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<v Speaker 1>Nico, Nino and Nelson. It's time for the handoff here

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<v Speaker 1>on a Thursday. First off, my friend, which cup of

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<v Speaker 1>coffee are you on? One or two?

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<v Speaker 2>Is this number two?

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<v Speaker 3>Do?

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<v Speaker 2>His number two? Has been a bit of a moving morning,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. Always excited to be on with John, with Nino,

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<v Speaker 2>with my folks down there in Atlanta. Just happy to

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<v Speaker 2>be on cup number two.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, So here's the handoff question for this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>I was thumbing through some stuff and I found this

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<v Speaker 1>particular post from Fabrizio Romano.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh huh.

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<v Speaker 1>And it had to do after both the foe goal

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<v Speaker 1>won their title, and he's and John Texter, the owner

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<v Speaker 1>of Eagle Football Group for the moment until he wants

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<v Speaker 1>to go and buy Everton admitted on his Instagram account

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<v Speaker 1>that he found out about Tiago Almada as a player

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<v Speaker 1>on the two hundred and eighty character app.

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<v Speaker 4>Brud didn't know about him.

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<v Speaker 1>Dude on Twitter reaches out to John Texter and says, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>you ought to give this.

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<v Speaker 4>Guy named Thiago Almada a look.

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<v Speaker 1>So John Texter gives Thiago Almada a look, signs him

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<v Speaker 1>from Atlanta United and now has won a title with

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<v Speaker 1>him at both the Fogo I ask the both of you,

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<v Speaker 1>and since Nino you have been here first, I will

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<v Speaker 1>ask you first, and then this will give Nico a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to formulate a response as well. If you're an

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<v Speaker 1>owner of a club, do you openly admit on your

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<v Speaker 1>Instagram stories that you recruited because someone recommended a player

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<v Speaker 1>on Twitter to you?

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<v Speaker 2>I got no issues with that. I'm good. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't care. I don't care. I'd be honest with you, brother.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, if I didn't find out about the guy,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe we my monsco team, they've ova looked him. I

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<v Speaker 2>overlooked him like the coach over looked him. And then

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<v Speaker 2>somebody on social media says, hey, Beth interest to this guy. Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's any guy is Romano the transfers in the planet.

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<v Speaker 2>So this guy might know that these he got something,

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I'll need it, no problem, nonie it man,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Libertador Medica reaches out in Portuguese to John Texter and

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<v Speaker 1>literally says, there's a good player, Nico. There's a good

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<v Speaker 1>player called Tiago Almada. I believe he's a great addition

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<v Speaker 1>to both the Fogo for the Libertadors. He's an Argentine

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<v Speaker 1>who sets up plays as fast as good finishing and

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<v Speaker 1>can also play for the wingers. At the moment, he

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<v Speaker 1>plays for Atlantia United. Texter responded, I'll check him out. Thanks,

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<v Speaker 1>We've got recruiting going on via Twitter.

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<v Speaker 4>Man.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, I think that whenever you are a person in

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<v Speaker 2>a role that demands respect and you are representing your organization,

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<v Speaker 2>you got to just be able to frame things a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit better than that. I am with Nino in

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that, hey, you know what, maybe it's a

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<v Speaker 2>funny story, maybe you just bring it out. Believe you

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<v Speaker 2>mean that anyone who doesn't take information from anywhere as

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<v Speaker 2>a recruiter is doing themselves as this service. There are

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<v Speaker 2>times where you might have missed a player, and it

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<v Speaker 2>could be a fan, it could be a reporter, it

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<v Speaker 2>could be absolutely anybody bringing a player to your attention,

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<v Speaker 2>and if you don't check it out, you might miss

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<v Speaker 2>out on a player, because I mean that's just the

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<v Speaker 2>way of the game. You might be a manager or

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<v Speaker 2>a recruiter scouter that's hyper focused in Europe or hyper

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<v Speaker 2>focused in Spain or whatever it might be and getting

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<v Speaker 2>these sort of tips. Sometimes you go check it out

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<v Speaker 2>and you strike go so I don't see anything wrong

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<v Speaker 2>with the method, but the phrasing could have been done

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit better. I think that it would have

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<v Speaker 2>frenched it up a little bit in my benefit if

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<v Speaker 2>I was in that position, if I'm.

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<v Speaker 1>If I'm an owner, it's like instead of sitting there

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<v Speaker 1>and saying yeah and so on. On his Instagram story,

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<v Speaker 1>Texter says, why do I always try to be accessible?

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<v Speaker 4>Question mark? I was chosen in quotation.

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<v Speaker 1>Marks for both the Fogo on LinkedIn and found Tiago

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<v Speaker 1>Almada through Twitter.

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<v Speaker 4>What's next?

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<v Speaker 1>So John underscore Texter on his Instagram stories reveal that,

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<v Speaker 1>and I just wanted to check with my two other

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<v Speaker 1>owners in Peru and in Seattle about what they thought

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<v Speaker 1>about that. Nino, my friend will be watching this weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll be watching later today, moten say and Sporting as

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<v Speaker 1>The Fall of Sporting continues in Portugal at three p

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen Eastern time on Goal TV. Thank you, my friend,

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<v Speaker 1>We'll catch up with you next week. I was a

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<v Speaker 1>pressure guy, all right, bro, yeah, there go, there's a

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<v Speaker 1>Nino and Nico all right, so now it's you and me,

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<v Speaker 1>all right?

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<v Speaker 4>Uh. I had to bring that story to the table.

