02.119 --> 00:25:04.160
<v Speaker 2>that you could take sa Lewis on. Look at No.

437
00:25:04.240 --> 00:25:07.960
<v Speaker 2>Minnesota and I heard that number? What was it? Well?

438
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<v Speaker 1>Plus what ridiculous? Plus four to twenty six for All

439
00:25:12.119 --> 00:25:12.880
<v Speaker 1>Caps to win.

440
00:25:13.440 --> 00:25:14.759
<v Speaker 2>I will put some money on that.

441
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<v Speaker 1>Man.

442
00:25:15.200 --> 00:25:20.680
<v Speaker 2>Look, that's that All Caps game between that they had

443
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<v Speaker 2>against Houston. They really jumped on Houston and it seems

444
00:25:25.200 --> 00:25:27.839
<v Speaker 2>like the Germans have really put their things together, and

445
00:25:27.920 --> 00:25:31.440
<v Speaker 2>I understand that they have nothing to play for, but

446
00:25:31.680 --> 00:25:34.119
<v Speaker 2>jobs are to play for, and what you're kind of

447
00:25:34.119 --> 00:25:37.640
<v Speaker 2>hoping to get here at the end of the season

448
00:25:37.720 --> 00:25:40.559
<v Speaker 2>going into next season. To me, I don't know why

449
00:25:40.680 --> 00:25:43.559
<v Speaker 2>that jumped right in front of me, and I will

450
00:25:43.599 --> 00:25:48.200
<v Speaker 2>be setting that up. So I will take all Caps

451
00:25:48.240 --> 00:25:53.119
<v Speaker 2>no goals against Minnesota. I think whether it's a low

452
00:25:53.160 --> 00:25:56.279
<v Speaker 2>scoring game or not, that's to be seen. But I

453
00:25:56.319 --> 00:26:00.559
<v Speaker 2>do think Saint Louis has enough to make Minnesota struggle

454
00:26:00.599 --> 00:26:01.880
<v Speaker 2>and I think that he could pull it off.

455
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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Josh Jarras signs a contract extension by the way

456
00:26:05.160 --> 00:26:07.680
<v Speaker 1>through twenty twenty five with a team option for twenty six.

457
00:26:07.799 --> 00:26:09.720
<v Speaker 1>That just came out a couple of minutes ago.

458
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<v Speaker 2>But all should a big riverory, the big one, the

459
00:26:14.200 --> 00:26:18.759
<v Speaker 2>game everybody's going to be watching. Seattle got the best

460
00:26:18.799 --> 00:26:23.319
<v Speaker 2>out of Portland in Portland, but Portland has had Seattle's

461
00:26:23.400 --> 00:26:26.319
<v Speaker 2>number at home for a very long time. We asked

462
00:26:26.359 --> 00:26:30.480
<v Speaker 2>brands mat Sure about it and his and his reaction was,

463
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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna remind me of this. You're really gonna remind

464
00:26:32.920 --> 00:26:34.599
<v Speaker 2>me that we haven't been able to beat Portland at

465
00:26:34.599 --> 00:26:37.359
<v Speaker 2>home when we're in such a good streak, Yes, Brian.

466
00:26:37.480 --> 00:26:40.759
<v Speaker 2>Unfortunately that was Jeremiah who has the question Jeremiah from

467
00:26:40.799 --> 00:26:43.920
<v Speaker 2>Sandra Hart And yeah, so there is a lot to

468
00:26:43.920 --> 00:26:47.359
<v Speaker 2>be played for their pride. There's obviously Cascadia. There is

469
00:26:47.400 --> 00:26:53.279
<v Speaker 2>a birth to CCC conker keV Champions Cup that is

470
00:26:53.319 --> 00:26:55.480
<v Speaker 2>on the line. So there's a lot to be played

471
00:26:55.519 --> 00:26:58.839
<v Speaker 2>for here for Seattle. So I think there's a lot

472
00:26:58.839 --> 00:27:02.640
<v Speaker 2>of pressure. If I'm not mistaken, I had heard that

473
00:27:02.759 --> 00:27:05.160
<v Speaker 2>Kamal Miller might not play this game. That's a big

474
00:27:05.400 --> 00:27:09.599
<v Speaker 2>blow for Portland. But let's be honest. Portland is not

475
00:27:09.640 --> 00:27:14.240
<v Speaker 2>worried about the defense. Portland is your typical Mexican boxer

476
00:27:14.279 --> 00:27:15.799
<v Speaker 2>is gonna go out there and knock your head off.

