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<v Speaker 1>The welcome in for another edition. A special edition on

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<v Speaker 1>a Wednesday of The Morning Espresso on the SDH Network,

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<v Speaker 1>brought to you by our friends at Oglethorpe University, Atlanta's

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<v Speaker 1>premier undergraduate learning experience and soccer powerhouse. I'm Jason Longshore.

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<v Speaker 1>It's match Day in Atlanta, Atlanta United hosting Orlando City

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<v Speaker 1>tonight six point thirty pre game show on ninety two nine.

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<v Speaker 1>The game in the Oudyssey app seven forty kickoff as

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<v Speaker 1>the Lions of Orlando City come to visit the Five Stripes.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll get into that one here in just a minute.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's a little bit of a shorter edition of the

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<v Speaker 1>Espresso as we get Match Day started this morning Saint

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<v Speaker 1>Louis City. They fired all off Melburg fifteen games into

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<v Speaker 1>his tenure. Saint Louis are fourteenth in the Western Conference

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<v Speaker 1>with eleven points wins, eight losses, five draws, eleven goals

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<v Speaker 1>scored in fifteen games, third fewest in MLS defensive form.

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<v Speaker 1>They started the season with four straight shutouts. It has

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<v Speaker 1>not been that good since eleven game unbeaten run, three draws,

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<v Speaker 1>eight losses in that time span. They started the year

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<v Speaker 1>with those four straight clean sheets winning two of those matches.

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<v Speaker 1>David Critchley the head coach of Saint Louis City two.

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<v Speaker 1>He will take over as the interim coach while the

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<v Speaker 1>club looks for a new head coach. It's been interesting

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<v Speaker 1>to see the reaction to this when it came out

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<v Speaker 1>last night. League pundits seem to really disagree on the

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<v Speaker 1>level of talent on the roster. I see some people

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<v Speaker 1>say that this is a playoff level team and they're underperforming,

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<v Speaker 1>and I see others say that it's not a playoff

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<v Speaker 1>level team. I'm kind of in the latter side. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if this team has enough talent to be

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<v Speaker 1>considered a playoff level team with the types of players

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<v Speaker 1>that are being brought in as well, because these are

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<v Speaker 1>not necessarily players that would fit in every other team.

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<v Speaker 1>You have a style of play that Lutz fun and

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<v Speaker 1>Steel seemingly wants to really stick with players that are

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<v Speaker 1>bringing brought in to fit that that it feels a

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<v Speaker 1>little more rigid. It feels like you're looking for very

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<v Speaker 1>specific profiles. It feels like you want the team to

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<v Speaker 1>play in a very specific way. You're trying to build

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<v Speaker 1>something here. You're not going for just straight up talent.

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<v Speaker 1>You're not going to out talent anybody with the way

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<v Speaker 1>that this team is being built, and that's not the

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<v Speaker 1>intention from Lutz Fun and Steel. The problem is, if

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to build, you're not giving anybody time to build.

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<v Speaker 1>You're looking for your third full time manager and you

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<v Speaker 1>haven't finished your third season yet. With this style of play,

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<v Speaker 1>and with the level of players that you are bringing

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<v Speaker 1>in and the types of players you are bringing in,

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<v Speaker 1>I think there has to be more patients. And the

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<v Speaker 1>problem is, Saint Louis City. When you launch as an

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<v Speaker 1>expansion team in MLS, you get extra allocation money, you

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<v Speaker 1>get a bundle of goodies that helps you build a

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<v Speaker 1>team faster, to be competitive faster. And we've seen some

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<v Speaker 1>teams take advantage of that. Saint Louis has not, and

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<v Speaker 1>they've kind of burned through that window. I think the

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<v Speaker 1>window is basically shut on that. So now what do

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<v Speaker 1>you do? I also have a question, and I said

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<v Speaker 1>this in the very very beginning, when it became obvious

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<v Speaker 1>the route that Saint Louis was going to go in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of style of play, I'm really starting to wonder

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<v Speaker 1>if this style of play suits the soccer culture of

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<v Speaker 1>Saint Louis. Saint Louis has a soccer culture goes back decades,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the more established in the United States. I

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<v Speaker 1>think there is a mindset of how they like to

