Inside LAFC | Episode 211 - A Strong Start

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Welcome into Inside LAFC podcast presented by Ticketmaster.
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That's right.
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We are live every Monday, 1230 Pacific time on LAFC YouTube and LAFC Facebook.
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And look who's back.
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We're back.
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We got the memo to get the black polo on.
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It's Benny Failhaber.
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Oh, man.
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I made a vow after, you know, the first half of the season.
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I would only come back to the show once my man, Sonny, scored a goal.
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So here I am, as promised.
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Sonny did it.
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We're back.
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We are back.
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This is going to be a feel-good show.
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We're not going to tap dance about what's going on post-World Cup.
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LAFC coming down, laying down a big-time marker down at Dignity Hill Sports Park in Carson and getting a big win over the Galaxy.
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We'll talk about that.
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We'll preview a very busy week.
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Coming up at home as we open the doors of BMO Stadium on Wednesday and again on Saturday.
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We invite you to like the video and subscribe to the channel.
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Let's get those numbers up and running.
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Benny's back.
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Benny, tell everyone what you were doing.
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Why we couldn't see you so much because you're now a big time TV star for CBS.
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Hey, well, this is what happens when you partake in Inside LAFC and you get noticed next to Max Bredos.
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And our producer, Miss Sarah Takata.
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Is that how you pronounce her last name before I say it?
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She doesn't care.
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You can say whatever you want.
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Miss Sarah Takata, who, by the way, is now a big FIFA representative as well.
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Yes.
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We work in the big games in L.A.
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But anyways, you get noticed.
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And I worked a little bit at CBS Sports Galazzo.
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Did some things during the World Cup.
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It was a really good time, a really fun time.
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I'm a, I'm a man.
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World Cup for me is like the, the peak of everything.
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I, and honestly, it's more, it's more exciting to watch it rather than the one time I played in it was exciting in a different way, but it's been fun to share it with my kids, my family.
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And it was fun talking about it in Stanford, Connecticut with CBS.
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Your World Cup was 2010, correct?
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Right, that's right.
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You were in the big huddle on the landing moment with your bib on.
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I was right at the bottom.
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I think I was the first person on the field to get to him.
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I was sprinting behind him as quickly as I could.
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Yes, and everyone, just to remind who Benny is, because he's soft-spoke and he doesn't want to draw any attention.
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This guy was a...
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Bad to the bone player.
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And at the time, he was the kind of American player that we always – don't blush, Benny.
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He was the kind of American player we always wanted to develop.
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All-round midfielder, could pass, could score, had the long-range shot, et cetera, et cetera.
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I'm just shaking my hand that you said I was soft-spoken.
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Okay.
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So I've spoken about his career.
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Everything else, he comes in hard.
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By the way, the comment section is going bananas.
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This is more like it.
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And usually, you know, we have the comment section when people are up in arms.
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It looks pretty good.
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Mango, first in the room, saying hi.
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David Hernandez, sup, folks.
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Tres a cero.
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No doubt talking about the Galaxy game.
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Jungwon Park, sup.
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What's up, Jungwon Park?
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And it goes on and on.
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We'll reach all these comments.
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Benny, great to be back.
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It still feels good to beat Carson.
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I've been riding a little high ever since Friday.
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Well, yeah, it's Monday now.
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Okay, so we got to get back in there.
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And Dobby pointing out my big Walmart commercial.
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And the campaign continues, so we're very excited.
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You're going to be in a movie soon, I think.
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I should be.
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Hollywood Max at this point.
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Yeah, by the way, I saw the Odyssey at IMAX.
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I liked it.
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I know people don't.
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I enjoyed it.
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Big time.
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I like Greek mythology.
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I'm going to go read the Homer's Odyssey again.
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So we'll get into it here on Inside LAFC podcast presented by Ticketmaster.
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So we are back.
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Afternoon, fellas.
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Everyone, just roll right in.
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Let's get into the game.
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Los Angeles is black and gold.
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I think that's the best way to say it.
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Friday after seven weeks off.
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Remember, they broke for the World Cup.
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I'm going to ask you about the World Cup later because I wasn't going to talk about the World Cup.
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So we're turning the page.
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And I love the World Cup, by the way.
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But it's like all good things, they must come to an end.
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And that was long, long.
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It was too long for me.
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I think we should have just packed it into four weeks.
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Probably impossible.
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So it's time to turn the page.
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But Los Angeles is black and gold.
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And, Benny, we don't know what the team's going to look like after seven weeks.
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I watched some games the night before.
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Seattle obviously didn't get back their bearings.
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I watched Montreal, Toronto.
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It looked like two teams that –
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are still early in preseason, to be frank.
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And then LAFC comes out.
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It was a little slow with the first 15 minutes, and then bang, and then they're crossing things off their list.
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They have Evgeny Ciberko, the new player.
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He's already in the starting 11, which I love to see, because you hear John Thornton say, yeah, this is a profile of player he wanted.
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He is in the 11.
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Yeah, Ciberko held it down in the back with the boys.
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I thought he was good.
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He had a couple good movements coming up.
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He's not as fast, so...
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With paint still out there, he got behind him a couple times, but no harm done.
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And then LAFC just put it in cruise control.
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So you get this result.
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Portland looked great coming back, but I was curious what it would look like, especially when you have three players.
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And Stefan Ustakio is not there.
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We haven't heard anything confirmed about his future.
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And I'm sure based on what John Thornton said, you know, they're still talking about it.
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Timothy Tillman didn't make the 18 carrying a knock.
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But you had the three guys, Schoenier, Schaffelberg, and Son Heung-min coming back from the World Cup.
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They all looked poised and sharp.
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And the guys that took the time off looked pretty good.
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Ryan Holling said, Denny Buonga, of course, he is the ultimate professional.
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How did you view just coming back from that?
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And tell us a bit about, you know, obviously coming back from a World Cup, a preseason.
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What's it like for a player to have to switch that thing back on?
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Well, I think there's two big points from this game that I wanted to touch on.
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And one is the professionalism of players, right?
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And I think the discrepancy between what you saw from LAFC in this game versus what you saw with the Galaxy was night and day.
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I tend to think, you talk about Denny Belonga, right?
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A guy that plays every minute of every game and somehow he's always available.
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He's never injured.
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Knock on wood, but he's always ready to deliver, right?
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I think that speaks to his professionalism.
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He's a guy that wants to score every game, assist every game, win every game, play every game.
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And he makes sure that whatever he does off the field is the right approach.
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And I think there's a vast majority of the players, if not all of them, have that kind of culture and that team mentality of being ready when the game starts.
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And that's usually what bodes well for teams when they're coming off of a preseason.
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This is a preseason.
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It's a midseason preseason.
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Right.
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And and to kind of get your mentality, get physically ready for the game and play at the level that I saw LFC play.
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I think that that says a lot about the types of players that we have in the locker room.
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Also, the second point is the coaching staff.
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We always talked about.
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The first half of the season, yes, there's going to be some bumps on the road.
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There's a different system that Mark DeSantis wants to instill in his players, and people have to start figuring that out, and there's chemistry and whatnot.
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And I think now he's going to be judged a little bit more harshly on how all that looks.
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And the first game usually has a lot to do with,
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What did he tell his players?
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What was the message?
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How clear and concise was that message?
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And to me, it looked like the players were on the same page trying to do the same things.
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Was everything perfect?
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No, it's not going to be perfect early on.
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But there was a lot, a lot of positives, which means that the coaching staff got that team ready to go for that first game.
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I think that's a great point.
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And I was curious what it was like because with Marco Santos, you know, things went a little sideways when the schedule built up.
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And he told us about it.
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And it was crazy, their schedule, when you look at games every four days.
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But you see the quality of a coach, how he prepares it.
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Now, you don't get to start from scratch like this every time.
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And the schedule's going to be challenging.
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They have three games or three games in eight days, nine days to start off this second half of the season.
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But the travel will be less.