477
00:27:16.160 --> 00:27:21.279
<v Speaker 2>They're the defense. They're gonna come at you. So because

478
00:27:21.279 --> 00:27:23.000
<v Speaker 2>of that, I think it's gonna be a really good game.

479
00:27:23.039 --> 00:27:27.119
<v Speaker 2>And I'm struggling to just say that the Seattle Sanders

480
00:27:27.160 --> 00:27:30.000
<v Speaker 2>will win because they are in such good rhythm. But

481
00:27:30.119 --> 00:27:34.839
<v Speaker 2>I think Portland they're kind of against a corner and

482
00:27:34.920 --> 00:27:37.839
<v Speaker 2>they have a lot of offensive weapons that could make

483
00:27:37.920 --> 00:27:41.720
<v Speaker 2>Seattle very vulnerable. So give me those numbers.

484
00:27:41.480 --> 00:27:45.720
<v Speaker 1>Again, numbers again, minus one thirty five for Seattle at

485
00:27:45.799 --> 00:27:49.200
<v Speaker 1>home plus three to zero one on the draw Portland

486
00:27:49.200 --> 00:27:50.839
<v Speaker 1>to plus three twenty one.

487
00:27:51.960 --> 00:27:55.359
<v Speaker 2>Plus three twenty one. My goodness, Yeah, it's uh, it's

488
00:27:55.599 --> 00:27:57.720
<v Speaker 2>it's gonna be a game. It's gonna be a game,

489
00:27:57.839 --> 00:27:59.160
<v Speaker 2>and I'm gonna go ahead and go with the draw.

490
00:27:59.440 --> 00:28:01.440
<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna go with the draw. I'm gonna go with

491
00:28:01.480 --> 00:28:03.680
<v Speaker 2>the draw on this one, and I think that it'll

492
00:28:03.720 --> 00:28:06.079
<v Speaker 2>be it'll be a good game. It could be a

493
00:28:06.160 --> 00:28:07.799
<v Speaker 2>one to one, it could be a two to two game.

494
00:28:07.839 --> 00:28:11.720
<v Speaker 2>But I think that Seattle's going to be tested against

495
00:28:11.720 --> 00:28:13.599
<v Speaker 2>a Portland team is gonna come in here with everything

496
00:28:13.599 --> 00:28:17.160
<v Speaker 2>that they have. I think Seattle has done well. They

497
00:28:17.160 --> 00:28:19.640
<v Speaker 2>have some guys that are international duty. They'll be coming back.

498
00:28:19.960 --> 00:28:23.920
<v Speaker 2>All but Vargas got about ten minutes with the Mexico

499
00:28:24.319 --> 00:28:27.519
<v Speaker 2>national team, which you know, props to him. He barely

500
00:28:27.559 --> 00:28:29.279
<v Speaker 2>got to touch the ball, really, but you know he's

501
00:28:29.279 --> 00:28:31.920
<v Speaker 2>going to be coming back. So we'll see how those

502
00:28:31.960 --> 00:28:35.519
<v Speaker 2>players Raider grate to this team as quickly as they

503
00:28:35.559 --> 00:28:38.880
<v Speaker 2>can and play against his Portland team. But I'm gonna

504
00:28:38.880 --> 00:28:39.839
<v Speaker 2>go ahead and go with a drawing.

