WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:01.960 And so now we do the hot tag and bring 2 00:00:02.000 --> 00:00:04.280 him back after our number one's falls start. 3 00:00:04.919 --> 00:00:06.080 How's the microphone? 4 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:07.480 Hopefully it's good. 5 00:00:07.839 --> 00:00:11.359 It is all right, functioning all right. 6 00:00:11.400 --> 00:00:13.000 So the reason that we wanted to have you on 7 00:00:13.279 --> 00:00:15.800 unsure of timeslot making sure that you didn't get into 8 00:00:15.839 --> 00:00:19.600 trouble at work your actual paint gig is because of 9 00:00:19.920 --> 00:00:24.960 the series of actions going on in June, and we 10 00:00:25.120 --> 00:00:30.280 now have a roster makeup. We still have some questions, 11 00:00:30.359 --> 00:00:33.640 I imagine when it comes to said roster makeup. When 12 00:00:34.119 --> 00:00:39.159 Marisio Pochettino and the national team came out with what 13 00:00:39.320 --> 00:00:42.960 the list was, what was your initial evaluation other than 14 00:00:43.000 --> 00:00:45.119 the subplots that we'll get into here in a second, 15 00:00:45.520 --> 00:00:47.799 but what was your initial thought about the roster when 16 00:00:47.840 --> 00:00:48.439 it was released? 17 00:00:51.359 --> 00:00:54.759 Okay, John, I was mad. I'm gonna be real honest, 18 00:00:54.840 --> 00:00:57.880 because I feel like there I'm mad on multiple fronts. 19 00:00:57.880 --> 00:01:01.079 The first is this feels like a missed opportunity for 20 00:01:01.240 --> 00:01:07.920 this program to get its best players available together for 21 00:01:08.120 --> 00:01:11.560 an extended period of time before the World cut. So 22 00:01:11.599 --> 00:01:13.680 we have you know, when this kicks off, we'll have 23 00:01:13.719 --> 00:01:18.680 about a year until the World Cup starts. Right, this 24 00:01:18.920 --> 00:01:22.480 is the last real opportunity to test yourselves in a 25 00:01:22.680 --> 00:01:31.920 tournament format, right, so completely, you know, missing that opportunity 26 00:01:31.959 --> 00:01:34.879 to get your best players available. And I understand there 27 00:01:34.879 --> 00:01:37.840 are some players who can't be here because of club commitments. 28 00:01:38.079 --> 00:01:41.200 I get that there are several players who decided they 29 00:01:41.280 --> 00:01:47.400 just aren't coming, and that is disappointing because again, it 30 00:01:47.439 --> 00:01:50.560 misses on a couple of things. One just team preparation right. 31 00:01:50.959 --> 00:01:55.079 Two building fan excitement. Clearly they can't read the room. 32 00:01:55.200 --> 00:01:57.879 There's a lot of people who are apathetic towards this team. 33 00:01:58.319 --> 00:02:01.000 To Matt at this team, and this roster did not 34 00:02:01.079 --> 00:02:05.400 help anybody not be mad at this team. So that's 35 00:02:05.519 --> 00:02:07.719 kind of the biggest takeaway is this just feels like 36 00:02:07.840 --> 00:02:13.599 US Soccer again throwing away an opportunity to get your 37 00:02:13.639 --> 00:02:16.639 big guns together in a tournament environment because they just 38 00:02:16.919 --> 00:02:20.680 don't see the Gold Cup as important anymore. And while 39 00:02:20.800 --> 00:02:24.240 I understand that they may not value the Gold Cup, 40 00:02:25.599 --> 00:02:27.879 Conka CAF share as hell does, and they're charging us 41 00:02:27.879 --> 00:02:29.520 and saying the amount of money just to watch this 42 00:02:30.240 --> 00:02:32.599 not very good team field on the. 43 00:02:32.520 --> 00:02:39.000 Field, and one of the larger pieces of news attached 44 00:02:39.039 --> 00:02:44.000 to it yesterday Matt Crocker Sporting director at US Soccer 45 00:02:44.080 --> 00:02:48.719 released the statement. US Soccer released a statement that said 46 00:02:48.759 --> 00:02:51.960 that Christian Polisic and his team asked for a summer 47 00:02:52.000 --> 00:02:54.719 break given his heavy load the last two season at 48 00:02:54.759 --> 00:02:58.560 AC Milan, and quote the collective decision that this is 49 00:02:58.599 --> 00:03:01.639 the right moment for him and get the rest he needs. 50 00:03:02.120 --> 00:03:02.479 Quote. 