WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:02.799 Start things off today with a little soccer. A couple 2 00:00:02.799 --> 00:00:05.400 of points left on the table, left on the board 3 00:00:05.519 --> 00:00:08.640 last night, Jason Christ our guest on a Thursday Jay, 4 00:00:08.640 --> 00:00:09.560 Happy Thursday, buddy. 5 00:00:09.560 --> 00:00:10.039 How are we doing? 6 00:00:10.759 --> 00:00:12.000 I'm doing good. How are you spent? 7 00:00:12.400 --> 00:00:13.400 I'm well, I'm well. 8 00:00:13.519 --> 00:00:18.199 So there were moments last night, certainly there were uh 9 00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:21.320 and Minnesota badly needed at least a points. 10 00:00:21.359 --> 00:00:23.079 You know they were gonna there, they were gonna be cooked. 11 00:00:23.079 --> 00:00:25.160 But let's just start in a vacuum. 12 00:00:25.359 --> 00:00:27.480 Your takeaways from what I perceived to be a couple 13 00:00:27.559 --> 00:00:29.600 of points left on the table after that nil nil 14 00:00:29.679 --> 00:00:30.399 draw last night. 15 00:00:31.600 --> 00:00:35.039 Yeah, I think the frustration kind of continues here and 16 00:00:35.079 --> 00:00:37.520 that we feel like, now that's three games in a row, 17 00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:40.719 to be honest, where we walk away with one point, 18 00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:44.280 feeling like we probably should have had nine points. So 19 00:00:44.479 --> 00:00:46.640 three points over three games where I think we should 20 00:00:46.640 --> 00:00:51.399 have realistically had nine. So the frustration continues. But we 21 00:00:51.479 --> 00:00:54.439 do also have to look at it from somewhat of 22 00:00:54.439 --> 00:00:57.679 a bit more realistic perspective, and that Minnesota came in 23 00:00:57.719 --> 00:01:01.479 here last night extremely defensive, area ended it, extremely negative 24 00:01:01.479 --> 00:01:04.480 in their play and made things difficult for us. And 25 00:01:04.480 --> 00:01:07.799 they're a team that has now one four of their 26 00:01:07.879 --> 00:01:10.159 last five, and including us, that's four and a draw 27 00:01:10.200 --> 00:01:12.519 in their last six. So they're a team that has 28 00:01:12.560 --> 00:01:15.519 been trending very positively and they were no slouches. 29 00:01:16.359 --> 00:01:19.280 So when and it, you know, it was pretty clear. 30 00:01:19.319 --> 00:01:21.040 I guess one of the old ways to say it 31 00:01:21.079 --> 00:01:24.040 is parking the bus. When a team does that, Jay, 32 00:01:24.519 --> 00:01:27.480 what's the best way to I mean, oftentimes it feels 33 00:01:27.519 --> 00:01:30.519 like the only way to crack a defensive lineup like 34 00:01:30.560 --> 00:01:32.400 that is with a little bit of luck, with some 35 00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:33.599 long ball or something. 36 00:01:33.640 --> 00:01:34.640 But what's the. 37 00:01:34.599 --> 00:01:36.400 Best way to go about your business to try to 38 00:01:36.400 --> 00:01:39.280 at least find one when a team clearly is playing 39 00:01:39.319 --> 00:01:40.959 a very defensive style of soccer. 40 00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:44.799 Yeah, they played with a very deep back five, They 41 00:01:44.799 --> 00:01:47.239 played with the team that's had in the entire all 42 00:01:47.359 --> 00:01:49.280 that and other players were sitting in their own half 43 00:01:49.280 --> 00:01:52.599 of the field, and we've seen that earlier in the season. 