505
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<v Speaker 1>Now, one, okay, one more thing before you get out

506
00:28:42.799 --> 00:28:46.680
<v Speaker 1>of here, and we put a bow on Today. Earlier

507
00:28:46.759 --> 00:28:53.079
<v Speaker 1>in the week, Johnny and Fantino Today, I feel grunge.

508
00:28:53.480 --> 00:28:56.359
<v Speaker 1>As we said on the show. He shows up in

509
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<v Speaker 1>Seattle and announces that Luman is going to be the

510
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<v Speaker 1>host for the three as he takes his drink from

511
00:29:03.839 --> 00:29:07.200
<v Speaker 1>his rave green mug. Going to be the home for

512
00:29:07.359 --> 00:29:11.279
<v Speaker 1>the Sounders matches in the Club World Cup. So Johnny

513
00:29:11.319 --> 00:29:13.960
<v Speaker 1>Infantino in town, he had the pictures taken, he had

514
00:29:13.960 --> 00:29:16.640
<v Speaker 1>the scarf around him for World Cup twenty twenty six.

515
00:29:17.680 --> 00:29:20.519
<v Speaker 1>Please patent police, don't let us get in trouble for

516
00:29:20.559 --> 00:29:23.440
<v Speaker 1>mentioning those words together as a group, Johnny and Infantino

517
00:29:23.519 --> 00:29:26.440
<v Speaker 1>came to town first announcement for Club World Cup and

518
00:29:26.759 --> 00:29:28.119
<v Speaker 1>the Sounders get to stay at home.

519
00:29:29.839 --> 00:29:32.960
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean it was exciting, it was. It was

520
00:29:33.000 --> 00:29:35.839
<v Speaker 2>a great experience. I'm not gonna lie to he. Whenever

521
00:29:35.880 --> 00:29:41.720
<v Speaker 2>you see someone of the stature of Infantino around here,

522
00:29:41.920 --> 00:29:43.880
<v Speaker 2>you get to ask him a couple of questions. He

523
00:29:43.960 --> 00:29:45.480
<v Speaker 2>sounds like a really cool guy, by the way. I

524
00:29:45.480 --> 00:29:48.759
<v Speaker 2>mean I know that he's probably not, and there's a

525
00:29:48.799 --> 00:29:53.359
<v Speaker 2>lot of things that you know surround that name in FIFA,

526
00:29:53.400 --> 00:29:56.160
<v Speaker 2>to be quite honest, but you can tell why he

527
00:29:56.279 --> 00:29:59.000
<v Speaker 2>is well. He is because he is as likable and

528
00:29:59.079 --> 00:30:02.119
<v Speaker 2>charismatic as he gets. Man. I mean the way he talks,

529
00:30:02.160 --> 00:30:05.799
<v Speaker 2>the way he handles questions. I mean he's a politician.

530
00:30:05.839 --> 00:30:07.440
<v Speaker 2>I mean to be honest, I mean to be where

531
00:30:07.440 --> 00:30:10.400
<v Speaker 2>he's at right. But I thought it was great to

532
00:30:10.519 --> 00:30:13.519
<v Speaker 2>just see him enjoy the city. I like what he

533
00:30:13.519 --> 00:30:15.440
<v Speaker 2>said about Looming Field. He said that he felt like

534
00:30:15.480 --> 00:30:18.400
<v Speaker 2>there was some soul in that stadium. He loved the

535
00:30:18.400 --> 00:30:22.039
<v Speaker 2>way that the stadium was directly connected to the center

536
00:30:22.079 --> 00:30:27.599
<v Speaker 2>of the city or the downtown area. Peter Tomasawa, who

537
00:30:27.720 --> 00:30:32.319
<v Speaker 2>is the CEO for the Seattle committee for the World Cup,

538
00:30:33.039 --> 00:30:36.319
<v Speaker 2>mentioned that they had him at the top of the

539
00:30:36.359 --> 00:30:40.400
<v Speaker 2>Toyota Balcony in Seattle, right next to the city, and

540
00:30:40.839 --> 00:30:43.119
<v Speaker 2>he was just taken back by that that field that

541
00:30:43.160 --> 00:30:45.799
<v Speaker 2>connections between the city and the stadium. So it was

542
00:30:47.000 --> 00:30:51.039
<v Speaker 2>it was great to see someone like Infantino that has seen,

543
00:30:52.559 --> 00:30:56.559
<v Speaker 2>you know, stadiums around the world. And I'm sure he

544
00:30:56.640 --> 00:31:00.599
<v Speaker 2>was probably also very nice to you know, age and everybody.