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And I think it bodes well for LAFC as they get to manage the second half and have everything in front of them.
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They're up to third place in the West.
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And they want to qualify, obviously, for the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
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So they're in good position for that as well here on Inside LAFC Podcast, presented by Ticketmaster Max and Benny.
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And Benny, you touched on Sonny.
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There was, he spoke with Michele Giannone, who did a great interview, long interview.
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You can see it on LAFC social media, certainly on the Twitter handle, about what Sonny, if you haven't seen already.
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And, you know, he was just, it was just, to hear it was wonderful, if you're an LAFC fan, and to see where he is.
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They talked about the penalty decision where the ball handed off.
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I thought it'd be crazy for Sonny to take it, considering that he, he
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You don't want to force it, right?
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You want to get it on your own account.
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But then they handed off to Denny, who is the penalty taker, and Sonny said that.
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And then he also said, when Denny scores, I score.
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It was the team mentality.
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And that's always been reinforced.
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When he wasn't scoring goals, he was still...
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when they're winning games, he was the first to celebrate.
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And then on the flip side, you see how people celebrate as well.
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Well, let's talk about Sonny now that I brought him up.
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We'll bring back the game as well.
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But Sonny gets the golasso.
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It wasn't a penalty.
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It wasn't like a goodwill penalty.
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It was a wonderfully developed goal.
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And I love Mark Delgado, a little flick to bang it in there.
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And we don't know where this goes.
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Sonny's been a big part of this team.
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He has nine assists.
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He plays every game.
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He draws so much defensive attention.
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And now he the goal.
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I mean, you talk about the psyche of a goal.
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The first one is the hardest, right?
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That's not cliche.
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And then to get a goal like it.
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And they also say if you'll get any goal, whether it's a tap in or penalty, but to get to go like this has to be a big boost of confidence.
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It felt like he's been getting closer and closer, right?
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But not only was he just missing some opportunities, but goalies were making some decent saves right before he scored the goal that he did.
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He had a really good shot towards the corner of the goal where the –
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goalkeeper, I think it was Mikovic, right?
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Made a nice diving save to his left side.
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And so it was coming, it was getting closer, and he hit that, the goal that he actually did score, he hit it perfectly.
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Mark Delgado set him up really well.
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It was almost like, seemed almost intentional for Mark Delgado, because he could have maybe potentially done something a little bit different, but he set up Sonny to try and get that goal for him.
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And you
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with the celebration from multiple individual players on LASC, not only the satisfaction of the goal, but that it came from one of their star men, Sonny, who we know, right?
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We know that that first goal is the hardest, and now you've unlocked almost an extra superpower on this team.
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You can't just defend Denny Buonga.
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Now you've got to defend Sonny, and then there's other guys that are scoring, and so now it opens up the door for a lot of opportunities going forward for the team.
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Let's talk about that team effort as we get into the questions.
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100% movie script worthy.
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Talking, I think that was Chad Unzman talking about the ball handed from Sonny to Denny.
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And then the goal.
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Yeah, we all enjoyed it.
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Let's go, El Guapo Dog.
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Craig.
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Hi, Max and Benny.
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I was up north last week.
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A, but I'm turned in for Benny's return.
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Craig, you were in Canada?
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I thought you were in Scotland.
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Me?
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Yeah.
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We don't forget Deku.
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We are back.
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Good afternoon, fellas.
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Juice 323.
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Our most loyal, our most loyal listener, Deku and Juice 323.
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After a month of the World Cup, my butt got bigger and I need a new couch.
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Maybe we need to go for a walk outside too.
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That's what we all need now.
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We can go back on the regiment as well.
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You've been sitting on the couch too long.
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I need to do the same.
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I went to like eight watch parties, and there's nothing else you can do at a watch party than consume.
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So...
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What kind of, uh, Bonnefer, what kind of player profile do both of you think we need the most in this transfer window?
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Okay, let's, we'll ask you that question.
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Segura, midfield, sharp.
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Uh, yeah, he filled that role there.
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Uh, and I know someone was asking about Ustakio, and we don't know any information, but we'll see.
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Um, things are in motion.
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We know LAFC are going to be busy, and the secondary transfer market just opened up.
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Um, Denny from El Chipote, Warren, best player, Max playing next game 100%.
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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Someone talked about Lewis O'Brien as a box-to-box midfielder for LAFC to go.
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Who do you think about a guy?
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Because they're going to be there.
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You have the two DPs.
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You have Schaffelberg.
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David Martinez still there.
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I mean, we know that there have been rumors about clubs in Europe wanting to get him, but he's there.
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He came off the bench.
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Okay.
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I think that front three is good, but someone mentioned the midfield.
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Is there a more creative-type midfielder that could fit the bill?
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Defensively, you've got the three center backs.
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Someone asked about Sergi Palencia.
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I think he's going to be out for the foreseeable future.
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We don't have a timeline.
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But do you see a...
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situation here with where can they upgrade it here?
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Is the team just need some tinkering, a little bit of fine tuning?
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Look, I think that if you look through the starting 11 and you try and really be nitpicky and try and find one spot that –
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somebody could come in and fit in.
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It's, it's the 10 position, right?
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Like the, the slightly more creative central midfielder.
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That's a little bit more incisive with his passing than a Mark Delgado or Timothy Tillman.
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But for me, the number, the most important thing for this team above bringing another player that might slightly improve what is already a fantastic starting 11 and the depth of like the 18 and 23 and beyond.
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is can we get to a point where all fans, Mark DeSantos, players can pretty much hand pick what the starting 11 is?
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I think that's the biggest thing.
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And now there's a couple of question marks because of some injuries, right?
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Sergio Palencia was etched in stone in that starting 11.
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If he's not gonna be there for some time,
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What does that look like?
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Is that Ryan Hollings at on the right side?
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And does that mean Shiverko's playing on the left side like we saw in this game?
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Is there other tinkering to be had there?
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Could it potentially be a back three with wingbacks or is it now a back four with a 4-3-3?
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I think the other big question mark is alongside Sonny and Bwonga, if it's three at the front, who's the third guy?
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Is it a David Martinez?
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Is it a Schaffelberg?
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Who's the guy that's playing there consistently as opposed to like the revolving door?
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It doesn't necessarily mean he's going to play every single game with how many games are going to be in this back end with how many games are in the league now in a short period of time, plus League's Cup.
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And then obviously the playoffs.
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So it doesn't mean that somebody has to play every single game.
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But I think you want to start really building cohesion so that these questions are mostly answered.
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when you get to the really big time games at the back end of the season.
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So for me, that is of utmost importance and that's going to be a tough job because of the quality of the, of the roster for Mark DeSantis.
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Yeah.
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Glad to have you all in there.
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And you mentioned a back three.
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I think we will see that again, especially when you have these teams with really fast wingers, which Real Salt Lake, our next opponent, is one of those.
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And yeah, the number 10 sounds great, but depending on Sergi Palencia, you may want somebody...
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a wide player.
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And we saw Schaffelberg drop as a wing back, a wide player with plenty of pace to protect you from the very fast teams because Schoberko, I liked him a lot, but he's not a flyer.
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Ryan Hollingshead was a flyer, but he's getting up there in years.
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And I think you've got to be a little careful about that, especially LAFC, a team still that –
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are not going to possess a lot.
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I think they had 42% of the ball in this game, and they did wonders with that.
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And this was great.
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Galaxy went into the traps, and LAFC made them pay.
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So I think there's some flexibility there as we get back into the comments.
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SPU Ajax Monare, my friend.
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Am I your friend?
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I'm your friend.
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We're your friends here.
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Or is it Benny?
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Benny's your friend probably.
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We're all friends here.
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Sonny's first goal back in the Derby was a banger.
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Yeah, that's a Derby goal.
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That's really good as LAFC lock it down.
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The TIFO.
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Yeah, there was the TIFO that the guy.
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I thought it was an all right TIFO, but they don't compare to the LAFC.
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And incredible.
