WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:00.360 Much. 2 00:00:01.159 --> 00:00:02.799 We've gone down the Kevin to burn a rabbit hole. 3 00:00:02.879 --> 00:00:04.160 Time to go to Seattle to catch up with ever 4 00:00:04.160 --> 00:00:07.879 buddy Nico Moreno, what up, dude? 5 00:00:10.000 --> 00:00:11.160 What is going on? 6 00:00:11.160 --> 00:00:16.039 My guy John SDH family. We are somewhat ready to go. 7 00:00:16.359 --> 00:00:18.239 I was having some issues with myself. I don't know 8 00:00:18.280 --> 00:00:20.640 why we were talking. I try to jump on. I 9 00:00:20.719 --> 00:00:26.480 have to reallow microphone and camera things to my because 10 00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:28.800 I use my phone a lot of times and it 11 00:00:28.879 --> 00:00:31.519 was giving me some hectic stuff. But I'm here, I 12 00:00:31.559 --> 00:00:36.840 am excited to go, ready to talk some mls, some numbers, 13 00:00:36.960 --> 00:00:38.439 some Seattle sounders. 14 00:00:38.439 --> 00:00:40.880 Perhaps, well, all right, so I want I want to 15 00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:41.200 start it. 16 00:00:41.240 --> 00:00:46.280 We started our number one while you were trying to 17 00:00:46.600 --> 00:00:48.479 get your first cup of coffee and get everybody out 18 00:00:48.479 --> 00:00:48.920 of the school. 19 00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:50.880 We spent our. 20 00:00:50.799 --> 00:00:54.880 Number one staring at the round of thirty two in 21 00:00:55.119 --> 00:01:01.600 open cup. Oh and it appears the Casey Killer group 22 00:01:03.000 --> 00:01:09.840 has Portland traveling to Tacoma, Sacramento traveling to San Jose, 23 00:01:11.400 --> 00:01:16.760 and apparently the path out of the Killer group goes 24 00:01:16.840 --> 00:01:23.200 through Starfire. Tacoma drew the number one and they're like, yeah, 25 00:01:23.239 --> 00:01:28.400 bro warhosting. So if Tacoma beats Portland in the Round 26 00:01:28.400 --> 00:01:32.280 of thirty two on May six or seven, they would 27 00:01:32.359 --> 00:01:36.599 host the winner of San Jose and Sacramento to get 28 00:01:36.640 --> 00:01:38.920 out of there to get into the round of eight. 29 00:01:40.200 --> 00:01:42.879 That to me, that was one of the storylines for me, 30 00:01:43.040 --> 00:01:46.280 is that Tacoma is in the group of Chaos as 31 00:01:46.319 --> 00:01:48.799 the last group announced for the Round of thirty two. 32 00:01:49.959 --> 00:01:53.159 Yeah, it's been interesting. It's been a ride. It almost 33 00:01:53.359 --> 00:01:57.280 has fell surreal. I gotta be quite honest. I've watched 34 00:01:58.680 --> 00:02:03.680 just enough of Tacoma Defiance somewhat know some of the 35 00:02:03.719 --> 00:02:07.959 players and how they got here. I was supposed to 36 00:02:08.000 --> 00:02:11.120 go to Starfire for that Oakland Roots game. 37 00:02:11.159 --> 00:02:11.599 I didn't. 38 00:02:11.879 --> 00:02:15.919 I did watch it on my phone, got delay with 39 00:02:16.080 --> 00:02:18.240 a couple of things. And if you've ever been a 40 00:02:18.240 --> 00:02:21.639 Starfire you know that it is as hard to get 41 00:02:21.639 --> 00:02:23.039 in as it is to get out. 42 00:02:23.120 --> 00:02:24.560 So I did not make it out there. 43 00:02:25.719 --> 00:02:29.560 But yeah, man, it's it's kind of crazy because there's 44 00:02:29.599 --> 00:02:35.199 the potential that the Tacoma Defiance team beats Portland, and 45 00:02:35.240 --> 00:02:38.080 I think that that would be a historic occurrence. 46 00:02:39.719 --> 00:02:41.800 And look, this is a team with a lot of spirit, 47 00:02:41.879 --> 00:02:43.120 with a lot of passion. 48 00:02:44.000 --> 00:02:48.319 I feel like if there is something that really gets 49 00:02:48.360 --> 00:02:52.439 this team going is being looked at as the underdog 50 00:02:53.240 --> 00:02:54.159 against the Roots. 