WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:04.839 All right, so full disclosure. Uh, Nino's looking at looking 2 00:00:04.879 --> 00:00:06.799 at what I'm up to on the two hundred and 3 00:00:06.799 --> 00:00:09.439 eighty character app on Fridays, I do high school football 4 00:00:10.039 --> 00:00:13.400 and so on social media. What we do as a 5 00:00:13.439 --> 00:00:15.800 part of our on airteam, we shoot, we shoot the 6 00:00:15.800 --> 00:00:19.760 photos of everything, and hey, we're calling a game airtime 7 00:00:19.800 --> 00:00:23.760 here and uh, Nicki was hanging out. And Nicki is 8 00:00:23.760 --> 00:00:26.559 happily married to a former tight end of the Pittsburgh Steelers, 9 00:00:27.280 --> 00:00:30.600 so uh yeah, she she is. She is a mother, 10 00:00:31.120 --> 00:00:33.799 and she is one of the best in the business. 11 00:00:33.840 --> 00:00:36.240 She can handle pretty much anything. But I will definitely 12 00:00:36.280 --> 00:00:39.200 tell I will definitely tell them married Nicki Notto Palmer 13 00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:46.119 that Nino Torres has an absolute crush uh on the 14 00:00:46.119 --> 00:00:49.920 next time I see her. All Right, wow, uh okay, 15 00:00:50.000 --> 00:00:53.520 didn't know we were going in that direction. Okay. Uh Burrhalter, 16 00:00:53.679 --> 00:00:57.039 let me let me ask you this, would it not 17 00:00:58.039 --> 00:01:02.280 mean that? And I had this discussion with Dylan Butler 18 00:01:02.399 --> 00:01:07.480 yesterday with when Dylan came on, and I would think 19 00:01:08.079 --> 00:01:11.760 that the assistance that you hire, if you are Burr Halter, 20 00:01:11.959 --> 00:01:15.719 are going to be just as important, if not more important, 21 00:01:15.760 --> 00:01:18.439 than your own hire. Knowing that you're going to be 22 00:01:18.439 --> 00:01:21.200 in charge of both, because if you're going to be 23 00:01:21.239 --> 00:01:23.239 in charge of the first team, if you're going to 24 00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:25.599 be in charge of the second team, if you're going 25 00:01:25.640 --> 00:01:28.239 to be in charge of the academy and the philosophy 26 00:01:28.319 --> 00:01:31.480 and all of these different things, that unless you figured 27 00:01:31.480 --> 00:01:34.680 out how to clone yourself at Sloan Kettering, that there's 28 00:01:34.799 --> 00:01:37.640 no way that you can be in four places at once, 29 00:01:38.079 --> 00:01:40.400 and that these assistants that you bring in are going 30 00:01:40.480 --> 00:01:43.480 to have to know what you want and be in 31 00:01:43.560 --> 00:01:47.439 charge more than they might have been otherwise because of 32 00:01:47.480 --> 00:01:50.799 you having all of these different responsibilities. 33 00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:53.439 Otherwise is not going to work. It looks I'm not 34 00:01:53.640 --> 00:01:57.480 discrediting Greg by any means, but being a national team 35 00:01:57.519 --> 00:01:59.760 head coach is very different to being a club head coach. 36 00:02:00.200 --> 00:02:03.840 Was his last gig for a long time, so it's 37 00:02:03.879 --> 00:02:07.400 going to take some adjusting. And like you said, it's key, 38 00:02:07.799 --> 00:02:11.240 it's it's crucial. It's fundamental for him to have a 39 00:02:11.319 --> 00:02:14.520 good supporting cast in that staff that he's gonna have 40 00:02:14.560 --> 00:02:18.719 to delegate to. Otherwise he's just you know, biting more 41 00:02:18.759 --> 00:02:21.520 than he can chew, and he could end up coming 42 00:02:21.560 --> 00:02:26.280 back to you know, making him choke if you will, so, honestly, 43 00:02:27.319 --> 00:02:30.960 if he doesn't set himself up to succeed with a 44 00:02:31.199 --> 00:02:34.240 very good staff, someone that he can rely on for 45 00:02:34.400 --> 00:02:36.360 all the things that you just mentioned, and again it 46 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:39.639 could be for various situations. Maybe he has someone that 47 00:02:40.039 --> 00:02:42.560 is better at developing players. Maybe he has somebody that's 48 00:02:42.560 --> 00:02:45.400 gonna do things that will give him space to do 