51 00:03:03.800 --> 00:03:05.879 So, I think there are two things about this that 52 00:03:05.919 --> 00:03:11.039 bother me. One is, Okay, you're acting like other people 53 00:03:11.080 --> 00:03:14.400 haven't played soccer before, you know, And I think it's 54 00:03:14.479 --> 00:03:16.639 kind of bullshit, to be quite. 55 00:03:16.400 --> 00:03:20.039 Honest, explicit rating on a variety there There are. 56 00:03:20.080 --> 00:03:26.960 Players who have played multiple long seasons who go on 57 00:03:27.080 --> 00:03:31.120 and play the euro you know, So are we just 58 00:03:31.159 --> 00:03:36.000 allowing I don't know, say the Bayern Munich squad because 59 00:03:36.039 --> 00:03:39.000 they seem to you know, the Barcelona squad because they 60 00:03:39.000 --> 00:03:41.520 populate their a lot of their national teams. It's not 61 00:03:41.560 --> 00:03:45.960 like they set out during you know. Also Milan, you've 62 00:03:46.000 --> 00:03:49.560 been done with European football for several months now. So 63 00:03:50.879 --> 00:03:54.719 at one, I don't buy it, sorry uh? And two, okay, 64 00:03:54.800 --> 00:03:59.759 I could I can understand the compromise of you know what, 65 00:04:00.080 --> 00:04:03.919 you won't make Polistic come for the full entirety of 66 00:04:03.919 --> 00:04:06.439 the Gold Cup, right I can understand where that would 67 00:04:06.479 --> 00:04:12.240 be something that may be, Hey, I do need a break. Okay, fine, 68 00:04:15.120 --> 00:04:18.439 you're not coming for these friendlies against Switzerland and Turkey. Yeah, 69 00:04:18.839 --> 00:04:21.480 you're not even doing that. And Pulley is not the 70 00:04:21.480 --> 00:04:23.879 only one. There are other players who have decided to 71 00:04:24.600 --> 00:04:30.920 not come. But it's truly indicative of the mindset of 72 00:04:30.959 --> 00:04:34.399 this team that they do not value, they do not prioritize, 73 00:04:34.560 --> 00:04:38.800 they don't think that the national team's stuff needs to 74 00:04:38.800 --> 00:04:44.879 be given importance. And you have a he's only played sorry, John, 75 00:04:44.879 --> 00:04:47.439 he's only played in one Gold Cup ever. Okay, so 76 00:04:47.560 --> 00:04:50.560 this is kind of bullshit. Sorry, you played in twenty nineteen. 77 00:04:52.319 --> 00:04:55.519 That's it. You know, y'all have not had you played 78 00:04:55.519 --> 00:04:58.079 in the Copa America in twenty twenty four, where you 79 00:04:58.399 --> 00:05:03.360 sucked by the way, you absolutely sucked, You personally sucked 80 00:05:03.600 --> 00:05:07.160 and the team sucked. Okay, So you're telling me that 81 00:05:07.240 --> 00:05:12.759 you're not you're just throwing away an opportunity to again 82 00:05:13.040 --> 00:05:16.879 get real tournament experience, because well, I played in a 83 00:05:16.879 --> 00:05:18.639 World Cup, and I played in a Gold Cup once, 84 00:05:18.639 --> 00:05:22.399 and I played in a Copa America. It's just y'all 85 00:05:22.399 --> 00:05:24.560 aren't at the position where like you think you can 86 00:05:24.639 --> 00:05:28.800 just do this. Okay, y'all, aren't there. Your FIFA ranking 87 00:05:28.879 --> 00:05:34.800 keeps sliding because you keep not getting results. Absolutely sucked 88 00:05:34.800 --> 00:05:38.600 in March, you sucked last summer, and now you're saying, 89 00:05:39.560 --> 00:05:41.800 I don't know, man, it's hard. I don't want to 90 00:05:43.800 --> 00:05:45.319 I'm sorry. I'm sorry, man. 91 00:05:46.160 --> 00:05:46.839 That is not. 92 00:05:47.839 --> 00:05:53.720 The mentality and the actions befitting the captain of the 93 00:05:53.800 --> 00:05:57.920 US men's national team. Take his arm band away. I'm sorry. 94 00:05:57.920 --> 00:06:00.639 This is my hot take. Take his arm band away. 95 00:06:00.680 --> 00:06:02.759 He has not lived up to it. He does not 96 00:06:02.920 --> 00:06:05.040 deserve it. Just because he's your best player does not 97 00:06:05.079 --> 00:06:07.000 mean he should be the captain. Look who is here. 98 00:06:07.079 --> 00:06:10.319 There's a Tyler Adams talk about injury problems. Tyler dad 99 00:06:10.319 --> 00:06:13.560 Gum Adams. Okay, Tyler Adams is here. He deserves to 100 00:06:13.560 --> 00:06:14.120 be the captain. 