44 00:01:52.599 --> 00:01:56.120 We saw that on several occasions, teams come here and 45 00:01:56.400 --> 00:01:59.120 prove come out with a very negative mindset and just 46 00:01:59.159 --> 00:02:01.599 proved to be very different to break down. So it 47 00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:04.159 does require us to do some different things that perhaps 48 00:02:04.280 --> 00:02:07.359 were not comfortable doing yet. And there are some things 49 00:02:07.359 --> 00:02:09.759 like playing a bit more direct. There are some things 50 00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:13.560 like looking to play behind the opponent more and another 51 00:02:13.599 --> 00:02:15.639 idea is just to serve more balls in their pealty box. 52 00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:17.919 If they're content to defend their penalty box, perhaps we 53 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:20.960 need to make some havock in that area, serve more 54 00:02:20.960 --> 00:02:23.599 balls there, and then just look for knockdowns. So those 55 00:02:23.599 --> 00:02:25.840 are all stuff that we've been discussing this morning in 56 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:26.919 the early afternoon. 57 00:02:28.000 --> 00:02:32.159 So Pablo made it a point both pregame and postgame 58 00:02:32.479 --> 00:02:36.960 to really point out the production of Matt Crooks and 59 00:02:37.000 --> 00:02:38.360 what Matt means to you guys. 60 00:02:38.400 --> 00:02:39.719 And you know, it's interesting. 61 00:02:40.280 --> 00:02:44.039 This is probably going to not make a ton of 62 00:02:44.080 --> 00:02:46.879 sense because you know, ultimately they play a different position, 63 00:02:47.599 --> 00:02:49.719 but it kind of reminds me a little bit of 64 00:02:50.080 --> 00:02:53.199 back in the day when Kyle would have a game, 65 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:55.879 Kyle Beckerman would have a game where he didn't necessarily 66 00:02:56.120 --> 00:02:58.080 score a goal or have an assist, or even had 67 00:02:58.120 --> 00:03:00.400 a shot on goal or was even involved in the attack. 68 00:03:00.520 --> 00:03:03.639 And Kyle certainly was never a wallflower, but at times 69 00:03:03.680 --> 00:03:05.639 it was like, Okay, was Kyle involved enough? 70 00:03:05.879 --> 00:03:07.439 And then you see the data after. 71 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:09.479 The game, you're like, Duderew just ran like seven miles 72 00:03:09.520 --> 00:03:12.960 and connected all these passes, and so yes, he wasn't 73 00:03:12.960 --> 00:03:15.719 involved up front, but certainly was doing what you were 74 00:03:15.759 --> 00:03:18.960 asking him to do. From your vantage point, What has 75 00:03:18.960 --> 00:03:22.479 Matt Crooks meant you guys? Even though you know three goals, 76 00:03:22.479 --> 00:03:26.120 five assists not horrible numbers, but it's they're not Chicho 77 00:03:26.240 --> 00:03:29.360 or Andres or Anderson or whatever numbers even Diego. But 78 00:03:29.840 --> 00:03:32.039 how would you articulate Jay, how important that is to 79 00:03:32.039 --> 00:03:33.240 what you guys are doing right now? 80 00:03:33.960 --> 00:03:35.919 What s Matt's done over the past four or five 81 00:03:35.960 --> 00:03:38.879 games is really led by example, and I think that's 82 00:03:38.879 --> 00:03:41.199 what Pablo's talking about. He's become a bit of the 83 00:03:41.280 --> 00:03:44.319 talisman for our group, a guy that is showing the 84 00:03:44.400 --> 00:03:47.199 rest what type of effort and commitment it takes now 85 00:03:47.240 --> 00:03:50.919 to get points in these in these stretches of seasons. 86 00:03:51.000 --> 00:03:52.639 So he's a guy that has been there and done 87 00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:56.159 it at a very high level in England, and for me, 88 00:03:56.400 --> 00:03:59.400 he's he's he's performing at a different level than he 89 00:03:59.439 --> 00:04:02.719 has from most of the season. His performances. Of course, 90 00:04:02.759 --> 00:04:04.639 we want statistics in the end for a player that 91 00:04:04.639 --> 00:04:07.039 plays in an attacking position, we'd like to see more 92 00:04:07.120 --> 00:04:10.400 system goals, but I think just just a level of 93 00:04:10.439 --> 00:04:13.039 commitment showing has to be commended. And when you look 94 00:04:13.039 --> 00:04:15.479 at the data, it doesn't lie. You know, he's just 95 00:04:15.719 --> 00:04:19.160 ranking right at the top, and you know, distances covered, 96 00:04:19.240 --> 00:04:20.600 high speed running, all of it. 97 00:04:21.600 --> 00:04:24.079 All