49 00:02:45.479 --> 00:02:48.919 the scouting and the searching and the coaching and the 50 00:02:49.319 --> 00:02:52.039 soccer module, which we know is so important for greg 51 00:02:52.159 --> 00:02:55.599 style of play. Everything is gonna come up through the 52 00:02:55.719 --> 00:02:58.400 academy and all the way to the first team. So 53 00:02:59.080 --> 00:03:02.360 there's a lot of opponents that, yes, Gret cannot do 54 00:03:02.400 --> 00:03:05.840 it alone. And I'm sure that he has not just 55 00:03:05.919 --> 00:03:08.840 the networking but a lot of pool to bring in 56 00:03:08.879 --> 00:03:12.080 some quality staff members. But yes, I think you're absolutely right. 57 00:03:12.400 --> 00:03:15.960 Who he surrounds himself with would essentially dictate how good 58 00:03:16.000 --> 00:03:18.039 he does and how well and how quick he does 59 00:03:18.039 --> 00:03:19.599 it In Chicago. 60 00:03:19.360 --> 00:03:23.639 Who should he surround himself with? Any ideas I do 61 00:03:23.719 --> 00:03:28.479 not you know what would somebody like Lucci be? Uh? 62 00:03:28.840 --> 00:03:30.000 Would Glucci be a. 63 00:03:31.680 --> 00:03:33.280 Yeah? You know, that's what I was thinking. I was 64 00:03:33.280 --> 00:03:35.879 seeing guys like Lucci. I was seeing guys like the Santos. 65 00:03:35.960 --> 00:03:40.120 But do those guys want to go not backwards because 66 00:03:40.120 --> 00:03:43.120 the Sonos is right now an assistant, But do you 67 00:03:43.159 --> 00:03:43.719 want to do that? 68 00:03:49.319 --> 00:03:56.400 Oh, check your microphone, you mute it. It's like the 69 00:03:56.479 --> 00:03:59.039 audio died. I don't know what happened. You were in 70 00:03:59.039 --> 00:04:00.560 the middle of a sentence in the audio died. 71 00:04:02.800 --> 00:04:04.560 Is it still? Is it still out there? 72 00:04:04.599 --> 00:04:07.159 It is there, it is, So don't move from that spot. 73 00:04:07.439 --> 00:04:10.840 Whatever you did that fixed that weird? Okay, So that 74 00:04:10.879 --> 00:04:12.520 was all right? So you're talking about Lucci. 75 00:04:13.759 --> 00:04:15.520 Yeah, I was saying that I don't know if Lucci 76 00:04:15.599 --> 00:04:19.480 specifically wants to go backwards, because he's coming from an 77 00:04:19.519 --> 00:04:23.040 awful situation being exposed and you know he has Egonis 78 00:04:23.040 --> 00:04:25.040 face after what happened is and will say. I could 79 00:04:25.040 --> 00:04:26.560 see him wanting a job where he's going to be 80 00:04:26.560 --> 00:04:29.199 able to redeem himself in some way. So, yes, there 81 00:04:29.199 --> 00:04:32.519 are guys that we could mention, But do they want 82 00:04:32.519 --> 00:04:34.319 to go backwards to be part of a staff. I 83 00:04:34.360 --> 00:04:36.160 don't know. I'm pretty sure he has his own guys 84 00:04:36.199 --> 00:04:38.680 already ready to go, guys that have helped them at 85 00:04:38.680 --> 00:04:41.120 the US level, guys that he's worked with in the past. 86 00:04:41.319 --> 00:04:43.040 I'm sure, that's not going to be a problem guy 87 00:04:43.120 --> 00:04:45.519 like I don't know, Asra Henderson or something. I mean, 88 00:04:45.680 --> 00:04:48.839 he's going to have a lot of options there, but 89 00:04:48.959 --> 00:04:52.319 he's definitely going to need a big team to again 90 00:04:53.800 --> 00:04:58.959 try to fix a club that has been problematic, not 91 00:04:59.079 --> 00:05:02.560 because of the coaching, but because of the structure and 92 00:05:02.639 --> 00:05:07.079 the organization problems that I mean, we can go back 93 00:05:07.160 --> 00:05:10.720 ten years of issues with Chicago, So it's not as 94 00:05:10.759 --> 00:05:12.959 simple as just a head coach who is gonna come 95 00:05:13.000 --> 00:05:14.120 and fix it, all. 96 00:05:14.120 --> 00:05:18.360 Right, Austin. They finally Rudolfo Bodel finally pulled the trigger 97 00:05:18.839 --> 00:05:22.040 on Josh Wolf. But he did it with a match 98 00:05:22.120 --> 00:05:24.600 to go in the season, when you know you're not 99 00:05:24.680 --> 00:05:26.759 going into the playoffs anyway. And this has been a 100 00:05:26.800 --> 00:05:31.240 point that I've been asking all of our experts this week. Look, 101 00:05:31.519 --> 00:05:34.199 if you're and it might just be because I'm being 102 00:05:34.199 --> 00:05:36.720 a turning into a nicer old man as I you know, 103 00:05:37.600 --> 00:05:39.920 turn into when I'm one hundred and seventy years old, 104 00:05:39.959 --> 00:05:42.000 as I am now, I just must be nicer than 105 00:05:42.000 --> 00:05:44.639 I was in the past. If you're not making the 106 00:05:44.680 --> 00:05:49.399 playoffs and nothing's gonna change, and your last matches at home, 107 00:05:50.120 --> 00:05:53.680 why are you sending Josh Wolf away with one match 108 00:05:53.759 --> 00:05:56.519 left in the season. Just say that you're not gonna 109 00:05:56.519 --> 00:05:59.000 renew his contract, Thank Josh for his time, Let him 110 00:05:59.000 --> 00:06:01.600 have the home match on Saturday, let him get his 111 00:06:01.720 --> 00:06:05.279 lap with his you know family. Why not do that 112 00:06:05.839 --> 00:06:09.000 unless you think that you've really got to jump on 113 00:06:09.040 --> 00:06:11.759 somebody as the new head coach. I mean, why why 114 00:06:11.839 --> 00:06:14.959 let somebody go knowing you're not going to renew him 115 00:06:15.000 --> 00:06:17.240 with a match to go and that last matches at home. 116 00:06:17.319 --> 00:06:18.720 It just it struck me as odd. 117 00:06:19.920 --> 00:06:22.600 I call it smoke, smoke and mirrors. You're trying to 118 00:06:22.639 --> 00:06:25.680 send a message, You're trying to seem like you were 119 00:06:25.720 --> 00:06:30.120 not happy with the situation, and now you are pulling 120 00:06:30.160 --> 00:06:33.360 the trigger. But I agree with you. I think it's 121 00:06:33.439 --> 00:06:36.040 the wrong decision. I think that, uh, there is no 122 00:06:36.120 --> 00:06:38.720 reason why you would do this right now, because you're 123 00:06:38.720 --> 00:06:40.279 not going to hire a guy tomorrow. You're not going 124 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:42.439 to hire a guy next week. You're probably not going 125 00:06:42.480 --> 00:06:45.439 to hire a guy next month because you're going to 126 00:06:45.519 --> 00:06:48.759 need to follow a protocol if you want to get 127 00:06:48.800 --> 00:06:53.240 the right guy to interview X amount of candidates, see 128 00:06:53.279 --> 00:06:56.079 what you want to get out of him. But I 129 00:06:56.120 --> 00:06:59.759 think this all goes back to similar to Chicago, the 130 00:06:59.800 --> 00:07:03.879 problems in Austin have been up top as well. Uh 131 00:07:03.959 --> 00:07:06.439 that there's not a ton of issues with with the 132 00:07:06.519 --> 00:07:10.399 recruiting and the scouting and the sporting director and all 133 00:07:10.519 --> 00:07:14.959 kinds of things that you know, I'm not I wouldn't 134 00:07:15.000 --> 00:07:17.480 put it past Rodolpho to want to coach this team, 135 00:07:17.600 --> 00:07:21.879 you know, himself moving forward. I mean it's it's that 136 00:07:22.079 --> 00:07:25.839 sort of situation, uh, that that that that Austin is 137 00:07:26.439 --> 00:07:29.360 in and and that's why I think that the issues 138 00:07:29.639 --> 00:07:34.439 with Austin are specifically beyond the coaching staff. So to 139 00:07:34.560 --> 00:07:39.879 your question, the only logical explanation is that you want 140 00:07:39.879 --> 00:07:44.199 to make a statement and send a message that you 141 00:07:44.279 --> 00:07:46.600 want to happy you wanted to get him off. But 142 00:07:46.639 --> 00:07:48.240 it makes no difference, It makes no changes. And I 143 00:07:48.240 --> 00:07:50.360 don't think they're going to hire anybody within the next month. 