WEBVTT 1 00:00:10.000 --> 00:00:13.400 B two three four, okay, three way dance and I 2 00:00:13.400 --> 00:00:25.800 gotta hit the music. Developing story from our buddy Ben Jacobs. 3 00:00:26.920 --> 00:00:30.039 And like I said, I know this will shock both 4 00:00:30.079 --> 00:00:32.560 of you, and I know that this will shock humanity 5 00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:33.880 to its core. 6 00:00:37.200 --> 00:00:39.880 Exclusive from our buddy Ben Jacob. 7 00:00:41.759 --> 00:00:46.079 Let the music play little, then the suspense built. 8 00:00:46.799 --> 00:00:50.119 Yeah, but really, I know that this will shock both 9 00:00:50.159 --> 00:00:56.119 of you, Ben Jacobs, that give me sport saith quote 10 00:00:56.479 --> 00:01:00.000 into Miami are set to qualify for the Club World 11 00:01:00.240 --> 00:01:03.079 after beating Columbus Crew to win the Supporters Shield for 12 00:01:03.119 --> 00:01:07.480 the first time, the victory in which Messi scored twice 13 00:01:07.519 --> 00:01:09.439 to ensure Miami will finish top of the table. They 14 00:01:09.480 --> 00:01:12.719 can also an MLS Cup. MLS Cup doesn't conclude until 15 00:01:12.760 --> 00:01:16.840 December seven. Enter Miami are likely to be confirmed as 16 00:01:16.920 --> 00:01:21.640 the host representative and Miami's Hard Rock could host the 17 00:01:21.680 --> 00:01:27.599 opening game featuring them. Confirmation of participation is expected soon, 18 00:01:27.719 --> 00:01:29.040 potentially this month. 19 00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:31.760 So I know you're both. 20 00:01:31.680 --> 00:01:37.040 Shocked that that wild card is heading to Messi and friends. 21 00:01:37.200 --> 00:01:41.359 I don't know what the world is coming to. I'm stunned. 22 00:01:41.760 --> 00:01:47.719 Let me check my pulse. Yeah, I'm really stunned, color 23 00:01:48.000 --> 00:01:50.079 shocked that that was gonna be where teen thirty two 24 00:01:50.159 --> 00:01:51.480 is going to be in the Club World Cup that 25 00:01:51.560 --> 00:01:56.319 doesn't have a TV deal, that has clubs sitting there wandering, 26 00:01:56.959 --> 00:02:02.120 Uh okay, fam where's the payout? And we finally had 27 00:02:02.200 --> 00:02:04.640 venues announced, but there are too many questions and there 28 00:02:04.719 --> 00:02:07.480 are answers and oh no, Messi and friends of the 29 00:02:07.519 --> 00:02:10.000 wild Card color me stunned. 30 00:02:10.319 --> 00:02:14.479 How did this happen? How did this happen? People? What's 31 00:02:14.520 --> 00:02:15.240 the world coming to? 32 00:02:16.319 --> 00:02:19.759 Yeah? I don't know what shocking last Dad or Poschettino 33 00:02:19.840 --> 00:02:22.560 eventually being announced by US men's national team as the 34 00:02:22.560 --> 00:02:25.280 head coach. I mean both the shocking things that I 35 00:02:25.319 --> 00:02:28.599 never saw coming. And yeah, I mean it's it was 36 00:02:28.639 --> 00:02:31.879 written in stone. It was clearly going to be the 37 00:02:32.080 --> 00:02:38.759 perfect way to transition that Messi is done what he's 38 00:02:38.759 --> 00:02:41.639 done in MLS and he was going to be and 39 00:02:41.719 --> 00:02:44.479 he's going to be in all the marketing and all 40 00:02:44.520 --> 00:02:49.680 of the spotlight of the Club World Cup. And you 41 00:02:49.719 --> 00:02:52.240 know now that it is Miami, they were going to 42 00:02:52.360 --> 00:02:56.280 use the shield as well. You know, we have to 43 00:02:56.400 --> 00:02:59.759 make sure that we give Miami the credit they deserve 44 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:03.439 and getting the shield shoot also get them an opportunity 45 00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:06.599 to be in the Club World Cup. I mean, it's 46 00:03:06.639 --> 00:03:10.360 it was so obvious was going to happen that. Yeah, 47 00:03:10.719 --> 00:03:14.719 it's interesting, is what everybody expected. But good for Miami. 48 00:03:15.520 --> 00:03:16.479 Good for Miami. 49 00:03:16.560 --> 00:03:21.319 Okay, this is the handoff, So all right, so let 50 00:03:21.919 --> 00:03:24.039 me ask you this, Nico. Before you came in, we 51 00:03:24.039 --> 00:03:27.400 were discussing what happened last night with the match involving 52 00:03:27.479 --> 00:03:33.280 Nino's favored at Crew ninety six and Messi and Friends. 