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<v Speaker 1>I saw that and Tech and Fabricio Armano had the

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<v Speaker 1>screen cap of text on his Instagram story sitting there

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<v Speaker 1>saying this is why I'm always accessible, And it ended

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<v Speaker 1>up with the recruitment of Tiago Almada from Atlanta United

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<v Speaker 1>for an Eagle football group and got him a crown

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<v Speaker 1>at both the Fogo.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey look not the two horn.

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<v Speaker 5>But I've spoken to a lot of GMS sporting directors

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<v Speaker 5>across MLS and having players that we've mentioned in conversations

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<v Speaker 5>and then a couple of months later, if it's not

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<v Speaker 5>to that specific team, they're onto another team and they

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<v Speaker 5>end up being pretty successful.

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<v Speaker 2>So I mean, it does happen. I mean we all

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<v Speaker 2>have we're all passionate for the game, we all watch it,

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<v Speaker 2>we're all scouting for the next gem that's gonna come out,

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<v Speaker 2>and sometimes we have the right idea, we're all looking

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<v Speaker 2>at the same guy, and uh maybe it's missed some

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<v Speaker 2>way along the ways for some of these guys, and

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<v Speaker 2>uh yeah, So I like that being accessible. I would

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<v Speaker 2>do the same thing. I'd be more than open to

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<v Speaker 2>anybody provided me a little bit of extra information if

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<v Speaker 2>I was in that position. Now again it's the phrasing

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<v Speaker 2>is that I have an issue with, Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you could just say, you know, I get I got

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<v Speaker 2>resources of all forms of shapes to do the job

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<v Speaker 2>that I do and you know whatever. But that's a

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<v Speaker 2>little too open to transparent for me.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, so courting our good friend arn and I want

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<v Speaker 4>to say I told you so. I don't want to

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<v Speaker 4>burn horn toot tooted.

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<v Speaker 1>We are still recipients head owners called all the trophies

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<v Speaker 1>that's our man, aren't and of the for you don't

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<v Speaker 1>mess with double A the enforcers.

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<v Speaker 4>We got stuff to get into here.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you want to start with the game at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the season or do you want to start

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<v Speaker 1>with the roster moves that happened that are attached to

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<v Speaker 1>that big old coffee muggy years that happened yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, uh you know you quarterback your baby. I'm good

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<v Speaker 2>either way. I mean, we could go chronological and started

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<v Speaker 2>the game and end with the moves and decisions.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, all right, so let's let's bust it down,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, Let's talk about the last game, the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the season here and the fact that Ricky Pooge

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<v Speaker 1>played thirty minutes on a damaged and eventually I guess torn.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't know if it was torn at the moment,

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<v Speaker 1>but played thirty minutes on a wonky knee and still

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<v Speaker 1>had the moment of the match that got Lag the

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<v Speaker 1>goal that they needed to knock off Seattle. What's it

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<v Speaker 1>been like in town since Seattle finished up on the

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<v Speaker 1>short end of a one nailed match that was it

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<v Speaker 1>was Nervey at points, but it was a great conference final.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, definitely disappointment in the Pacific Northwest. Here in Seattle,

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<v Speaker 2>the fans believed that this could happen once again. They

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<v Speaker 2>fall one game short of a final. I think that

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<v Speaker 2>I got to just tipped the hat to Ricky all

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<v Speaker 2>my respect. You could see how painfully it was for him.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I rewatched the game. His hot on one leg,

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<v Speaker 2>He's walking around, you could see it. You can see

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<v Speaker 2>he's bothering him and it seems that all he wants

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<v Speaker 2>to do is leave the game. Once he makes something

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<v Speaker 2>happen the goal of pass, he has a shot blog.

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<v Speaker 2>You can see the frustration. There's a point where I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's pain Soil that has it on the left

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<v Speaker 2>and he is kind of in an open space in

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<v Speaker 2>between the lines. He wants the ball, he doesn't get it.

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<v Speaker 2>He grabs his head is like he was so frustrated

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<v Speaker 2>with not being able to influence the game before he

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<v Speaker 2>has to go because he knows that knees either out

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<v Speaker 2>or going out. So I just I applaud him. I

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<v Speaker 2>applaud him because he he makes that goal happen. Seattle.

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<v Speaker 2>On the other hand, I thought that they surprised me

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<v Speaker 2>in the approach of the game, in the execution of

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<v Speaker 2>the game plan to limit Ricky, to limit Paincil, to

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<v Speaker 2>limit Peck, even Jovilish to a certain extent. Uh, they

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<v Speaker 2>were keeping him off danger zones that were not allowing

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<v Speaker 2>services into Jovis for most of the game. They're really

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<v Speaker 2>locked down the flanks. Knew who did a fantastic job.

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<v Speaker 2>But whenever you're facing the team like LA, you can't

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<v Speaker 2>afford to make mistakes and that's what ultimately costs you

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<v Speaker 2>out of the game. Nathan passes the ball or ill

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<v Speaker 2>advice passed into Alex Rodan in a pressure zone. I

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<v Speaker 2>thought that that pass was unnecessary where he put it.

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Rodan tries to pass it immediately to Joe Pavlo.

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<v Speaker 2>That pass he kind of whiffs, it takes a big bounce,

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<v Speaker 2>it ends up on LA Galaxy player ultimately into Ricky

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<v Speaker 2>Riaky into Jovis and that's the game. So credit to Riki,

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<v Speaker 2>Credit to l Galaxy for staying in the game for also,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, being patient. They could have changed things around.

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<v Speaker 2>They had some issues of their own. Marco Royce ends

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<v Speaker 2>up believing in the forty fifth. I thought that guy

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<v Speaker 2>did a great job coming in and filling in. So

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<v Speaker 2>credit to Greg Danny and this ELLE Galaxy team in Seattle.