144 00:07:51.480 --> 00:07:54.720 Well unless it's somebody that you really want to jump 145 00:07:54.800 --> 00:07:56.759 on that might be a part of the old City 146 00:07:56.759 --> 00:08:00.839 Football group. Group. Where is it domint On? Is it 147 00:08:00.959 --> 00:08:04.959 Patrick Vieira? Is it somebody with ties to cfg that 148 00:08:05.040 --> 00:08:07.319 you might have known in the past that wants to 149 00:08:07.480 --> 00:08:09.519 come back and be a part of everything. That's The 150 00:08:09.560 --> 00:08:11.759 only thing I can figure is that you're trying to 151 00:08:11.759 --> 00:08:15.439 to jump the line and hire somebody that you think 152 00:08:15.839 --> 00:08:17.759 would want to jump and be a part of things 153 00:08:17.800 --> 00:08:20.519 that you can announce literally like either the last day 154 00:08:20.560 --> 00:08:23.879 of the regular season as a part of the process, Hey, 155 00:08:23.959 --> 00:08:26.720 it's our last home match and here's our new head coach, 156 00:08:27.079 --> 00:08:28.959 or do it like the day after the regular season 157 00:08:28.959 --> 00:08:30.800 when you know you're not making it something like something 158 00:08:30.879 --> 00:08:34.120 in there. It's like there's a there's a there's a wire. 159 00:08:34.279 --> 00:08:38.120 I think that that isn't quite connecting here. And I 160 00:08:38.159 --> 00:08:39.720 don't know if you're trying to jump the que on 161 00:08:39.759 --> 00:08:43.039 somebody or if you're going to make an announcement or 162 00:08:43.360 --> 00:08:45.639 you just wanted to be you know, you wanted to 163 00:08:45.679 --> 00:08:47.360 just kick the guy out. I don't know which one 164 00:08:47.399 --> 00:08:49.720 of those options is the option here. 165 00:08:50.120 --> 00:08:52.799 Now you just wanted to get him out. And again, 166 00:08:53.080 --> 00:08:57.639 it's all smoking mirror. It's you portraying that you were 167 00:08:57.679 --> 00:09:00.759 doing your job and that you had a expectation and 168 00:09:00.799 --> 00:09:02.879 a level. If you wanted to fire him and you 169 00:09:02.879 --> 00:09:05.240 were thinking about moving on, you should have done it 170 00:09:05.240 --> 00:09:07.120 halfway through this season. You should have done it when 171 00:09:07.679 --> 00:09:10.159 there were issues with Fagun dish and there were issues 172 00:09:10.440 --> 00:09:15.080 with the Ruzie and all these things that came up. 173 00:09:15.360 --> 00:09:17.000 You had a way out, you had a way to 174 00:09:17.039 --> 00:09:20.799 get and look me and you have talked about it 175 00:09:20.919 --> 00:09:26.200 as much as we appreciate and can give all the 176 00:09:26.279 --> 00:09:31.080 credit to a guy like Wolf because of his IQ 177 00:09:31.399 --> 00:09:35.440 and how prepared he is and the soccer he provided. 178 00:09:35.480 --> 00:09:39.399 Within the first few seasons, you could see that it 179 00:09:39.440 --> 00:09:42.080 was time to go and are trying to fall apart. 180 00:09:42.159 --> 00:09:43.919 So if you're going to pull the plug, you should 181 00:09:43.960 --> 00:09:46.840 have done it a lot sooner. And look, media members 182 00:09:46.919 --> 00:09:48.600 right now, we're taking so much heat when he comes 183 00:09:48.639 --> 00:09:50.600 to this sort of thing. Because I don't know if 184 00:09:50.639 --> 00:09:55.120 you've heard about in South America, Rigardoca basically told the 185 00:09:55.159 --> 00:09:58.879 media that we cannot talk to him about soccer because 186 00:09:58.919 --> 00:10:01.720 we are not coaches and we don't deserve to be 187 00:10:01.759 --> 00:10:04.919 in his presence and don't ask me, don't talk. They 188 00:10:05.000 --> 00:10:06.600 try to debate with you because I'm a coach and 189 00:10:06.600 --> 00:10:10.200 you're not, and I just think that's ridiculous. But regardless 190 00:10:10.240 --> 00:10:13.720 of we do gotta give them the respect and that 191 00:10:13.840 --> 00:10:15.360 where I'm not gonna say they say that I know 192 00:10:15.440 --> 00:10:18.440 more than any coaching MLS, including a guy like wolf, 193 00:10:18.799 --> 00:10:21.840 but you saw things coming from the outside in. It 194 00:10:21.879 --> 00:10:23.679 seemed like there was a time for a change, and 195 00:10:23.679 --> 00:10:25.960 he should have happened a lot sooner than one game 196 00:10:26.000 --> 00:10:27.240 before the season ended. 197 00:10:28.679 --> 00:10:32.240 There's one match in the Western Conference this weekend to 198 00:10:32.279 --> 00:10:37.360 get everybody to thirty three before Decision Day happens next 199 00:10:37.440 --> 00:10:42.240 weekend where we get to watch what's gonna happen involving 200 00:10:42.559 --> 00:10:46.480 LA and Vancouver. LAFC gets to play match thirty three. 