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To me, that was a highlight.
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When you saw that section.
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the smoke coming out.
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They were there just so you know, when you go to the galaxy games, they put the, the, the 32 52 and the LAFC supporters in that top corner, right where the sun's hitting them.
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So it's not pleasant.
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And they're there since five o'clock for a seven 30 game, just the sun drilling them.
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And then, I mean, you know, if you sit in the sun that takes, that saps your energy, but not those guys, not those guys and girls.
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They were fantastic.
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Uh, in, uh, in that situation, uh, yeah,
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I thought Jacob Schaffelberg did something pretty special here.
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He had that nice little Cruyff turn to set up the Mark Delgado goal.
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And I know someone mentioned Mark about leaving the galaxy.
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He ripped them because he celebrated and he wasn't happy.
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He didn't get into specifics, but he said, look, my time with you is done.
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I'm now an LFC player, which I think LFC fans would be good.
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But the Schaffelberg, because he's so good vertically and,
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If he can be a factor, and then David Martinez too, who is also very fast, they can get attention away from the Denny Bawanga side.
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That's a game changer, right?
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I mean, you can't collapse on Denny and then you can't really draw your two center backs or whomever it is on Sun Hyung-min.
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All of a sudden, a little more space for those guys.
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And that's something that LAFC was struggling with to some degree, the consistency of all three players, right?
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Because for as much as Sonny has been providing assists, this is his first goal of the league.
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And on that right side, opposite side, Belonga, it's been a little bit of a revolving door.
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I think David Martinez started off the season
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in spectacular fashion where I thought he was our best attacking player in the beginning of the year.
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But he's still a young player.
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He's going to have his ups and downs.
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And now Jacob Schaffelberg is in there.
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He provides a ton of verticality, right?
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As you mentioned, he has the ability to kind of drop inside and kind of connect and pass a little bit more than I think David Martinez.
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Because David Martinez has the ability, but he also wants to score, right?
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Schaffelberg has a little bit more of that knack of wanting to assist.
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So he kind of develops a different chemistry with the other two.
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But I agree with you, Max.
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I think if you're able to, on that right side, either have Jacob Schaffelberg, David Martinez, even sometimes a right wingback if you're playing with three centerbacks, maybe a Hollingshead or, like you said, a Sergi Palencia, maybe not so much.
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on that side, but somebody that can kind of bomb forward and create on that side.
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I mean, it opens up the whole game for Sonny and Denny on the left side.
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So, yeah, that that'll be a game changer.
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And what we saw in this game was the ability for
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for LAFC to kind of attack from all sides of the field.
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And inevitably, Galaxy couldn't deal with it and obviously conceded three goals.
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And it could have been more.
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I mean, the third goal came in, what minute was it?
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It was like middle of the second half.
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Yeah, at the hour mark.
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It kind of seemed like after the 3-0, the game kind of stunted and Galaxy kind of said, okay, the game's over.
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And LAFC were like, great, done.
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Let's get out of here.
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Three points.
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57th minute to be accurate.
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That's got to be great to win that.
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I mean, I can't remember.
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It's like you always go down there to Carson, and these games are always a grind.
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Even when the – listen, this was not a good Galaxy team.
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They sold Gabriel Peck.
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Correct.
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But it doesn't matter.
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No, and I was going to – Max, I'm glad you brought it up because not to –
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minimize what LAFC were able to do because that's not my intent.
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This Galaxy team has issues, has real problems, right?
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I think they already had problems before the break.
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They got rid of their best player.
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Paintsville's not playing at the same level.
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Obviously, Ricky Puget isn't coming back anytime soon.
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So, you know, Greg Vanney has a lot of issues that he has to resolve.
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So this is not...
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the type of Galaxy team that we should be comparing ourselves to in the longer sense, in the season sense.
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But to your point, and you're exactly right, these games always, always deliver in a competitive standpoint.
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It doesn't matter who's doing well and who's doing poorly.
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It's always a big game, a lot of goals.
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No one can stop the other.
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And then it's usually a one goal game at the end.
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And this was nothing of the sort.
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This was...
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black and gold the whole way.
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There was no galaxy in this game.
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And the emotional part of the game that usually takes center stage was not there from a competitive standpoint.
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LAFC scored early, scored often, and stomped on the competition.
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And it was impressive to see.
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And as Benny knows about it, he played in the first ever El Trafico, the 4-3 Zlatan game.
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Yeah, I wish it had ended like this.
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3-0 would have been much nicer.
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It was up 3-0, right?
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Did they score 4-0?
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3-1.
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3-0.
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Oh, my God.
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I completely forgot about it.
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I just started to hash that up.
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Yeah, it looked a little bit somewhat like the third place game in the World Cup or something like that.
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Man, don't get me started on that game.
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Everyone's like, oh, it was the best game of the World Cup.
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Stop.
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Stop it.
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The defense was beyond optional.
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There was like a slide tackle.
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Guy's like, okay, that's not the best game.
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You need competition.
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There was no competition.
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A lot of people are talking about the sunny goal and the Schoenier celebration.
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I don't know if you saw it.
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They highlighted it.
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It looked like he was in a Metallica concert.
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He's like, yeah.
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That's what I'm saying.
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Everybody was pumped not only for the goal, and I think 3-0 kind of –
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liquefied the game so to speak like the game was over at that point but i think everybody realized who just scored so it was important for the squad i mean it's clear as day i mean they don't need to be reminded i mean they don't talk about it but they know sunny hasn't scored and they know how important it is for him to score the way they celebrated uh they try to shoehorn it in maybe with the penalty but although i think that was smoke and mirrors and it worked uh
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But, you know, that to me is a sign of a healthy club.
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I mean, it just shows you what it means for them to celebrate more than Sonny scoring that ball.
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Everybody knows the importance that he is to the team, right?
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And so it's like I said, if I'm playing on that team and I know the quality that a Sonny and a Denny Bologna have,
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and maybe even to another extent, maybe not the same, but a David Martinez or a Schaffelberg.
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You want those guys all scoring because when they're all scoring, it's much more likely that you're going to bode well against the opponents.
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They can't slow down and stop one player and potentially win the game.
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So they all realize that Sonny getting off the mark is going to only help their team get more wins along the way.
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So a big win there for LAFC.
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The second installment of the rivalry is one of the last weekends of the season, October 25th.
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Keep in mind, MLS has a lot of ground to make up because they did the right thing and they completely paused for the World Cup.
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They didn't used to do that.
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They would play games during the World Cup.
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And everyone's saying, what's MLS doing?
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What MLS did...
462
00:24:19.843 --> 00:24:23.047
was the best thing they could possibly do and get out of the way of the World Cup.
463
00:24:23.087 --> 00:24:29.536
Completely vindicated because that was an irresistible force that went through.
464
00:24:29.936 --> 00:24:31.619
Bonnefer, thanks for answering my question.
465
00:24:31.639 --> 00:24:33.361
We encourage you to ask questions here.
466
00:24:33.401 --> 00:24:34.242
We will answer them.
467
00:24:35.983 --> 00:24:37.624
And Julio Marquez has one.
468
00:24:37.724 --> 00:24:39.505
Oh, no, Julio's – I'll get to Julio in a second.
469
00:24:39.965 --> 00:24:40.666
Kyle Bourne.
470
00:24:40.786 --> 00:24:41.386
Afternoon, gents.
471
00:24:41.406 --> 00:24:41.866
Been a minute.
472
00:24:41.946 --> 00:24:44.707
Sorry if you already covered what's Igor Jesus' timeline.
473
00:24:45.128 --> 00:24:46.108
I don't have a timeline.
474
00:24:46.128 --> 00:24:49.450
They were hoping he'd be back by now, but he is training.
475
00:24:50.030 --> 00:24:54.732
But obviously, knee reconstruction and all that is going to take some time.
476
00:24:55.512 --> 00:24:55.993
He will be –
477
00:24:56.953 --> 00:24:59.033
I'm guessing here, but I think we will see him here.