53 00:03:34.000 --> 00:03:36.759 I will maintain and I think that this is probably 54 00:03:36.800 --> 00:03:38.599 a majority opinion. All right, So let me ask you 55 00:03:38.639 --> 00:03:43.560 who's the better Club Crewe or Messian Friends Crew Crew? 56 00:03:43.599 --> 00:03:46.719 For me, I mean, they've done it for a longer time, 57 00:03:47.400 --> 00:03:49.360 for a longer period of time. They've done it in 58 00:03:49.400 --> 00:03:52.000 different ways with different coaches. They did not have the 59 00:03:52.080 --> 00:03:57.919 need to bring the best player of this generation along 60 00:03:57.960 --> 00:04:01.960 with three friends and a guy like Tata Martino that 61 00:04:02.039 --> 00:04:04.840 makes scouting just to walk in the park. I mean, 62 00:04:05.479 --> 00:04:08.120 it's like, oh, I don't want to offend anybody, but 63 00:04:08.199 --> 00:04:10.240 you know, like Nick Saban and Bama at one point, 64 00:04:10.280 --> 00:04:12.960 I mean, you know, the best of the best is 65 00:04:13.000 --> 00:04:15.479 gonna go there because Tata's there, and so it's so 66 00:04:15.599 --> 00:04:20.480 much easier to just get that's exactly the big wallet, 67 00:04:21.240 --> 00:04:23.800 and that's just the way it is. And look, as 68 00:04:23.839 --> 00:04:26.920 much as I'm happy for Miami, it's so hard sometimes 69 00:04:26.920 --> 00:04:31.680 to get behind it because it's so forced and it's 70 00:04:31.680 --> 00:04:35.439 so cosmetic from the fan base or part of the 71 00:04:35.439 --> 00:04:39.959 fan base to hore him off and Jerry Jones like attitude. 72 00:04:40.480 --> 00:04:44.759 I mean, you know, last night all over the background 73 00:04:44.839 --> 00:04:49.439 of people's interviews and talking and with the shield and 74 00:04:49.519 --> 00:04:52.000 all the antics. Come on, man, give me a break. 75 00:04:52.000 --> 00:04:54.839 Here's cringe man, something my son used to use. That 76 00:04:55.279 --> 00:04:57.639 Apparently he's no longer cool either, But cringe is what 77 00:04:57.680 --> 00:05:01.000 I would say when it comes to so cring he mos. 78 00:05:04.079 --> 00:05:06.279 Terribly. I'm down with it all right. 79 00:05:06.360 --> 00:05:10.199 So Nino, your MLS question for Nico and the handoff, 80 00:05:10.199 --> 00:05:10.879 what's on your mind? 81 00:05:13.800 --> 00:05:14.160 What are the. 82 00:05:14.240 --> 00:05:16.079 Chances you know, what the chances to Seattle? No, you 83 00:05:16.120 --> 00:05:21.600 won yesterday, you number four? And expecting expectations? What are 84 00:05:21.600 --> 00:05:22.959 your expectations for a playoffs? 85 00:05:23.000 --> 00:05:23.160 Man? 86 00:05:23.920 --> 00:05:26.800 Yeah, Look, I mean it's a good question, because as 87 00:05:26.839 --> 00:05:30.560 soccer tends to do, it changes through the weeks. I 88 00:05:30.600 --> 00:05:33.800 am still firm that Seattle has no more than a 89 00:05:33.839 --> 00:05:37.480 fifteen fifteen percent chance of really putting it all together 90 00:05:37.600 --> 00:05:41.199 and making it all the way to even the Western 91 00:05:41.199 --> 00:05:45.959 Conference Final. I understand that results is what drives us, 92 00:05:46.439 --> 00:05:49.519 but we got to see beyond it. And as much 93 00:05:49.600 --> 00:05:53.680 as it's not Seattle's fault, the calendar has been very benevolent. 94 00:05:54.279 --> 00:05:58.639 No pont S against Houston, no Ryan Gold and two 95 00:05:58.720 --> 00:06:04.240 other key components for Vancouver. Last night when they beat Columbus, 96 00:06:04.240 --> 00:06:08.680 there was six players and a field player goal when 97 00:06:08.680 --> 00:06:10.680 they got the four zero wins. So there's just a 98 00:06:10.680 --> 00:06:13.959 lot of things that I continue to hold as I'm 99 00:06:14.000 --> 00:06:17.160 not sure what the Sounders will do when they get 100 00:06:17.199 --> 00:06:20.120 a full loaded team that's better than they are and 101 00:06:20.160 --> 00:06:22.839 can they put it together. So because of that, I 102 00:06:23.319 --> 00:06:27.240 still think that the inertia and the momentum is there 103 00:06:27.720 --> 00:06:31.600 to where maybe they will put up a really good 104 00:06:31.639 --> 00:06:34.160 performance in their first match. And that changed for me 105 00:06:34.319 --> 00:06:37.319 because I feel like they were gonna get burned out 106 00:06:37.560 --> 00:06:40.560 in the very first game. Now maybe they'll win one 107 00:06:40.839 --> 00:06:43.959 and see how it goes from there. 