101 00:06:15.680 --> 00:06:17.519 I was that was gonna be my follow up question, 102 00:06:17.600 --> 00:06:21.839 but you beat me to it. So would your opinion 103 00:06:22.560 --> 00:06:28.079 of Christian Polisic alter in any way if he wanted 104 00:06:28.160 --> 00:06:31.480 to be a part of team activities and still not 105 00:06:31.600 --> 00:06:33.600 participate in the two matches. 106 00:06:34.639 --> 00:06:36.600 Yeah, I mean again, I think there's a compromise of 107 00:06:36.839 --> 00:06:40.600 I don't want to physically play in the matches. During 108 00:06:40.639 --> 00:06:43.160 the Gold Cup. I'm not saying like I understand to 109 00:06:43.199 --> 00:06:47.160 an extent why they may not want to, right, but 110 00:06:48.360 --> 00:06:52.560 you are absconding your duties as captain of this national team. 111 00:06:53.519 --> 00:06:55.959 Right again, you can't be bothered to even come here 112 00:06:55.959 --> 00:06:58.680 for the two friendlies at the beginning of June. You're 113 00:06:58.680 --> 00:07:00.399 telling me there aren't guys on the Turkey and Swiss 114 00:07:00.399 --> 00:07:02.079 squad who haven't played a lot in the last couple 115 00:07:02.079 --> 00:07:02.480 of years. 116 00:07:04.240 --> 00:07:06.720 Well, I imagine that they, especially in the Turkish league. 117 00:07:06.759 --> 00:07:10.879 If you have players that are you know, they're playing 118 00:07:10.879 --> 00:07:14.360 in their home nation league and they understand what you 119 00:07:14.360 --> 00:07:17.959 know when you're going up against Bishiktas and Traps on 120 00:07:18.040 --> 00:07:20.680 Spoor means when it comes to everything going. 121 00:07:20.519 --> 00:07:21.120 On in your league. 122 00:07:21.120 --> 00:07:22.720 I get that, and that's why I wanted to ask 123 00:07:22.759 --> 00:07:26.040 if there was an acceptable midpoint for you when it 124 00:07:26.120 --> 00:07:31.160 comes to Christian Polisic and activity involving this particular camp. 125 00:07:31.240 --> 00:07:34.639 Knowing that the Gold Cup roster has to be announced, 126 00:07:34.639 --> 00:07:38.839 that has to be submitted by June four, so maximum 127 00:07:38.839 --> 00:07:41.879 of twenty six submitted by June four with this list 128 00:07:41.920 --> 00:07:47.000 of folks, and so you're looking at Freeze Schalti, Stephen 129 00:07:47.240 --> 00:07:52.120 Matt Turner Arston, dest Alex Freeman, which I think is 130 00:07:52.160 --> 00:07:56.279 a really interesting selection, Dwan Jones, Mark Mackenzie, Tim Ree, 131 00:07:56.319 --> 00:08:02.079 and Chris Richards, Miles Robinson, Midfield Aaronson, Tyler Adams, Sebastian 132 00:08:02.079 --> 00:08:04.000 Burholter yet another interesting selection. 133 00:08:04.040 --> 00:08:05.279 We'll get into that in a second. 134 00:08:05.639 --> 00:08:10.079 Johnny Luca Delatore, Diego Luna, Jack McGlenn, Quinn Sullivan, Malick Tillman, 135 00:08:10.199 --> 00:08:14.639 Sean Zawatski, and then up top, Patrick Ajimong Flairin Balligan, 136 00:08:14.800 --> 00:08:18.240 Damian Downs, Brian White, and Hadgi Wright. So you have 137 00:08:18.319 --> 00:08:20.160 White and right as a part of the things in 138 00:08:20.240 --> 00:08:20.680 your forward. 139 00:08:20.800 --> 00:08:21.839 So of this. 140 00:08:21.759 --> 00:08:25.560 Grouping of fifteen and twenty twenty seven, what did you think. 141 00:08:28.519 --> 00:08:30.959 I think there are some players on here who have 142 00:08:31.160 --> 00:08:33.440 earned it via their club season, and I think that 143 00:08:33.600 --> 00:08:36.279 is a good thing, right, you know, I think when 144 00:08:36.279 --> 00:08:42.639 you talk about specifically Quinn Sullivan, I think has had 145 00:08:42.679 --> 00:08:47.559 a really good season, right. I think he's been a 146 00:08:47.559 --> 00:08:50.679 pivotal player for a Philadelphia team that's doing really well, 147 00:08:51.279 --> 00:08:53.720 you know, so much show that he was rotated out 148 00:08:53.879 --> 00:08:56.039 when they came to Atlanta because they didn't even think 149 00:08:56.039 --> 00:08:59.320 that he was needed to beat us. You know, he's 150 00:08:59.480 --> 00:09:03.639 that important to them. Alex Freeman another one who seems 151 00:09:03.639 --> 00:09:08.720 