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<v Speaker 2>As much as they had their difficulties throughout the season,

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<v Speaker 2>I thought in the playoffs they played sound soccer. They

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<v Speaker 2>played to their strengths, which was being a defensive team

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<v Speaker 2>in this one, no Yamergomez Andrade, no Read, no Paul,

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<v Speaker 2>and you still are able to hold the best offensive

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<v Speaker 2>team in MLS, probably without in Miami perhaps, but they

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<v Speaker 2>were definitely the most talented group in my opinion, up top,

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<v Speaker 2>and you were able to do that with some absences.

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<v Speaker 2>So I've been pretty hard on this team. On brand Smetzer,

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<v Speaker 2>uh and give him credit for going in front of

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<v Speaker 2>the cameras and saying this was not a successful year.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree with him, and Uh, he could have gone

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<v Speaker 2>up there, you know, chess forward and saying, look, nobody

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<v Speaker 2>believed in us. We got to where we did. We

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<v Speaker 2>got as far as you know, many things would have

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to be. We got to the final of the

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<v Speaker 2>Western Conference, and he didn't. He was very forward about

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<v Speaker 2>it not being a s sincessful year. And I agree

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<v Speaker 2>with him, and I applied for it.

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<v Speaker 1>It appeared to me, and call me an idiot if

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<v Speaker 1>I'm an idiot, that Seattle. What Seattle wanted to do

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<v Speaker 1>was make Lag fight left handed. And what I mean

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<v Speaker 1>by that is they took paintcil away, and they tried

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<v Speaker 1>to take Peck away at times. And Pecan's up on

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<v Speaker 1>the left hand side and he gets to create with Pooge.

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<v Speaker 1>But it looked like they wanted to try to have

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<v Speaker 1>Lag fight left handed. Let's take the bishop out of play.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's let's kind of pin him in. So we'll pin

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<v Speaker 4>Was I wrong in that?

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<v Speaker 1>Not?

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<v Speaker 2>there is an opening, I'm gonna have my best defender

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<v Speaker 2>right side, where Alex Rodan is not as defensively sound

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<v Speaker 2>knowing that and he did ends up blocking down Knew

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<v Speaker 2>who ends up blocking down Peck, then I feel a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit better by putting all my efforts to my

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<v Speaker 2>quote unquote weaker side. So yes, I did think that

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<v Speaker 2>they try to move it on over here and La

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<v Speaker 2>Galaxy in a very savvy way. They started to force

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<v Speaker 2>and that ended up working quite a bit. So I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think you're wrong on that. I think that there

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<v Speaker 1>So now lag is in the last game of the year,

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<v Speaker 4>How do you how do you envision this lineup looking now?

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<v Speaker 2>don't remember if it was June when Reeky miss fire games.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe that in those five games they won three,

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<v Speaker 2>lost one and drew one and it was Serio Delgado

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<v Speaker 2>and Fagundes in that midfield. And I feel like Fagundas

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<v Speaker 2>more limited. I don't want to call him riky. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>obviously getting forward and being vertical with the ball, breaking

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<v Speaker 2>of the riky things that can hold the thing together.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think that when he comes to depth, Ali

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<v Speaker 2>Galaxy has it in midfield. They still got you know, Brukman.

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<v Speaker 2>If they want to bring him in, they want to

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<v Speaker 2>play a little bit more defensive, they want to be

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<v Speaker 2>more careful. But I think he will be just Fagunds

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<v Speaker 2>coming in and Delgado came in for Royce in the

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<v Speaker 2>last game, and I thought Ellie gottsould look better with

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<v Speaker 2>that it's gonna be a very easy transision. Is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be exactly the same thing that you saw in

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<v Speaker 2>the second half against the Sounders, plus for Gundes for Riki.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So then out of the Eastern Conference it's

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<v Speaker 1>the idea of, oh, well, they're you know, they're they're

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<v Speaker 1>a low seed, the lowest seed ever to make it

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<v Speaker 1>to MLS Cup out of the you know, the Eastern Conference.

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<v Speaker 4>But they're not that seed. You know the difference in

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<v Speaker 1>Red Bulls are not that seed with a healthy Emil

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<v Speaker 1>Forsburg versus and not healthy Emil Forsburg. You see the

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<v Speaker 1>difference between them being who they are and who they

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<v Speaker 1>ended up being with the I mean, look, they ain't no.

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<v Speaker 1>Seven seed, I'll tell you that right now. But you

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<v Speaker 1>see the difference in Red Bulls and Sandro Schwartz with

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And I think you saw it early in the

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<v Speaker 2>season when this team did have all their tools and

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<v Speaker 2>they were all in form, and they go on a

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<v Speaker 2>bit of a run and you see a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>the red bull pressure and a lot of the secondary balls,

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<v Speaker 2>the duels and everything that you're seeing success of this

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<v Speaker 2>team throughout the playoffs. So I agree with you. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think that there were a seventh seed, but the

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<v Speaker 2>circumstances of the season led them to lose a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of games, lose a lot of momentum. And you and

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<v Speaker 2>I both know that inertia is a big thing when

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to MLS, is a big thing when it

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<v Speaker 2>comes to getting into the playoffs. They were able to

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<v Speaker 2>regain that, and now you see that maybe that played

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<v Speaker 2>into their own advantage as well, because you have teams

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<v Speaker 2>going into a three game series or a one game playoff,

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<v Speaker 2>a scenario with the team that you are kind of

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<v Speaker 2>underestimating because of their seating, because of the boring way