108 00:06:45.040 --> 00:06:47.560 All right, So, Nino, you said, what's going on on 109 00:06:47.560 --> 00:06:49.439 the weekend? What else do folks need to know about 110 00:06:49.480 --> 00:06:51.800 what's going on with you and Goal TV and everything 111 00:06:51.839 --> 00:06:54.199 else during the week there with you? 112 00:06:54.879 --> 00:06:57.160 What's the words or what folks need to. 113 00:06:57.120 --> 00:07:01.040 Know, well they need to know as the Columbus school 114 00:07:01.079 --> 00:07:04.439 will be back. I will see you again into Miami 115 00:07:04.439 --> 00:07:07.680 in the finals of the conference finals and we see 116 00:07:07.680 --> 00:07:10.399 how we're doing that I would agree, and Nino I 117 00:07:10.399 --> 00:07:13.959 would say that, and I never want this to be 118 00:07:14.000 --> 00:07:18.199 an excuse. But the referee and was very lopsided in 119 00:07:18.240 --> 00:07:23.319 my opinion. I felt like Busquet had a really tough 120 00:07:23.399 --> 00:07:26.480 challenge that could have been a red card that didn't. 121 00:07:26.560 --> 00:07:28.759 I felt like the second yellow and Rudi Camacho was 122 00:07:28.920 --> 00:07:29.439 very shock. 123 00:07:29.600 --> 00:07:34.720 Hey, that never happens that gets escaped exactly. 124 00:07:35.279 --> 00:07:38.279 So I'm not saying that that was the defining factor, 125 00:07:38.319 --> 00:07:40.600 but I feel like it definitely played into the game. 126 00:07:41.839 --> 00:07:44.639 Chicho I've never seen him shoot a pik that way. 127 00:07:45.279 --> 00:07:48.360 It was very odd. Uh So they could very easy 128 00:07:48.439 --> 00:07:51.199 tie this game. So I believe you. I think Columbus 129 00:07:51.199 --> 00:07:53.480 will be back and it'll be interesting to see what 130 00:07:53.519 --> 00:07:57.319 happens in another point of the of this the tournament. 131 00:07:58.160 --> 00:08:00.959 Yes, sir, as always, you know, great to see you 132 00:08:01.040 --> 00:08:03.160 to go fully loaded to take things off. In the 133 00:08:03.160 --> 00:08:05.839 first half hour the show, all of the first half 134 00:08:05.839 --> 00:08:07.920 hour of hour number two on a Thursday, be safe, 135 00:08:07.959 --> 00:08:09.879 My friend, have great calls, save those pipes, say hi 136 00:08:09.959 --> 00:08:12.000 to the boss, back behind you and go taking that. 137 00:08:12.160 --> 00:08:13.399 We'll see you, assume my friend. 138 00:08:13.639 --> 00:08:15.079 See you guys, take care. Thank you. 139 00:08:15.480 --> 00:08:18.480 That is Nino and so yeah, Nino. Nino's fired up 140 00:08:18.480 --> 00:08:19.680 about his crew this morning. 141 00:08:20.279 --> 00:08:24.800 Uh, I mean everybody would be right. I mean, it 142 00:08:24.920 --> 00:08:28.399 was a good game, It was entertaining, it was fun, 143 00:08:29.399 --> 00:08:33.200 but there were some things that were odd and and 144 00:08:33.279 --> 00:08:38.080 cringe afterwards, and some of the referee and was questionable. Uh. 145 00:08:38.720 --> 00:08:44.039 Like I said, evens p K was suhs. I don't know. 146 00:08:44.639 --> 00:08:49.279 I felt like it was all just ready there for 147 00:08:49.559 --> 00:08:50.960 Miami to just take it. 148 00:08:51.200 --> 00:08:51.600 Mm hmm. 149 00:08:52.360 --> 00:08:55.200 And one of the things that we do on a 150 00:08:55.440 --> 00:08:59.720 on a match day leading into the matchups themselves is 151 00:08:59.759 --> 00:09:03.919 we make a point to go through the officiating crews 152 00:09:04.559 --> 00:09:09.559 that are attached to matches, and I think, disappointingly, more 153 00:09:09.600 --> 00:09:15.080 often than not, you end up with center refs that 154 00:09:15.679 --> 00:09:19.279 shouldn't be assigned to higher profile games, if that makes 155 00:09:19.320 --> 00:09:23.960 