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<v Speaker 1>see the game played. I do think that entails being

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<v Speaker 1>more ball dominant and being less pressed dominant, being less

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<v Speaker 1>focused on what you do off the ball. I think

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<v Speaker 1>Saint Louis is a soccer city that enjoys the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not how Luke's Foanan Steel is building this team,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're into the third year now, where I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think the patience has been given for the team to build.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you have to build it if you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to go this way, which means you have to take

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<v Speaker 1>more time for it to reach whatever level it can

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<v Speaker 1>get to. And the patience is not there. So I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know where Saint Louis goes next. Do they change

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<v Speaker 1>up the style of play, probably not, if Finan Steel

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<v Speaker 1>is still making the decisions. Do they change up their

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<v Speaker 1>recruitment policies, probably not. Does anything else dramatically change I

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<v Speaker 1>hate to say probably not, but that's kind of where

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<v Speaker 1>I'm leaning the moment, because you'll get a bump from

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<v Speaker 1>a new coach potentially, and you'll get a coach who

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<v Speaker 1>suits it and really connects with the group. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think you're looking at a ceiling which is similar to

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<v Speaker 1>what they did in year one under Bradley Carnell. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if that ceiling is much higher in the

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<v Speaker 1>way that they are trying to build, if it's even

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<v Speaker 1>truly that high, just have to wait and see. But

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<v Speaker 1>Saint Louis City, back in the market for a new manager,

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<v Speaker 1>talked about the game tonight with Atlanta and Orlando. Orlando

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<v Speaker 1>has won three in a row. They're unbeaten in twelve

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<v Speaker 1>league matches, six wins, six draws in that time span.

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<v Speaker 1>Their last league loss was a game three Atlanta ended

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<v Speaker 1>their unbeaten street or a winning win less streak is

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<v Speaker 1>the better way to put it. They have a one

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<v Speaker 1>game winning streak and they're trying to make it a

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<v Speaker 1>streak with multiple It's not gonna be easy against Orlando

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<v Speaker 1>City tonight. We'll see what the lineup looks like for

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<v Speaker 1>both teams coming off a short rest, Atlanta coming off

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<v Speaker 1>of a little bit shorter rest. We'll see what the

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<v Speaker 1>the energy levels can be. These midweek games can be tough,

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<v Speaker 1>especially the second time in a month where fatigue has

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<v Speaker 1>started to add up a little bit. Games around the

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<v Speaker 1>league tonight that have grabbed my attention. Miami, they have

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<v Speaker 1>not won in their last four games. They'll host Montreal,

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<v Speaker 1>who has only won once all season. Feels like a

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<v Speaker 1>game where if Miami doesn't get a win, things get

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<v Speaker 1>a little weird as they get ready for the Club

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<v Speaker 1>World Cup. Columbus winless in their last four to three

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<v Speaker 1>draw in that time span. They host Nashville, who is

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<v Speaker 1>unbeaten in their last six, with four wins in that run.

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<v Speaker 1>San Diego has been one of the big turnarounds here lately.

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<v Speaker 1>They go to Seattle four wins in their last five

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<v Speaker 1>in a row before that, Seattle five to one in

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<v Speaker 1>two in their last eight Bruce Arena San Jose Earthquakes.

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<v Speaker 1>They're unbeaten in five three draws out of that five,

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<v Speaker 1>but still have not lost in five. They'll go to Carson,

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<v Speaker 1>California to face the La Galaxy, who have lost six

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<v Speaker 1>of their last seven and are still looking for their

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<v Speaker 1>first win in their title defense season. It's just insane

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<v Speaker 1>for Greg Vanny and all the injuries he's had to

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<v Speaker 1>deal with but also no wins at all yet this season.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll just have to wait and see where this goes

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<v Speaker 1>for the Galaxy. Carlos Vela he announced his retirement yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>He still holds the MLS records for most goals in

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<v Speaker 1>a season with thirty four, most goal contributions in a

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<v Speaker 1>season with forty nine, and the fastest player to score

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<v Speaker 1>twenty goals in a season. He did that twenty one games,

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<v Speaker 1>all from his incredible twenty nineteen season with LAFC. He

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<v Speaker 1>will be a black and Gold ambassador now for the club.