478
00:24:59.073 --> 00:25:00.494
Maybe a little bit after the Leagues Cup.
479
00:25:00.694 --> 00:25:01.354
Maybe a little after.
480
00:25:01.494 --> 00:25:01.974
We hope so.
481
00:25:02.694 --> 00:25:04.034
And we can't wait to see him, friend.
482
00:25:04.054 --> 00:25:06.215
I'm sure he can't wait to get there back.
483
00:25:06.735 --> 00:25:07.455
Great win.
484
00:25:07.575 --> 00:25:10.535
Excited for the Leagues Cup and season at Julio.
485
00:25:11.736 --> 00:25:13.656
Leagues Cup is going to be fantastic.
486
00:25:13.696 --> 00:25:14.556
And this is going to be the best.
487
00:25:14.576 --> 00:25:15.816
They have games in Mexico.
488
00:25:15.836 --> 00:25:17.196
I actually booked my flight.
489
00:25:17.216 --> 00:25:19.757
I'll be calling Tigres, Vancouver from El Volcan.
490
00:25:20.157 --> 00:25:21.937
So I'll be spending a couple days in Monterey.
491
00:25:22.177 --> 00:25:22.977
Do some shopping.
492
00:25:23.677 --> 00:25:23.958
Love it.
493
00:25:24.218 --> 00:25:24.498
It's great.
494
00:25:24.518 --> 00:25:26.298
It's a great place to shop in Monterey.
495
00:25:26.978 --> 00:25:30.261
But Leagues Cup, we're going to plug into all the success of Mexico.
496
00:25:30.721 --> 00:25:38.588
So all those players that played a big role, Brian Gutierrez, who was a Chicago Fire player, LAFC is going to play Chivas.
497
00:25:38.668 --> 00:25:40.449
That's going to be a really hot ticket.
498
00:25:41.029 --> 00:25:46.274
And then you also have Gilberto Mora, who plays for Tijuana, the biggest Mexican star.
499
00:25:46.294 --> 00:25:46.954
So you get to see him.
500
00:25:46.974 --> 00:25:48.135
Are you pumped for the Leagues Cup?
501
00:25:48.275 --> 00:25:48.856
That's pretty good.
502
00:25:48.876 --> 00:25:49.036
Yeah.
503
00:25:49.556 --> 00:25:56.418
I am, I can tell you that it got crushed a lot, but I think it's getting into its groove and it's become, I'm excited for the league's cup.
504
00:25:56.698 --> 00:26:08.541
And, and just to go back a little bit to the world cup, as you're talking about some of those players, as much as I was heavily invested, as much as, as I'm sure all of us were with the U S national team and how well they did.
505
00:26:09.181 --> 00:26:15.043
It was very enjoyable watching Mexico finally get back to what I remember them being when I used to play.
506
00:26:15.501 --> 00:26:17.662
I mean, they were a power in this World Cup.
507
00:26:18.122 --> 00:26:20.323
I thought that they got somewhat unlucky.
508
00:26:20.483 --> 00:26:24.585
You know, England played well in that game, but they got somewhat unlucky in the way that they were playing.
509
00:26:25.066 --> 00:26:32.989
They, you know, started off the tournament winning games, but not playing in the way that they finished the tournament against, you know, Ecuador, against England.
510
00:26:33.670 --> 00:26:34.850
Azteca was vibrant.
511
00:26:34.870 --> 00:26:35.551
It was loud.
512
00:26:35.591 --> 00:26:36.631
It was awesome to watch.
513
00:26:37.091 --> 00:26:39.713
I think, and seriously, my only...
514
00:26:40.253 --> 00:26:46.318
The disappointment in this World Cup was that one of the three host nations didn't get through to the quarterfinals.
515
00:26:46.378 --> 00:26:47.399
Yeah, I like that.
516
00:26:47.419 --> 00:26:50.642
When all the host nations fall out, you lose a little something, right?
517
00:26:50.662 --> 00:26:54.245
You lose that little bit of extra energy and joy.
518
00:26:54.365 --> 00:26:57.908
And so I was really hoping for one of those three countries to get through the round of 16.
519
00:26:57.988 --> 00:27:06.174
But Mexico was, in my opinion, the team out of the host countries that best showcased themselves in the World Cup.
520
00:27:06.194 --> 00:27:06.795
Yeah.
521
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522
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523
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524
00:27:12.659 --> 00:27:13.879
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525
00:27:14.780 --> 00:27:16.881
We are getting back on the rails.
526
00:27:17.121 --> 00:27:19.143
It is all LAFC from this day forward.
527
00:27:19.503 --> 00:27:20.784
Funny story about Mexico.
528
00:27:21.504 --> 00:27:25.327
So I talked to my many Mexican friends and colleagues.
529
00:27:25.947 --> 00:27:30.490
So when the final four were down there, I saw Alvaro, who is the valet at the LAFC office.
530
00:27:30.550 --> 00:27:32.251
I go, Alvaro, who do you want to win the World Cup now?
531
00:27:32.271 --> 00:27:33.011
I go, I want England.
532
00:27:33.332 --> 00:27:33.572
I go, yeah.
533
00:27:34.052 --> 00:27:34.332
Really?
534
00:27:34.752 --> 00:27:36.693
Over Spain, France, Argentina?
535
00:27:36.713 --> 00:27:37.293
He goes, oh yeah.
536
00:27:38.133 --> 00:27:42.194
And then I started, I plugged into it and I asked three other friends and then they were Mexican.
537
00:27:42.214 --> 00:27:44.114
They all said the same thing, which I was kind of floored.
538
00:27:44.134 --> 00:27:48.135
I understand Argentina, but they got a lot of respect out of that.
539
00:27:48.155 --> 00:27:49.455
There was a lot of mutual respect.
540
00:27:49.475 --> 00:27:53.136
So I'm watching Argentina, England in my house.
541
00:27:53.516 --> 00:28:00.137
And then my neighbor Ernesto, who I didn't ask, is like three houses down, like two houses down, two townhomes.
542
00:28:00.177 --> 00:28:01.318
We were like here in Redondo beach.
543
00:28:01.338 --> 00:28:02.678
So it's a town home culture.
544
00:28:03.757 --> 00:28:04.898
And then England scores.
545
00:28:04.938 --> 00:28:06.298
I hear, yeah, goal!
546
00:28:06.318 --> 00:28:06.698
Goal!
547
00:28:08.119 --> 00:28:10.600
And I go out there, I go, Ernesto, are you watching the game?
548
00:28:10.640 --> 00:28:11.180
He's like, yeah.
549
00:28:11.220 --> 00:28:12.021
And he was all pumped.
550
00:28:12.321 --> 00:28:13.742
And then it got all quiet afterwards.
551
00:28:14.222 --> 00:28:16.723
But, I mean, that's amazing to take that out.
552
00:28:16.783 --> 00:28:20.665
And you would never have thought that England and Mexico would be fine bedfellows.
553
00:28:20.745 --> 00:28:21.325
But he came in.
554
00:28:21.365 --> 00:28:26.488
And then you had that thing with Vasco Aguirre where he went to, hey, Gordon, blank you.
555
00:28:26.768 --> 00:28:27.268
And then, ha, ha.
556
00:28:28.330 --> 00:28:54.602
it's the best sound I wonder is it is there any chance that it's one of those where I'd rather lose to the eventual champion maybe I can see that out for me he goes he goes we were proud we played so well I mean even in defeat we're not frustrated because we know we we fell behind we came back you know when it was two nothing you figured it's over no they show that so I think the public are really savvy soccer fans and they noticed that that's great
557
00:28:55.082 --> 00:28:57.203
So very good stuff.
558
00:28:57.423 --> 00:28:58.443
We'll get to some of the comments.
559
00:28:58.603 --> 00:28:59.583
You guys are professionals.
560
00:28:59.683 --> 00:29:00.124
I'll say it.
561
00:29:00.144 --> 00:29:01.024
The TIFO was weak.