to have had a really good season for Orlando. You know, 152 00:09:08.799 --> 00:09:11.480 I think that's one that, again is an example of 153 00:09:11.519 --> 00:09:13.799 if you have a good club season, you'll be rewarded 154 00:09:13.879 --> 00:09:16.320 with some men's national team call ups. And I like that. 155 00:09:16.440 --> 00:09:19.519 You know, there are some players on here that I 156 00:09:19.559 --> 00:09:21.919 don't think are in that category. If they've had good 157 00:09:21.919 --> 00:09:25.720 club seasons, let's call them up. Or more importantly, there 158 00:09:25.799 --> 00:09:29.039 are players who have had better club seasons who deserve 159 00:09:29.120 --> 00:09:33.720 call ups who aren't called up right, No, John Tolkien, No, 160 00:09:33.879 --> 00:09:39.759 Caleb Wiley, Okay, Max Arbsten is okay at best player 161 00:09:39.840 --> 00:09:43.919 for Columbus Sean Zawatski, I don't understand what he does 162 00:09:44.120 --> 00:09:46.720 or why he would be here, especially when you have 163 00:09:46.799 --> 00:09:49.279 a guy like Paxton Aaronson, who in a better league 164 00:09:49.320 --> 00:09:54.960 has performed, if not better, at least the same. You know, 165 00:09:55.000 --> 00:09:59.519 there there are players that it seems like again the 166 00:09:59.600 --> 00:10:06.639 problem here is well, he's in Pochettino's rolodex of players 167 00:10:06.720 --> 00:10:10.159 he's met while being here. Yeah, and that you know, 168 00:10:10.639 --> 00:10:13.600 I'm there are some conflicting statements John that I will 169 00:10:13.600 --> 00:10:16.080 be talking about on the next episode of Soccer for 170 00:10:16.200 --> 00:10:18.080 Us because that'll be coming out next week when we 171 00:10:18.759 --> 00:10:24.759 do a full takes reaction episode. Okay, but it's a 172 00:10:24.799 --> 00:10:28.879 little inconsistent and hypocritical from Pochettino and his selection and 173 00:10:28.879 --> 00:10:31.279 then also his messaging, so he needs to figure out 174 00:10:31.320 --> 00:10:32.960 what exactly he wants to do and it can't just 175 00:10:33.039 --> 00:10:34.799 be Well. I saw them play Once. 176 00:10:36.320 --> 00:10:39.759 By the Way episode one eighteen, So that is c 177 00:10:40.360 --> 00:10:42.639 x V Triple I is going to be out later 178 00:10:42.679 --> 00:10:45.879 this morning. Yes, it will the summer goals for the 179 00:10:45.960 --> 00:10:47.080 WNT and the ending. 180 00:10:47.120 --> 00:10:49.159 Which changed a little bit when we saw this gold 181 00:10:49.200 --> 00:10:50.080 cuff roster John. 182 00:10:50.360 --> 00:10:54.039 Yeah, So Barton Thomas go philosophical before they get into 183 00:10:54.080 --> 00:10:58.240 the blood cuts of of c XI X, which will 184 00:10:58.279 --> 00:11:00.120 be coming out next week, because they're going to be 185 00:11:00.200 --> 00:11:02.960 on fire, as you couldn't tell from this morning. So 186 00:11:03.440 --> 00:11:06.799 bart dropping by and I know that there was the 187 00:11:07.039 --> 00:11:12.720 Sebastian Burholter name, because you know he's the hot name 188 00:11:12.799 --> 00:11:15.440 right now with Vancouver part of their growth. I understand 189 00:11:15.440 --> 00:11:16.039 that pickup. 190 00:11:16.960 --> 00:11:17.159 Look. 191 00:11:17.320 --> 00:11:20.840 Sebastian Burholter, Luca Delatore have had really good MLS seasons 192 00:11:20.879 --> 00:11:23.000 and I think they are examples of played really well 193 00:11:23.039 --> 00:11:26.240 in league. They deserve a call up. Luca obviously kind 194 00:11:26.240 --> 00:11:29.039 of didn't get the favor of Plachectino when he came in. 195 00:11:29.519 --> 00:11:33.360 I don't think that's a wrong assumption. He wasn't great 196 00:11:33.399 --> 00:11:35.120 for the US men's ational team, but he's had a 197 00:11:35.159 --> 00:11:38.159 really good season in MLS for a very good San 198 00:11:38.159 --> 00:11:41.240 Diego team, and good for him getting that co up again. 199 00:11:41.320 --> 00:11:46.320 Sebastian Burholter kind of, you know is I don't think 200 00:11:46.320 --> 00:11:53.519 he's necessarily the emblem of revitalized Vancouver white Caps, but 201 00:11:53.559 --> 00:11:57.759 I think he's one of those players that is the 202 00:11:57.799 --> 00:12:01.879 best example of why Vancouver is playing so well this season. 