51 00:02:54.599 --> 00:02:56.360 I don't know if they were necessarily the underdogs, but 52 00:02:56.439 --> 00:02:58.039 it certainly was. 53 00:02:58.120 --> 00:03:02.439 A game that they had the lead and then they 54 00:03:02.479 --> 00:03:05.960 can see the equalizer and you're getting into overtime. 55 00:03:06.360 --> 00:03:09.120 You're thinking of, I know where this is going. 56 00:03:10.439 --> 00:03:14.960 And on top of that, you get a guy like 57 00:03:15.000 --> 00:03:18.360 Cody Baker sent off, and even when you do get 58 00:03:18.400 --> 00:03:21.639 that second goal in overtime, you're kind of waiting for 59 00:03:22.000 --> 00:03:26.039 the other ball to drop and find the equalizer and 60 00:03:26.039 --> 00:03:28.639 it never happens. And I think it is parftly because 61 00:03:29.039 --> 00:03:30.439 this team is very well coached. 62 00:03:30.680 --> 00:03:32.120 You know, they're highly motivated. 63 00:03:32.759 --> 00:03:37.159 There's a lot of talented players, starting with just the 64 00:03:37.240 --> 00:03:41.879 Rosario who's been not just quality, but he has been 65 00:03:42.280 --> 00:03:46.879 a big time player for this specific team, that guy 66 00:03:46.879 --> 00:03:49.240 that you can count on in those big moments to 67 00:03:49.280 --> 00:03:51.520 get you out, to push you through. 68 00:03:51.879 --> 00:03:52.520 He's done that. 69 00:03:52.639 --> 00:03:57.080 I think the defensively, Hawkins and Bernie did a great job. 70 00:03:58.199 --> 00:04:01.520 Peter Kingston has been a huge storyline here in Washington. 71 00:04:01.960 --> 00:04:06.159 Uh played for Balor FC, now is with Tacoma. He 72 00:04:06.639 --> 00:04:10.840 had that beautiful shot a free kick that caught everybody 73 00:04:10.840 --> 00:04:11.919 of a surprise. 74 00:04:12.000 --> 00:04:14.919 So this is a team that can do some some damage. 75 00:04:14.919 --> 00:04:15.080 Man. 76 00:04:15.120 --> 00:04:20.079 So I'm excited to see them host Astar Fire Portland FC. 77 00:04:20.560 --> 00:04:23.560 Uh. 78 00:04:23.720 --> 00:04:26.240 I mean it's gonna be gonna be interesting how I 79 00:04:26.279 --> 00:04:27.519 works out with the Timbers. 80 00:04:27.720 --> 00:04:29.639 Yeah, and so that was, like I said, that was 81 00:04:29.680 --> 00:04:32.040 one of the things that that stuck with us this morning. 82 00:04:32.680 --> 00:04:35.519 Uh that you know, they they kind of buried the 83 00:04:35.560 --> 00:04:37.240 lead a little bit. It's like, Okay, so one of 84 00:04:37.279 --> 00:04:40.319 the more chaotic environments in all of Open Cup gets 85 00:04:40.360 --> 00:04:42.759 to host, and they get to possibly host to get 86 00:04:42.800 --> 00:04:44.480 out to the round of eight. I just wanted to 87 00:04:44.839 --> 00:04:47.759 I wanted to kick the door in with that this morning. Uh. 88 00:04:48.319 --> 00:04:48.800 All right. 89 00:04:48.879 --> 00:04:52.399 So the other topic before we get into Seattle and 90 00:04:52.439 --> 00:04:56.240 Western Conference in Major League Soccer is is Kevin de Bruna. 91 00:04:56.680 --> 00:04:59.319 And he's the big name that's coming across the bow 92 00:04:59.399 --> 00:05:01.680 and there are a couple teams that are interested. And 93 00:05:01.720 --> 00:05:05.279 I was trying to break down the financials of how 94 00:05:05.319 --> 00:05:08.600 it could go down. Who could be interested? Who financially, 95 00:05:08.600 --> 00:05:11.160 I mean, everybody could be interested. Look, you and I 96 00:05:11.199 --> 00:05:13.240 could start a team and we'd be interested in Kevin 97 00:05:13.240 --> 00:05:16.519 de Bruna. That's a no brainer. But the thing is 98 00:05:16.519 --> 00:05:19.079 is that you've got to have a certain amount of 99 00:05:19.120 --> 00:05:19.959 AM available. 