562
00:29:01.404 --> 00:29:05.865
Takook, according – in comparison to 3252, no one's going to match it.
563
00:29:05.905 --> 00:29:07.306
Maybe in Seattle and Portland.
564
00:29:07.346 --> 00:29:08.226
Portland's really good.
565
00:29:08.326 --> 00:29:09.026
No one can touch.
566
00:29:09.846 --> 00:29:11.547
So it's an uphill battle for everyone.
567
00:29:11.647 --> 00:29:12.587
The takeover is real.
568
00:29:12.607 --> 00:29:13.948
Shout out 3252.
569
00:29:14.468 --> 00:29:16.288
They sounded and looked amazing.
570
00:29:16.388 --> 00:29:17.529
How about them, man?
571
00:29:17.549 --> 00:29:18.789
I mean, how about it?
572
00:29:18.809 --> 00:29:21.250
You know, it's like you talk about players getting into –
573
00:29:21.990 --> 00:29:47.733
mid-season form the 32-52 and the supporters there uh did not open did not hesitate as well here's a question if we open a dp slot would you prefer a nine that can play with his back to goal or a midfielder that can progress the ball a bit better than uh delgado matthew and timmy uh you kind of answered that you wanted the midfielder a really good nine where maybe sunny would be interesting as well yeah i mean
574
00:29:49.401 --> 00:29:52.824
man, it's definitely first world problems with the roster that we have.
575
00:29:53.485 --> 00:29:57.468
But I would still, I understand the thought process of a nine.
576
00:29:57.688 --> 00:29:59.590
I just think that, look,
577
00:30:01.042 --> 00:30:03.945
I played at LAFC, what was it, eight years ago, something like that.
578
00:30:04.665 --> 00:30:11.351
And ever since, I have still thought that the most difficult position to fulfill has always been the nine.
579
00:30:11.571 --> 00:30:16.135
It's because of the style of play, the creation from the wings, right?
580
00:30:16.155 --> 00:30:21.320
You've had the Carlos Velas, the Diego Rossis, the Denny Belongas, the David Martinez.
581
00:30:22.020 --> 00:30:29.843
It's hard for a nine with those types of players that aren't the natural creators in terms of assist makers.
582
00:30:30.363 --> 00:30:31.524
They're gonna dribble.
583
00:30:31.564 --> 00:30:33.705
Yes, they're gonna cross sometimes, but they're also gonna shoot a lot.
584
00:30:33.745 --> 00:30:36.946
And you're kind of in the box, fox in the box sometimes.
585
00:30:37.326 --> 00:30:39.227
And it's tough to get those chances.
586
00:30:39.267 --> 00:30:42.928
And I think that Sonny has come in and been fantastic.
587
00:30:43.089 --> 00:30:48.951
And that's knowing that he hasn't scored in the first three, four, five months of the season.
588
00:30:48.971 --> 00:30:51.252
And now I know he finally broke his goose egg.
589
00:30:52.139 --> 00:30:55.323
he's been, he's always been great, right?
590
00:30:55.583 --> 00:30:58.926
Last year he came in, excuse me, and scored and assisted with Danny Wong.
591
00:30:58.946 --> 00:31:01.329
And it was like the chemistry, like as if they've been playing since their babies.
592
00:31:01.950 --> 00:31:07.676
And, and, and now he's even, even though he's not scoring, he's still providing assists and, and, and gold contributions.
593
00:31:07.716 --> 00:31:07.856
So,
594
00:31:08.937 --> 00:31:09.958
I wouldn't move him.
595
00:31:10.158 --> 00:31:17.981
I understand that maybe there's another level or a different type of player if he were to play on the right, get a little bit more balls facing forward and being able to drive at people.
596
00:31:18.421 --> 00:31:20.823
But man, I think you have a pretty good thing at him as the nine.
597
00:31:20.983 --> 00:31:22.223
I wouldn't tinker too much.
598
00:31:22.743 --> 00:31:28.066
And if you really want to try and find a difference maker, maybe it's that kind of pseudo 10.
599
00:31:28.706 --> 00:31:34.772
Not a 10 that's just going to sit like a Lucho Acosta that just sits and wants the ball and wants to create, because I don't think that works in the system either.
600
00:31:34.812 --> 00:31:49.825
But a guy, again, a little bit more like I was or like Lee Wynn was, a guy that can kind of do some of that eight work like a Mark Delgado and a Timothy Tillman, but tries a riskier pass every once in a while for those front three.
601
00:31:50.996 --> 00:31:53.378
Inside LAFC podcast presented by Ticketmaster.
602
00:31:53.418 --> 00:31:56.020
All this Lee Wynn and Benny Failhaber talk.
603
00:31:56.080 --> 00:31:59.062
I saw so much Bob Bradley in the World Cup.
604
00:31:59.082 --> 00:32:01.023
We need him back on the sidelines.
605
00:32:01.203 --> 00:32:02.604
I thought he might get that Portland gig.
606
00:32:02.624 --> 00:32:03.265
They just filled it.
607
00:32:03.325 --> 00:32:04.345
I would like to see him up there.
608
00:32:04.365 --> 00:32:05.927
I know that'd be weird, but Bob's ready.
609
00:32:06.147 --> 00:32:07.608
I'd love to see Bob back in it.
610
00:32:07.808 --> 00:32:10.630
I know he wants to be back in it too, so I'm hoping for him.
611
00:32:10.870 --> 00:32:14.273
Somebody asked him, he goes, why is Spain so good?
612
00:32:14.293 --> 00:32:19.058
And he goes, and then he brought it back to Johan Cruyff going to Barcelona and building it out from there.
613
00:32:19.098 --> 00:32:20.819
And I go, that's a great answer.
614
00:32:20.980 --> 00:32:21.320
I love it.
615
00:32:22.174 --> 00:32:22.895
Some of the comments here.
616
00:32:22.915 --> 00:32:28.439
Every time we go to Carson, I'm reminded how lucky we are to have BMO from the pregame atmosphere to the 3252, the staff and the team.
617
00:32:28.479 --> 00:32:29.560
It's just a different experience.
618
00:32:29.580 --> 00:32:32.002
Can't wait to be back home, which will be Wednesday.
619
00:32:32.122 --> 00:32:32.422
I agree.
620
00:32:32.462 --> 00:32:36.025
I got to give the Galaxy's field.
621
00:32:36.165 --> 00:32:37.046
It's pretty impressive.
622
00:32:37.066 --> 00:32:37.866
They've redone it.
623
00:32:38.106 --> 00:32:38.707
It's bigger.
624
00:32:38.747 --> 00:32:39.908
It's 27,000 seats.
625
00:32:39.948 --> 00:32:40.909
Doesn't have a great roof.
626
00:32:40.929 --> 00:32:42.330
Doesn't have the atmosphere, I'll give you.
627
00:32:42.510 --> 00:32:45.092
But it's pretty easy to get to, well-connected by freeways and everything.
628
00:32:45.752 --> 00:32:48.815
So, you know, I'm glad we have both those stadiums in L.A.
629
00:32:48.835 --> 00:32:50.897
It's a good bounce off and they're not separated by much.
630
00:32:50.917 --> 00:32:53.919
So you get a more European feel between stadiums.
631
00:32:53.999 --> 00:32:57.422
And it's the only really experience like that in any city.
632
00:32:57.462 --> 00:33:04.008
I know in New York they have the two clubs, but one's in basically Newark and the other one is going to be in Queens soon.
633
00:33:04.128 --> 00:33:05.569
So that's a bit of a commute.
634
00:33:06.690 --> 00:33:08.091
So that game was crazy.
635
00:33:08.112 --> 00:33:11.815
Someone took – and by the way, the Galaxy game, I was there and I was walking out
636
00:33:13.073 --> 00:33:17.117
And those fans, man, they are like struggling because that's, you know, someone said, where's Marco Royce?
637
00:33:17.137 --> 00:33:18.778
He had a rough one.
