WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.360 --> 00:00:03.439 Coming off with draw another goal from Diego, technical director 2 00:00:03.560 --> 00:00:06.879 for the local soccer club. Here for Rayal saw Lake. 3 00:00:06.919 --> 00:00:09.560 I always funny. Catch up with Kurt Schmid. Kurt, happy money, buddy. 4 00:00:09.560 --> 00:00:10.039 How are we doing? 5 00:00:11.359 --> 00:00:12.560 I'm doing well. How are you? 6 00:00:12.640 --> 00:00:15.359 I'm good, buddy, I'm good. Right out of the gates? 7 00:00:15.800 --> 00:00:19.120 Is Diego better already than you ever thought he could be? 8 00:00:19.320 --> 00:00:21.600 Like when you first saw him play and started to 9 00:00:21.600 --> 00:00:25.600 scout him, has he even superseded your expectations for him? 10 00:00:27.039 --> 00:00:31.960 Yeah, that's a good question. He's definitely better now than 11 00:00:32.000 --> 00:00:33.560 I thought he would be, probat of the first time 12 00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:37.000 I saw him play, but as we scouted him more 13 00:00:37.039 --> 00:00:41.039 in USL, and for me, the moment where it really 14 00:00:41.079 --> 00:00:45.119 clicked was actually down in Argentina. He was at a 15 00:00:45.200 --> 00:00:48.840 U twenty camp and I was down there scouting some 16 00:00:48.920 --> 00:00:52.840 games and one of them was the U twenty's playing 17 00:00:52.920 --> 00:00:56.640 River Plate reserves, and so he came off the bench 18 00:00:56.759 --> 00:00:59.439 in that game, and they didn't really bring a lot 19 00:00:59.479 --> 00:01:02.399 of strikers, so I think they only had one nine 20 00:01:02.439 --> 00:01:04.200 in the group, and so the nine started and then 21 00:01:04.239 --> 00:01:07.599 they brought Diego on at the nine and he he 22 00:01:07.760 --> 00:01:09.959 just changed the whole game, and obviously it was the 23 00:01:10.000 --> 00:01:13.000 reserves at River, So it wasn't maybe the most elite 24 00:01:13.079 --> 00:01:14.519 level at the moment, but it's still a pretty good 25 00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:17.799 level for that age group. And uh and watching him 26 00:01:17.840 --> 00:01:21.079 sort of change the game in that environment just gave 27 00:01:21.120 --> 00:01:24.000 me a real glimpse of what he could do. It's 28 00:01:24.079 --> 00:01:27.120 given the chance and given the right platform, and honestly, 29 00:01:27.400 --> 00:01:30.799 you know, he's he's obviously continuing to fulfill that. I 30 00:01:30.799 --> 00:01:33.519 don't want to say he's done. I think he's continuing 31 00:01:33.519 --> 00:01:36.159 to grow. You know, you see it every week. But 32 00:01:36.200 --> 00:01:37.680 that was the moment for me. And you know, I 33 00:01:37.719 --> 00:01:41.959 got some really good feedback on him from from from 34 00:01:42.000 --> 00:01:43.640 my friend of mine who was actually his coach and 35 00:01:43.719 --> 00:01:48.439 Opasta at the time, who you know, couldn't couldn't speak 36 00:01:48.439 --> 00:01:50.680 more highly of him as a person, as a character, 37 00:01:50.760 --> 00:01:52.640 and thought that he you know, he was someone that 38 00:01:52.680 --> 00:01:54.560 really had to drive to succeed. And I put a 39 00:01:54.560 --> 00:01:56.079 lot of trust in that as well. So you know, 40 00:01:56.159 --> 00:01:57.799 that was sort of the story there. 41 00:01:58.319 --> 00:02:01.159 Are you aware that there is a very famous Mexican 42 00:02:01.359 --> 00:02:04.159 actor and director named Diego Luna. I just did a 43 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:06.239 little Google search and I just learned that today. Are 44 00:02:06.280 --> 00:02:06.879 you aware of that? 45 00:02:08.120 --> 00:02:13.199 I am aware? I had to approve Diego's the meeting 46 00:02:13.280 --> 00:02:14.879 of the two Diegos a few weeks ago. 47 00:02:15.039 --> 00:02:18.080 Oh all right, we'll learn something new every day. Let 48 00:02:18.080 --> 00:02:18.759 me follow up. 49 00:02:19.240 --> 00:02:21.719 And you referenced when you were first scouting him that 50 00:02:21.879 --> 00:02:24.719 the club he was with did bring him on as 51 00:02:24.879 --> 00:02:28.159 a nine, and more often than not, at least from 52 00:02:28.159 --> 00:02:31.080 my prism, he has been asked by you guys to 53 00:02:31.120 --> 00:02:33.280 be more of a distributor and more of a creative player. 