100 00:05:20.439 --> 00:05:21.160 You've got to have. 101 00:05:21.319 --> 00:05:23.000 You know, you've got to make sure that your roster 102 00:05:23.079 --> 00:05:25.879 spot is there, and you've got to make sure your 103 00:05:25.879 --> 00:05:29.160 international slots are all locked up. It's not just something 104 00:05:29.199 --> 00:05:31.959 that you can sit there and try to piece together 105 00:05:32.399 --> 00:05:35.360 and it's like, uh, oh, I think I'll take this 106 00:05:35.439 --> 00:05:38.519 piece of paper and this piece of paper and piece 107 00:05:38.519 --> 00:05:39.959 it together and go here. 108 00:05:40.319 --> 00:05:42.199 I want Kevin to brune. It doesn't work that way. 109 00:05:42.279 --> 00:05:45.079 So, I mean, there's a handful of clubs and right 110 00:05:45.120 --> 00:05:47.519 now I know a lot of folks are looking at NYC, 111 00:05:47.680 --> 00:05:49.920 which makes sense to keep him inside the city football group. 112 00:05:49.959 --> 00:05:52.800 They got plenty of AM. Messi and friends have plenty 113 00:05:52.800 --> 00:05:53.160 of AM. 114 00:05:53.439 --> 00:05:56.759 Chicago, according to Fabrizio, Romano's trying to piece together the 115 00:05:56.800 --> 00:05:59.240 deal of deals, but they have virtually no AM to 116 00:05:59.279 --> 00:06:01.600 speak of, Like on just under four hundred and fifty 117 00:06:01.639 --> 00:06:05.319 thousand game left. And honestly, if you want to be 118 00:06:05.360 --> 00:06:07.959 real base about it, where would you want to spend 119 00:06:08.000 --> 00:06:10.240 the March? Where would you want to spend training camp 120 00:06:10.279 --> 00:06:15.399 in February and March Chicago, the Bronx or Fort Lauderdale. 121 00:06:17.079 --> 00:06:18.439 I mean, if I had to pick up picking for 122 00:06:18.480 --> 00:06:18.920 a lot of. 123 00:06:21.920 --> 00:06:26.000 But I just I don't know if if he necessarily fits. 124 00:06:26.040 --> 00:06:28.759 I don't know if he did say a need. 125 00:06:29.079 --> 00:06:32.199 Uh, it's a very odd one to me when I 126 00:06:32.240 --> 00:06:35.199 when I heard Chicago, he made sense on the soccer standpoint, 127 00:06:35.360 --> 00:06:38.399 but then it made no sense on the economic call 128 00:06:38.480 --> 00:06:42.399 and the measures of how to get him in there. 129 00:06:45.399 --> 00:06:50.600 So it's it's it's a very puzzling situation with a 130 00:06:50.720 --> 00:06:54.879 very good player that could potentially come here, and I 131 00:06:54.920 --> 00:06:57.079 think it's going to be quality regardless of where he goes. 132 00:06:57.800 --> 00:06:59.759 I think he could still play the game at his age, 133 00:06:59.839 --> 00:07:03.920 and we both know that the quickest thing about the 134 00:07:04.079 --> 00:07:06.279 runner is just his ability on the. 135 00:07:06.199 --> 00:07:09.120 Ball, his mind. He's quicker than everybody there. 136 00:07:09.399 --> 00:07:13.240 So I do think that he specifically needs a system 137 00:07:13.639 --> 00:07:16.680 that allows him to play his game in that manner. 138 00:07:18.399 --> 00:07:20.199 And I don't like any of the teams that you 139 00:07:20.319 --> 00:07:24.360 just mentioned, to be honest, even New York CITYFC that 140 00:07:25.399 --> 00:07:28.040 I don't know that they at times look like they 141 00:07:28.120 --> 00:07:31.920 need the opposite. It's maybe a little bit more rhythm, 142 00:07:32.800 --> 00:07:38.759 some more amplitude with their wingers, maybe even a better, stronger, 143 00:07:39.560 --> 00:07:43.199 more potent striker. I mean, there's just so many things 144 00:07:43.240 --> 00:07:45.079 that New York City as she could use that. 145 00:07:45.480 --> 00:07:46.680 I don't really know where he fits. 146 00:07:46.920 --> 00:07:48.800 I ever heard somebody talk about why don't we bring 147 00:07:48.839 --> 00:07:53.639 him for Seattle another outrageous comments. So it just I 148 00:07:53.639 --> 00:07:55.839 think people a lot of times see a player and 149 00:07:55.879 --> 00:07:59.600 they immediately get attracted by the name, and they don't 150 00:07:59.639 --> 00:08:03.560 realize everything else that you always consistently think of, which 151 00:08:03.600 --> 00:08:07.079 is how do we bring him in in a salary 152 00:08:07.120 --> 00:08:12.480 cap structure, and of course the correct international slots and 153 00:08:12.600 --> 00:08:14.800 the pen slots, how do we work him in? I mean, 154 00:08:15.240 --> 00:08:17.800 those are the things that really matter. But honestly, none 155 00:08:17.839 --> 00:08:20.240 of the things that you just mentioned feels. 