638
00:33:18.818 --> 00:33:19.639
But there's no help.
639
00:33:19.799 --> 00:33:22.662
And I'm walking out and like I had to console these Galaxy fans.
640
00:33:22.722 --> 00:33:25.184
Usually they go, hey, Brados, you stink.
641
00:33:25.204 --> 00:33:26.606
What about Garces?
642
00:33:26.666 --> 00:33:28.648
I thought he was going to get a red card in the first second of the game.
643
00:33:28.668 --> 00:33:29.428
That was terrible.
644
00:33:29.649 --> 00:33:30.770
That was terrible.
645
00:33:30.810 --> 00:33:31.751
He gave the little shiver.
646
00:33:32.331 --> 00:33:32.892
I'll be honest.
647
00:33:32.932 --> 00:33:34.353
I think he deserved a red card for that.
648
00:33:34.373 --> 00:33:35.614
That would have been such a good message.
649
00:33:36.395 --> 00:33:38.257
And I think that's what Sonny was telling him as well.
650
00:33:40.444 --> 00:33:45.232
Yeah, I don't need to talk about the Galaxy too much, but I think they've got a lot of problems they need to fix.
651
00:33:45.934 --> 00:33:50.702
Oh, Craig, rest in peace, Kevin Keegan, a massive player in his day and a great professional past today.
652
00:33:50.762 --> 00:33:53.487
I saw that news and I was struck because, Kevin, he was still very young.
653
00:33:54.318 --> 00:33:55.398
I mean, he was still very active.
654
00:33:55.478 --> 00:33:57.899
That one hurt because such a personality.
655
00:33:58.039 --> 00:34:03.500
One of the people that drew me into the sport when I first got into it 25, 30 years ago professionally.
656
00:34:05.721 --> 00:34:06.581
Who's going on Wednesday?
657
00:34:06.601 --> 00:34:07.401
Let's talk about it.
658
00:34:07.862 --> 00:34:11.603
Wednesday, July 22nd, 7.30 p.m. Pacific time, LAFC Rail Salt Lake.
659
00:34:12.503 --> 00:34:15.464
Third place LAFC, fourth place Rail Salt Lake.
660
00:34:16.904 --> 00:34:19.845
This is a weird way to present it, but beating the Galaxy –
661
00:34:21.183 --> 00:34:22.844
That is not going to carry the weight.
662
00:34:22.944 --> 00:34:25.846
If you can get a win here, then we know LAFC is back.
663
00:34:25.926 --> 00:34:27.908
This is a really good RSL team.
664
00:34:29.349 --> 00:34:35.233
They have – this is where you can get in a little trouble defensively with how they go.
665
00:34:35.273 --> 00:34:37.194
They have Solans, who just goes.
666
00:34:37.535 --> 00:34:39.956
Then you have Diego Luna, who's going to take guys on 1v1.
667
00:34:39.996 --> 00:34:43.979
And then Gozo, who might be the best young player in the league.
668
00:34:44.019 --> 00:34:46.261
He's a delight to watch, but he is a handful.
669
00:34:46.701 --> 00:34:49.263
And it's great that he's still in here because he was talking and he wanted to go to Europe.
670
00:34:49.303 --> 00:34:50.024
So he's back.
671
00:34:51.244 --> 00:34:52.265
They are spending money.
672
00:34:52.765 --> 00:34:54.407
This is a huge game for them.
673
00:34:54.907 --> 00:34:57.369
LAC RSL always entertaining.
674
00:34:57.989 --> 00:34:58.650
I think about...
675
00:34:59.456 --> 00:35:04.719
The snow game was it last year, two years ago, which is crazy, two years ago.
676
00:35:05.339 --> 00:35:07.340
And, you know, this is a big, big test.
677
00:35:07.441 --> 00:35:09.081
So now you get to open up BMO.
678
00:35:09.101 --> 00:35:11.743
We haven't had a game at BMO Stadium since March 24th.
679
00:35:12.704 --> 00:35:15.085
RSL didn't play this weekend, so this is their first game.
680
00:35:15.105 --> 00:35:18.767
They had a friendly with Burnley, who's now in the English Championship, beat them 4-1.
681
00:35:19.227 --> 00:35:20.248
I mean, they beat them good.
682
00:35:20.868 --> 00:35:22.970
And that's basically a preseason for both teams.
683
00:35:23.050 --> 00:35:30.055
So to me, Benny, this is where LAFC, as good as Friday feels, you got Sonny the goal.
684
00:35:30.995 --> 00:35:32.236
The cork is out of the bottle.
685
00:35:32.677 --> 00:35:33.657
You keep it going.
686
00:35:33.817 --> 00:35:34.478
You're healthy.
687
00:35:34.518 --> 00:35:37.420
Hopefully, Timothy will see about that and how they look.
688
00:35:37.500 --> 00:35:40.142
But this is going to be a much stiffer test.
689
00:35:40.462 --> 00:35:43.805
If they can get out of here with three points, we can all start feeling good.
690
00:35:43.825 --> 00:35:46.867
And by the way, they're in third, but they have a big gap.
691
00:35:47.347 --> 00:35:49.628
for Vancouver and San Jose, but they can track them down.
692
00:35:49.888 --> 00:35:51.830
But third's a place, a good place to be there.
693
00:35:52.230 --> 00:35:54.391
At the very least, you want to stay there after Wednesday night.
694
00:35:54.911 --> 00:36:00.455
Yeah, look, and the same thing, and I don't want to, you know, correct a little bit of what you said.
695
00:36:00.475 --> 00:36:04.757
Yes, we're in third place, but one point ahead of Salt Lake with two games more.
696
00:36:04.777 --> 00:36:06.058
They have two games at hand, right?
697
00:36:06.518 --> 00:36:09.600
So this is a six-pointer for all intents and purposes.
698
00:36:09.780 --> 00:36:12.762
You want to make sure you win, you're playing at home.
699
00:36:12.942 --> 00:36:16.804
I think that there's an advantage in LAFC's favor that Salt Lake hasn't played a game.
700
00:36:16.824 --> 00:36:17.004
Yeah.
701
00:36:17.364 --> 00:36:22.671
So LASC played a game, got three points, got 90 minutes in their lungs, right?
702
00:36:23.391 --> 00:36:25.714
Is that something they talk about at training?
703
00:36:25.734 --> 00:36:27.336
Do you think Mark Dosson goes, hey, they haven't played.
704
00:36:27.376 --> 00:36:28.437
We've got to use this to advantage.
705
00:36:28.457 --> 00:36:29.439
We've got that in our lungs.
706
00:36:29.859 --> 00:36:30.680
I mean, I think so.
707
00:36:30.880 --> 00:36:36.667
Whether the coach says it or the players in the locker room say it, I think there's a real, genuine advantage there.
708
00:36:36.963 --> 00:36:39.984
in having played a game and having won that game.
709
00:36:40.004 --> 00:36:42.445
So you're coming in with like, okay, we know what works.
710
00:36:42.505 --> 00:36:45.747
We know what we worked on, what we've done well, and let's continue that.
711
00:36:45.827 --> 00:36:52.350
Where Salt Lake, sure, they've had the same kind of preseason setting, but they haven't put it together in a game yet.
712
00:36:52.370 --> 00:36:55.251
So there's maybe a couple more questions than answers.
713
00:36:55.711 --> 00:36:57.792
So I think LAFC are playing at home.
714
00:36:57.872 --> 00:36:59.413
They can drive the game.
715
00:37:00.393 --> 00:37:06.534
Um, it's good that Sonny got off the mark because it provides more questions and things for Salt Lake to be worried about.
716
00:37:07.334 --> 00:37:08.955
Uh, and I think it's a big, big game for them.
717
00:37:08.975 --> 00:37:19.817
But like you said, this is a real test where Galaxy, I think not only are further down in the standings, I think the Galaxy might tumble further down with the loss of their best player in Gabriel Peck.