any sense, because there are there are center refs that 156 00:09:24.200 --> 00:09:29.159 have problems navigating high profile matches, matches involving teams that 157 00:09:29.200 --> 00:09:33.039 have that do things stylistically, and you lose control of 158 00:09:33.039 --> 00:09:35.799 the match early on or you secede, you give up 159 00:09:35.840 --> 00:09:38.960 control of the match. Ye, unless I mean unless you're 160 00:09:38.960 --> 00:09:42.960 gonna call things consistently. And from all indications, it sounds 161 00:09:43.000 --> 00:09:45.799 like Drew Fisher, the man in the middle last night 162 00:09:45.840 --> 00:09:48.879 for Crew and MESSI and friends, wasn't all that even 163 00:09:48.960 --> 00:09:51.399 handed when it came to his distribution of things. 164 00:09:51.440 --> 00:09:51.960 Is that fair? 165 00:09:52.600 --> 00:09:54.919 That is very fair, And I think that's spot on, 166 00:09:55.039 --> 00:09:57.120 and that that was the odd part about it is 167 00:09:57.159 --> 00:09:59.159 that And I've always said it, I don't expect the 168 00:09:59.240 --> 00:10:03.840 referee to be perfect, nobody is, but I do expect 169 00:10:03.879 --> 00:10:06.360 you to be consistent. And I felt like he really 170 00:10:06.480 --> 00:10:11.919 lacked consistency overall. And when he did start to call 171 00:10:11.919 --> 00:10:16.039 a lot of fouls on Miami, the switched of the game. 172 00:10:16.159 --> 00:10:19.759 The momentum was already had already shifted. The moment that 173 00:10:20.399 --> 00:10:23.080 Columbus had to take this game away was as soon 174 00:10:23.120 --> 00:10:26.320 as the first goal comes through. And that was just 175 00:10:27.480 --> 00:10:29.240 not there. And a lot of it have to do 176 00:10:29.279 --> 00:10:31.279 because of the way the officiating went. 177 00:10:32.120 --> 00:10:34.759 Yeah, and so it's something and we do this as 178 00:10:34.759 --> 00:10:37.759 a public service. Yes we do rail on officials, Yes 179 00:10:37.759 --> 00:10:40.440 we do rail on pro but I think at the 180 00:10:40.480 --> 00:10:43.679 same time, I think it's just as important to sit 181 00:10:43.720 --> 00:10:45.960 there and give folks something to keep an eye on 182 00:10:46.039 --> 00:10:49.200 and be vigilant about with your viewing habits and your 183 00:10:49.200 --> 00:10:51.840 critical eye as we get to the final match or 184 00:10:51.879 --> 00:10:54.639 two or three in a regular season and get everything 185 00:10:54.679 --> 00:10:55.399 all squared away. 186 00:10:55.440 --> 00:10:56.320 So it's just things that. 187 00:10:56.960 --> 00:10:59.840 We would suggest that folks keep an eye out for 188 00:11:00.279 --> 00:11:04.360 going forward as we get to crunch time a couple 189 00:11:04.360 --> 00:11:08.840 of other matches last night and we have to reset 190 00:11:08.879 --> 00:11:11.440 the clock on you know, you know how like when 191 00:11:11.440 --> 00:11:15.279 there's a building that's under construction and there's always that 192 00:11:15.399 --> 00:11:18.519 sign out front with all the plank boards and everything 193 00:11:19.600 --> 00:11:23.360 days at this construction site since the last accident happened, 194 00:11:24.399 --> 00:11:27.360 you know, the consecutive days of safety kind of a thing. 195 00:11:28.440 --> 00:11:32.360 We do the same thing here involving stupidity down here. 196 00:11:32.919 --> 00:11:35.080 And so we had a good run. We had a 197 00:11:35.120 --> 00:11:38.480 good run of days where you know, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen eighteen, 198 00:11:38.519 --> 00:11:40.919 you know, we've had a good run. But that came 199 00:11:41.000 --> 00:11:43.679 crashing to a halt apparently last night in New Jersey 200 00:11:44.480 --> 00:11:49.240 where the FC Cincinnati match in NYC playing at Red 201 00:11:49.240 --> 00:11:52.159 Bull Arena in New Jersey. That's just confounding on a 202 00:11:52.159 --> 00:11:57.320 bunch of different levels. So according to Pat Brennan, Cincinnati Inquirer, 203 00:11:58.559 --> 00:12:01.279 and a match marred by la stoppage and play due 204 00:12:01.320 --> 00:12:06.720 to an FC Cincinnati player reportedly being subjected to discriminatory remarks. 