54 00:02:33.280 --> 00:02:36.400 And you just look at his stats over the years, 55 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:39.719 more assists. You know, it's not like he hasn't been 56 00:02:39.759 --> 00:02:41.560 scoring goals, but he's scoring goals. 57 00:02:41.280 --> 00:02:42.879 At such a high level. 58 00:02:42.919 --> 00:02:44.919 Did you know he had this type of goal scoring 59 00:02:44.960 --> 00:02:47.039 prowess because for me, it's always been more of like 60 00:02:47.080 --> 00:02:50.439 a central attacking midfielder that provides service to the strikers 61 00:02:50.479 --> 00:02:50.840 up top. 62 00:02:52.840 --> 00:02:55.080 Yeah, I mean, that's sort of the wrap for an 63 00:02:55.080 --> 00:02:57.840 attacking midfielders. They're supposed to be more provider than goalscorer. 64 00:02:57.919 --> 00:03:01.759 But when he first started an Alpasso as a very 65 00:03:01.800 --> 00:03:06.599 young player, he was playing like a left sided forward essentially, 66 00:03:07.159 --> 00:03:09.960 not really a ten, not really a nine, but he 67 00:03:09.960 --> 00:03:12.080 would come off the left where you know, he actually 68 00:03:12.120 --> 00:03:14.159 played a lot of time for US as well, and 69 00:03:14.639 --> 00:03:16.919 just create a lot of danger, be very goal oriented. 70 00:03:17.000 --> 00:03:19.159 And so, you know, I think that was part of 71 00:03:19.240 --> 00:03:22.080 his appeal in USL. Part of the things, you know, 72 00:03:22.120 --> 00:03:24.280 one of the things that drew people and drew us 73 00:03:24.719 --> 00:03:26.800 to him was his ability to be productive in front 74 00:03:26.800 --> 00:03:30.199 of goal. And I think, you know, the question is, always, okay, 75 00:03:30.280 --> 00:03:32.199 player is productive at a lower level. Can he be 76 00:03:32.240 --> 00:03:35.840 productive at a higher level, And that's the big question mark. 77 00:03:35.879 --> 00:03:38.439 And obviously if he doesn't score goals at the lower level, 78 00:03:38.439 --> 00:03:40.319 then the odds of him scoring goals at our level 79 00:03:40.360 --> 00:03:42.759 are not very high. But even players that do score, 80 00:03:43.919 --> 00:03:46.800 let's say in the USL, don't always translate. And so 81 00:03:47.840 --> 00:03:49.639 we knew we had that potential in him. And I 82 00:03:49.639 --> 00:03:53.039 think honestly, the first year and a half or so 83 00:03:53.199 --> 00:03:56.360 with us, it was actually about getting him to be 84 00:03:56.479 --> 00:04:00.639 more comfortable being that goal oriented. And I know Pavel's 85 00:04:00.639 --> 00:04:02.840 talked a lot about getting him to work on the 86 00:04:02.879 --> 00:04:04.800 defensive side, and I think that was also a big 87 00:04:04.840 --> 00:04:06.479 part of it. But on the on the attacking side, 88 00:04:06.479 --> 00:04:09.080 it wasn't just about getting your touches on the ball. 89 00:04:09.319 --> 00:04:12.400 You know, if him if he's receiving passes, cyberd passes 90 00:04:12.439 --> 00:04:14.639 from center backs, like that wasn't something that we were 91 00:04:14.639 --> 00:04:16.480 interested in or that he should be interested in. It 92 00:04:16.519 --> 00:04:19.120 was it was about being decisive in the final third 93 00:04:19.160 --> 00:04:22.959 and getting him to to add those counting stats to 94 00:04:23.000 --> 00:04:25.600 his to his line. And so he's he's obviously done 95 00:04:25.639 --> 00:04:28.319 that a lot last year and then so far for 96 00:04:28.399 --> 00:04:29.959 us this year. But yeah, that's one of the things 97 00:04:30.000 --> 00:04:30.680 that truest to him. 98 00:04:30.680 --> 00:04:34.360 Honestly, twenty one excuse me, twenty one years old, So 99 00:04:34.680 --> 00:04:37.959 of course he is not close to a finished product, 100 00:04:38.240 --> 00:04:42.040 what if anything, And you know, there's part of this 101 00:04:42.120 --> 00:04:44.600 current that kind of reminds me of a conversation that 102 00:04:44.639 --> 00:04:47.920 people used to have about Nicki Rimando, where you know, 103 00:04:47.959 --> 00:04:51.480 if Nick was six', three six,' four Probably a, european, 104 00:04:51.560 --> 00:04:53.839 keeper right probably a guy that could have played in 105 00:04:54.560 --> 00:04:56.800 a number of leagues and maybe the biggest. 