545
00:31:00.759 --> 00:31:02.759
<v Speaker 2>He was always gonna have been positive, but it was

546
00:31:02.799 --> 00:31:05.799
<v Speaker 2>good to just see him being part of what we've

547
00:31:05.880 --> 00:31:08.440
<v Speaker 2>experienced and kind of put that in a global spect

548
00:31:08.480 --> 00:31:12.400
<v Speaker 2>so yeah, six games in the World Cup, six Gay,

549
00:31:12.519 --> 00:31:14.559
<v Speaker 2>six seven in the World Cup, six seven, the Club

550
00:31:14.559 --> 00:31:18.200
<v Speaker 2>World Cup. That's gonna be huge for this city. We

551
00:31:18.839 --> 00:31:21.400
<v Speaker 2>have seen how much involvement there's been from the city

552
00:31:21.799 --> 00:31:25.079
<v Speaker 2>from a Sounders organization to get the city right for

553
00:31:25.160 --> 00:31:33.160
<v Speaker 2>those moments. So just overall a huge moment for the

554
00:31:33.240 --> 00:31:36.200
<v Speaker 2>community in Seattle, and I don't think that they're gonna

555
00:31:36.240 --> 00:31:40.799
<v Speaker 2>disappoint at least in terms of experience and the city

556
00:31:40.880 --> 00:31:44.240
<v Speaker 2>and everything in general. With the stadium. We'll see what

557
00:31:44.279 --> 00:31:47.880
<v Speaker 2>happens with the Sounders and how well they can perform

558
00:31:47.960 --> 00:31:51.680
<v Speaker 2>in those moments. But I was just happy to see

559
00:31:52.079 --> 00:31:57.839
<v Speaker 2>the excitement from everybody surrounding the organization about having those

560
00:31:57.880 --> 00:32:00.880
<v Speaker 2>games and that amount of exposure globally.

561
00:32:00.960 --> 00:32:02.839
<v Speaker 1>No doubt about it. All Right, cut the promo for me.

562
00:32:02.920 --> 00:32:04.799
<v Speaker 1>What's going on with Polsto Sports in the soccer bar

563
00:32:04.839 --> 00:32:06.759
<v Speaker 1>because you're gonna be busy in about forty five minutes.

564
00:32:07.480 --> 00:32:10.279
<v Speaker 2>Yes, So if you want to hear what Infantino said

565
00:32:10.920 --> 00:32:14.039
<v Speaker 2>about his experience here in Seattle, you could check that

566
00:32:14.039 --> 00:32:16.920
<v Speaker 2>out a postal sports we have the whole thing. I

567
00:32:16.960 --> 00:32:20.279
<v Speaker 2>did ask him about, are there any improvements that need

568
00:32:20.319 --> 00:32:23.279
<v Speaker 2>to be made to the stadium to the city things

569
00:32:23.319 --> 00:32:25.319
<v Speaker 2>like that. He did not answer. I shouldn't have asked

570
00:32:25.359 --> 00:32:27.599
<v Speaker 2>that question because I should have known better. He did

571
00:32:27.680 --> 00:32:30.039
<v Speaker 2>talk about other things that are that are pretty cool,

572
00:32:30.559 --> 00:32:32.000
<v Speaker 2>so go ahead and check that out. We also have

573
00:32:32.039 --> 00:32:36.720
<v Speaker 2>Adrian Hanauur and Peter tomas Hawa in the same channel,

574
00:32:36.759 --> 00:32:40.640
<v Speaker 2>of course, talking about everything that happened with Infantino, and

575
00:32:40.680 --> 00:32:42.759
<v Speaker 2>then here in Soccer Bar we're going to be getting

576
00:32:42.759 --> 00:32:47.880
<v Speaker 2>into the US two zero loss against Mexico, the overreaction.