203 00:12:02.159 --> 00:12:05.720 He's elevated his game. His teammate Brian White is here 204 00:12:05.759 --> 00:12:08.279 as well. Who you know, if he's the Chris Wandelowski 205 00:12:08.320 --> 00:12:12.960 at the generation, fine, And I mean I don't mean 206 00:12:12.960 --> 00:12:15.559 that in a disparaging comic, you know, like I've made 207 00:12:15.559 --> 00:12:19.399 my comment my feelings on Brian White's inclusion known, but like, yeah, sure, 208 00:12:19.399 --> 00:12:23.480 he's the guy who scores a lot in MLS. 209 00:12:23.480 --> 00:12:26.320 Cool, you're going with You're going with the hot name. 210 00:12:26.360 --> 00:12:29.440 Basically, I mean that was Chris Wandelowski, right, he was 211 00:12:29.440 --> 00:12:32.200 a guy who scored a lot in MLS. Uh, clearly 212 00:12:32.279 --> 00:12:37.360 wasn't ever gonna take his talents abroad, and uh you know, 213 00:12:37.360 --> 00:12:40.919 he got included a lot in the US national team 214 00:12:40.919 --> 00:12:42.279 because hey, the dude scores. 215 00:12:42.600 --> 00:12:44.799 Yeah, so, yes, he scores. 216 00:12:44.960 --> 00:12:48.679 Uh so then you there were names that were were 217 00:12:48.759 --> 00:12:52.480 left off? Who who you mentioned Tolkien being left off? 218 00:12:53.399 --> 00:12:55.720 Who rightfully was left off in your mind? 219 00:12:56.200 --> 00:12:58.600 Well, I do think that Josh Sargent is one who 220 00:12:59.519 --> 00:13:01.240 you can look at his club form and say he's 221 00:13:01.240 --> 00:13:04.879 been good. It has not at all been good for 222 00:13:04.919 --> 00:13:07.279 the US men's national team. He had his opportunities in 223 00:13:07.360 --> 00:13:10.360 March and he failed miserably to be just a blunt 224 00:13:11.679 --> 00:13:13.399 you know, he did technically put the ball in the 225 00:13:13.399 --> 00:13:20.600 net once, unfortunately Tim Wyal was offside. He hasn't proven 226 00:13:20.679 --> 00:13:23.360 it for the national team. And the problem is he 227 00:13:23.360 --> 00:13:26.080 he's in a position where there's no other like little 228 00:13:26.080 --> 00:13:28.240 factors you can kind of keep giving him to say, 229 00:13:28.240 --> 00:13:29.879 well he does this in this Well it's like, well, 230 00:13:29.879 --> 00:13:32.279 he's a striker. The goal of the job of a 231 00:13:32.320 --> 00:13:35.639 striker is to strike. Is to strike right, is to 232 00:13:35.679 --> 00:13:39.519 put the ball in the rectangle thing, you know, put 233 00:13:39.559 --> 00:13:42.720 the ball over the goal line, between the goalposts and 234 00:13:42.799 --> 00:13:44.919 under the crossbar. As the laws of the game will 235 00:13:44.960 --> 00:13:47.759 define it, yes, and he hasn't done that too much, 236 00:13:47.879 --> 00:13:51.559 so I think that's one that was definitely rightfully left off. 237 00:13:52.039 --> 00:13:54.879 You know, again, I think I'm more looking at players 238 00:13:54.879 --> 00:14:00.279 who should have gotten calls up that didn't. You know, 239 00:14:00.480 --> 00:14:03.519 I do think the center back selection is fine, But 240 00:14:03.679 --> 00:14:07.720 you know, when I look at Dewan Jones and Max Arfston, 241 00:14:07.879 --> 00:14:11.440 I'm just not understanding while they why they are here. 242 00:14:11.759 --> 00:14:16.200 But other guys who had good seasons in Europe aren't here. 243 00:14:16.240 --> 00:14:18.200 And I'm not saying they're better or worse. I'm just saying, 244 00:14:18.639 --> 00:14:21.919 if we're just rewarding players for playing solidly, there are 245 00:14:21.919 --> 00:14:24.799 other players who probably could be here. You know. I 246 00:14:24.799 --> 00:14:27.440 think also, you look at this and you don't see 247 00:14:27.679 --> 00:14:30.639 Joe Scally, who another one may be similar to Polistic. 248 00:14:30.720 --> 00:14:33.759 It's like, are you just taking a break, man, It's 249 00:14:33.799 --> 00:14:37.039 not like you've had European competition, So what's your excuse? 