right, So ultimately, as you reference, you know, last 98 00:04:24.160 --> 00:04:27.639 night in a vacuum, frustrating, certainly, but this is something 99 00:04:27.680 --> 00:04:30.079 that does stretch back now for three matches where you've 100 00:04:30.079 --> 00:04:33.680 conceded late goals against Portland and Austin and couldn't find 101 00:04:33.680 --> 00:04:36.399 one against Minnesota, and Jay, I think, if we're honest, 102 00:04:36.600 --> 00:04:38.720 it even goes back a little bit further. You know, 103 00:04:39.120 --> 00:04:41.319 I was asked the other day, are you more confident 104 00:04:41.480 --> 00:04:43.879 in RSL now to make a late playoff run than 105 00:04:43.920 --> 00:04:46.800 you were earlier in the season, And my response was like, well, 106 00:04:46.839 --> 00:04:49.000 early in the season they were beating everybody. You went 107 00:04:49.079 --> 00:04:52.160 fifteen straight without losing, an unbeaten streak that broke a 108 00:04:52.199 --> 00:04:55.000 club record. There was a stretch where it felt like 109 00:04:55.040 --> 00:04:57.600 if Chiacho only scored one goal, he had a bad game. 110 00:04:58.279 --> 00:05:01.839 So I think, if we're honest, this stretch of you know, 111 00:05:02.120 --> 00:05:05.240 soccer that wasn't that isn't necessarily what we were seeing 112 00:05:05.279 --> 00:05:06.040 earlier on in the year. 113 00:05:06.079 --> 00:05:07.439 Stretches back quite some time. 114 00:05:07.800 --> 00:05:10.439 So let's now pan out from thirty thousand feet now 115 00:05:10.439 --> 00:05:12.240 that we've attacked last night in a vacuum. 116 00:05:12.639 --> 00:05:14.279 What is it? Is it new players? 117 00:05:14.560 --> 00:05:17.439 Is it Chichos suspension kind of hanging over his head? 118 00:05:17.560 --> 00:05:20.199 Is it lack of form? Like? Is it competition? 119 00:05:20.360 --> 00:05:20.439 Like? 120 00:05:20.480 --> 00:05:24.439 What exactly would you attribute the lack of consistency to 121 00:05:24.600 --> 00:05:27.160 over the past I don't know, three or four weeks. 122 00:05:27.879 --> 00:05:29.839 Well, I think it's a few things. I think that's 123 00:05:29.879 --> 00:05:31.959 an interesting comment to make about, you know, whether you 124 00:05:32.000 --> 00:05:34.279 think a team will make a deep run in the 125 00:05:34.279 --> 00:05:37.199 middle of a season. That's kind of an absurd comment. Actually, 126 00:05:38.720 --> 00:05:40.480 you're not going to know how you think a team's 127 00:05:40.519 --> 00:05:42.240 going to do at the end of the season until 128 00:05:42.240 --> 00:05:45.079 the end of the season, and so I would agree 129 00:05:45.199 --> 00:05:47.600 with the sentiment that it doesn't you know, it doesn't 130 00:05:47.759 --> 00:05:50.920 look like we are a team at the moment, at 131 00:05:50.959 --> 00:05:53.199 this moment that should be or is going to be 132 00:05:53.279 --> 00:05:56.360 challenging for an MLS Cup. And that's frustrating because I 133 00:05:56.360 --> 00:05:58.160 think all of our dreams were aligned in the middle 134 00:05:58.199 --> 00:06:00.000 of the season, that we were in a really good spot, 135 00:06:00.480 --> 00:06:02.759 and if that could continue towards the end of the season, 136 00:06:02.800 --> 00:06:04.600 then I think we would all be feeling the same. 137 00:06:05.360 --> 00:06:08.759 Having said all of that, things can change very drastically 138 00:06:08.800 --> 00:06:11.920 at the at the flip of a switch. Really, things 139 00:06:11.920 --> 00:06:13.560 could go right for us this weekend and then go 140 00:06:13.639 --> 00:06:15.199 right for us two weeks from now. And now you've 141 00:06:15.240 --> 00:06:19.079 got a little bit of momentum, because from my perspective, 142 00:06:19.240 --> 00:06:22.439 we do have the talent. The team is good enough, 143 00:06:22.480 --> 00:06:24.639 the players are good enough, the coaches are good enough 144 00:06:25.079 --> 00:06:29.240 to challenge for trophy this year. We just need some momentum, 145 00:06:29.319 --> 00:06:32.000 We need some positivity, and we need some confidence. And 146 00:06:32.079 --> 00:06:34.439 I think a lot of that, as we've talked about before, 147 00:06:34.920 --> 00:06:38.800 does come down to a little bit our leader up front. 