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<v Speaker 2>they play, or whatever it might be, they're gonna allow

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<v Speaker 2>us the ball and then all of a sudden being

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<v Speaker 2>very good about what they do. And that's why you've

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<v Speaker 2>heard me say a thousand times identity is a key

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<v Speaker 2>component to winning games. And that's what they have as

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<v Speaker 2>an identity. They all know exactly what they're playing for.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody is giving you ultimate effort, and when you get

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<v Speaker 2>that guy with the magic feed, the guy that can

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<v Speaker 2>change it all up in Emil Forsberg. It just amplifies

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<v Speaker 2>everything around you, and that's why you have them where

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<v Speaker 2>they are. I thought that Orlando City they kind of

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<v Speaker 2>shot themselves in the foot not being able to finish

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<v Speaker 2>the moments they created because Red Bulls is a team

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<v Speaker 2>that you cannot allow to stay in the game. You

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<v Speaker 2>cannot allow them to just settle into the game to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to take away those moments and make them pay,

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<v Speaker 2>and they weren't able to do that. But Gundatoris had

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<v Speaker 2>a clear shot just I think it was poortally placed

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<v Speaker 2>for now, great safe, whatever you might want to say.

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<v Speaker 2>But there were a thousand There were at least three

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<v Speaker 2>more ways that Gunatoris couldn't approach that shot, pass it,

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever it was, to make it a more optimal decision,

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<v Speaker 2>and he didn't. So credit to Red Bulls. I think

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to make it difficult for lag But credit

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<v Speaker 2>to Schwartz this midfield. I mean, when I looked at

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<v Speaker 2>the injury report and I saw that Carbajo was not

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<v Speaker 2>going to be in, I was like, oh, that's a

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<v Speaker 2>tough one. Hey, stroking In did a fantastic job. Edelman

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<v Speaker 2>has been great all season, or at least to close

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<v Speaker 2>the season, and they did great.

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<v Speaker 1>Juice boxes have lag the minus one nineteen that has

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<v Speaker 1>been trickling back toward even money as the week has

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<v Speaker 1>gone along. Ninety minute draws a plus two seventy nine.

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<v Speaker 1>In the composite courtesy of our friends at odds Portal,

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<v Speaker 1>Red Bulls are a plus two eight six.

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<v Speaker 4>What do you think, Ooh.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh yeah, Uh, that's a That's a tough one, man.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just that I'm just gonna if you're saying tough,

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<v Speaker 1>that means to me, you're looking at a number, You're

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<v Speaker 1>looking at totals, You're not looking at anything else.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, maybe totally would be the way to go in

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<v Speaker 2>this one. But either way, let me just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>break it down to you, just because, Uh, as much

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<v Speaker 2>as I do believe that this LA Galaxy team has

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<v Speaker 2>dept to replace Ricky and perhaps Mark Royce, well, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think is as influential as Ricky. Obviously, it does

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<v Speaker 2>change their game. It does makes it a little bit slower.

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<v Speaker 2>He does make it a little bit more predictable, if

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<v Speaker 2>you will, because the things that Riky is willing to

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<v Speaker 2>do no in that team is willing to do. And

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<v Speaker 2>even if Agnes is a good passer, he doesn't have

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<v Speaker 2>the same passing ability to put bolts in between lines

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<v Speaker 2>and through balls that Riki does. And all Red Bulls

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<v Speaker 2>needs is one time where you are doubting yourself in

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<v Speaker 2>a pass that you don't put enough pays on a

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<v Speaker 2>pass that you're coming and building out of the back,

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<v Speaker 2>and you give him an opportunity. So I, honestly, I

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<v Speaker 2>have a hard time. I think that Led will pull

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<v Speaker 2>it off ultimately, and I don't think the margins are

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<v Speaker 2>very high in this one. I think that you shouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>surprise anybody if Red Bulls that has taken out Columbus,

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<v Speaker 2>that has taken out Orlando, that has you know, continued

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<v Speaker 2>to get clean sheets and their way to the final

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<v Speaker 2>beats this lag team. But I'm gonna take Lag. But

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<v Speaker 2>what are the numbers in terms of the scool.

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<v Speaker 1>Three and a half is a plus one sixty five

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<v Speaker 1>for the over. Four and a half is a plus

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<v Speaker 1>three seventy six.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, no, no, no, no.

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<v Speaker 1>I think three and a half is the play here.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you're looking at probably if it's ninety minutes,

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<v Speaker 1>well it's to go backward. Three is where it changes

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<v Speaker 1>from minus to plus. Three is a plus one twelve,

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<v Speaker 1>So if you think it's two to one, you can

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<v Speaker 1>get a little bit added to your your pocketbook if

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<v Speaker 1>you go at a plus one twelve on the over

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<v Speaker 1>at three.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, look, let me get that three and a half

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm gonna I'm gonna take Lag Ultimately. I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like there were moments where Angulo and Fakuturis had the

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<v Speaker 2>opportunities to exploit when the Red Bulls were very high

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<v Speaker 2>in their lines doing that pressing, and they were unable

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<v Speaker 2>to capitalize. Whether it was a poor movement by Ojeda

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<v Speaker 2>or a bad touch by Taurus or remb Rikit that

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<v Speaker 2>did not have to get game at all. You cannot

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<v Speaker 2>do it against Lag. And Jovivich is an assassin, and

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<v Speaker 2>he's the phase he put when he scores no reaction,

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<v Speaker 2>just angry at the camera. He's trying to show you,

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<v Speaker 2>man that he's disrespected. That everybody talks about Triple P's,

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<v Speaker 2>that everybody talks about Roy's and whoever you want, and

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<v Speaker 2>nobody talks about Jovis. But that's a bad, bad man.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that is the phase of an assassin. And

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<v Speaker 2>he's ready to just take you out. I think he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be big in the final. I thought he

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<v Speaker 2>was a determining factor in this game against Seattle. So

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<v Speaker 2>give me lag and I'll take the three and a half.