201 00:10:46.600 --> 00:10:51.360 They need it to separate themselves from Seattle and from 202 00:10:51.480 --> 00:10:53.840 Salt Lake and the three and the four, so they 203 00:10:53.840 --> 00:10:56.120 can at least have a puncher's chance on Decision Day 204 00:10:56.120 --> 00:11:01.320 going up against LAG with this one match to go, 205 00:11:01.600 --> 00:11:06.519 or too if you're talking about LA and Vancouver, we 206 00:11:06.600 --> 00:11:08.240 knew it was going to be a street fight trying 207 00:11:08.240 --> 00:11:11.600 to figure out positioning, and it hasn't disappointed even with 208 00:11:11.759 --> 00:11:14.759 this match in hand that's going to be played this weekend. 209 00:11:15.200 --> 00:11:17.519 Seattle's a part of that top four. You just don't 210 00:11:17.519 --> 00:11:18.440 know where you're going to be. 211 00:11:20.120 --> 00:11:23.799 Yeah, it was interesting the way things played out. Seattle 212 00:11:23.799 --> 00:11:29.120 surprised me. Timbers disappointed me things played out the way 213 00:11:29.159 --> 00:11:33.480 they did. Vancouver's had issues of their own LAFC picked 214 00:11:33.519 --> 00:11:36.200 it up there at the end, So you know, there 215 00:11:36.240 --> 00:11:39.480 was a lot of fluctuation when it came to the 216 00:11:39.600 --> 00:11:42.200 inertia the teams had at some point of the season. 217 00:11:42.799 --> 00:11:44.600 And yet this is a big one, I mean, And 218 00:11:44.759 --> 00:11:47.279 the funny part about this one is that both Vancouver 219 00:11:47.320 --> 00:11:50.080 and LAFC have a ton of guys missing because of 220 00:11:50.120 --> 00:11:54.200 the FIFA window, right, And I would say that LAFC 221 00:11:54.360 --> 00:11:57.200 still has the upper hand because they do have the 222 00:11:57.320 --> 00:12:00.639 likes of Bo Goods, and they do guys of Jeru, 223 00:12:01.120 --> 00:12:03.279 and they have a Twist and they have Tilman, and 224 00:12:03.320 --> 00:12:05.840 they have all of these guys that are still pretty 225 00:12:05.840 --> 00:12:09.639 good if you ask me. In the other hand, Vancouver 226 00:12:09.720 --> 00:12:13.559 is missing six guys that are not just key, but 227 00:12:13.600 --> 00:12:17.039 the next guy up as a big drop off. So 228 00:12:17.159 --> 00:12:22.720 no no Rob Gold, no Dta, no Ali. I mean, 229 00:12:22.759 --> 00:12:25.399 there's a lot of players here that are not gonna 230 00:12:25.440 --> 00:12:28.519 be part of that team. Uh, you know Kubas, who's 231 00:12:28.759 --> 00:12:31.919 so so important for that midfield. So I think that 232 00:12:32.039 --> 00:12:34.039 Vancouver is in a bad position and I think they're 233 00:12:34.039 --> 00:12:37.840 gonna end up losing this game regardless of who LAC 234 00:12:38.000 --> 00:12:41.200 puts on the field. They're gonna play with a three 235 00:12:41.200 --> 00:12:46.279 man back line. They're gonna be very meticulous about how 236 00:12:46.320 --> 00:12:48.240 they're gonna approach this game because they're also not going 237 00:12:48.279 --> 00:12:51.159 to open up against Vancouver and allow a goal to 238 00:12:51.200 --> 00:12:53.440 go in and then allow Vancouver to just kind of 239 00:12:53.480 --> 00:12:57.120 sit back and hold. So las is gonna work their magic. 240 00:12:57.159 --> 00:12:59.840 They're gonna get this game. And unfortunately, when he comes 241 00:12:59.840 --> 00:13:04.720 to the roster depth and roster talent, la If he 242 00:13:04.840 --> 00:13:06.720 just has more of it. So are they going to 243 00:13:06.799 --> 00:13:11.919 miss Buanga? Sure, Olivera, absolutely, Lajoja Martinez. That's coming from 244 00:13:11.919 --> 00:13:15.759 a couple of great games one, but the players that 245 00:13:15.840 --> 00:13:18.279 elifc has are just gonna be able to come through. 