156 00:08:19.920 --> 00:08:22.920 To me like a fit well, and I mean legitimately, 157 00:08:24.360 --> 00:08:27.439 I don't. I don't think, like I said, I don't 158 00:08:27.439 --> 00:08:30.240 think Messi and friends have used their oopsie buy out yet. 159 00:08:30.639 --> 00:08:33.159 So I think the only thing that really would would 160 00:08:33.159 --> 00:08:36.399 pin them down for you know, the most expensive babysitter 161 00:08:36.440 --> 00:08:41.799 that Lionel Messi's ever had, or academy Academy instructor Kevin 162 00:08:41.840 --> 00:08:46.799 de Bruna. Literally, it would be just okay, how do 163 00:08:46.840 --> 00:08:48.879 we structure the back end of the deal. You bring 164 00:08:48.960 --> 00:08:52.200 him in, give him a number. It's like, okay, you'll 165 00:08:52.200 --> 00:08:54.720 do this. You come in for half a year. I 166 00:08:54.720 --> 00:08:57.639 don't think, to be perfectly honest, I don't think Messi 167 00:08:57.679 --> 00:09:00.200 and friends really give an ish about fit. I think 168 00:09:00.240 --> 00:09:05.240 it's about going into sharper Image. You want the vibrating 169 00:09:05.440 --> 00:09:09.440 You want the vibrating of rocking chair, want the lava lamp. 170 00:09:09.759 --> 00:09:13.519 You want the radio operated helicopter. You know, you want 171 00:09:13.559 --> 00:09:16.440 the weird mobile that's got just the all of the 172 00:09:16.720 --> 00:09:19.919 metal strings attached that do this bit. You want that 173 00:09:19.960 --> 00:09:22.000 when you wander into sharper Image, you just want the 174 00:09:22.159 --> 00:09:24.240 entire sharper Image store and you don't care what to 175 00:09:24.240 --> 00:09:25.960 do with it. You'll figure out where to put it 176 00:09:25.960 --> 00:09:28.120 in the house later on. You just want to go in. 177 00:09:28.200 --> 00:09:29.600 You want to buy the whole store out. 178 00:09:31.159 --> 00:09:33.720 Yeah, no, I agree, And that could definitely be add 179 00:09:33.759 --> 00:09:39.600 they're thinking longer term. They're maybe even thinking, you know, progressively, 180 00:09:40.279 --> 00:09:43.720 about two three years from now, like you just said, 181 00:09:43.759 --> 00:09:46.519 maybe coaching wise, I mean a whole bunch of things 182 00:09:46.559 --> 00:09:52.759 that just give you that horhead moss steel, because that's 183 00:09:52.759 --> 00:09:56.440 what he's about, is about the lights, and you know 184 00:09:56.600 --> 00:09:58.919 the titles. 185 00:09:58.519 --> 00:10:01.200 Talking about Inner Miami. So that could be it. 186 00:10:01.559 --> 00:10:04.360 Honestly, I had thought that maybe San Diego would be 187 00:10:04.440 --> 00:10:07.279 a team that uh would would go after a guy 188 00:10:07.360 --> 00:10:09.759 like this with one of the open DP spots? 189 00:10:10.039 --> 00:10:11.000 Uh? But uh? 190 00:10:11.200 --> 00:10:15.240 But yeah, man, I just I just don't know if 191 00:10:15.759 --> 00:10:19.000 I can think immediately of a team that could use 192 00:10:19.039 --> 00:10:24.960 them immediately and have the money to bring him in 193 00:10:25.039 --> 00:10:27.720 and have the open slots to get him in. Like 194 00:10:27.759 --> 00:10:30.159 it's it seems like when I look at the teams, 195 00:10:30.279 --> 00:10:32.799 one has one of the things and not the other. 