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<v Speaker 4>All right now.

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<v Speaker 1>The roster news that I wanted to get into yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>from yesterday involves the team that you cover on a

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<v Speaker 1>daily basis, and it was a big part of the

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<v Speaker 1>discussion we had in hour number one about an individual

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<v Speaker 1>in particular, Rollery Diaz out of contract leaving Seattle after

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<v Speaker 1>seven seasons.

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<v Speaker 4>That opens up a DP slot in Seattle.

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<v Speaker 1>So he departs as their all time leading score across

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<v Speaker 1>all comps, two titles, MLS Cup and the Triple C

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<v Speaker 1>back in twenty two. In talks was Joe Polo and

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<v Speaker 1>Albert Rusnach. JP has played in over one hundred matches.

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<v Speaker 1>Rusnach a DP second leading score in twenty four with

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<v Speaker 1>ten goals and sixteen assistances. So you get to the

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<v Speaker 1>Western Conference Final, you now wonder what Craig Wible has

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<v Speaker 1>up his sleeve. Options Exercise Baker, Whiting, Bell castro Chew, Rodriguez, Rothrock, Declined,

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<v Speaker 1>Quita Hada, Nathan Dylan, Tevez, ruy Diaz out of contract

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<v Speaker 1>and discussions JP and Rus Knock And the question that

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<v Speaker 1>question involving role ruy Diaz this time, would someone who

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<v Speaker 1>made two million base and two point seven this past

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<v Speaker 1>season think of themselves as a tam player who comes

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<v Speaker 1>in has to be that microwave you come in.

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<v Speaker 4>I need instant impact.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have to start every match for me, you

422
00:24:18.079 --> 00:24:19.920
<v Speaker 1>have maybe start fifty percent of them.

423
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<v Speaker 4>You're in multiple competitions.

424
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<v Speaker 1>I know you'll showcase in certain points, but you ain't

425
00:24:25.119 --> 00:24:27.440
<v Speaker 1>going to be making two million or two point seven.

426
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<v Speaker 1>You might be making the ledetto money of eight hundred

427
00:24:30.640 --> 00:24:32.839
<v Speaker 1>thousand that he did this year for the Purple team.

428
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<v Speaker 1>What do you think is going to go on now

429
00:24:35.200 --> 00:24:38.240
<v Speaker 1>with raw ruy Diaz, now that he gets to go

430
00:24:38.519 --> 00:24:40.640
<v Speaker 1>and pursue his own future someplace else.

431
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<v Speaker 2>Look, I like to start by saying that he has

432
00:24:43.160 --> 00:24:48.200
<v Speaker 2>been an absolute privilege to cover the franchise best striker

433
00:24:48.240 --> 00:24:52.000
<v Speaker 2>of all time, no doubt in my mind, at least

434
00:24:52.000 --> 00:24:54.160
<v Speaker 2>to me in my opinion. Take it for what you will.

435
00:24:54.720 --> 00:24:57.599
<v Speaker 2>Goes Permittent tells you everything you need to know about

436
00:24:57.640 --> 00:25:01.240
<v Speaker 2>how good he's been for this squad, from breaking the news,

437
00:25:01.440 --> 00:25:06.279
<v Speaker 2>the transfer news here in Seattle about his signing all

438
00:25:06.319 --> 00:25:11.480
<v Speaker 2>the way to the last game. Has been a real

439
00:25:12.240 --> 00:25:16.119
<v Speaker 2>learning experience in the way a certain player can be

440
00:25:16.759 --> 00:25:20.400
<v Speaker 2>little misunderstood. But that has all the quality in the world.

441
00:25:21.920 --> 00:25:24.880
<v Speaker 2>So when he comes to his potential future, I will

442
00:25:24.920 --> 00:25:27.759
<v Speaker 2>say that there is a lot of interest and I

443
00:25:27.880 --> 00:25:31.039
<v Speaker 2>kind of saw it. When it comes to money. Yes,

444
00:25:31.079 --> 00:25:33.799
<v Speaker 2>he's not going to get a deep contract here in MLS.

445
00:25:34.599 --> 00:25:37.720
<v Speaker 2>He'll be a high level camp player. I wouldn't put

446
00:25:37.759 --> 00:25:39.400
<v Speaker 2>it past him to even get a little bit more

447
00:25:39.440 --> 00:25:43.319
<v Speaker 2>than Nico, just because of the position that he plays

448
00:25:43.319 --> 00:25:45.519
<v Speaker 2>in where maybe there's a little bit more belief that

449
00:25:46.039 --> 00:25:50.240
<v Speaker 2>you can revive him in a Joseph Martinez sort of way.

450
00:25:53.279 --> 00:25:55.640
<v Speaker 2>So I think that there are two markets that have

451
00:25:55.799 --> 00:26:01.359
<v Speaker 2>the advantage. One is MLS. After this number twelfth, when

452
00:26:01.400 --> 00:26:04.079
<v Speaker 2>free agency opens, you'll be able to take real offers.

453
00:26:04.799 --> 00:26:09.119
<v Speaker 2>I've mentioned already twice there's at least two teams interested.