106 00:04:56.879 --> 00:04:59.639 Of Leagues and diego suddenly is not going to change his. 107 00:04:59.680 --> 00:05:02.759 Body composition he's not going To Become Anderson. Julio, fast, 108 00:05:03.439 --> 00:05:06.879 SO like i guess that's just some CONTEXT before i, 109 00:05:06.920 --> 00:05:10.560 asked you what do You think diego needs to? Improve 110 00:05:10.639 --> 00:05:13.480 upon should he have these aspirations of playing in some 111 00:05:13.560 --> 00:05:14.399 of the bigger Leagues. 112 00:05:14.399 --> 00:05:15.199 In, EUROPE. 113 00:05:16.360 --> 00:05:19.319 Yeah i don't think it's about adding, you know a 114 00:05:19.319 --> 00:05:21.319 whole lot of different things to his game than what 115 00:05:21.360 --> 00:05:24.199 you see from him. Right now it's really about being 116 00:05:24.319 --> 00:05:28.680 more consistent and the having consistent quality to his decision 117 00:05:28.720 --> 00:05:30.399 making the final third and his actions in the final. 118 00:05:30.439 --> 00:05:33.839 Third especially but, you know as once you show you 119 00:05:33.879 --> 00:05:36.040 can do, these things, you know for for a, young 120 00:05:36.079 --> 00:05:38.519 player the real challenge and one of the reasons people 121 00:05:38.519 --> 00:05:41.759 you just like quote experienced players more is because those 122 00:05:41.800 --> 00:05:44.120 players have learned how to be consistent and how to 123 00:05:45.439 --> 00:05:47.800 kind of perform at a consistent level on a. Consistent 124 00:05:47.800 --> 00:05:50.360 basis and so that's that's really what it is, for 125 00:05:50.480 --> 00:05:53.920 him and so as he's building on, you know his, 126 00:05:54.160 --> 00:05:58.279 statistical seasons it's it's just about, being consistent, you know 127 00:05:58.360 --> 00:06:01.639 from from season, to season from game, to game from 128 00:06:01.839 --> 00:06:04.720 play to play within, the game and being switched on 129 00:06:04.800 --> 00:06:06.399 all the time and just, you know being a guy 130 00:06:06.439 --> 00:06:08.319 that people can. Rely, on so, YOU know i think 131 00:06:08.360 --> 00:06:10.800 he's showing that now. For sure but it isn't about 132 00:06:10.839 --> 00:06:12.560 adding a whole lot of. DIFFERENT things i think he's 133 00:06:12.600 --> 00:06:14.720 shown the player he is and the things he, can 134 00:06:14.759 --> 00:06:18.600 do and it's just about continuing to. Do them over 135 00:06:18.639 --> 00:06:18.879 and over. 136 00:06:18.879 --> 00:06:21.839 Again again i'll bring out the fact that he's, twenty 137 00:06:21.839 --> 00:06:25.240 one just because it feels like you guys are asking 138 00:06:25.480 --> 00:06:29.000 him to just shoulder a. Big load and, you Know 139 00:06:29.079 --> 00:06:31.319 tonight kurt IS The nba, Draft lottery so we were 140 00:06:31.319 --> 00:06:34.399 DOING some nba Earlier and Jannis Wants, adam milwaukee and, 141 00:06:34.480 --> 00:06:38.759 you know kind of a conversation about teams relying heavily 142 00:06:38.959 --> 00:06:41.920 on one individual talent and then it's the job of 143 00:06:41.959 --> 00:06:46.600 people like you whose decisions are intertwined into constructing the 144 00:06:46.680 --> 00:06:49.800 roster to make sure the talent. Is, Supported, right so 145 00:06:49.879 --> 00:06:51.680 do you feel like he has enough around him or 146 00:06:51.680 --> 00:06:53.319 do you feel like you guys are asking him to do, a. 147 00:06:53.240 --> 00:06:57.920 Lot, you know asking him to do. A lot at, 148 00:06:57.920 --> 00:07:00.920 THE moment i think he's picking up. Some slack whether we're, 149 00:07:01.279 --> 00:07:03.319 you know explicitly, saying hey you got to do this 150 00:07:03.480 --> 00:07:05.319 or else or anything, LIKE that i, don't know but. 151 00:07:05.639 --> 00:07:07.399 He is he is picking up a lot of slack, 152 00:07:07.480 --> 00:07:09.680 right