246 00:13:18.279 --> 00:13:21.120 And I think Charunduo did a good job at rotating 247 00:13:21.159 --> 00:13:23.080 his squats a couple of times. I think he's doing 248 00:13:23.080 --> 00:13:25.080 a good job at closing the season the right way. 249 00:13:25.440 --> 00:13:27.759 So Eli if he's gonna be able to take down one. 250 00:13:28.000 --> 00:13:29.159 And I don't know if you want to talk about 251 00:13:29.200 --> 00:13:33.440 the Columbus and and and in New England, but that's 252 00:13:33.480 --> 00:13:36.200 another game that it's going to be interesting because Coch 253 00:13:36.320 --> 00:13:38.600 is gonna be with Columbia. UH. There's a lot of 254 00:13:38.600 --> 00:13:43.759 other guys that are part of that uh international call ups, 255 00:13:43.960 --> 00:13:46.559 including a guy like SHOLTI we know what happened last 256 00:13:46.559 --> 00:13:49.600 time against the Sounders when he wasn't there, So how 257 00:13:49.639 --> 00:13:52.080 does that play out? That's going to be an interesting one. 258 00:13:52.080 --> 00:13:54.600 But I do think Columbus and stuff holding onto that 259 00:13:54.639 --> 00:13:58.919 game with a draw and and just at least at 260 00:13:58.960 --> 00:14:03.120 some points to their going back to the standings. In general, 261 00:14:03.600 --> 00:14:08.080 I think that Vancouver is gonna have to play themselves 262 00:14:08.080 --> 00:14:12.600 into this thing. I think that that Sounders Timbers game. 263 00:14:12.759 --> 00:14:15.480 We'll talk about that probably next week, but that's gonna 264 00:14:16.559 --> 00:14:19.919 that's gonna be a fun decision day for the Western Conference. 265 00:14:21.279 --> 00:14:24.159 But credit credit to a team like the Sounders that 266 00:14:24.240 --> 00:14:28.440 was able to put it together and grind out some points, 267 00:14:28.440 --> 00:14:33.919 some performances. That win in Colorado was very good. Paul 268 00:14:34.000 --> 00:14:37.080 Rockcroft has become a rock star. I mean he's been 269 00:14:37.279 --> 00:14:42.000 on real unbelievable. That Colorado game was fantastic. He was persistent, 270 00:14:42.200 --> 00:14:46.360 he was defiant, he couldn't be held. He puts and 271 00:14:46.399 --> 00:14:49.639 creates at least four or five opportunities that Seattle can 272 00:14:49.759 --> 00:14:55.320 put away. So that's gonna be Seattle's Achilles heel. Can 273 00:14:55.399 --> 00:15:00.200 they kill games? Can they finish them off? Can they 274 00:15:01.159 --> 00:15:08.399 really get the goals that they're creating because Jordan Morris 275 00:15:08.440 --> 00:15:10.840 is in a little bit of a funk you side 276 00:15:10.840 --> 00:15:13.399 in this one where he has a it was a 277 00:15:13.399 --> 00:15:15.720 difficult one. It was a difficult one. He gets a 278 00:15:15.759 --> 00:15:18.080 pass a little bit later than I think he expected it, 279 00:15:18.120 --> 00:15:20.600 a little bit quicker than I think he expected it, 280 00:15:20.879 --> 00:15:23.279 and he puts a shot in front of goal that 281 00:15:23.320 --> 00:15:26.799 doesn't go his way. He's banging the ground. He's frustrated 282 00:15:26.799 --> 00:15:30.080 because he wanted that goal. So we'll see how Seattle 283 00:15:30.120 --> 00:15:33.360 can manage that when he comes to the first round 284 00:15:33.399 --> 00:15:34.120 of the playoffs. 285 00:15:34.320 --> 00:15:38.200 Okay, two more questions, and one of them has to 286 00:15:38.240 --> 00:15:40.639 do with Tacoma defiance because we now know the playoff 287 00:15:40.679 --> 00:15:44.000 matchups and next pro obed Vargas named for the twenty 288 00:15:44.039 --> 00:15:45.759 two under twenty two. What's it been like to see 289 00:15:45.759 --> 00:15:49.240 obed Vargas continue to grow and evolve to where he is, 290 00:15:49.639 --> 00:15:52.840 even if we take him out of this list that 291 00:15:52.960 --> 00:15:56.000 was put forth by Major League Soccer. What's it been 292 00:15:56.039 --> 00:15:58.639 like for you to see obed Vargas grow to where 293 00:15:58.679 --> 00:16:01.759 he is as a part of the impact there in Seattle. 294 00:16:03.399 --> 00:16:08.559 He's been a privilege and it's been a learning experience 295 00:16:08.639 --> 00:16:12.519 for me just watching a player come up through the 296 00:16:12.679 --> 00:16:18.720 system and provide and grow in a way that he's 297 00:16:18.759 --> 00:16:23.320 not just a starter. He is a high contributor. I 298 00:16:23.360 --> 00:16:26.600 think that he's way too low on that list. I 299 00:16:26.639 --> 00:16:28.559 cannot believe, and I don't have the list in front 300 00:16:28.600 --> 00:16:30.080 of me, but I can't believe that a guy like 301 00:16:30.639 --> 00:16:33.519 McGlenn is on top of him a guy