454
00:26:09.400 --> 00:26:11.839
<v Speaker 2>There seems to be a couple more than added since

455
00:26:11.880 --> 00:26:15.960
<v Speaker 2>the last time we spoke, So there is a few

456
00:26:16.000 --> 00:26:20.279
<v Speaker 2>teams that are willing to take a gamble on a

457
00:26:20.359 --> 00:26:27.519
<v Speaker 2>former elite striker in MLS. The other is LEGAMX, and

458
00:26:27.799 --> 00:26:31.839
<v Speaker 2>LIGAMX has turned into It's kind of funny because they

459
00:26:31.920 --> 00:26:34.960
<v Speaker 2>used to call MLS the retirement league. And now if

460
00:26:34.960 --> 00:26:37.400
<v Speaker 2>you've been in MLS and you haven't had a good

461
00:26:37.400 --> 00:26:41.200
<v Speaker 2>season or you want to take a second chance of

462
00:26:41.240 --> 00:26:44.279
<v Speaker 2>your career, you go down to Mexico. I mean you

463
00:26:44.319 --> 00:26:47.799
<v Speaker 2>have Luisa Marija down there, You had a Kiloba, you

464
00:26:47.920 --> 00:26:53.440
<v Speaker 2>have Francisco Calbo. Just yesterday, if I'm not mistaken, Dajome,

465
00:26:53.480 --> 00:26:56.400
<v Speaker 2>it was presented at Santo's. So you got all these

466
00:26:56.480 --> 00:27:02.799
<v Speaker 2>MLS players that get, if not similar money, maybe even

467
00:27:02.839 --> 00:27:05.160
<v Speaker 2>more money that they would have here because they're a

468
00:27:05.200 --> 00:27:08.839
<v Speaker 2>new commodity in in in uh Lega Max. So I

469
00:27:08.839 --> 00:27:13.559
<v Speaker 2>think those are the two markets where Raldridiaz would would

470
00:27:13.640 --> 00:27:18.559
<v Speaker 2>go to. And maybe Nino is going to have a

471
00:27:18.599 --> 00:27:23.440
<v Speaker 2>heartbreak here, but I think would be a very last resort.

472
00:27:23.920 --> 00:27:27.640
<v Speaker 2>I think all of the circus that media created with

473
00:27:27.960 --> 00:27:30.079
<v Speaker 2>some false reporting that he was going to be I

474
00:27:30.160 --> 00:27:36.720
<v Speaker 2>don't last summer hurt the whole process. It hurt even

475
00:27:36.960 --> 00:27:41.359
<v Speaker 2>Roldridiez's decision making. Uh And I just think that those

476
00:27:41.400 --> 00:27:45.720
<v Speaker 2>two markets MLS and MX is where rauldradius would will

477
00:27:45.839 --> 00:27:46.839
<v Speaker 2>end up ultimately.

478
00:27:48.319 --> 00:27:51.599
<v Speaker 1>Is he at a point in his career where he

479
00:27:52.000 --> 00:27:55.039
<v Speaker 1>will take the one year and will go ahead and

480
00:27:55.119 --> 00:27:57.039
<v Speaker 1>see what happens, and I'll go ahead and I'll do

481
00:27:57.079 --> 00:27:59.440
<v Speaker 1>the prove it to you one year deal or does

482
00:27:59.480 --> 00:28:03.000
<v Speaker 1>he want to security and want the one plus option

483
00:28:03.160 --> 00:28:05.279
<v Speaker 1>two plus option, two years solid?

484
00:28:05.319 --> 00:28:06.640
<v Speaker 4>Where is he in his career?

485
00:28:07.079 --> 00:28:10.720
<v Speaker 2>That's a great question. It's actually he wants that two

486
00:28:10.799 --> 00:28:16.599
<v Speaker 2>year contract. And New England Revolution was interested in him

487
00:28:16.960 --> 00:28:19.599
<v Speaker 2>during the summer and I'm told that he was looking

488
00:28:19.599 --> 00:28:21.960
<v Speaker 2>for a two year deal and between a whole bunch

489
00:28:22.000 --> 00:28:25.279
<v Speaker 2>of things that happened was they weren't able to make

490
00:28:25.319 --> 00:28:28.480
<v Speaker 2>the deal happen. So can New England be also another

491
00:28:28.559 --> 00:28:30.599
<v Speaker 2>team that is interested in him and he's willing to

492
00:28:30.599 --> 00:28:33.240
<v Speaker 2>give him a two year deal at this point in

493
00:28:33.279 --> 00:28:36.000
<v Speaker 2>time that maybe the one ready to do in the summer.

494
00:28:36.559 --> 00:28:40.359
<v Speaker 2>We'll see, But yes, definitely looking for at least a

495
00:28:40.400 --> 00:28:42.799
<v Speaker 2>two year deal. That's what I'm hearing. That's what most

496
00:28:42.839 --> 00:28:46.880
<v Speaker 2>players are job publish intuition is very similar. He is

497
00:28:46.960 --> 00:28:50.319
<v Speaker 2>right now. I'm told fifty to fifty whether he'll come

498
00:28:50.359 --> 00:28:52.880
<v Speaker 2>back to Seattle or not. It was a lot less

499
00:28:53.160 --> 00:28:56.079
<v Speaker 2>a few days ago. He was ultimately going to be leaving,

500
00:28:56.480 --> 00:29:00.000
<v Speaker 2>but now they're in negotiations with the club. I brought

501
00:29:00.319 --> 00:29:03.960
<v Speaker 2>before the release the press release from the team that

502
00:29:04.039 --> 00:29:06.960
<v Speaker 2>he was negotiating with the team. He does won a

503
00:29:06.960 --> 00:29:09.319
<v Speaker 2>two year deal, So that's going to be important for