205 00:12:06.799 --> 00:12:08.600 FCC dropped its second game in a row, three to 206 00:12:08.600 --> 00:12:11.960 two lost NYCFC in a sparse crowd at Red Bull Arena, 207 00:12:12.000 --> 00:12:12.960 home of the New York Red Bulls. 208 00:12:12.960 --> 00:12:14.679 Color me shocked that it was a sparse crowd. 209 00:12:15.840 --> 00:12:18.799 Post match, the consequences of the defeat for FC Cincinnati 210 00:12:18.840 --> 00:12:21.080 took a back seat to what MLS officials stated in 211 00:12:21.120 --> 00:12:24.480 a post match report was a homophobic chant directed at 212 00:12:24.519 --> 00:12:28.960 an FCC player. In a separate statement, FCC officials said 213 00:12:29.080 --> 00:12:32.759 NYCFC fans were responsible for the chant in question. Around 214 00:12:32.759 --> 00:12:35.399 the eighty six minute, referee gid You Gonzalez Junior stopped 215 00:12:35.399 --> 00:12:37.840 the match in response to the slur, then discussed the 216 00:12:37.840 --> 00:12:40.919 matter with the head coaches of both clubs. Instructed stadium 217 00:12:40.919 --> 00:12:44.919 officials to proceed with the PSA regarding the incident. Ladies 218 00:12:44.919 --> 00:12:47.440 and gentlemen, discrimination has no place in our sport. Fan 219 00:12:47.559 --> 00:12:49.840 chant was used as offensive. We asked you not to 220 00:12:49.919 --> 00:12:50.960 continue to use the chant. 221 00:12:51.000 --> 00:12:51.320 Thank you. 222 00:12:51.360 --> 00:12:55.399 Match did not restart until the end stadium announcement was 223 00:12:55.399 --> 00:12:59.080 repeated in Spanish after it occurred. FC Cincinnati got the 224 00:12:59.080 --> 00:13:01.200 match restarted in the nine indieth minute with a drop ball. 225 00:13:01.720 --> 00:13:04.320 After the game, FC Cincinnati head coach Pat Newton was 226 00:13:04.320 --> 00:13:06.799 asked how many match officials handled the incident, or how 227 00:13:06.840 --> 00:13:09.279 match officials handled the incident, how he personally felt about 228 00:13:09.279 --> 00:13:11.399 one of his players being targeted. At the time, he 229 00:13:11.440 --> 00:13:14.759 was still gathering facts, but club and MLS officials would 230 00:13:14.799 --> 00:13:17.440 later confirm the tales of the incident, and so then 231 00:13:17.519 --> 00:13:21.600 Pat Noonan says what he says and statement to the inquirer, 232 00:13:21.759 --> 00:13:24.840 and MLS came up with their statement involving a homophobic slur. 233 00:13:27.200 --> 00:13:29.679 We have to reset the stupidity down here clock to zero. 234 00:13:29.759 --> 00:13:31.480 We got to put the zero back on the board 235 00:13:31.679 --> 00:13:34.440 outside the construction site here at SDH. I'm real tired 236 00:13:34.440 --> 00:13:34.919 of this crap. 237 00:13:36.360 --> 00:13:39.360 Yeah, I'm sick of it. I feel like a lot 238 00:13:39.360 --> 00:13:43.960 of times where poorly influences a community as a society, 239 00:13:44.159 --> 00:13:50.120 and those sort of things, unfortunately happened a lot in 240 00:13:50.120 --> 00:13:53.759 Europe and in the top leagues in South America, and 241 00:13:54.720 --> 00:14:00.759 they seemed to get misinterpret as pass in it or 242 00:14:00.519 --> 00:14:04.279 for cloric or whatever word in term makes people feel 243 00:14:04.320 --> 00:14:09.279 better about just being a d word to anybody about 244 00:14:10.039 --> 00:14:16.679 whether it's their ethnicity, race, or sexual preference. There's absolutely 245 00:14:16.720 --> 00:14:19.399 no room for that in our sport. It should not 246 00:14:19.519 --> 00:14:22.679 be tolerated, and I'm glad that it was handled that way. 247 00:14:22.840 --> 00:14:27.759 It actually ended up helping Cincinnati and being a disadvantage 248 00:14:27.759 --> 00:14:31.639 to New York that had some momentum building and because 249 00:14:31.679 --> 00:14:33.279 of the whole stoppage of the Blues in some of 250 00:14:33.320 --> 00:14:38.440 the momentum, So the result and the sport goes second 251 00:14:38.960 --> 00:14:42.240 to this sort of situation. But I feel like because 252 00:14:42.279 --> 00:14:44.840 of the stoppage, I'm glad that it affected the team 253 00:14:44.919 --> 00:14:48.360 of the people that were trying to make this ridiculous chance. 