250 00:14:39.120 --> 00:14:41.720 You know? Is that because Sergina does is back? Maybe, 251 00:14:41.720 --> 00:14:45.080 But like, as much as I don't think Joe Scally 252 00:14:45.200 --> 00:14:47.840 is the best player ever, in my mind, is certainly 253 00:14:47.879 --> 00:14:53.360 one who is at least your second, if not third, 254 00:14:53.799 --> 00:14:57.639 best option at right back, and as we know, can 255 00:14:57.799 --> 00:15:00.120 play left back. But I think is more suitable as 256 00:15:00.120 --> 00:15:02.279 they stay at home right back. And I don't know, 257 00:15:02.320 --> 00:15:05.120 I just there's a lot of confusing things here, John, 258 00:15:05.200 --> 00:15:09.120 and I just I don't again understand why you wouldn't 259 00:15:09.159 --> 00:15:12.320 try to assemble the best players available, even if a 260 00:15:12.320 --> 00:15:14.639 guy like Polistic takes himself out, even if a guy 261 00:15:14.679 --> 00:15:17.240 like Joe Scale takes himself out. I don't look at 262 00:15:17.279 --> 00:15:19.480 these players and go, yeah, they're the best. You know, 263 00:15:19.639 --> 00:15:23.600 Jack McGlenn has been bad. Maybe not, he's been bad. 264 00:15:23.679 --> 00:15:28.919 Houston's been bad. You know, Tanner Tessaman isn't here. You 265 00:15:28.919 --> 00:15:30.440 can't tell me he's been playing a whole lot of 266 00:15:30.440 --> 00:15:33.080 soccer recently. That's not you know, he went to Leon 267 00:15:33.200 --> 00:15:36.799 and he's played a good bit. But like, you know, 268 00:15:36.840 --> 00:15:37.759 what are we doing here? 269 00:15:38.679 --> 00:15:43.440 Uh So if from our friends at Soccer America when 270 00:15:43.480 --> 00:15:46.360 this was, when this roster was released, our friend Paul 271 00:15:46.440 --> 00:15:50.559 Kennedy in the analysis of it, he says Pochatino downplayed 272 00:15:50.559 --> 00:15:52.600 the importance of having the US M and T together. 273 00:15:52.639 --> 00:15:54.679 It will get up to five weeks and eight matches, 274 00:15:54.720 --> 00:15:57.320 two friendlies in six Gold Cup games and what is 275 00:15:57.360 --> 00:15:59.759 only the fifth gathering since he took over, and with 276 00:16:00.240 --> 00:16:02.960 five or if you include a January twenty twenty six 277 00:16:03.039 --> 00:16:06.039 camp to follow before the team for the twenty six World. 278 00:16:05.840 --> 00:16:07.039 Cup picked quote. 279 00:16:07.559 --> 00:16:10.720 Sometimes we give too much importance knowing to be together, 280 00:16:10.799 --> 00:16:13.679 he said, and sometimes the group maybe sometimes doesn't work 281 00:16:13.759 --> 00:16:17.440 in this way or build in this way. Unus Musa, 282 00:16:17.519 --> 00:16:20.840 for what Pochettino described as personal reasons as late as 283 00:16:20.879 --> 00:16:24.120 Monday will be is absent. Musa's still in the squad, 284 00:16:24.120 --> 00:16:27.440 according to Pochettino. Jedi Robinson, who missed the Nation's League 285 00:16:27.480 --> 00:16:29.399 with a tendon injury in his knee and has been 286 00:16:29.440 --> 00:16:33.840 training infrequently this spring with Fulham quote. The situation still 287 00:16:33.919 --> 00:16:37.679 is not clear, according to Pochettino following recent visits Robinson 288 00:16:37.720 --> 00:16:41.240 made to specialists. That makes five World Cup twenty twenty 289 00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:44.639 two starters plus Raina who won't be at the Gold Cup. 290 00:16:44.639 --> 00:16:48.440 But the list of absentees include scale CCV Tanner, Testaman 291 00:16:48.519 --> 00:16:51.200 Josh Sargent, who all started one or both games at 292 00:16:51.279 --> 00:16:54.519 Nations League were dropped in what Pochettino called football. 293 00:16:54.120 --> 00:16:57.000 Decisions without getting into the specifics of their situation. 294 00:16:57.600 --> 00:17:01.399 With just nine of the twenty outfield players from the 295 00:17:01.480 --> 00:17:04.400 Nations League team picked for the Gold Cup, that has 296 00:17:04.440 --> 00:17:07.319 created unprecedented turnover in the us M and t a 297 00:17:07.480 --> 00:17:11.480 squad from a one window to the next. Pochettino says, 298 00:17:11.559 --> 00:17:15.960 in mentioning Luna McGlenn, Arston, Ajimong and Brian White, they've 299 00:17:15.960 --> 00:17:19.400 emerged as Pochettino's favorites. Quote by feeling in all these 300 00:17:19.480 --> 00:17:22.400 camps from October, November, January in March, I think many 301 00:17:22.440 --> 00:17:24.720 players they took the chance and deserve again to come 302 00:17:24.759 --> 00:17:27.599 back because they not only performed and behaved well in 303 00:17:27.640 --> 00:17:31.039 the camp after that, they kept performing in their teams. 