504
00:29:09.400 --> 00:29:13.440
<v Speaker 2>any player at that age, right job securities. I want

505
00:29:13.440 --> 00:29:15.319
<v Speaker 2>to make sure that I'm getting at least two years,

506
00:29:15.519 --> 00:29:17.839
<v Speaker 2>and then we'll see what happens after that. So yes,

507
00:29:17.960 --> 00:29:20.359
<v Speaker 2>Raoul JP, both of them will be looking for the

508
00:29:20.440 --> 00:29:22.759
<v Speaker 2>two year deal. In terms of the other players that

509
00:29:22.839 --> 00:29:26.160
<v Speaker 2>are out, I don't see Dylan Tevis coming back. I

510
00:29:26.200 --> 00:29:29.440
<v Speaker 2>don't see Sota coming back. Nathan definitely not back for

511
00:29:29.519 --> 00:29:33.039
<v Speaker 2>that price tag. So Seattle definitely making some moves to

512
00:29:34.759 --> 00:29:37.640
<v Speaker 2>either trying to bring down the price of some of

513
00:29:37.680 --> 00:29:41.680
<v Speaker 2>these other players or looking elsewhere to get that depth.

514
00:29:41.279 --> 00:29:46.079
<v Speaker 3>Albert is an interesting one man, because, look, there's a

515
00:29:46.119 --> 00:29:48.960
<v Speaker 3>huge discussion we just had that on ninety three point

516
00:29:49.000 --> 00:29:52.039
<v Speaker 3>three KJR in radio last night, and.

517
00:29:53.799 --> 00:29:56.279
<v Speaker 2>It's hard to argue that the numbers aren't there. And

518
00:29:56.519 --> 00:30:00.160
<v Speaker 2>I am someone who does believe that if you you

519
00:30:00.200 --> 00:30:04.039
<v Speaker 2>are a player that came on produced for my team,

520
00:30:04.279 --> 00:30:05.920
<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna take care of you. But that doesn't mean,

521
00:30:05.920 --> 00:30:09.440
<v Speaker 2>I'm going to throw in the house of the window either.

522
00:30:09.480 --> 00:30:12.200
<v Speaker 2>I'm not gonna put myself in a situation where if

523
00:30:12.200 --> 00:30:15.599
<v Speaker 2>you want a race that's beyond reasonable, then I gotta

524
00:30:15.680 --> 00:30:18.960
<v Speaker 2>let you go. But he's on a contract that's about

525
00:30:19.480 --> 00:30:23.279
<v Speaker 2>two point three if I'm not mistaken right now, how

526
00:30:23.359 --> 00:30:25.440
<v Speaker 2>much is that race that you're asking for? So I

527
00:30:25.480 --> 00:30:28.599
<v Speaker 2>think Albert Russnek and the reason what they're negotiating is

528
00:30:28.599 --> 00:30:31.319
<v Speaker 2>because he does want more money. I would put the

529
00:30:31.440 --> 00:30:34.039
<v Speaker 2>cap at two point six. I would not go beyond that.

530
00:30:34.480 --> 00:30:36.960
<v Speaker 2>I do believe that he is worth the DP spot.

531
00:30:37.440 --> 00:30:40.720
<v Speaker 2>People have been on my mansions and said, hey, he's

532
00:30:40.720 --> 00:30:43.839
<v Speaker 2>not worth the DP all of these things. Maybe he

533
00:30:44.119 --> 00:30:48.559
<v Speaker 2>isn't the best DP, but he does give you continuity,

534
00:30:48.759 --> 00:30:51.880
<v Speaker 2>and he has proven to you that he can assist

535
00:30:51.920 --> 00:30:56.880
<v Speaker 2>that he can score. Maybe with a better surrounding team

536
00:30:57.160 --> 00:31:00.559
<v Speaker 2>that coach stellar group around him, he might be even better.

537
00:31:00.920 --> 00:31:04.160
<v Speaker 2>I've said one, two, three, four or five times that

538
00:31:04.680 --> 00:31:08.000
<v Speaker 2>the Sounders need to go get a twenty six to

539
00:31:08.160 --> 00:31:11.920
<v Speaker 2>twenty seven year old striker that has twenty goals in them,

540
00:31:11.960 --> 00:31:16.599
<v Speaker 2>that that is a proven striker, and that immediately changes

541
00:31:16.880 --> 00:31:22.839
<v Speaker 2>and amplifies the things that Albert Russa can do and

542
00:31:22.880 --> 00:31:26.279
<v Speaker 2>then you can see what happens with Jordan. Play them

543
00:31:26.279 --> 00:31:29.119
<v Speaker 2>out wide, have him, you know, take turns. Maybe you

544
00:31:29.119 --> 00:31:31.880
<v Speaker 2>look into a situation where you try out two strikers,

545
00:31:32.079 --> 00:31:35.480
<v Speaker 2>but I do not think that going into twenty twenty

546
00:31:35.519 --> 00:31:39.640
<v Speaker 2>five with Jordan Morris as your only striker or as

547
00:31:39.720 --> 00:31:43.720
<v Speaker 2>your main striker is a great solution. Because hear me

548
00:31:43.759 --> 00:31:48.319
<v Speaker 2>out here, John, people have this misconception that Jordan Morris

549
00:31:48.599 --> 00:31:53.119
<v Speaker 2>won the position as the loan striker for this team

550
00:31:53.519 --> 00:31:55.839
<v Speaker 2>throughout the season, and he didn't. He was given that

551
00:31:55.920 --> 00:32:01.799
<v Speaker 2>position on preseason. Rauri Diez was relegated to the bench

552
00:32:01.920 --> 00:32:03.759
<v Speaker 2>and was always going to be a bench player going

553
00:32:03.799 --> 00:32:06.920
<v Speaker 2>into the season. And the only reason why he played

554
00:32:06.920 --> 00:32:10.359
<v Speaker 2>as a starter to start twenty twenty four was because

555
00:32:10.440 --> 00:32:13.400
<v Speaker 2>Albert Russ that was hurt. That was a need to

556
00:32:13.400 --> 00:32:16.039
<v Speaker 2>go to a four four two that didn't quite work.