718
00:37:19.837 --> 00:37:22.317
So, um, this will be a stiff test.
719
00:37:22.777 --> 00:37:26.798
And I don't think there's going to be too much change over in the roster and the lineup.
720
00:37:27.453 --> 00:37:29.814
because what you saw was really good.
721
00:37:30.435 --> 00:37:33.357
There's a couple of question marks in terms of injuries, like you mentioned, Max.
722
00:37:33.377 --> 00:37:36.659
So I think we see a very similar lineup than we saw in this last game.
723
00:37:37.139 --> 00:37:39.981
Yeah, I think the plan is Chiberko to be there, the back four.
724
00:37:40.021 --> 00:37:44.603
Again, I think they will go to a three in the back, because Nkosi Tafari is on the bench.
725
00:37:44.623 --> 00:37:46.945
They don't want to put him there, but you have, you know,
726
00:37:47.445 --> 00:37:48.486
Three good center backs.
727
00:37:48.506 --> 00:37:49.667
It was Porteous and Long.
728
00:37:50.527 --> 00:37:57.271
You know, I know they don't want to keep Tafari inactive as much as they've committed to him and as good as he's played.
729
00:37:57.331 --> 00:38:00.914
He's been a great team player, and he'll be there in whatever role you need.
730
00:38:01.874 --> 00:38:06.697
Yeah, the only thing, maybe Martinez comes in for Schaffelberg, although Schaffelberg was so good in that game.
731
00:38:06.737 --> 00:38:11.580
I think he has that World Cup rub still going, so we'll see about that.
732
00:38:11.620 --> 00:38:13.582
This is Inside LAFC Podcast presented.
733
00:38:14.042 --> 00:38:15.222
by Ticketmaster.
734
00:38:15.403 --> 00:38:17.003
Wednesday night, make sure you're there.
735
00:38:17.023 --> 00:38:17.764
People are going there.
736
00:38:18.404 --> 00:38:20.665
Another person asked about Igor Jesus.
737
00:38:20.725 --> 00:38:21.385
I'll tell you what.
738
00:38:22.165 --> 00:38:29.088
I'll be at LAFC training later this week because remember they have RSL Wednesday and then they have Sporting Kansas City Saturday.
739
00:38:29.588 --> 00:38:35.491
So I'll get all the information about that and we'll see where he is at and I'll give you a better answer.
740
00:38:35.531 --> 00:38:37.632
But last we heard, he is at training.
741
00:38:38.232 --> 00:38:41.693
I don't know how much he is training, but obviously that's something that you guys want to know.
742
00:38:41.713 --> 00:38:43.134
So we will get on there.
743
00:38:43.754 --> 00:38:44.335
Wait, I'm wrong.
744
00:38:44.375 --> 00:38:45.756
I was thinking of the Kansas City match.
745
00:38:45.776 --> 00:38:48.478
So you were thinking about what game you're going to go to, Deku.
746
00:38:48.518 --> 00:38:48.858
I see.
747
00:38:51.500 --> 00:38:53.122
4-5-1 tactics were good.
748
00:38:54.122 --> 00:38:57.085
The new outlook at 4-3-3, I guess, was all right.
749
00:38:58.006 --> 00:39:00.347
Yeah, the snowball game is which one I was referring to.
750
00:39:00.688 --> 00:39:03.150
Someone mentioned Steve Chirundolo, and Steve is back.
751
00:39:03.810 --> 00:39:05.131
He's with the under-23s.
752
00:39:05.832 --> 00:39:06.793
I think it's a great hire.
753
00:39:07.253 --> 00:39:10.476
Yeah, people don't know who hired him because we don't have a technical director.
754
00:39:10.496 --> 00:39:12.537
Well, I'm sure it was Gooch.
755
00:39:14.178 --> 00:39:18.081
uh, my former teammate and actually Steve's former teammate as well.
756
00:39:18.121 --> 00:39:20.163
But, um, I think it's great.
757
00:39:20.343 --> 00:39:31.331
Steve, you know, he, he belongs in coaching and I think he's going to be excited about that prospect of, of getting that team, uh, competing for, you know, some big things in the Olympics.
758
00:39:31.920 --> 00:39:41.806
Yeah, I mean, Steve, maybe on the trajectory to be the next coach or the next coach after that coach for the U.S. national team, perhaps 2030, 2034.
759
00:39:41.906 --> 00:39:44.167
We're already talking about that.
760
00:39:44.568 --> 00:39:49.110
So just to correct Dekug, he was talking about how LAFC is favored 81%.
761
00:39:49.510 --> 00:39:50.491
He thought it was Salt Lake.
762
00:39:50.531 --> 00:39:51.832
It's actually sporting Kansas City.
763
00:39:52.172 --> 00:39:57.015
And then within that, Max, I think to Dekug's point, I don't know if he was insinuating this, but
764
00:39:57.603 --> 00:40:04.169
with the three games in eight days, so to speak, I think it's important to find some moments to rest players and whatnot.
765
00:40:04.729 --> 00:40:09.093
The Kansas city game in theory is the easier game than salt Lake.
766
00:40:09.133 --> 00:40:24.587
So do you put, you know, your top guys, the guys that you trust more, and then not that you put, you know, a brand new 11 against Kansas city because MLS is still MLS and anything can happen, but you put some other guys back in to ease them back into game mode and
767
00:40:25.227 --> 00:40:50.082
um not have anybody play 270 minutes although i'm sure denny bologna is going to be pleading his case yeah he won't come off the field i remember it was a friday game against the galaxy you have an extra day so i think you're right you're going to see that first team if they make some rotations it'll be against sporting kansas city they get a really good week uh at home with these two home games which is uh which is really good as well you got to make the most of them uh we need to start sun as a winger well we'll see about that
768
00:40:50.760 --> 00:40:53.081
But right now, it seems to be working.
769
00:40:53.401 --> 00:40:54.961
But again, small sample size.
770
00:40:55.822 --> 00:40:58.302
And Deku just wants to make sure he knows every match.
771
00:40:58.802 --> 00:40:59.583
He goes to every game.
772
00:40:59.743 --> 00:40:59.963
Good.
773
00:41:00.163 --> 00:41:00.523
Good man.
774
00:41:01.303 --> 00:41:03.644
How about Tafari instead of Eddie in that sixth role?
775
00:41:03.684 --> 00:41:04.944
I thought Eddie was pretty good there.
776
00:41:05.224 --> 00:41:11.726
In a role that's not going to be his, but as they wait for Igor Jesus and whatever happens to Ustakio, that's where he came in.
777
00:41:11.866 --> 00:41:14.127
Eddie clearly is so valuable to this team.
778
00:41:14.747 --> 00:41:17.408
Tafari is a really good passer, but I don't know if that's –
779
00:41:18.248 --> 00:41:20.831
As for a center back, I don't know if that would fit, but who knows?
780
00:41:21.291 --> 00:41:24.215
Yeah, it's hard to tell unless you see him in training.
781
00:41:24.335 --> 00:41:30.161
And for us fans from afar, I think our only opportunity to know would be if we saw him in a game.
782
00:41:30.622 --> 00:41:38.430
Is it possible that a center back like a Tafari, who I think has the ability to pass out of the back and he's a big presence, he's going to win a ton of head balls.
783
00:41:39.291 --> 00:41:49.947
I don't know exactly how he translates to the six that you'd hope for within the LAFC system, but I think he's got enough natural ability to potentially showcase there.
784
00:41:50.448 --> 00:41:50.808
We'll see.
785
00:41:50.828 --> 00:41:53.692
I think, I think Mark DeSantis and the staff will have a pretty good idea if,
786
00:41:54.313 --> 00:42:18.482
players like an eddie segura who i would have never known could potentially play as a six played really well in that position against the galaxy so they'll they'll have more answers than we we will but i think it's entirely possible with the ability that mark has had to you know tinker with the team and find the right solutions so lafc salt lake wednesday lafc sporting kansas city saturday uh there was rumors that uh
787
00:42:19.488 --> 00:42:25.032
that sporting were going after Mohamed Salah, who apparently is now headed to Turkish football, Besiktas.