like Redondo 302 00:16:33.879 --> 00:16:37.759 looking I understand. I understand that the talents and the 303 00:16:37.799 --> 00:16:41.120 potential is the reason probably why they're above him. And 304 00:16:41.159 --> 00:16:43.000 again McGlenn is not a guy that I will put 305 00:16:43.000 --> 00:16:47.960 above Ovid Vargas. But but when it comes to contributions 306 00:16:48.000 --> 00:16:50.840 and what you actually did throughout the season, other than 307 00:16:50.879 --> 00:16:53.919 Diego Luna, there isn't many guys that at his age 308 00:16:53.960 --> 00:16:56.440 and in that list have done what Ovid has done. 309 00:16:56.440 --> 00:16:58.840 And nobody has done it at center midfield. He's done 310 00:16:58.879 --> 00:17:01.879 it out wide on the way and he defends, he pushes, 311 00:17:01.919 --> 00:17:07.079 he processes, he creates opportunities. I was talking to another 312 00:17:07.200 --> 00:17:09.680 player who's and I'm not gonna say his name, but 313 00:17:10.480 --> 00:17:12.920 he says he reminds him a lot of Nicolesto Darro 314 00:17:13.240 --> 00:17:15.640 and it's kind of funny that that that you that 315 00:17:15.720 --> 00:17:18.200 that comparison was made because he does have a lot 316 00:17:18.200 --> 00:17:20.480 of that. I'm going to tear the field. I'm going 317 00:17:20.559 --> 00:17:22.680 to get everywhere, I'm going to get forward, I'm going 318 00:17:22.759 --> 00:17:25.640 to defend. I'm going to do everything possible. He has 319 00:17:25.680 --> 00:17:30.279 the creativity, uh he he has the vision and the 320 00:17:30.640 --> 00:17:34.799 technical ability to put both through. So it's been a 321 00:17:34.799 --> 00:17:39.799 surreal experience because from his family circle, his dad who's 322 00:17:39.880 --> 00:17:43.799 very involved with his career, with his development, who coached 323 00:17:43.799 --> 00:17:48.000 them at a young age, and watching how excited he's been. 324 00:17:48.079 --> 00:17:50.640 Not only that he's as high as he is in 325 00:17:50.680 --> 00:17:54.880 that list and the fact that he's an undeniable starter 326 00:17:55.000 --> 00:17:58.519 for Seattle, but the Color to Mexico Senior team was big, right. 327 00:17:58.559 --> 00:18:00.640 I mean that's the thing that he's been searching for. 328 00:18:01.119 --> 00:18:04.359 He made the switch of federations from the US to Mexico. 329 00:18:04.839 --> 00:18:08.000 That has played dividends. And now he gets a call 330 00:18:08.119 --> 00:18:11.119 up and he's going to be working under a guire 331 00:18:11.880 --> 00:18:21.119 in another Mexican legend in the defender from Barcelona, Marquess Jesus. 332 00:18:21.799 --> 00:18:24.240 So it's definitely an experience that he is going to 333 00:18:24.279 --> 00:18:28.599 help him even more so the two conclusions, I think 334 00:18:28.640 --> 00:18:31.559 he in my opinion, he should be at least third 335 00:18:32.240 --> 00:18:35.839 in that twenty two Under twenty two list in my opinion, 336 00:18:36.480 --> 00:18:40.240 and like I said, the only other player that I 337 00:18:40.240 --> 00:18:44.680 would vote for new for young player is Diego Luna. 338 00:18:45.000 --> 00:18:50.319 But if Obett gets this team going against Portland, is 339 00:18:50.359 --> 00:18:53.559 a contributor, is someone that is influential, and then in 340 00:18:53.599 --> 00:18:55.640 the first round of the playoffs he does it, I'm 341 00:18:55.640 --> 00:18:58.839 definitely voting for oh But regardless of whether anybody else. 342 00:18:58.680 --> 00:19:03.279 Does or not, He's Kromowsky is six, Rodondo is five, 343 00:19:03.480 --> 00:19:07.240 Brian Gudieris is four, McGlenn is three, Luna is to 344 00:19:07.440 --> 00:19:09.920 Diego Gomez from Messi and Friends is number one. 345 00:19:10.359 --> 00:19:13.160 Absolutely give me looking down just standing Goms because he 346 00:19:13.160 --> 00:19:16.160 also has like fourteen hundred minutes played to be quite honest. 