557
00:32:16.279 --> 00:32:19.119
<v Speaker 2>I remember asking Jordan Morris if he didn't want to

558
00:32:19.160 --> 00:32:20.839
<v Speaker 2>go back to the wing, if he didn't think that

559
00:32:20.880 --> 00:32:23.279
<v Speaker 2>he was better, because he wasn't working. It wasn't working

560
00:32:23.279 --> 00:32:26.359
<v Speaker 2>with him up top. Now he grew into the position

561
00:32:26.599 --> 00:32:28.559
<v Speaker 2>and he got a lot better. And you've heard me

562
00:32:28.799 --> 00:32:31.480
<v Speaker 2>say right here that Jordan Morris has grown as a

563
00:32:31.519 --> 00:32:35.279
<v Speaker 2>striker and has done a lot of the hold up play,

564
00:32:35.480 --> 00:32:37.359
<v Speaker 2>link up play, a lot of the things that he

565
00:32:37.440 --> 00:32:40.880
<v Speaker 2>wasn't doing before a lot better now. But that does

566
00:32:40.960 --> 00:32:44.319
<v Speaker 2>not mean that I don't think that this team should

567
00:32:44.319 --> 00:32:46.680
<v Speaker 2>not go out there and spend that DP money on

568
00:32:46.720 --> 00:32:49.720
<v Speaker 2>a proven commodity that can come in and put the

569
00:32:49.839 --> 00:32:53.960
<v Speaker 2>team on his shoulders and come out big in big

570
00:32:54.000 --> 00:32:56.000
<v Speaker 2>moments when he comes to the striker position.

571
00:32:56.960 --> 00:33:00.000
<v Speaker 1>What is going on this weekend with you and MLS

572
00:33:00.079 --> 00:33:02.240
<v Speaker 1>Cup and pull those sports on the soccer bar. I

573
00:33:02.240 --> 00:33:04.279
<v Speaker 1>imagine that you guys are gonna be watching it with

574
00:33:04.319 --> 00:33:06.440
<v Speaker 1>your feet kicked up and yelling at a TV screen

575
00:33:06.480 --> 00:33:07.039
<v Speaker 1>what's going on?

576
00:33:07.720 --> 00:33:09.720
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So we're doing a couple of things. I am

577
00:33:09.759 --> 00:33:13.359
<v Speaker 2>actually setting up and end of the season open mic

578
00:33:14.319 --> 00:33:17.079
<v Speaker 2>for later on today at five point thirty. I'm just

579
00:33:17.119 --> 00:33:20.039
<v Speaker 2>gonna take people's questions a little Q and a. We'll

580
00:33:20.039 --> 00:33:22.279
<v Speaker 2>see who shows up in terms of some of my

581
00:33:22.359 --> 00:33:25.920
<v Speaker 2>colleagues or you know, special guests. But the whole point

582
00:33:25.960 --> 00:33:27.839
<v Speaker 2>of this is just to get a take on everybody

583
00:33:27.839 --> 00:33:30.559
<v Speaker 2>in terms of what they saw from the Sounders this

584
00:33:30.680 --> 00:33:34.519
<v Speaker 2>time around and what's coming up in twenty twenty five

585
00:33:35.720 --> 00:33:37.160
<v Speaker 2>if you want to hear my take on whether it

586
00:33:37.240 --> 00:33:39.559
<v Speaker 2>was a successful season or not for the Sounders. I

587
00:33:39.599 --> 00:33:41.880
<v Speaker 2>don't think it's successful, but I thought it was encouraging.

588
00:33:42.079 --> 00:33:44.039
<v Speaker 2>There were little things that we can talk about there

589
00:33:44.200 --> 00:33:47.000
<v Speaker 2>in that open mic. We're obviously gonna touch up on

590
00:33:47.039 --> 00:33:51.000
<v Speaker 2>the final. We're gonna be on in Soccer Bar here

591
00:33:51.000 --> 00:33:54.759
<v Speaker 2>in about forty minutes to break down the final nice

592
00:33:54.759 --> 00:33:58.640
<v Speaker 2>and in depth, and we'll definitely have a end of

593
00:33:58.680 --> 00:34:03.240
<v Speaker 2>the season specially so for you guys on Wednesday next week.

594
00:34:03.599 --> 00:34:06.400
<v Speaker 2>So that's kind of what we have already programmed in

595
00:34:06.440 --> 00:34:07.920
<v Speaker 2>Pools of Sports and Soccer Bar.

596
00:34:08.320 --> 00:34:10.679
<v Speaker 1>As always, my friend, great to see you. Go, enjoy

597
00:34:10.719 --> 00:34:12.599
<v Speaker 1>the rest of that second cup of coffee. Get ready

598
00:34:12.599 --> 00:34:14.400
<v Speaker 1>because you've got to get to talking in forty minutes.

599
00:34:14.440 --> 00:34:15.760
<v Speaker 1>Love you, my friend. We'll see you next week.

600
00:34:15.880 --> 00:34:16.840
<v Speaker 2>Appreciate you, guys,