148 00:06:39.920 --> 00:06:42.680 You know, he is in a bit of a slump. 149 00:06:42.720 --> 00:06:44.519 I think we can go ahead and say that now 150 00:06:45.240 --> 00:06:47.319 where he hasn't scord to go in a very long time, 151 00:06:47.399 --> 00:06:50.720 and a lot of that comes through the inconsistent nature 152 00:06:50.759 --> 00:06:53.319 in which he's been playing. You know, he's suspended for 153 00:06:53.399 --> 00:06:56.519 the four games for what happened in the middle of 154 00:06:56.560 --> 00:06:58.519 the season. He comes back, he gets injured, he comes 155 00:06:58.560 --> 00:07:01.199 back from that, he gets suspended again for yellow card accumulation. 156 00:07:01.399 --> 00:07:06.040 So he just hasn't played minutes on a consistent basis 157 00:07:06.040 --> 00:07:07.800 that I think he needs in order to get hit 158 00:07:07.800 --> 00:07:08.480 his form back. 159 00:07:08.920 --> 00:07:11.839 Jason, it's sports talk radio. The whole thing's absurd, Dude, 160 00:07:11.839 --> 00:07:14.399 Nothing about this is normal. You know, I've got to 161 00:07:14.399 --> 00:07:18.000 come up with topics, and you know, when it's August 162 00:07:18.279 --> 00:07:19.920 and I have to do four hours, we're going to 163 00:07:20.000 --> 00:07:21.560 talk about if rself can make a run. 164 00:07:21.600 --> 00:07:22.800 The whole thing is absurd. 165 00:07:22.839 --> 00:07:25.959 Now, So I didn't mean it that strong way. It's 166 00:07:26.000 --> 00:07:27.879 just kind of a funny comment. Hey, you know, if 167 00:07:27.879 --> 00:07:29.160 you're in the middle of the season, Hey, do you 168 00:07:29.160 --> 00:07:30.879 think the team's going to make a deep, deep runt 169 00:07:30.879 --> 00:07:33.000 in the playoffs? Well, I don't know. Talk to me 170 00:07:33.160 --> 00:07:35.319 like a lot closer to the playoffs. Yeah. 171 00:07:35.399 --> 00:07:38.800 Have you ever seen that show where the boss would 172 00:07:38.879 --> 00:07:42.079 dress up as something and fool the staff into believing 173 00:07:42.120 --> 00:07:43.759 he's just one of the staff. 174 00:07:43.879 --> 00:07:45.279 I think have you ever seen that? 175 00:07:45.879 --> 00:07:46.480 Yeah? 176 00:07:46.120 --> 00:07:47.360 I've got an idea. 177 00:07:47.399 --> 00:07:49.519 Okay, for one day, I want you to come in 178 00:07:49.560 --> 00:07:51.800 here and do four hours of radio and I'm going 179 00:07:51.879 --> 00:07:54.800 to do your job, and let's see how absurd you are, Jason. 180 00:07:55.319 --> 00:07:57.399 I mean, can you imagine how bad I would be 181 00:07:57.439 --> 00:07:59.639 at that spense? It would be unbelievable. 182 00:08:00.079 --> 00:08:03.800 Equally bad is finding a striker in Argentina or something, 183 00:08:03.959 --> 00:08:08.600 so you know, you know, like for like there, Okay, specifically, 184 00:08:08.600 --> 00:08:10.439 what has to be better then over the past or 185 00:08:10.480 --> 00:08:12.879 the final couple of matches. What will you be looking 186 00:08:12.920 --> 00:08:14.759 for to give you a little bit more confidence that 187 00:08:14.839 --> 00:08:15.720 things are going better? 188 00:08:17.360 --> 00:08:20.000 I think it's it's it's literally just a little bit 189 00:08:20.079 --> 00:08:23.959 more sharpness, a little bit more fine tune play. And 190 00:08:24.160 --> 00:08:26.000 maybe you know, if you were to say one thing, 191 00:08:26.000 --> 00:08:28.720 if you were to say, okay, what does a typical 192 00:08:29.279 --> 00:08:31.439 what do the typical performance look like on a team 193 00:08:31.480 --> 00:08:34.440 that has a bunch of new people and pieces, I 194 00:08:34.480 --> 00:08:36.720 would say that would be it. You lost some of 195 00:08:36.759 --> 00:08:40.879 that you've lost summer. You're trying to gain some sharpness, 196 00:08:40.919 --> 00:08:44.360 some fluidity, some cohesion between the players, and I think 197 00:08:44.399 --> 00:08:46.080 we're just missing a little bit of that as well 198 00:08:46.120 --> 00:08:48.799 as just a little bit of confidence. And I think 199 00:08:48.840 --> 00:08:52.080 that confidence comes just through something good happening, and then 200 00:08:52.120 --> 00:08:55.919 I think the switch flips and everything moves in a 201 00:08:55.960 --> 00:08:59.320 really positive direction. So I still still believe that this 202 00:08:59.360 --> 00:09:02.080 group has it takes to challenge for a Cup. It's 203 00:09:02.120 --> 00:09:03.840 just that in these last couple of games, I don't 204 00:09:03.840 --> 00:09:06.200 think we've put it together. And having said that, look, 205 00:09:06.799 --> 00:09:09.159 seventy minutes, two games in a row. For seventy minutes, 206 00:09:09.159 --> 00:09:11.519 we played very well to get two goal leads against 207 00:09:11.600 --> 00:09:14.679 Portland and against Austin away at Austin. It's just that 208 00:09:14.759 --> 00:09:17.279 last twenty minutes that crushed us. And then this last game, 209 00:09:17.320 --> 00:09:19.759 you know, we don't get the two goal lead, but 210 00:09:19.799 --> 00:09:21.559 we also don't suffer a late goal or a big 211 00:09:21.559 --> 00:09:23.159 step back towards the end of the game. So there 212 00:09:23.159 --> 00:09:25.200 are some provements. We just got to put it all together. 213 00:09:25.240 --> 00:09:27.759 And I did want to ask you about the shutout because, 214 00:09:27.879 --> 00:09:29.919 as you reference to start out the interview, it's not 215 00:09:29.960 --> 00:09:32.600 like Minnesota was putting their best foot forward, but Zach 216 00:09:32.759 --> 00:09:34.720 was called upon a couple of times. Was it at 217 00:09:34.799 --> 00:09:39.360 least better last night from both Zach also the back four, 218 00:09:39.480 --> 00:09:42.440 and then I saw Chico really working hard defensively. I 219 00:09:42.480 --> 00:09:44.159 don't know if that's a point of emphasis, but was 220 00:09:44.200 --> 00:09:47.000 it a better defensive effort last night, even though Minnesota 221 00:09:47.080 --> 00:09:49.440 was not necessarily on the front foot much. 222 00:09:50.200 --> 00:09:52.320 Yes, all three of those are correct. I think the 223 00:09:52.679 --> 00:09:55.200 penalty box are deep. Defending was much better last night, 224 00:09:55.240 --> 00:09:57.399 and that's a big improvement over the last two games. 225 00:09:57.919 --> 00:10:00.440 I think Zach looked very solid back there, which that's 226 00:10:00.480 --> 00:10:04.200 a very good thing for us. And Chicho has worked 227 00:10:04.320 --> 00:10:06.840 very hard both the last two matches when we don't 228 00:10:06.840 --> 00:10:08.559 have the ball, which is going to be critical. 229 00:10:09.320 --> 00:10:12.559 So are you getting closer and closer to deciding who 230 00:10:12.600 --> 00:10:15.159 the keeper will be or have you decided? Are you 231 00:10:15.200 --> 00:10:17.000 going with the vet the rest of the way. 232 00:10:17.879 --> 00:10:20.919 I think that's it's it's definitely. Pablo's decision is something 233 00:10:20.919 --> 00:10:22.919 that we talk about a lot, and you know, his 234 00:10:23.000 --> 00:10:26.120 direction as of a week ago or two weeks ago was, 235 00:10:26.720 --> 00:10:28.840 you know, Zach would get a game, and if Zach 236 00:10:28.919 --> 00:10:30.960 did well, we would continue. So I think that's where 237 00:10:31.000 --> 00:10:33.240 it lies right now. And that's that's the way it is. 238 00:10:33.279 --> 00:10:36.480 And in all kinds of positions in our game, anywhere 239 00:10:36.519 --> 00:10:39.080 where there's just there's no guarantees. You got to keep performing. 240 00:10:39.159 --> 00:10:40.440 This is professional sports. 241 00:10:40.840 --> 00:10:43.279 Is it absurd to ask about positional decisions when there 242 00:10:43.279 --> 00:10:44.120 are games? 243 00:10:47.759 --> 00:10:50.120 No, it's not absurd. That's a very good question. I'll 244 00:10:50.120 --> 00:10:52.120 look at your questions are absurd. It was just an 245 00:10:52.159 --> 00:10:52.879 absurd comment. 246 00:10:52.960 --> 00:10:55.159 Okay, all right, Like I said, Like I said, all right. 