347 00:19:16.160 --> 00:19:19.759 But the talent, what he's done, the impact, I'll I'll 348 00:19:19.839 --> 00:19:23.359 let you slide, Diego Goldman, I'll let you slide, and 349 00:19:23.400 --> 00:19:25.599 then Diego Luna, and then you have to put over. 350 00:19:25.880 --> 00:19:28.599 In my opinion, so I know that there isn't a 351 00:19:28.799 --> 00:19:31.720 clear definition of what we're looking for when it comes 352 00:19:31.720 --> 00:19:34.160 to the U twenty two list, But I'm gonna look 353 00:19:34.160 --> 00:19:38.319 for impactful players. I'm gonna look for, uh, the youngest 354 00:19:38.319 --> 00:19:40.759 player in the list. If I'm not mistaken. That's doing 355 00:19:40.839 --> 00:19:44.119 more than half of these players in this list. So 356 00:19:44.799 --> 00:19:47.880 I am just very high on Ovid bargains. I think 357 00:19:47.920 --> 00:19:51.680 that he's gonna be gone within the next year. Uh 358 00:19:52.440 --> 00:19:55.359 after plub broke Cup. I think he's gonna have a 359 00:19:55.440 --> 00:20:03.799 huge expose, a huge you know. Uh yep, that he 360 00:20:03.799 --> 00:20:06.000 could just show his talent and from there on, I 361 00:20:06.039 --> 00:20:08.000 think the team is going to move on and allow 362 00:20:08.079 --> 00:20:09.799 him to go to Europe and probably have a very 363 00:20:09.799 --> 00:20:10.279 good career. 364 00:20:10.720 --> 00:20:14.079 Yeah, Kevin Sullivan is eighteen on the list for three 365 00:20:14.119 --> 00:20:17.000 matches and ten minutes for Philadelphia Union at the age 366 00:20:17.000 --> 00:20:22.039 of fifteen. So that's all right. So last question is 367 00:20:22.039 --> 00:20:26.400 about Tacoma Defiance. Defiants are in the playoffs in MLS 368 00:20:26.400 --> 00:20:30.759 next Pro. The matchups are next weekend, ten days from now, 369 00:20:31.440 --> 00:20:35.279 and it's ten o'clock where at Starfire, Ventura County goes 370 00:20:35.319 --> 00:20:39.200 to take on Tacoma Defiance and they had to wait 371 00:20:39.240 --> 00:20:41.039 to figure out who their opponent was because they're the 372 00:20:41.079 --> 00:20:43.240 four seed. It was I thought it was going to 373 00:20:43.279 --> 00:20:45.519 be crazier in the East than it was in the West, 374 00:20:45.559 --> 00:20:48.680 but North Texas picked up the white Caps, so it's 375 00:20:48.720 --> 00:20:53.359 one versus seven. Saint Louis City SC two picked the 376 00:20:53.519 --> 00:20:57.720 five in LAFC two. Then it was the town which 377 00:20:57.799 --> 00:21:01.039 used to be lowst dose and they get Dynamo does 378 00:21:01.119 --> 00:21:03.559 and then it's four and six. So one v seven, 379 00:21:03.599 --> 00:21:06.680 two v five, three v eight and four v six. 380 00:21:06.720 --> 00:21:10.519 When it comes to Tacoma, specifically, for someone who has 381 00:21:10.559 --> 00:21:14.279 not seen Tacoma this year, who is who is someone 382 00:21:14.440 --> 00:21:17.599 in the the Nico spots shadow, It's like, oh, here's 383 00:21:17.640 --> 00:21:19.960 who I should watch when it comes to Tacoma Defiance 384 00:21:20.000 --> 00:21:22.200 that should be making an impact in the next year 385 00:21:22.279 --> 00:21:24.000 or so. At the parent club. 386 00:21:25.920 --> 00:21:31.119 That is a tough one because there are a lot 387 00:21:31.119 --> 00:21:34.559 of good players. I like Kris Kris Akino is a 388 00:21:34.599 --> 00:21:37.759 guy that has come up and has done some wonderful 389 00:21:37.799 --> 00:21:40.839 things throughout the season. I think he's, uh the next 390 00:21:40.839 --> 00:21:43.720 player that's gonna get a chance up when he comes 391 00:21:43.799 --> 00:21:48.200 to the first team. Uh. He's a creative midfielder that 392 00:21:48.240 --> 00:21:50.039 has a lot of range, that can do a lot 393 00:21:50.079 --> 00:21:54.160 of things. Uh. So he's an interesting one. I think 394 00:21:55.039 --> 00:21:57.279 gold Miz is a guy that's been very productive for 395 00:21:57.400 --> 00:22:02.079 this team as well, but I think the defensive components 396 00:22:02.119 --> 00:22:05.759 back there, that's what really gives this Tacoma Defiance a 397 00:22:05.839 --> 00:22:09.319 lot of leverage to do what they do, and I 398 00:22:09.359 --> 00:22:11.160 think that we should focus a little bit on that. 399 00:22:11.200 --> 00:22:14.079 I mean, they're coming in uh from you know, some 400 00:22:14.119 --> 00:22:17.519 positive results throughout the season, and one of the things 401 00:22:17.519 --> 00:22:19.240