196 00:10:32.919 --> 00:10:34.080 Right, it's like for. 197 00:10:35.559 --> 00:10:38.200 Boxes to check and some have two, some have three, 198 00:10:38.480 --> 00:10:39.399 but none have four? 199 00:10:40.879 --> 00:10:43.039 Would you, and I mean all and all I got 200 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:45.720 to do when I mentioned in NYC is do you 201 00:10:45.720 --> 00:10:47.639 look at that you twelve pitch they play? It's like 202 00:10:47.840 --> 00:10:50.559 if you're if you're Kevin de Bruna and you like 203 00:10:50.679 --> 00:10:54.480 wide open spaces and you like to create, do you 204 00:10:54.559 --> 00:11:00.559 want to be playing bumper cars at Yankee Stadium with man, 205 00:11:00.639 --> 00:11:03.039 it's like you're going to six Flags Magic Mountain and 206 00:11:03.080 --> 00:11:05.759 you're playing bumper cars. No, you don't want that. You 207 00:11:05.799 --> 00:11:08.000 want to drive on the Audubond. Brother, that's what you're 208 00:11:08.039 --> 00:11:09.879 looking for. And if I'm Kevin de Brune, I don't 209 00:11:09.879 --> 00:11:11.039 want to mess with that stuff. 210 00:11:11.799 --> 00:11:12.759 Yeah, No, I agree. 211 00:11:13.240 --> 00:11:16.960 I would not at this particular time not be interested 212 00:11:17.000 --> 00:11:19.039 to go and play for near your CDFC with all 213 00:11:19.120 --> 00:11:20.000 due respect. 214 00:11:19.720 --> 00:11:22.639 Of course, Yeah, all right, Western Conference. 215 00:11:23.000 --> 00:11:25.279 Uh, you know, looking at the week that was as 216 00:11:25.279 --> 00:11:28.000 we get ready for the weekend, that will be uh 217 00:11:28.039 --> 00:11:32.120 when you look at everything that went down, you know, 218 00:11:32.159 --> 00:11:34.919 we'll roll through the we'll roll through the scores and 219 00:11:35.000 --> 00:11:36.200 lay it all out for folks. 220 00:11:37.000 --> 00:11:42.159 Uh. It was from just uh. 221 00:11:41.840 --> 00:11:44.039 There weren't a whole lot of goals early and then 222 00:11:44.080 --> 00:11:46.320 it's like everybody woke up and it was the Western 223 00:11:46.360 --> 00:11:49.799 Conference where everything got where everything was scored. Nothing in 224 00:11:49.840 --> 00:11:52.080 the East, nothing in the East, Nothing in the East. 225 00:11:52.399 --> 00:11:54.080 What is going on in Vancouver. 226 00:11:54.200 --> 00:11:56.879 It's like they're they're like a bunch of cyborgs man 227 00:11:56.960 --> 00:11:59.960 putting up five on Austin. I did not have that figure, 228 00:12:00.080 --> 00:12:02.679 and I also didn't have Brian White in fantasy either. 229 00:12:02.679 --> 00:12:04.159 Otherwise I would have made a fortune. 230 00:12:04.960 --> 00:12:07.960 I know me too. I looked at that and it 231 00:12:08.039 --> 00:12:11.159 was incredible. Look Vancouver just. 232 00:12:13.360 --> 00:12:16.440 They seem to know exactly where they need to get 233 00:12:16.480 --> 00:12:18.840 the ball, and they have players that are willing to 234 00:12:18.960 --> 00:12:21.960 put it all out there to get to those spots. 235 00:12:22.159 --> 00:12:29.039 And Brian White is a guy right now that you 236 00:12:29.080 --> 00:12:30.000 know you hear. 237 00:12:29.919 --> 00:12:34.320 About strikers being streaky or you know, just having moments. 238 00:12:34.679 --> 00:12:36.000 He's having a moment. 239 00:12:36.159 --> 00:12:40.000 I mean everything he touched that kings Austin was going 240 00:12:40.000 --> 00:12:42.120 in the back of the net. He probably should have 241 00:12:42.159 --> 00:12:45.159 got that PK and would have got five goals instead 242 00:12:45.200 --> 00:12:50.879 of four. I mean, look, it's it's literally a team 243 00:12:50.960 --> 00:12:55.240 that has a couple of players that are willing to 244 00:12:55.480 --> 00:12:56.559 play every minute. 245 00:12:56.320 --> 00:12:57.039 Of every game. 246 00:12:57.759 --> 00:12:59.759 I honestly did not think that Petrovita was going to 247 00:12:59.799 --> 00:13:01.799 start this game. I did not think Coob was going 248 00:13:01.879 --> 00:13:04.120 to start this game. I did not think Okampa was 249 00:13:04.159 --> 00:13:06.320 going to start this game. They all started, they all 250 00:13:06.360 --> 00:13:08.720 came off sure, but I mean the game was already 251 00:13:08.759 --> 00:13:12.960 done and over with. I think Rios has been really 252 00:13:13.000 --> 00:13:15.679 good for this team. I think he fits well. Uh 253 00:13:15.799 --> 00:13:20.360 not only because he's doing the job about creating someone 254 00:13:20.440 --> 00:13:23.240 that with with his play, but he's also somebody that 255 00:13:23.480 --> 00:13:25.679 has a really good sense of goal, has a really 256 00:13:25.720 --> 00:13:28.120 good idea where he needs to be. You have a 257 00:13:28.200 --> 00:13:31.240 guy like berre Halter coming in and sometimes he starts, 258 00:13:31.240 --> 00:13:32.279 sometimes he's off the bench. 