247 00:10:55.360 --> 00:10:58.240 One of the other things Pablo said about Crooks last 248 00:10:58.320 --> 00:11:01.120 night is that he's seen a lot of synergy between 249 00:11:01.240 --> 00:11:05.840 Crooks and Gonsalavez and Diogo, like that partnership in Pablo's 250 00:11:05.879 --> 00:11:09.960 eyes starting to really, you know, maybe even manifest more 251 00:11:10.039 --> 00:11:10.960 than meets the eye. 252 00:11:11.240 --> 00:11:12.200 Have you kind of seen the. 253 00:11:12.120 --> 00:11:16.120 Same, Yeah, I think Yeah, I thought Pablo was wrote 254 00:11:16.120 --> 00:11:19.600 from Singh Dominic the relationship between Matt and Dominic because 255 00:11:19.600 --> 00:11:20.320 Dominant plays. 256 00:11:20.240 --> 00:11:21.879 Well, maybe that's what that was closer to him. 257 00:11:21.960 --> 00:11:24.279 Yeah, they've got a really nice relationship. I think they've 258 00:11:24.320 --> 00:11:26.799 shown some really good combination play to get behind the 259 00:11:26.840 --> 00:11:29.679 opponents back for and it's something that they could just 260 00:11:29.720 --> 00:11:30.600 have talked a lot about. 261 00:11:31.320 --> 00:11:34.440 So how has the because you know, it's a good 262 00:11:34.519 --> 00:11:36.799 problem for Pablo to have, He's he's got a lot 263 00:11:36.840 --> 00:11:39.879 of options in the attacking third when it comes to 264 00:11:40.080 --> 00:11:42.440 both the existing players you've had and the new players 265 00:11:42.440 --> 00:11:45.399 you brought in. Talk about that process, how it's going 266 00:11:45.519 --> 00:11:48.919 with Dominic and Lochlin and Diogo and uh, you know, 267 00:11:48.960 --> 00:11:52.039 in combination and conjunction with Diego and Anderson and Chicho 268 00:11:52.039 --> 00:11:54.320 are the guys that have been here, uh, and just 269 00:11:54.720 --> 00:11:57.279 how that how that group is kind of coming together, 270 00:11:57.320 --> 00:11:59.960 because obviously it's going to be paramount if you guys 271 00:12:00.080 --> 00:12:02.080 want to win something big that those guys are connected. 272 00:12:03.039 --> 00:12:04.559 Yeah, you know. I think if we go back two 273 00:12:04.600 --> 00:12:08.039 games ago versus Portland, then we talk about Austin to 274 00:12:08.399 --> 00:12:10.639 finish both those games with two goals and the show 275 00:12:10.639 --> 00:12:13.080 those games. I thought we were looking at some really 276 00:12:13.120 --> 00:12:15.879 positive things. And then obviously we're upset. We're upset with 277 00:12:15.960 --> 00:12:18.600 last night because I don't think we generated enough goal chances. 278 00:12:18.639 --> 00:12:22.240 Forget about goals, but I don't think we showed the 279 00:12:22.279 --> 00:12:25.240 same type of stuff. Now we have to remember the 280 00:12:25.240 --> 00:12:28.360 opponent was different. The opponent was very, very deep, as 281 00:12:28.399 --> 00:12:30.320 I said, with a back five and two central until 282 00:12:30.360 --> 00:12:32.879 players in front of them. So in essence, it was 283 00:12:32.919 --> 00:12:35.440 a It was a hard game to try to create chances. 284 00:12:35.480 --> 00:12:38.159 But we we still need to and certainly when we're 285 00:12:38.159 --> 00:12:40.200 at home we need to. So I think the relationships 286 00:12:40.200 --> 00:12:43.399 are moving forward. I think it is a It does 287 00:12:43.440 --> 00:12:46.440 make for a difficult coaches decisions because I believe that 288 00:12:46.519 --> 00:12:49.320 we have we have a very high number of quality 289 00:12:49.320 --> 00:12:51.080 attacking players, and not all of them get to play 290 00:12:51.080 --> 00:12:52.039 together at the same time. 291 00:12:52.720 --> 00:12:55.000 How has the locker room to your knowledge, I know 292 00:12:55.039 --> 00:12:58.679 that's Pablo's sacred space, but has there been buy in 293 00:12:59.000 --> 00:13:02.000 from everybody? Understand standing that you know, certain players are 294 00:13:02.000 --> 00:13:04.399 going to come in and take your spot, and sometimes 295 00:13:04.399 --> 00:13:06.080 you're going to start, sometimes you're going to come in 296 00:13:06.080 --> 00:13:07.759 as a sub. I mean, does it feel like Pablo 297 00:13:07.840 --> 00:13:09.639 is getting to buy in from the group that he needs? 