304 00:17:31.519 --> 00:17:34.400 So that was that was the early thoughts of Mauricio 305 00:17:34.440 --> 00:17:35.960 Pochettino here in the assembly. 306 00:17:37.920 --> 00:17:40.319 Yeah, I have a problem with that answer, John because 307 00:17:40.519 --> 00:17:43.680 him saying that, you know, oh time together isn't the 308 00:17:43.720 --> 00:17:46.160 most important thing. Yet earlier this year he said that 309 00:17:46.200 --> 00:17:48.440 he wants to some of the reasons for his selections 310 00:17:48.480 --> 00:17:50.480 is he wants to touch and field players, as he 311 00:17:50.559 --> 00:17:53.720 kind of says, so which one is it? Which one 312 00:17:53.759 --> 00:17:57.559 is it? And again I will soften a little bit 313 00:17:57.559 --> 00:18:00.319 because I think there has been some report it's that 314 00:18:00.400 --> 00:18:04.680 polistics hip is not as good as healthy and to 315 00:18:05.000 --> 00:18:07.799 kind of looking at Jedi saying, look, man, I have 316 00:18:07.880 --> 00:18:11.079 been playing all season with a need that is held 317 00:18:11.079 --> 00:18:13.799 together by you know, bubble gum and duct tape. Right, 318 00:18:14.039 --> 00:18:17.519 I get it, this is your time for rest again. 319 00:18:17.680 --> 00:18:20.319 My issue is I can understand them not coming to 320 00:18:20.400 --> 00:18:23.359 the Gold Cup, but we have two important friendlies that 321 00:18:23.680 --> 00:18:26.839 US Soccer is charging a lot of money for and 322 00:18:26.920 --> 00:18:28.880 you are deciding to not show up. And that's where 323 00:18:28.920 --> 00:18:32.079 I get the problem, because why are we getting charged 324 00:18:32.119 --> 00:18:36.480 this much money for not our best players? 325 00:18:36.759 --> 00:18:39.440 Yeah, so scam quote. 326 00:18:39.480 --> 00:18:41.400 I think what we want to create on our national 327 00:18:41.400 --> 00:18:43.680 team is people desperate to come, but desperate to come 328 00:18:43.720 --> 00:18:46.759 to perform. To perform means follow the rules, create a 329 00:18:46.759 --> 00:18:48.720 good atmosphere, be a part of the team, be able 330 00:18:48.759 --> 00:18:52.160 in every single aspect to meet our demands. If you 331 00:18:52.279 --> 00:18:53.759 arrive to the camp and you want to spend a 332 00:18:53.839 --> 00:18:55.960 nice time, play golf, go for a dinner, visit my family, 333 00:18:56.039 --> 00:18:57.799 visit my friend. Is that the culture that we want 334 00:18:57.839 --> 00:18:59.799 to create. No, no, no, no no. What we want 335 00:18:59.799 --> 00:19:03.079 to do is to go to the national team, arrive 336 00:19:03.160 --> 00:19:05.519 and be focused all my focus and energy on the 337 00:19:05.599 --> 00:19:07.839 national team because we need to create this culture about 338 00:19:07.880 --> 00:19:09.519 winning and we need to chase our aim if we 339 00:19:09.559 --> 00:19:11.680 want to be good in one year's time, we need 340 00:19:11.720 --> 00:19:14.559 to think that today is the most important day. 341 00:19:15.799 --> 00:19:22.319 Correct, and this doesn't shout importance. So look, maybe the 342 00:19:22.359 --> 00:19:24.400 players are inspired when they come out and they play well, 343 00:19:24.440 --> 00:19:27.880 and you know, they they act like every day is important, 344 00:19:29.359 --> 00:19:32.039 every match is important. Right. We have not seen that 345 00:19:32.119 --> 00:19:36.160 from the US men's national team this year, you know. 346 00:19:36.559 --> 00:19:40.880 So that's kind of my issue is, well, we ain't 347 00:19:40.920 --> 00:19:43.640 seen it, but sure that sounds nice. 348 00:19:43.720 --> 00:19:47.680 John Dell wants to know why Geo Reina is missing. 