now which is great for us and it's great 153 00:07:09.959 --> 00:07:13.879 for him in. HIS development i think we can continue 154 00:07:13.879 --> 00:07:15.759 to build pieces. AROUND him i think he's got some 155 00:07:15.800 --> 00:07:19.079 good pieces, around him, you know but we can continue 156 00:07:19.120 --> 00:07:22.160 to add those pieces that can that can highlight him a, 157 00:07:22.199 --> 00:07:26.199 little bit that can, push him and that can contribute. To. Success, 158 00:07:26.279 --> 00:07:28.040 yeah absolutely, All. 159 00:07:28.079 --> 00:07:31.920 Right so last year summer, transfer window you guys brought 160 00:07:31.920 --> 00:07:35.120 in a number, of PIECES and i can remember talking 161 00:07:35.160 --> 00:07:38.399 to both You and Pablo And jason toni but everybody 162 00:07:38.920 --> 00:07:41.920 about the decision to Bring, in diogo who on your 163 00:07:42.040 --> 00:07:45.160 roster is the only. Designated player and there were moments 164 00:07:45.240 --> 00:07:47.439 last year where you could see, the quality but it 165 00:07:47.480 --> 00:07:51.439 felt like the walking Line was diego needs a Preseason 166 00:07:52.360 --> 00:07:55.079 with pablo and with this staff so he can acclimate 167 00:07:55.120 --> 00:07:56.800 to what we're asking him, to do so he can 168 00:07:56.839 --> 00:08:00.000 acclimate to play in, and altitude so he can acclimate 169 00:08:00.079 --> 00:08:01.240 to Playing in major. 170 00:08:01.319 --> 00:08:05.040 League soccer at, What, point kurt do we kind. 171 00:08:04.920 --> 00:08:08.800 Of look at this entire situation, and wonder, you know 172 00:08:08.839 --> 00:08:10.560 whether or not he is going to get? This right 173 00:08:10.839 --> 00:08:13.519 and maybe there Are things i'm Not seeing and again 174 00:08:13.560 --> 00:08:16.240 there are, moments right and THAT'S why i don't want 175 00:08:16.279 --> 00:08:19.759 TO be i approach this job is more observation and 176 00:08:19.800 --> 00:08:21.160 not conclusion or DISMISS. 177 00:08:21.199 --> 00:08:22.680 OR anoi, i mean this is, a long. 178 00:08:22.959 --> 00:08:26.240 Long season it's a it's a season that is, a 179 00:08:26.319 --> 00:08:28.439 marathon as we talked. About before but at what point 180 00:08:29.079 --> 00:08:31.040 do we kind of look at the thing and wonder 181 00:08:31.160 --> 00:08:32.919 or not if maybe the evaluation. 182 00:08:33.080 --> 00:08:34.159 Was off is? That, fair. 183 00:08:36.559 --> 00:08:39.440 Look players all adapt at, Different Rates and i'm not 184 00:08:39.519 --> 00:08:42.679 someone who thinks pre season is a magical period of 185 00:08:42.720 --> 00:08:46.720 time where where everyone can can discover their form and 186 00:08:46.759 --> 00:08:49.639 become the player that, they want they want that we 187 00:08:49.679 --> 00:08:51.799 want them. TO be i think it's really just about 188 00:08:51.879 --> 00:08:55.159 time with, a coach time with, your teammates and time in. 189 00:08:55.200 --> 00:08:58.879 A league and, you know more time equals, more adaptation 190 00:08:59.440 --> 00:09:03.480 which poles more comfort and confidence and should equal higher. 191 00:09:03.600 --> 00:09:06.919 Quality play and different players need different amounts. Of time 192 00:09:07.000 --> 00:09:09.080 some players can hit the, ground running, you know As, 193 00:09:09.080 --> 00:09:13.080 in seattle We Signed nikolas ladero and he hit the 194 00:09:13.080 --> 00:09:16.039 ground running day one and and didn't need any time 195 00:09:16.120 --> 00:09:18.559 to adapt to his teammates or to the league and 196 00:09:18.600 --> 00:09:20.759 Became an it's a. Difference maker and you know there's 197 00:09:20.759 --> 00:09:24.320 some players that need six or twelve months to adapt 198 00:09:24.360 --> 00:09:27.279 and maybe their second year that's when they really blossom, 199 00:09:27.320 --> 00:09:30.080 and bloom. You know so you Look at DIALS and 200 00:09:30.120 --> 00:09:31.960 i think he brings a lot of quality to. The 201 00:09:32.000 --> 00:09:36.440 team he's, WORKING defensively, I know i know Within what 202 00:09:36.559 --> 00:09:39.639 pablo was asking and and he's adds a lot of 203 00:09:39.759 --> 00:09:42.960 quality on the ball and the. Build up when he's on, 204 00:09:43.080 --> 00:09:47.000 the ball his decisions are, Generally better his technicobility. Is 205 00:09:47.000 --> 00:09:49.639 good he's getting himself in really. GOOD spots i was 206 00:09:49.639 --> 00:09:52.000 actually talking to someone about, this today, you know in 207 00:09:52.080 --> 00:09:55.080 terms of some of his statistics and. Underlying numbers and, 208 00:09:55.559 --> 00:10:00.679 you know he's getting into into spots where he's, created chances, 209 00:10:00.759 --> 00:10:03.559 you know with, expected assists or he's he's, you know 210 00:10:03.600 --> 00:10:06.720 getting chances of himself with, expected goals and and right 211 00:10:06.759 --> 00:10:10.759 now he's underperforming, those numbers, You know and that's that's 212 00:10:11.080 --> 00:10:15.240 an objective analysis at, this point right those those two specific, 213 00:10:15.279 --> 00:10:19.159 numbers especially he's he's underperforming. Them NOW and i think 214 00:10:19.200 --> 00:10:21.919 the expectation that he would have for himself and that 215 00:10:21.960 --> 00:10:24.679 we have, for him is that he, at least, you 216 00:10:24.679 --> 00:10:28.480 know bas, you know gets that part right and scores 217 00:10:28.519 --> 00:10:31.759 and assists what what can be expected based on on 218 00:10:31.799 --> 00:10:34.279 the quality chances he's getting and setting up. For others 219 00:10:34.279 --> 00:10:36.799 and expected assist is kind of a weird one because, 220 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:38.679 you know he plays a. GREAT ball i THINK he's 221 00:10:38.720 --> 00:10:40.759 i think he's gonna play the Ball into Willie will 222 00:10:40.759 --> 00:10:43.120 he doesn't, shoot okay there's no expected. Assist there so 223 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:44.600 it's a little tough, one too because you can't do 224 00:10:44.720 --> 00:10:47.679 both ends, of it. YOU know i think there are 225 00:10:48.559 --> 00:10:51.120 some moments where he'll demand more of himself and will 226 00:10:51.120 --> 00:10:54.480 demand more, Of him and, you know we're always evaluating 227 00:10:54.519 --> 00:10:56.240 everyone and they're fit within the team and how they're, 228 00:10:56.240 --> 00:10:58.960 helping us and and that type of pressure is no 229 00:10:59.000 --> 00:11:01.480 different to him or anyone helse on. That team, BUT 230 00:11:01.600 --> 00:11:04.200 yeah i think the expectation is that he meets those 231 00:11:04.279 --> 00:11:08.120 expectations from the standpoint of those, you know expectables RESPECTIVEST 232 00:11:08.159 --> 00:11:11.000 and i think he's he's adding the defensive work Rate 233 00:11:11.039 --> 00:11:14.120 that pabo's. Looking for if, he's not, you know pabas 234 00:11:14.120 --> 00:11:16.679 holding him accountable, To that and so That's that heart's been. 235 00:11:16.720 --> 00:11:20.120 Really positive he's been. Bought in he just needs to 236 00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:21.360 execute in those. 237 00:11:21.399 --> 00:11:25.919 Final moments good, breakdown there same Question about Dom about Don. Mark, 238 00:11:25.960 --> 00:11:29.480 ZUK now i Understand that dom has some personal challenges, 239 00:11:29.559 --> 00:11:31.919 right NOW and i always try to. Be fair these 240 00:11:31.960 --> 00:11:34.159 are humans that have families and they have issues like. 241 00:11:34.200 --> 00:11:37.159 Everybody ELSE so i don't know if you can provide 242 00:11:37.159 --> 00:11:39.879 any color and context. To that if, if so, Feel 243 00:11:39.879 --> 00:11:42.080 FREE but i kind of feel the same Way about 244 00:11:42.080 --> 00:11:44.159 DOM that i Feel, about diogo where there are times 245 00:11:44.200 --> 00:11:47.360 where he'll play in across or he'll, you know he'll 246 00:11:47.440 --> 00:11:50.279 he'll score a goal or a provide service and, you're, like, 247 00:11:50.279 --> 00:11:53.159 wow MAN he i can see in him what you 248 00:11:53.200 --> 00:11:56.200 guys saw on him to bring. Him over but it's 249 00:11:56.240 --> 00:11:57.759 kind of the, Same, thing kurt. Isn't it we just 