298 00:13:10.320 --> 00:13:12.440 Yeah? I mean how you judge that is based upon 299 00:13:12.480 --> 00:13:15.600 the performances that you see, Right, So persons like myself 300 00:13:15.600 --> 00:13:18.159 and you, we watched the games and see how a 301 00:13:18.200 --> 00:13:20.600 player like Diego Luno comes off the bench last night, 302 00:13:20.639 --> 00:13:23.080 how does he respond in that situation? And last weekend 303 00:13:23.120 --> 00:13:25.679 it was Diogo coming off the bench. And I would 304 00:13:25.720 --> 00:13:28.799 say that in both cases, those guys come in wanting 305 00:13:28.840 --> 00:13:30.799 to positively affect it and you could see it through 306 00:13:30.799 --> 00:13:33.639 their energy and their efforts. So it appears that all 307 00:13:33.679 --> 00:13:35.919 the guys understand that this is this is the game 308 00:13:35.960 --> 00:13:38.360 of soccer at the highest level. Is you know, you're 309 00:13:38.360 --> 00:13:40.679 not always going to start every game. So so far, 310 00:13:40.720 --> 00:13:42.600 it seems like it's been a good situation. 311 00:13:42.639 --> 00:13:43.840 I've got to go back to Chicho. 312 00:13:44.000 --> 00:13:46.840 You referenced him earlier in the interview, but it's just it's, 313 00:13:47.000 --> 00:13:49.080 you know, a very simple thing to say that he 314 00:13:49.320 --> 00:13:53.320 is super important to everything you do, both on and 315 00:13:53.399 --> 00:13:56.440 off the field, and you know, it's been a long 316 00:13:56.480 --> 00:13:58.320 time since we've seen him look the way he looked 317 00:13:58.320 --> 00:14:01.919 prior to this, when he was scoring a lot of goals, 318 00:14:01.960 --> 00:14:03.879 he was providing a lot of service, and he was 319 00:14:03.919 --> 00:14:06.840 really in the mix for MVP and looked like a 320 00:14:06.960 --> 00:14:10.279 sure bet to break RSL single season goal record and 321 00:14:10.320 --> 00:14:12.759 maybe even lead the league and goals. Most of those 322 00:14:12.759 --> 00:14:14.600 things are gone by the wayside. Now what do you 323 00:14:14.639 --> 00:14:16.799 attribute that most to and what do you want to 324 00:14:16.840 --> 00:14:19.279 see from him badly over the final couple of matches 325 00:14:19.519 --> 00:14:20.480 in the regular season. 326 00:14:22.039 --> 00:14:23.679 Man, I tell you what, I'd like something to just 327 00:14:23.720 --> 00:14:26.600 go off of his off of his chest, or his knee, 328 00:14:26.679 --> 00:14:28.960 or the back of his butt, whatever it is, and 329 00:14:29.480 --> 00:14:31.480 end up in the goal. Because, as I said, I 330 00:14:31.480 --> 00:14:35.279 think it's it's just that that mindset of something positive 331 00:14:35.320 --> 00:14:38.679 happening to him or for him that could completely open 332 00:14:38.720 --> 00:14:41.399 everything up. So I was hopeful that it was coming 333 00:14:41.480 --> 00:14:43.559 last night. It's interesting that we went to Austin and 334 00:14:44.360 --> 00:14:46.279 the coaches brought him out of the game because he 335 00:14:46.279 --> 00:14:48.519 would just look like he was fatiguing, and then five 336 00:14:48.519 --> 00:14:50.799 minutes later we get a penalty, So you know, if 337 00:14:50.799 --> 00:14:52.200 he had been on the field for that, perhaps he 338 00:14:52.200 --> 00:14:54.360 takes the penalty and perhaps we're moving forward with him, 339 00:14:54.480 --> 00:14:58.440 but unfortunately not to be the case. So I really 340 00:14:58.480 --> 00:15:00.759 just think it's just a matter of something happening, right 341 00:15:00.799 --> 00:15:03.320 because you know, a couple of weeks ago, what I 342 00:15:03.360 --> 00:15:05.159 told you I wasn't. We weren't really happy with the 343 00:15:05.200 --> 00:15:06.919 work rate we were getting from him, and we wanted 344 00:15:07.240 --> 00:15:09.039 him to just focus on that, and we've gotten that 345 00:15:09.080 --> 00:15:10.559 in the last two games. So I think that's a 346 00:15:10.559 --> 00:15:13.200 step in the right direction. Now it's just about something 347 00:15:13.240 --> 00:15:14.600 positive happening, all right. 