259 00:13:32.480 --> 00:13:33.759 He seems to be a guy that could be a 260 00:13:33.799 --> 00:13:35.759 spark plug anywhere you put him. 261 00:13:35.919 --> 00:13:38.080 So they're just a very complete team right now to 262 00:13:38.320 --> 00:13:41.360 just understand how to play the game. And Austin just 263 00:13:42.440 --> 00:13:45.559 tripped and tripped and tripped and tripped all game long. 264 00:13:45.679 --> 00:13:48.639 Cannot do anything. And then the one thing that they 265 00:13:48.679 --> 00:13:52.039 did was a fantastic goal, but Dan el Pereira that 266 00:13:52.080 --> 00:13:54.639 he didn't even celebrate because the game was done and 267 00:13:54.679 --> 00:13:57.200 over with. He just went and go ahead and ran 268 00:13:57.240 --> 00:13:59.679 over to the locker room. I mean, Vancouver is just 269 00:13:59.720 --> 00:14:03.559 that good, highest XG, highest scoring team in the league. 270 00:14:04.600 --> 00:14:06.840 Watch out for the White Cousman. 271 00:14:07.000 --> 00:14:08.799 They look good, all right. 272 00:14:09.240 --> 00:14:11.559 I'm gonna save Seattle and Dallas to the end because 273 00:14:11.559 --> 00:14:13.639 then that'll get us into the week that will be 274 00:14:14.720 --> 00:14:17.000 RSL goes to Giotis on the road and loses it 275 00:14:17.080 --> 00:14:20.080 in Nashville. Colorado had a three zer lead. They hung 276 00:14:20.120 --> 00:14:23.360 on to beat San Diego three two, LAG got a point, 277 00:14:24.240 --> 00:14:27.879 LAG got a point. Holy crap, La G and the 278 00:14:28.039 --> 00:14:31.080 Dynamo drew it. Ones L, a FC and San Jose. 279 00:14:31.279 --> 00:14:33.799 I think that's under Bruce Arena. I think that Bruce 280 00:14:33.840 --> 00:14:35.919 and Charundelo, that's going to be a rivalry that's going 281 00:14:35.960 --> 00:14:39.679 to be building. And then Portland doubles up KC and 282 00:14:39.799 --> 00:14:42.960 carries a wagn and continues to have the same problems 283 00:14:43.200 --> 00:14:45.159 that Peter Urmes did. What else happened in the West 284 00:14:45.159 --> 00:14:45.799 that's stuck with you. 285 00:14:47.039 --> 00:14:49.360 Well, Santada in their first win under road, of course, 286 00:14:49.399 --> 00:14:57.360 that's a big one. I think that when you look 287 00:14:57.399 --> 00:15:02.759 at the standings and you see a little bit of 288 00:15:02.799 --> 00:15:07.720 how things are playing out for oursel, that continues to plummet. 289 00:15:09.120 --> 00:15:10.039 I think that San. 290 00:15:09.879 --> 00:15:17.519 Diego had a really inconsistent game against Colorado. That one 291 00:15:17.639 --> 00:15:20.919 was a surprise for me there. That's now what broke 292 00:15:21.440 --> 00:15:24.480 my parlay. By the way, we'll talk about that later 293 00:15:25.000 --> 00:15:27.960 because I did not take them in my fully perfectly 294 00:15:28.159 --> 00:15:32.759 structured parlay. But you know, it just still what we 295 00:15:32.960 --> 00:15:35.519 have been talking about the last couple of weeks. Outside 296 00:15:35.519 --> 00:15:39.039 from Vancouver, there is no team that looks to be 297 00:15:40.120 --> 00:15:43.519 a juggernaut and and and that doesn't seem beatable. Laf 298 00:15:43.559 --> 00:15:47.559 C looks beautible, l a G is barely getting around. 299 00:15:49.399 --> 00:15:51.039 You know, you look at a team like Austin that 300 00:15:51.159 --> 00:15:54.080 just got killed. I mean, it just seems that all 301 00:15:54.120 --> 00:15:57.799 around there's inconsistencies, and that benefits a team like Seattle 302 00:15:57.840 --> 00:16:00.440 that is used to starting a little bit late, that 303 00:16:00.559 --> 00:16:05.000 has the hierarchy to eventually figure everything out, put the 304 00:16:05.039 --> 00:16:08.519 puzzle together. So so far, so good. It just seems 305 00:16:08.559 --> 00:16:10.960 like it's Vancouver and everybody else in the West. 306 00:16:10.960 --> 00:16:14.840 No doubt. All right, so what happened in the Seattle match? 