349 00:19:47.880 --> 00:19:51.000 Geo's playing for Dortmund in the club Well, let me aphrase, 350 00:19:51.240 --> 00:19:53.920 Geo will be with Dortmund during their time at the 351 00:19:53.920 --> 00:19:56.960 Club World Cup. Will he be playing We shall see. 352 00:19:57.599 --> 00:19:59.839 He has been told that he can find other clubs 353 00:20:00.079 --> 00:20:02.480 play for, which I think is probably a good thing 354 00:20:02.480 --> 00:20:06.400 for him. He probably needs to. But I do think 355 00:20:06.480 --> 00:20:09.559 that I have I kind of go back and forth 356 00:20:09.599 --> 00:20:12.480 on this. I think him playing for Dortmund in the 357 00:20:12.519 --> 00:20:15.559 Club World Cup is basically just saying Dortman saying we 358 00:20:15.559 --> 00:20:18.680 need players because you know. But I also think it 359 00:20:18.720 --> 00:20:20.279 could be a good thing for him if he actually 360 00:20:20.279 --> 00:20:25.039 trains well and plays well, because they need players. Like 361 00:20:25.079 --> 00:20:26.839 That's where we're at with the Club World Cup. FIFA 362 00:20:26.839 --> 00:20:29.759 has given people extra transfer windows just for those because 363 00:20:30.640 --> 00:20:34.880 rock of many you know, tournament they're putting on to 364 00:20:35.000 --> 00:20:39.319 try to pretend like this matters. They are realizing that 365 00:20:39.359 --> 00:20:42.200 a lot of clubs don't fully love this. 366 00:20:42.200 --> 00:20:45.400 Idea keep playing to keep playing. 367 00:20:45.960 --> 00:20:49.319 So yeah, so, but I mean again, I think it 368 00:20:49.359 --> 00:20:52.920 could be good for GEO two. He will I mean, 369 00:20:53.039 --> 00:20:55.079 look at this point, I think it's fair to say 370 00:20:55.079 --> 00:20:56.839 that if he performs well in training, he will get 371 00:20:56.839 --> 00:20:59.119 time on the field during the Club World Cup, which 372 00:20:59.200 --> 00:21:02.680 in theory could raise his maybe not value, but his 373 00:21:02.880 --> 00:21:06.000 stock with other teams who want him, because I think 374 00:21:06.039 --> 00:21:09.240 his his physical money value is down, but I think 375 00:21:09.319 --> 00:21:11.519 his what can he actually bring us on the team 376 00:21:11.640 --> 00:21:15.119 in would be good. I'm not talking about g Reyna's 377 00:21:15.200 --> 00:21:18.000 all morning, Sorry, Dell. I have seven more minutes to 378 00:21:18.000 --> 00:21:19.559 be on here. I'm not spending it on g al Reyna. 379 00:21:20.160 --> 00:21:20.559 All right. 380 00:21:20.599 --> 00:21:22.759 So another couple of pieces of news before we get 381 00:21:22.759 --> 00:21:27.000 out of here. French national team coach Laurel Bonadet has 382 00:21:27.079 --> 00:21:30.519 dropped Wendy Renard, Eugenie Lessamer and Ken's adoubt for the 383 00:21:30.640 --> 00:21:34.000 Uephan Nations League Magic against Switzerland and Iceland. 384 00:21:35.440 --> 00:21:39.359 Yeah, lasom Air has been not Lacemay Reynard has been 385 00:21:39.400 --> 00:21:41.799 in and out of Lyon's team for a lot of reasons, 386 00:21:41.839 --> 00:21:45.480 I think mostly injury, but I do think look, they're 387 00:21:45.519 --> 00:21:49.839 on the very wrong side of thirty and approaching the 388 00:21:49.839 --> 00:21:53.000 wrong side of forty, to be quite honest, and I 389 00:21:53.039 --> 00:21:57.200 think this is them moving, you know, changing a generation, 390 00:21:57.319 --> 00:21:59.400 to be quite honest. And again, you know they might 391 00:21:59.440 --> 00:22:02.400 be in the same position of just got done with 392 00:22:02.400 --> 00:22:09.880 a long season, but those are those are iconic figures 393 00:22:09.880 --> 00:22:12.759 in the women's game, and when they do end up retiring, 394 00:22:12.839 --> 00:22:14.920 be it with the national team or their club team, 395 00:22:15.319 --> 00:22:19.880 it will be a definite sad day for women's soccer 396 00:22:19.920 --> 00:22:22.640 because I think they've also done a great job of 397 00:22:25.640 --> 00:22:28.839 pushing the game forward from a technical level, right they 398 00:22:28.839 --> 00:22:31.839 are some of the most technically gifted players that French generation, 399 00:22:32.599 --> 00:22:35.799 to me, redefined what it is to be a professional 400 00:22:35.799 --> 00:22:41.200 women's soccer player, both club and country. But I think 401 00:22:41.200 --> 00:22:43.960