348 00:15:14.559 --> 00:15:16.840 Jay, Before I set you loose a couple of matches left. 349 00:15:16.879 --> 00:15:18.679 When you look at the table, you know some of 350 00:15:18.679 --> 00:15:21.120 the things that were within reach are no longer. You're 351 00:15:21.120 --> 00:15:24.639 not going to catch either LA team. The Galaxy have 352 00:15:24.720 --> 00:15:27.200 pulled away. LAFC has a game in hand and a 353 00:15:27.240 --> 00:15:30.720 two point lead. I suppose some things stranger could happen, 354 00:15:31.120 --> 00:15:34.440 but ultimately there are six points left up for grabs. 355 00:15:34.519 --> 00:15:36.799 You guys are at four now, Houston is only two 356 00:15:36.799 --> 00:15:40.159 behind you, Colorado is only three. How important is it 357 00:15:40.240 --> 00:15:43.240 for you to keep that top four status to at 358 00:15:43.320 --> 00:15:45.639 least host your first home playoff match. 359 00:15:46.200 --> 00:15:49.720 It's critical, It's absolutely critical. So for us, we believe 360 00:15:49.799 --> 00:15:52.080 that to have the to give ourselves the best chance 361 00:15:52.120 --> 00:15:53.759 to make a run in the playoffs. We need to 362 00:15:53.759 --> 00:15:55.879 have home field advantage. You don't have home field advantage 363 00:15:55.919 --> 00:15:58.679 unless you finish in the top four. There's something else 364 00:15:58.720 --> 00:16:01.399 that's out there for us, and that if we can 365 00:16:01.440 --> 00:16:03.559 pick up six points, we can break an all time 366 00:16:03.639 --> 00:16:07.919 record for RSL as the highest point standings ever ever 367 00:16:08.120 --> 00:16:11.240 gained in a single season. So I'm hoping that's out 368 00:16:11.240 --> 00:16:13.320 for the player, out there for the players, because that's 369 00:16:13.399 --> 00:16:14.679 that's called making history. 370 00:16:14.960 --> 00:16:18.080 Yes, sir, all right, Jay, thanks for stopping by and 371 00:16:18.120 --> 00:16:19.639 insulting me as. 372 00:16:19.480 --> 00:16:20.279 Well as come. 373 00:16:21.279 --> 00:16:22.159 I apologize. 374 00:16:22.960 --> 00:16:25.240 Look you know me, I'm gonna mess with you no 375 00:16:25.279 --> 00:16:27.159 matter what. So thank you for the time and have 376 00:16:27.240 --> 00:16:27.879 a great weekend. 377 00:16:27.879 --> 00:16:29.759 Okay, all right, YouTube, bye bye? 378 00:16:29.799 --> 00:16:32.159 All right, Jason Christ RSL leaving a couple of more 379 00:16:32.200 --> 00:16:35.480 points on the table last night. You know, I kind 380 00:16:35.480 --> 00:16:37.399 of alluded to this with Jason. It just hasn't been 381 00:16:37.399 --> 00:16:38.480 good enough for a while. 382 00:16:38.919 --> 00:16:39.120 You know. 383 00:16:39.159 --> 00:16:42.399 They got the Dallas win now three straight draws, They 384 00:16:42.399 --> 00:16:44.759 got smoked by Houston prior to and we can go 385 00:16:44.879 --> 00:16:47.320 back and forth, but for my money, they have not 386 00:16:47.480 --> 00:16:51.600 looked really top shelf since maybe late June early July. 387 00:16:51.799 --> 00:16:54.679 Can we go that far back, but hopefully they can 388 00:16:54.679 --> 00:16:56.759 at least host a home playoff match. I know most 389 00:16:56.799 --> 00:16:59.559 everyone around here is focused on football, but if you've 390 00:16:59.559 --> 00:17:02.559 ever been to a playoff home soccer match, I know 391 00:17:02.639 --> 00:17:04.799 some of you are rolling your eyes because your football, bros. 392 00:17:04.839 --> 00:17:07.039 And soccer is lame. It's really fun. 393 00:17:07.079 --> 00:17:09.599 So I'm at least hoping they can do that back 394 00:17:09.599 --> 00:17:13.079 in action, coming up against the worst team in Major 395 00:17:13.119 --> 00:17:15.640 League Soccer San Jose, and then they'll finish it off 396 00:17:15.680 --> 00:17:18.680 after a little break against Vancouver and then it's signed 397 00:17:18.680 --> 00:17:19.599 for playoff soccer.