307 00:16:15.000 --> 00:16:20.879 Stuck with you, oh Man Masowski scoring. I mean, that's 308 00:16:20.960 --> 00:16:25.120 what don't really came out of this. Not the perfect game, 309 00:16:25.200 --> 00:16:29.399 not brilliant, Still lots of things to get better at 310 00:16:29.559 --> 00:16:33.600 for this Seattle Sounders team. But whenever you don't have 311 00:16:34.200 --> 00:16:35.840 a win on the road and you can get one, 312 00:16:36.000 --> 00:16:39.080 it doesn't matter how it comes, if it's pretty or not. 313 00:16:39.519 --> 00:16:41.320 You just get the win and you run home with it. 314 00:16:41.559 --> 00:16:45.279 And that's what they essentially did. I think this that's 315 00:16:45.320 --> 00:16:47.759 more about FC Dallas than it does about Seattle, to 316 00:16:47.759 --> 00:16:50.600 be quite frank, I think FC Dallas is not a 317 00:16:50.639 --> 00:16:53.639 good team. They're not a bad team either. They're just 318 00:16:53.919 --> 00:16:58.759 mid and they have been able to get results because 319 00:16:58.799 --> 00:17:01.320 of their defense because they make things kind of slow 320 00:17:01.399 --> 00:17:04.559 and difficult. And in this one, Seattle man have a 321 00:17:04.599 --> 00:17:07.920 lot of opportunities and they could have probably put a 322 00:17:07.960 --> 00:17:11.839 couple more on this Dallas team. In terms of Seattle, 323 00:17:12.160 --> 00:17:16.599 Parra had a better game, not a great game. Clearly, 324 00:17:16.880 --> 00:17:21.839 the importance of getting another or you know, yes, another 325 00:17:21.960 --> 00:17:25.640 clean sheet is important that the team that's always taken 326 00:17:25.720 --> 00:17:28.839 pride in that defensive ability, but I think the fact 327 00:17:28.880 --> 00:17:32.240 that they do that in this one helps that confidence 328 00:17:32.279 --> 00:17:36.880 moving forward. But it's all about what's gonna continue to happen. 329 00:17:37.799 --> 00:17:40.960 I asked brand s Menster this week. He sounds like 330 00:17:42.039 --> 00:17:45.799 Albert Rusnak, Jordan Morris and Alex Rodan, who all had 331 00:17:45.920 --> 00:17:48.720 not will be available for this one. Don't know if 332 00:17:48.720 --> 00:17:52.559 they'll start, but though they're all good news going into 333 00:17:52.599 --> 00:17:56.839 the next week. But overall, I think Seattle it still 334 00:17:56.880 --> 00:18:00.960 doesn't quite know what the best grouping is. But getting 335 00:18:01.000 --> 00:18:03.440 a win while you're still trying to figure that out 336 00:18:04.319 --> 00:18:05.880 is all you can ask for at this time. 337 00:18:06.119 --> 00:18:09.200 All Right, you know what time it is. It's time 338 00:18:09.200 --> 00:18:12.559 to dial it up and figure out what is on 339 00:18:13.279 --> 00:18:16.440 your mind. When it comes to the weekend that will 340 00:18:16.440 --> 00:18:19.039 be and we got some odd start times and things 341 00:18:19.119 --> 00:18:21.559 like that that'll have us on the hot when it 342 00:18:21.599 --> 00:18:24.880 comes to filling out our fantasy team. It's a one 343 00:18:25.079 --> 00:18:28.839 forty five Eastern kick and it's the first match of 344 00:18:28.880 --> 00:18:33.359 the weekend, and that is Austin FC at home hosting 345 00:18:33.559 --> 00:18:38.319 LAG under normal circumstances, I'd sit there and I'd be like, Yeah, 346 00:18:38.359 --> 00:18:40.759 this one's gonna be this one's gonna be wild and crazy. 347 00:18:40.759 --> 00:18:43.480 But right now LAG's almost a plus three hundred, Austin 348 00:18:43.599 --> 00:18:44.599 is minus one eighteen. 349 00:18:44.640 --> 00:18:46.680 But Austin ain't scoring any goals. 