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<v Speaker 1>An incredible career and an incredible player in Major League Soccer.

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<v Speaker 1>Carlos Vela officially announced his retirement yesterday. The big game

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<v Speaker 1>today internationally is the Europa Conference League Final. It's Raal

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<v Speaker 1>Betti's against Chelsea. This competition is kind of turned into,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, the underdog competition and this matchup for

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<v Speaker 1>everybody but Chelsea fans sorry Blues. I think a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people around the world are rooting for ray A Bettis.

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<v Speaker 1>They've never won a European title. This is a team

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<v Speaker 1>led by Manuel Pellegrini and he is a very well

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<v Speaker 1>respected manager. I think they played good football really excited

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<v Speaker 1>to see this match because of the scale of the

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<v Speaker 1>matchup here. On a lot of different levels. It is

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of David versus Goliath. Chelsea is scene

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<v Speaker 1>still as a goliath in terms of spending versus a

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<v Speaker 1>team like Rael Betty's. You also get the situation of

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<v Speaker 1>Enzo Maresca and Manuel Pellegrini in a lot of ways.

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<v Speaker 1>Pellegrini is Maresca's coaching father. I mean, Maresca played for

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<v Speaker 1>him at Malaga, was an assistant for him at West Ham.

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<v Speaker 1>Maresca said, I learned a lot from Manuel. The most

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<v Speaker 1>important thing was that he told me you have to

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<v Speaker 1>treat players as if they were your children. And he

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<v Speaker 1>talks so much about how he's been a mentor to him.

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<v Speaker 1>Pellegrini said, the truth is I think Zo for his words.

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<v Speaker 1>I know him as a player, as a friend and

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<v Speaker 1>as an assistant at West Ham. We have maintained a

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<v Speaker 1>relationship off the pitch many times, and I think he's

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<v Speaker 1>a manager's learned from many worked with Guardiola, as Pellegrini

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<v Speaker 1>went on to say, he's passionate about football. He's been

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<v Speaker 1>in the game for a few years and he's doing brilliantly.

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<v Speaker 1>He's constantly learning from everyone. Pellegrini also kind of foresaw

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<v Speaker 1>this coming. He texted Maresca at the beginning of the

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<v Speaker 1>league phase. He said, see you in the final, and

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<v Speaker 1>so called him when he saw that both had clinched.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, I called to tell him I was very

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<v Speaker 1>happy to play in the final with him. Very cool

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<v Speaker 1>things in these links between these two clubs. I'm looking

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<v Speaker 1>forward to seeing the continued revitalization of eastco a player

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<v Speaker 1>that I've always enjoyed in Spain. He's back in the

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<v Speaker 1>national team now. But Chelsea's got an opportunity to make

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<v Speaker 1>some history here. They would be the first team in

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<v Speaker 1>Europe to win four different UEFA tournaments. They've won the

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<v Speaker 1>Old Club Winners Cup, They've won the Europa League, They've

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<v Speaker 1>won the Champions League. Now they could add the Conference

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<v Speaker 1>League to that would be very very interesting if they

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<v Speaker 1>can pull that off. Another little element of history in

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<v Speaker 1>this Since two thousand and two, in major European finals,

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<v Speaker 1>when a Spanish team has played national team or club teams,

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<v Speaker 1>the Spanish team has won. Spanish teams have not lost

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<v Speaker 1>a major European final since Liverpool beat A Laves in

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<v Speaker 1>I believe the two thousand and one UEFA Cup final.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a lot of finals that Spanish teams have been

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<v Speaker 1>a to win, not even just against English teams. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>see if that continues here Raal Betty's and Chelsea three

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<v Speaker 1>o'clock kick. You can watch it on Paramount plus a

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<v Speaker 1>couple other updates quickly before we wrap up this edition

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<v Speaker 1>of the Espresso. Lamin Ya Mal new contract at Barcelona.

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<v Speaker 1>He had signed one as he turned pro a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of years ago, and now he's won the Euros with Spain.