254 00:14:48.720 --> 00:14:51.799 Yeah, so you know, good on, You're nicely done. 255 00:14:51.879 --> 00:14:54.519 But yeah, we have to reset the we have to 256 00:14:54.600 --> 00:14:58.639 reset the stupidity clock back to zero. 257 00:14:59.159 --> 00:15:03.440 Yeah, and in a lesser stupid way, we could ask 258 00:15:03.480 --> 00:15:08.000 to add Bernardeski man, he had blinders on last night. 259 00:15:08.080 --> 00:15:11.240 I don't know what happened led the let his frustration 260 00:15:11.320 --> 00:15:16.360 get the best of him and he was another factor 261 00:15:16.399 --> 00:15:19.759 of a stupidity in a lesser important way. But yeah, 262 00:15:19.799 --> 00:15:22.279 he did not. He was not very bright last night. 263 00:15:22.480 --> 00:15:25.000 Yeah, No, he was not very bright last night at all, 264 00:15:25.039 --> 00:15:30.399 and so so since you mentioned it, three zero win dominant, 265 00:15:30.519 --> 00:15:33.399 Vancouver did have some absences last night. You were plus 266 00:15:33.399 --> 00:15:35.720 one seventy nine heading in, but you got the win 267 00:15:35.879 --> 00:15:40.159 as a road dog in Cascadia, obviously that helps things 268 00:15:40.200 --> 00:15:42.000 out when it comes to the standings. But some of 269 00:15:42.000 --> 00:15:44.360 your takeaways from the three nil win for Seattle last. 270 00:15:44.200 --> 00:15:47.360 Night, Yeah, I think it's the most complete game they've 271 00:15:47.399 --> 00:15:49.879 had over the last two months in them a less 272 00:15:49.960 --> 00:15:56.039 play meaning away from League's Cup. I felt Dad Bryant 273 00:15:56.120 --> 00:16:03.639 Metzer is very lucky to have found to not just contributors, 274 00:16:03.720 --> 00:16:08.159 but influential players like Paul Rothrock and Georgia Mnongu, both 275 00:16:08.200 --> 00:16:13.360 who scored last night. I think specifically, Paul is tiding 276 00:16:14.440 --> 00:16:17.919 very well with the turnaround the team had when they 277 00:16:17.919 --> 00:16:21.360 were having issues, when they needed a spark, and he's 278 00:16:21.399 --> 00:16:24.600 become a guy that has surprised many. Last night, I 279 00:16:24.600 --> 00:16:27.200 asked him that if he was surprised, he's that he 280 00:16:27.240 --> 00:16:29.759 had high expectations that he had. I think he was 281 00:16:29.799 --> 00:16:35.240 fifteen goal contributions something to that similar number he said 282 00:16:35.279 --> 00:16:38.519 about what he had expectations for him. But man, the 283 00:16:38.600 --> 00:16:41.440 guy has eight goals in all competitions. And it's not 284 00:16:41.600 --> 00:16:47.600 just the goals. Is the press he has, is the effort, 285 00:16:47.879 --> 00:16:52.799 is the runs, is the shiftiness of his game. I 286 00:16:52.799 --> 00:16:55.960 mean he's not just a player that is your typical American, 287 00:16:56.159 --> 00:17:00.480 just high effort and athletic, and no, the guy can play. 288 00:17:00.519 --> 00:17:02.480 I mean there's a couple of times where the way 289 00:17:02.480 --> 00:17:05.400 he brings down the ball with his shoulder, his eye 290 00:17:05.400 --> 00:17:08.640 on the ball. I've talked many times about his notes 291 00:17:08.640 --> 00:17:11.079 for a goal. So last night we saw a lot 292 00:17:11.119 --> 00:17:15.039 of that defensively this team and I've said it consistently 293 00:17:15.079 --> 00:17:19.160 as well. That's the baseline, that's the foundation of Seattle's 294 00:17:19.160 --> 00:17:22.279 success is that defense. Is Yamar gomenz Andrade, who was 295 00:17:22.359 --> 00:17:26.240 unbelievable in the last two games. Is Electro Dan playing well, 296 00:17:26.319 --> 00:17:29.880 He's knew who last night gets the ball and blocks 297 00:17:29.920 --> 00:17:33.960 it on the line. Steph was beat, Yamar was beat, 298 00:17:34.000 --> 00:17:35.960 the ball was about to get in the goal, and 299 00:17:37.160 --> 00:17:40.079 with that flair that knew who has he gets it 300 00:17:40.400 --> 00:17:43.279 out of the back of the net. So yeah, it 301 00:17:43.359 --> 00:17:47.319 was just the overall good performance as a unit, the 302 00:17:47.400 --> 00:17:51.039 collective play yesterday, it was very