250 00:11:57.759 --> 00:12:00.639 need a little. More consistency so what's the analysis on 251 00:12:00.679 --> 00:12:02.240 the performance of Don mark suit? 252 00:12:02.360 --> 00:12:06.720 So? FAR yeah I mean i think you you you 253 00:12:06.799 --> 00:12:11.559 actually gave a very good analysis soccer guy. Over here 254 00:12:12.240 --> 00:12:16.279 he gets in. Good spots the quality this decision making 255 00:12:16.840 --> 00:12:19.000 in the final third going FORWARD is i think. Very 256 00:12:19.039 --> 00:12:23.159 good but the consistency of his his execution on that 257 00:12:23.200 --> 00:12:26.080 decision making is not. ALWAYS there i think you can 258 00:12:26.080 --> 00:12:28.000 see the types of balls that. HE plays i think 259 00:12:28.120 --> 00:12:30.559 no one else on the team can. Actually, hit uh 260 00:12:30.919 --> 00:12:35.200 you know the ball he played Into pay suits for 261 00:12:35.240 --> 00:12:38.480 the goal that got called Back. In nashville that was a, phenomenal, 262 00:12:38.519 --> 00:12:40.720 Pass right and he's done that multiple times for us 263 00:12:40.720 --> 00:12:42.600 in games. And training we see that all, the time 264 00:12:43.039 --> 00:12:45.519 and and that that quality and that decision making. Is there, 265 00:12:45.600 --> 00:12:48.159 the consistency like, we Said, for, Diel, right like that's 266 00:12:48.200 --> 00:12:50.519 the piece that the needs to be added to, the 267 00:12:50.519 --> 00:12:52.720 game and so we need to. Get him he needs 268 00:12:52.720 --> 00:12:56.120 to find a way to get himself into those high 269 00:12:56.200 --> 00:12:59.960 leverage spots more often so that we can utilize the quality. 270 00:13:00.039 --> 00:13:02.120 Decision making. You know but you look at it, right 271 00:13:02.159 --> 00:13:05.200 now and competition is good when we, want, Competition right 272 00:13:05.279 --> 00:13:07.679 And so ghoso's come in and give us some really 273 00:13:07.759 --> 00:13:11.759 really good shifts and so, you know credit to him 274 00:13:11.799 --> 00:13:15.399 for taking. His OPPORTUNITY and i think while you're while you're, 275 00:13:15.399 --> 00:13:18.200 doing well you're, you know no one's gonna gonna sit, you, 276 00:13:18.279 --> 00:13:21.080 Down right so now It's about dom saying to him, the, 277 00:13:21.200 --> 00:13:23.879 Hell hey i'm, YOU know i want to get back out. 278 00:13:23.879 --> 00:13:26.399 There right and we've seen that with with other Players. 279 00:13:26.440 --> 00:13:28.240 In alaska train has had to deal with something similar 280 00:13:28.519 --> 00:13:31.600 this year. As well so competition is good and we're 281 00:13:31.639 --> 00:13:33.279 looking to push. Those guys but, You know dom's a 282 00:13:33.279 --> 00:13:36.000 guy that has a lot. Of quality obviously as RECENTLY 283 00:13:36.039 --> 00:13:39.360 as i think the last international window was in was 284 00:13:39.360 --> 00:13:41.639 in the full national Team, With poland so, YOU know 285 00:13:41.840 --> 00:13:45.639 i think there's there's there's a lot of potential and 286 00:13:45.720 --> 00:13:48.559 quality there and we're just helping them get get. 287 00:13:48.559 --> 00:13:51.840 It, Out, so kurt YOU lead mls in. Red cards, 288 00:13:51.879 --> 00:13:54.600 my guy. 289 00:13:54.399 --> 00:13:55.399 You're gonna get started on. 290 00:13:55.440 --> 00:13:59.440 This, ONE well, i mean LOOK like i watch all, 291 00:13:59.480 --> 00:14:02.440 the games, AND uh i think there have Been some 292 00:14:02.799 --> 00:14:05.600 well one one red card was actually rescinded because it was, 293 00:14:05.639 --> 00:14:08.200 So pathetic but there are a couple. Of others the 294 00:14:08.200 --> 00:14:13.759 ONE that i think It was Pole against dallas here was. 295 00:14:14.080 --> 00:14:18.279 Beyond dumb so what what what's fair to say about 296 00:14:18.440 --> 00:14:21.720 just simply. THAT dynamic, i mean, on paper if people 297 00:14:21.840 --> 00:14:24.240 aren't watching and they see that YOU lead mls and, 298 00:14:24.279 --> 00:14:26.879 red cards, it's, like well are? They undisciplined but if, 299 00:14:26.919 --> 00:14:29.759 you're watching you've also been. Hard done SO when i say, 300 00:14:29.799 --> 00:14:32.120 To You, kurt schmid your TEAM leads mls and, red 301 00:14:32.159 --> 00:14:32.679 cards what is? 302 00:14:32.679 --> 00:14:33.720 Your, RESPONSE. 