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<v Speaker 1>He helped Barcelona to a double this season. He could

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<v Speaker 1>win the Ballan d'Or over this past season at the

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<v Speaker 1>next awards ceremony. Deal runs through twenty thirty one. And

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<v Speaker 1>what I'm curious to see is what this will mean

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<v Speaker 1>for Barcelona's squad expenditure limits. With La Liga. His base

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<v Speaker 1>salary has jumped over twenty million euros. We know how

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<v Speaker 1>up against that limit they were last year. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know where the revenues are going to fall. I wonder

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<v Speaker 1>if they're going to have to reduce spending in other

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<v Speaker 1>areas because of paying La Mignamal more. And they absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>needed to pay him more. You got to keep him happy.

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<v Speaker 1>He could be the best player in the world for

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<v Speaker 1>the next decade. But what is that going to do

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<v Speaker 1>for the rest of the squad. We'll find out over time,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I'm sure there will be five thousand tabloid

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<v Speaker 1>articles about it, and probably some ways to try to

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<v Speaker 1>get around it, maybe more VIP tickets being sold. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. Stay tuned. Manchester United on the other end

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<v Speaker 1>of the scale, well, maybe the same end of the scale. Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>they reportedly tried to spread out the payments in multiple

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<v Speaker 1>different ways, but finally have agreed to pay the release

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<v Speaker 1>clause for Matteos Kuna of Wolves. It'll cost sixty two

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<v Speaker 1>and a half million pounds over three payments. Initially tried

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<v Speaker 1>five payments, then they tried four, and then finally they said,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, we'll take this layaway plan. It's three. We're good. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>They got to do personal terms and all that stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>Arsenal kind of in the same situation. They are finalizing

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<v Speaker 1>a deal to sign Orel Sociodid midfielder Martin Zubimendi. This

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<v Speaker 1>is according to Sky Sports. They've met the conditions of

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<v Speaker 1>the fifty one million pound release clause in his contract.

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<v Speaker 1>Arsenal will next do the medical and agree to personal terms.

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<v Speaker 1>The step for Arsenal is to bring in a number

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<v Speaker 1>nine to truly challenge for trophies in a big way.

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<v Speaker 1>New sporting director Andre Aberta he has been impressed with

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<v Speaker 1>Victor Yocharis and RBI Leipzig's Benjamin Cesco as another potential target.

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<v Speaker 1>The two players that have really grabbed his attention. One

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<v Speaker 1>that had not been mentioned with Arsenal at least lately,

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<v Speaker 1>looks like he's headed to Napoli. Jonathan David, the Canadian

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<v Speaker 1>international Il Correre Dello Sporta, has announced that Napoli have

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<v Speaker 1>reached a verbal agreement with Jonathan David of Leal and

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<v Speaker 1>he would be headed to the champion. So Napoli, we

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what's going to happen with Antonio Conte. There's

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<v Speaker 1>reports that he's going to sit down with the head

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<v Speaker 1>of the club, Arrelio de Laurenti's going to sit down

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<v Speaker 1>on Friday to talk about staying on. It looked like

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<v Speaker 1>Conte was going to leave. Now maybe that's not a

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<v Speaker 1>definite possibility. Maxilegri waiting in the wings, but we do

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<v Speaker 1>know that Napoli has gone out and is very close

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<v Speaker 1>to a deal with Kevin de Bruyne, and now it

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<v Speaker 1>sounds like they have a verbal agreement for a deal

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<v Speaker 1>with Jonathan David defending champions. Now Napoli trying to reload

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit here and maybe keep Conte in place.

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<v Speaker 1>Going to be interesting to watch what happens in Italy.

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<v Speaker 1>That'll do it for this edition of The Morning Espresso.

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<v Speaker 1>Will be back tomorrow to recap Atlanta and Orlando other

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<v Speaker 1>games around MLS. We'll talk Conference League and we'll start

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<v Speaker 1>to look ahead more and more to the Club World Cup,

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<v Speaker 1>the play and match on Saturday between LAFC and Kloop America.

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<v Speaker 1>All of that to come. Don't forget pregame coverage on nine,

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen nine in the game for Atlanta United starts at

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<v Speaker 1>six thirty tonight with a Gordon and Madison Cruz. Kickoff

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<v Speaker 1>will be at seven forty Garth Loggerway. We'll talk to

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Conti and I just before seven o'clock. Hopefully you

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<v Speaker 1>can join us on the radio and on the Odyssey app.