well. There were moments 303 00:17:51.119 --> 00:17:56.359 where Vancouver challenged Seattle, and there were moments that they 304 00:17:56.440 --> 00:17:59.160 lost some momentum. And at that time, even when they 305 00:17:59.160 --> 00:18:01.119 had to defend a little bit deeper and they have 306 00:18:01.200 --> 00:18:03.960 to get more compact, they did that. They were physical, 307 00:18:04.000 --> 00:18:08.440 they were good on possession. That's what their game models about, 308 00:18:08.480 --> 00:18:12.119 their possession based team, and last night it was effective 309 00:18:12.599 --> 00:18:15.160 and therefore it's going to help out in the future. 310 00:18:15.640 --> 00:18:20.240 But again, this was a Vancouver White Cups team with 311 00:18:20.319 --> 00:18:24.559 three key absences, and therefore we'll see how that plays out. 312 00:18:24.599 --> 00:18:27.759 But happy for Paul. I will take some time to 313 00:18:27.799 --> 00:18:32.680 give Georgie Manongu his credits, and I need to applaud 314 00:18:32.720 --> 00:18:35.720 a kid that has done so much. But last night 315 00:18:36.240 --> 00:18:39.279 he mentioned that his dad died two weeks ago and 316 00:18:39.319 --> 00:18:42.839 that he was still playing with the team and he 317 00:18:42.839 --> 00:18:46.200 did not take time off, And the way Brian put 318 00:18:46.240 --> 00:18:47.480 it is that he wanted to make the most of 319 00:18:47.519 --> 00:18:50.720 his opportunities. So that sort of commitment to the team, 320 00:18:50.799 --> 00:18:54.880 that sort of commitment to yourself is to be applauded. 321 00:18:55.119 --> 00:18:58.440 And for a team that got so much heat for 322 00:18:58.599 --> 00:19:03.920 being for having no activity and not doing more or 323 00:19:03.920 --> 00:19:07.039 actually not doing anything really in the summer window, a 324 00:19:07.119 --> 00:19:10.279 guy like Paul and a guy like Manoongu that last 325 00:19:10.400 --> 00:19:12.519 night they cannot put him on the leash. I mean 326 00:19:12.559 --> 00:19:15.119 they were trying to figure him out, the way that 327 00:19:15.680 --> 00:19:18.920 the stepovers, the way he moves his body, the speed. 328 00:19:19.160 --> 00:19:20.799 He's a little bit of an orthodox with the ball, 329 00:19:20.880 --> 00:19:22.680 so he's hard for a defender to kind of figure 330 00:19:22.720 --> 00:19:27.039 out where he's gonna go. He was fantastic, very good. 331 00:19:27.480 --> 00:19:30.720 And I'll finalize by saying that Albert Russnick as well, 332 00:19:31.799 --> 00:19:37.319 career high sixteen assistances. I believe that he has very 333 00:19:37.359 --> 00:19:41.200 good He's earned a new contract here as a DP. 334 00:19:41.759 --> 00:19:43.720 That wasn't the question at some point that if he 335 00:19:43.799 --> 00:19:45.720 was going to return, if he wasn't. I think that 336 00:19:45.799 --> 00:19:50.359 he's finally lived up to that cam that leader on 337 00:19:50.400 --> 00:19:53.680 the field, I did hear. I saw this morning a 338 00:19:53.759 --> 00:19:56.440 tweet though about you know this is the best season 339 00:19:57.039 --> 00:20:02.000 this that how people are ready to admit that this 340 00:20:02.039 --> 00:20:05.039 season from Albert Russnick is better than any of Nicolesto d'iro's. 341 00:20:05.599 --> 00:20:08.240 And Mark's a guy that I respect. He has some 342 00:20:08.680 --> 00:20:10.839 very good knowledge on the team. He used to be 343 00:20:10.880 --> 00:20:15.440 a or he's still a journalist covering the team. But 344 00:20:15.559 --> 00:20:19.000 let me just say this, yeah, maybe stat wise and 345 00:20:19.039 --> 00:20:20.920 if you want to limit that to the regular season, 346 00:20:21.200 --> 00:20:23.440 then yes, you can make this statement. But the best 347 00:20:23.440 --> 00:20:26.799 from Nicolesto Dero came in the postseason, came on what 348 00:20:26.880 --> 00:20:29.640 he did afterwards, so that's still to be proven. By 349 00:20:29.680 --> 00:20:34.079 Albert Russnak is that legendary players are built by bringing 350 00:20:34.200 --> 00:20:37.279 championships and about stepping up on big moments and not 351 00:20:37.400 --> 00:20:40.359 just padding down stats. That's why I'm not a numbers guy. 352 00:20:40.640 --> 00:20:43.359 There's a lot more to the game than statistics. So 353 00:20:43.440 --> 00:20:46.039 I will say that I disagree with that because a 354 00:20:46.119 --> 00:20:49.440 season as a whole, it has not been better player 355 00:20:49.480 --> 00:20:51.519 than nic Coolestadaro. He's the best player of all time 356 00:20:51.559 --> 00:20:53.319 for the head of Thunders, There's no doubt about that. 357 00:20:53.599 --> 00:20:57.240 So let's give him credit without having to take credit 358 00:20:57.279 --> 00:20:58.759 away from a guy like Nicholas Darrow. 