303 00:14:35.120 --> 00:14:38.320 Yeah i mean we've got four. RED cards I think, i, 304 00:14:38.360 --> 00:14:42.559 think uh, you know one of them is, you know 305 00:14:43.279 --> 00:14:45.440 we obviously didn't appeal. And it, you know we can 306 00:14:45.440 --> 00:14:47.039 see why that's a. RED card i don't think it. 307 00:14:47.080 --> 00:14:48.840 WAS malicious i think it was a little it was 308 00:14:48.879 --> 00:14:52.360 awkward and, poorly timed but went into it recklessly, and okay. 309 00:14:52.600 --> 00:14:57.840 No problem you know another one. That rescinded the third 310 00:14:58.039 --> 00:15:00.600 was a second yellow for time, we Thing and i'm 311 00:15:01.000 --> 00:15:03.240 nearly positive the referee forgot that he had just given. 312 00:15:03.279 --> 00:15:07.279 Body yellow and then, this one which, You Know i'm 313 00:15:07.519 --> 00:15:09.919 i'm doing a lot of research on this one to 314 00:15:11.200 --> 00:15:14.120 to throw some data at the at the, league about, you, 315 00:15:14.159 --> 00:15:17.240 know what what's going on in, this SITUATION because i 316 00:15:17.240 --> 00:15:22.480 think you see this type of moment happen multiple times 317 00:15:22.559 --> 00:15:24.639 a game and certainly mold times a weekend across the 318 00:15:24.720 --> 00:15:29.039 league with with no. Action TAKEN and i, understand that, 319 00:15:29.080 --> 00:15:31.320 you know it's a higher leverage moment and you're looking for, 320 00:15:31.360 --> 00:15:34.639 a penalty and that maybe makes the referee think it's 321 00:15:34.639 --> 00:15:38.039 worthy of a. Yellow card but, you know as you 322 00:15:38.120 --> 00:15:42.200 look at the replay, multiple times it's really hard for 323 00:15:42.320 --> 00:15:46.080 me to say that he definitely without a shadow that was. 324 00:15:46.120 --> 00:15:49.919 Not TOUCHED and i think IT'S really i was gonna, 325 00:15:49.919 --> 00:15:52.000 say harsh but maybe that's not even a strong, Enough 326 00:15:52.000 --> 00:15:55.200 word like it's kind of insane to make a game, 327 00:15:55.279 --> 00:15:59.360 changing decision, you know based, on that in, my opinion 328 00:15:59.399 --> 00:16:02.720 like a second yellow for a dive where, the video, 329 00:16:03.000 --> 00:16:05.960 you know slow motion replay doesn't even clearly indicate that 330 00:16:06.039 --> 00:16:08.240 the guy, Wasn't touched and, YOU know i think he 331 00:16:08.320 --> 00:16:10.799 was touched that he thinks he, has touched and, you 332 00:16:10.840 --> 00:16:12.240 know maybe he could have stayed up or should have. 333 00:16:12.279 --> 00:16:15.759 Stayed up but, sometimes referees, you know don't give you 334 00:16:15.799 --> 00:16:17.679 a foul if you get fouled and you. Stay up 335 00:16:17.960 --> 00:16:20.360 and so you've got, you know you've got players in 336 00:16:20.399 --> 00:16:22.759 these two minds, of well, you KNOW if i, stay 337 00:16:22.840 --> 00:16:24.600 UP maybe i get a shot off THEN but i 338 00:16:24.600 --> 00:16:26.200 don't get the foul and it could be, a penalty 339 00:16:26.200 --> 00:16:28.039 AND maybe i missed. The shot and like, you know 340 00:16:28.039 --> 00:16:29.840 he's doing all this calculation in his head at light 341 00:16:29.879 --> 00:16:32.039 speed right in the in the moment and has to 342 00:16:32.039 --> 00:16:35.279 make it split. Second decision so It's really i'm really 343 00:16:35.279 --> 00:16:39.639 DISAPPOINTED in i think some of the refereeing decisions that 344 00:16:39.679 --> 00:16:41.360 have gone. Our way and you know that doesn't even 345 00:16:41.399 --> 00:16:46.639 take into account the red card that sort of been Given. 346 00:16:46.960 --> 00:16:52.399 Against love it's uh In. IN nashville i, think that, 347 00:16:52.840 --> 00:16:55.759 you know even Apart from willie's, SECOND yellow i think 348 00:16:55.799 --> 00:16:59.600 there WERE some i think the yellow card distribution in 349 00:16:59.639 --> 00:17:05.599 this game was wasn't. Quite equitable, SO yeah i don't 350 00:17:05.640 --> 00:17:07.920 to TELL you i think there's an element of discipline. 