350 00:18:46.680 --> 00:18:49.960 All this money that they've spent on dudes, and you're 351 00:18:49.960 --> 00:18:51.680 not getting return on your investment. 352 00:18:52.960 --> 00:18:55.160 Yeah, I think that the problem with the La Gatcha 353 00:18:55.240 --> 00:18:57.599 right now is that Ja sheet us out. You got 354 00:18:57.640 --> 00:19:00.799 another defender out because of the red card. I guess 355 00:19:00.880 --> 00:19:03.599 if there are good news is that Marco Royce should 356 00:19:03.599 --> 00:19:06.440 be available. It sounds like Greg Vanni said that he's 357 00:19:06.680 --> 00:19:09.759 been all in and practice this week. So how does that, 358 00:19:09.880 --> 00:19:14.279 you know, hopefully help you out. So there is some 359 00:19:15.079 --> 00:19:17.839 things that make you want to go LAG. Not good 360 00:19:17.920 --> 00:19:19.680 enough for me. I'm not touching this with a ten 361 00:19:19.720 --> 00:19:23.119 foot poll, but definitely a game that would be interesting 362 00:19:23.160 --> 00:19:26.119 depending on how it essentially plays out. But I'm with you, 363 00:19:26.200 --> 00:19:29.839 I don't trust Austin Tuscore. I don't trust him to 364 00:19:29.880 --> 00:19:34.079 be a consistent team. And LAG just seems to be 365 00:19:34.160 --> 00:19:37.640 a team that has a whole bunch of talent hasn't 366 00:19:37.680 --> 00:19:38.799 been able to put it together. 367 00:19:39.200 --> 00:19:41.680 But Greg Vanny. I gotta give him credit. He looks 368 00:19:41.920 --> 00:19:44.119 so confident so on the ball. 369 00:19:44.799 --> 00:19:47.440 It seems like he knows what he has and I 370 00:19:47.480 --> 00:19:48.880 think he'll eventually figure it out. 371 00:19:49.319 --> 00:19:51.880 This one could be a momentum shifter for LAG. 372 00:19:52.000 --> 00:19:54.119 I'll say that if they're able to get a good 373 00:19:54.160 --> 00:19:56.880 win or just a win in general, I think that 374 00:19:56.880 --> 00:19:59.759 that could potentially spark their season in the right direction. 375 00:20:00.039 --> 00:20:01.920 All right, So are you going to just be watching 376 00:20:01.960 --> 00:20:04.079 when Messi and friends go to Columbus or are you 377 00:20:04.240 --> 00:20:06.759 going to be watching more intently than normal. 378 00:20:07.680 --> 00:20:09.319 I'm gonna be watching more intently. I want you to 379 00:20:09.359 --> 00:20:10.119 tell me what the. 380 00:20:10.079 --> 00:20:13.200 Goal composers for that specific game. 381 00:20:13.240 --> 00:20:14.240 That's where I'm looking at. 382 00:20:14.559 --> 00:20:19.640 Look Columbus, although they don't have the finishing product and 383 00:20:19.680 --> 00:20:23.319 the punch that they had with Christian Ramirez and Couchure 384 00:20:23.319 --> 00:20:26.559 Hernandez for obvious reasons. There's no team that gets for 385 00:20:26.720 --> 00:20:30.720 work pretty well. But defensively they have not been a 386 00:20:30.799 --> 00:20:33.200 sharp I mean, you look at that game against Saint 387 00:20:33.279 --> 00:20:37.359 Louis City and Luke Shulte was big because San Louis 388 00:20:37.400 --> 00:20:40.079 City had plenty of opportunities. 389 00:20:39.400 --> 00:20:42.359 To put that game away and they were unable to 390 00:20:42.400 --> 00:20:42.680 do that. 391 00:20:43.119 --> 00:20:47.000 I expected to be against in Miami a similar sense, 392 00:20:47.039 --> 00:20:50.640 where Columbus is going all out. They're working in transition, 393 00:20:50.680 --> 00:20:54.119 they're getting a lot of numbers forward, but at the 394 00:20:54.279 --> 00:20:56.240 same time they're probably going to take a lot of 395 00:20:56.279 --> 00:20:58.160 heat from this inn Miami team. 396 00:20:58.279 --> 00:20:59.759 So what's the compost on the goals? 397 00:21:00.039 --> 00:21:01.839 Three and a half is a plus one thirty. That's 398 00:21:01.880 --> 00:21:02.799 where it flips. 399 00:21:03.839 --> 00:21:05.839 Give me four, what's four four and a half? 400 00:21:05.920 --> 00:21:07.480 Well, let's say four and a half is a plus 401 00:21:07.480 --> 00:21:08.079