577
00:32:48.200 --> 00:32:52.720
<v Speaker 2>What we like, what we didn't like is the ceiling falling,

578
00:32:53.240 --> 00:32:55.400
<v Speaker 2>you know, is the sky falling all of those states.

579
00:32:55.400 --> 00:32:57.119
<v Speaker 2>We're going to talk a little bit about Mexico and

580
00:32:57.200 --> 00:32:59.759
<v Speaker 2>the struggles that they've had and how he kind of

581
00:32:59.759 --> 00:33:03.519
<v Speaker 2>felt like Pochettino maybe left them a loose, loose situation

582
00:33:04.119 --> 00:33:07.960
<v Speaker 2>because if there was a team in need of rescue

583
00:33:08.000 --> 00:33:11.039
<v Speaker 2>and in need of a big game, was Mexico. And

584
00:33:11.200 --> 00:33:13.519
<v Speaker 2>was a two zero win against a B squad of

585
00:33:13.559 --> 00:33:17.119
<v Speaker 2>the United States really a big win? I don't think so.

586
00:33:17.400 --> 00:33:19.160
<v Speaker 2>I think that if Pachatino would have put some more

587
00:33:19.200 --> 00:33:21.039
<v Speaker 2>of those stars they would have had, they would have

588
00:33:21.039 --> 00:33:23.200
<v Speaker 2>had more relevance as of a win. So I thought

589
00:33:23.240 --> 00:33:28.559
<v Speaker 2>that Pagettino and the US Federation were maybe given Mexico

590
00:33:29.039 --> 00:33:32.480
<v Speaker 2>less to work with, and regardless of the win, I

591
00:33:32.480 --> 00:33:34.000
<v Speaker 2>think it did this. So we're gonna talk about that.

592
00:33:34.119 --> 00:33:36.359
<v Speaker 2>We're gonna talk about decision day, so go ahead and

593
00:33:36.440 --> 00:33:38.880
<v Speaker 2>check it out here in about forty minutes.

594
00:33:39.279 --> 00:33:41.799
<v Speaker 1>What he said, as always, my friend at l Rollo

595
00:33:41.920 --> 00:33:45.160
<v Speaker 1>in w on the twitters, at sports Pulso at the

596
00:33:45.440 --> 00:33:48.119
<v Speaker 1>Soccer Bar, we will catch up with you next week

597
00:33:48.119 --> 00:33:51.519
<v Speaker 1>because next week we're through the eight nines and we're

598
00:33:51.559 --> 00:33:54.559
<v Speaker 1>into the playoffs, so we will have set the regular

599
00:33:54.599 --> 00:33:58.559
<v Speaker 1>season aside and the sprint continues in other forms. As always,

600
00:33:58.599 --> 00:34:00.359
<v Speaker 1>my friend, great to see you. What coup coffee?

601
00:34:00.400 --> 00:34:04.680
<v Speaker 2>Are we on number two? Number two here today. I

602
00:34:05.119 --> 00:34:10.480
<v Speaker 2>had to rewatch that Mexico US game this morning just

603
00:34:10.480 --> 00:34:12.800
<v Speaker 2>because we're going to get deep into it. So it's

604
00:34:12.840 --> 00:34:14.039
<v Speaker 2>going to be interesting to talk.

605
00:34:13.880 --> 00:34:15.840
<v Speaker 1>About that, no doubt. All Right, be good, my friend.

606
00:34:15.840 --> 00:34:17.360
<v Speaker 1>We'll catch up with you soon. Love you very much.

607
00:34:17.360 --> 00:34:18.159
<v Speaker 1>We'll see you next week.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, my guy.