351 00:17:07.920 --> 00:17:11.960 TO that i don't think that NUMBER for us shows 352 00:17:11.400 --> 00:17:17.000 a gross, you know. INDISCIPLINE epidemic I think i think 353 00:17:17.079 --> 00:17:20.880 the two you know, AGAIN again i think the last 354 00:17:20.880 --> 00:17:23.480 three that we've gotten, you know one was obviously rescinded 355 00:17:23.480 --> 00:17:27.279 in the two. SECOND yellows i think, we're incredibly. Incredibly 356 00:17:27.319 --> 00:17:30.720 harsh and so while we can ALWAYS and i HOPE 357 00:17:30.759 --> 00:17:32.279 and i want the team and the players, to do 358 00:17:32.319 --> 00:17:34.359 is to look within, and, think well WHAT could i 359 00:17:34.440 --> 00:17:37.559 have done to have prevented this this situation from happening? 360 00:17:37.559 --> 00:17:38.920 To IT so i think there are things that we 361 00:17:38.960 --> 00:17:40.839 can do to, affect it and we should take. THAT 362 00:17:40.880 --> 00:17:43.799 responsibility i know this, players do but, you, know me 363 00:17:43.960 --> 00:17:47.160 looking at it from, MY seat i think it's incredibly 364 00:17:47.200 --> 00:17:52.039 harsh by the officials in all those situations and couldn't 365 00:17:52.079 --> 00:17:53.440 have been given. 366 00:17:53.480 --> 00:17:57.880 As, is so Of course willie Will miss wednesday's tilt 367 00:17:57.920 --> 00:18:02.000 against Poor Lynd johnny russ available for Selection. Against dallas 368 00:18:02.039 --> 00:18:04.359 so let's move into the space of the two, new 369 00:18:04.359 --> 00:18:08.680 acquisitions what you've seen in training, and again unfortunately we 370 00:18:08.680 --> 00:18:10.359 will Not see Willy, on wednesday but is there a 371 00:18:10.400 --> 00:18:10.759 chance We'll. 372 00:18:10.759 --> 00:18:14.519 See, johnny yeah he's on. 373 00:18:14.559 --> 00:18:16.319 The bench there's. A CHANCE and i think if publicly 374 00:18:16.480 --> 00:18:18.119 is the right moment to get him in there and 375 00:18:18.920 --> 00:18:21.039 to add some quality and make a difference in. The 376 00:18:21.039 --> 00:18:24.240 game he'll, do that. YOU know i, know obviously, you 377 00:18:24.279 --> 00:18:27.480 know down a man in that Situation in dallas probably 378 00:18:27.519 --> 00:18:30.720 wasn't the right moment to debut him. Into that so 379 00:18:30.799 --> 00:18:34.039 we'll see if the moment presents Itself. On WEDNESDAY but, 380 00:18:34.160 --> 00:18:36.599 i think, You know johnny brings obviously a lot of 381 00:18:36.640 --> 00:18:40.039 experience to, the group experience not just in the games 382 00:18:40.039 --> 00:18:43.319 but also, in training which you know will take time 383 00:18:43.359 --> 00:18:45.720 obviously to see within the group in, the games but 384 00:18:46.519 --> 00:18:48.599 helps us a ton. As well and, you know he 385 00:18:48.640 --> 00:18:51.279 obviously also makes a lot of good decisions and has 386 00:18:51.279 --> 00:18:53.200 a lot of quality on the ball in those, right 387 00:18:53.240 --> 00:18:56.559 moments and so if we see time to use, those 388 00:18:56.640 --> 00:18:58.319 qualities we will, all. 389 00:18:58.279 --> 00:19:00.920 Right, last thing give me a little gland Into who. 390 00:19:01.000 --> 00:19:04.759 Portland is they they're having a. Good year they're third 391 00:19:04.759 --> 00:19:07.359 In the west or six three and three twenty two, 392 00:19:07.440 --> 00:19:10.039 goals scored so they've got something cooking. Up there as 393 00:19:10.079 --> 00:19:12.599 your opponent On. On wednesday tell me, About them curt 394 00:19:12.680 --> 00:19:13.079 forre set. 395 00:19:13.119 --> 00:19:13.720 You loose. 396 00:19:15.160 --> 00:19:19.119 They are a, very attacking, you know. Oriented team they 397 00:19:19.640 --> 00:19:23.039 obviously last season and returned all. These guys but they 398 00:19:23.440 --> 00:19:26.480 they scored a lot, of goals you. KNOW that i 399 00:19:26.480 --> 00:19:28.599 think it was three guys and or three or four 400 00:19:28.599 --> 00:19:31.759 guys in, double digits which was or was above a, 401 00:19:31.799 --> 00:19:34.480