359 00:20:59.000 --> 00:21:01.640 Give him credit a slow basically. 360 00:21:01.759 --> 00:21:03.640 Yes, slow your role baby. 361 00:21:05.319 --> 00:21:08.319 With that win, two matches to go, Seattle's fifty three 362 00:21:08.400 --> 00:21:13.559 points and you have the tiebreaker on RSL even on 363 00:21:13.599 --> 00:21:15.839 goal difference, but you've got one more win with two 364 00:21:15.839 --> 00:21:19.160 matches to go, so the street fight will continue. In 365 00:21:19.160 --> 00:21:22.559 the Chase group in the Western Conference LAFC three matches 366 00:21:22.559 --> 00:21:25.400 to go, two points, clear of Seattle on RSL Houston 367 00:21:25.480 --> 00:21:28.319 right now at fifty one points, Colorado at fifty and 368 00:21:28.359 --> 00:21:31.920 then you get into Vancouver, Minnesota, Portland. Portland had a 369 00:21:32.039 --> 00:21:34.160 chance last night to kind of get out of that 370 00:21:34.400 --> 00:21:37.359 ish that's eight to nine, but Austin came up and 371 00:21:37.440 --> 00:21:41.279 bit them, winning one nill at a plus four thirty four. 372 00:21:41.359 --> 00:21:44.240 So it's a draws Austin closer. 373 00:21:44.319 --> 00:21:47.400 Austin's gotta win out and get tiebreakers and they'd be 374 00:21:47.440 --> 00:21:51.079 even with wins and everything like that. Interesting win for Austin. 375 00:21:51.519 --> 00:21:54.079 Portland stepped on a rake last night when they had 376 00:21:54.079 --> 00:21:55.319 a chance not to. 377 00:21:55.440 --> 00:21:57.759 Austin just playing spoiler at this point, man, I mean 378 00:21:57.799 --> 00:22:01.119 that's all they're doing. They drew Iris a week ago, 379 00:22:01.119 --> 00:22:04.759 I mean the last game, and they beat Portland for 380 00:22:04.880 --> 00:22:08.279 what you just spoiling people's chances. But it's on Portland. 381 00:22:08.319 --> 00:22:12.960 Portland had chances Portland created. Evander looked frustrated at the 382 00:22:13.039 --> 00:22:14.880 end of the game. I mean, I've said it a 383 00:22:14.880 --> 00:22:17.680 thousand times. With no Evander, there's no glory, and when 384 00:22:17.680 --> 00:22:21.640 he's not shining, neither is Portland. The goal was a deflection. 385 00:22:22.240 --> 00:22:26.000 Good for Stuart, who's been by far the MVP for 386 00:22:26.079 --> 00:22:30.599 Austin the most consistent player. Just the way he's kept 387 00:22:30.680 --> 00:22:33.839 that team going. It's it's amazing at the goalkeeping position. 388 00:22:34.160 --> 00:22:37.200 But yeah, Portland should have done more. Minnesota is not 389 00:22:37.279 --> 00:22:40.240 losing a beat, So I think that we're starting to 390 00:22:40.279 --> 00:22:42.559 see those teams that are going to stay above. Good 391 00:22:42.559 --> 00:22:45.200 for Shadow to be in third, I was not expecting it. 392 00:22:45.519 --> 00:22:48.680 They have a tough game against Colorado coming up. But yeah, 393 00:22:48.799 --> 00:22:51.920 the West thing is starting to take shape. And if 394 00:22:51.960 --> 00:22:57.640 there's two teams that should be worried RSL because man, 395 00:22:57.680 --> 00:23:00.039 it feels like there's the curse of the Bembino and 396 00:23:00.039 --> 00:23:03.119 then there's the course of the Columbino because once Andris 397 00:23:03.160 --> 00:23:06.160 Gomez was out, they have not been the same. Baby, 398 00:23:06.200 --> 00:23:08.680 they have not been the same. Not Chico has been 399 00:23:08.720 --> 00:23:11.839 the same. The tech hasn't been the same, and they 400 00:23:11.960 --> 00:23:14.759 really need to figure it out before and U Portland. Man, 401 00:23:14.799 --> 00:23:17.480