788
00:42:25.112 --> 00:42:29.435
So, I mean, now we have to worry about the Saudis and the Turks with their deep, deep pockets.
789
00:42:29.975 --> 00:42:33.338
And by the way, the Galaxy, we talked about them, they're going to have to sign someone big.
790
00:42:33.938 --> 00:42:34.699
And it will happen.
791
00:42:34.739 --> 00:42:38.261
You know, the Anschutz Entertainment Group will invest there.
792
00:42:38.281 --> 00:42:45.046
So the Galaxy are down now, but I don't think it'll be for too long as they look towards and they recoup some of that Gabriel Peck money.
793
00:42:45.467 --> 00:42:46.787
After sporting the next Saturday,
794
00:42:47.628 --> 00:42:48.449
It's at Vancouver.
795
00:42:48.569 --> 00:42:49.169
Huge game.
796
00:42:49.269 --> 00:42:54.732
And then four days later, August 5th, it is LAFC Chivas in the League's Cup opener.
797
00:42:54.892 --> 00:42:57.614
I know that's going to be fantastic.
798
00:42:57.634 --> 00:42:59.315
Someone mentioned the Sun bobblehead.
799
00:42:59.355 --> 00:42:59.835
That's right.
800
00:42:59.875 --> 00:43:02.497
The Sun Heung-Min bobblehead is Wednesday.
801
00:43:03.277 --> 00:43:06.379
First 22,000 fans will get one.
802
00:43:06.399 --> 00:43:08.260
And that's pretty much the entire capacity.
803
00:43:08.560 --> 00:43:11.162
Are you going to save me one, Max, and ship it over to KC?
804
00:43:15.022 --> 00:43:15.822
Of course, of course.
805
00:43:15.842 --> 00:43:16.322
You want one?
806
00:43:16.342 --> 00:43:17.403
You like a bobblehead, right?
807
00:43:17.863 --> 00:43:19.763
I mean, I like a sunny bobblehead.
808
00:43:19.783 --> 00:43:21.024
That'd be a pretty cool one to have.
809
00:43:22.504 --> 00:43:23.144
That'd be good.
810
00:43:23.384 --> 00:43:29.986
I'll make sure to ask Sarah since you're – I've asked her before, and Sarah's the one that needs to get it for me.
811
00:43:30.686 --> 00:43:31.186
Relax.
812
00:43:31.206 --> 00:43:31.786
We'll get you one.
813
00:43:32.566 --> 00:43:33.326
Get there early.
814
00:43:33.827 --> 00:43:39.128
The only thing that I think this will rival – there's a Carlos Vela bobblehead – was the Hello Kitty Night.
815
00:43:39.688 --> 00:43:42.209
which goes off the rails.
816
00:43:42.649 --> 00:43:43.929
So get to the state.
817
00:43:43.949 --> 00:43:46.249
I know it's hard on a Wednesday, but get there early.
818
00:43:46.269 --> 00:43:47.890
So you get your son, Jung Min bobblehead.
819
00:43:47.930 --> 00:43:50.190
Cause I don't want to, I get these texts and everyone from fans.
820
00:43:50.230 --> 00:43:57.952
I didn't get one and I'm trying to get stuff and get, I want to make everyone happy, but just get there early if you can, to make sure as well.
821
00:43:58.272 --> 00:44:00.933
We got a high Sarah from a juice three, two, three.
822
00:44:01.273 --> 00:44:02.053
She's not going to like that.
823
00:44:02.073 --> 00:44:03.013
You misspelled her name.
824
00:44:03.373 --> 00:44:06.394
She doesn't use the H. No H. So she's going to,
825
00:44:07.671 --> 00:44:08.432
Trust me, she is.
826
00:44:09.052 --> 00:44:10.013
I'm going to Vancouver.
827
00:44:10.053 --> 00:44:10.654
We need revenge.
828
00:44:10.674 --> 00:44:11.895
She's not going to be happy with you.
829
00:44:12.015 --> 00:44:12.815
That's not how she looks.
830
00:44:13.936 --> 00:44:14.677
Well, she's fuming.
831
00:44:14.697 --> 00:44:16.138
She's like, ah!
832
00:44:17.459 --> 00:44:18.280
Get my name right!
833
00:44:18.600 --> 00:44:18.881
All right.
834
00:44:19.261 --> 00:44:22.163
Paul, why do we keep forcing Segura on us fans?
835
00:44:22.704 --> 00:44:26.087
Listen, Paul, Segura, with every coach...
836
00:44:26.956 --> 00:44:29.138
for LAFC have seen the value in this guy.
837
00:44:29.198 --> 00:44:30.279
Maybe you don't see it.
838
00:44:30.579 --> 00:44:35.003
He is not the sexiest player, but he is important to the fabric of this team.
839
00:44:35.043 --> 00:44:36.464
We've got to appreciate that.
840
00:44:36.504 --> 00:44:44.872
And the reason we know, whether it was Bob Bradley, whether it's Steve Chirundolo, whether it is Marco Santos, he has been here.
841
00:44:44.932 --> 00:44:47.033
He is the most tenured player in LAFC history.
842
00:44:47.073 --> 00:44:48.114
He deserves our respect.
843
00:44:48.615 --> 00:44:52.298
I know he's not going to be scoring goals, but his role is important.
844
00:44:52.438 --> 00:44:53.239
So just to
845
00:44:53.439 --> 00:44:54.359
You know what, Paul?
846
00:44:54.800 --> 00:44:56.000
Just watch what Eddie does.
847
00:44:56.080 --> 00:44:57.961
Just keep your eye on him for 30 minutes in a game.
848
00:44:58.001 --> 00:44:59.302
See the little things that he does.
849
00:44:59.342 --> 00:45:00.242
Maybe appreciate it more.
850
00:45:00.763 --> 00:45:02.824
But again, look, is he a number six?
851
00:45:03.084 --> 00:45:03.924
No.
852
00:45:04.324 --> 00:45:06.386
That's what he does, filling in an important gap.
853
00:45:06.426 --> 00:45:06.986
We love Eddie.
854
00:45:07.046 --> 00:45:09.347
So, hello, Kitty Knight was insane.
855
00:45:09.407 --> 00:45:11.628
Glad they increased how many bobbleheads they're giving out.
856
00:45:11.748 --> 00:45:12.649
Absolute chaos.
857
00:45:13.029 --> 00:45:14.470
Dude, it's crazy.
858
00:45:14.830 --> 00:45:17.071
Hello, Kitty Knight, when it comes up on the counter, you're like,
859
00:45:18.543 --> 00:45:19.004
It's crazy.
860
00:45:19.444 --> 00:45:20.605
So get in there early.
861
00:45:21.486 --> 00:45:25.811
Bobbleheads, they had the Sun Hyung-min Dodger bobblehead, and that was a huge success.
862
00:45:26.452 --> 00:45:32.359
So these are important for the club, but it's also very generous of the club, you know, because there's a dollar sign attached to it.
863
00:45:32.920 --> 00:45:34.682
And I also want to mention about LAFC.
864
00:45:35.483 --> 00:45:38.766
They had a partner summit down in Dana Point.
865
00:45:39.487 --> 00:45:42.570
They're in a Monarch Beach and all the partners that they do.
866
00:45:42.610 --> 00:45:44.672
And our partnership group is amazing.
867
00:45:44.692 --> 00:45:51.720
These are the people that reach out to companies to advertise in the lifeblood and partner with LAFC.
868
00:45:52.580 --> 00:45:56.364
Liquid Death, Modelo, Kaiser Permanente.
869
00:45:56.384 --> 00:45:56.484
Yeah.
870
00:45:58.440 --> 00:46:00.901
Zell, all of them are there and they're talking about it.
871
00:46:00.941 --> 00:46:03.422
It's really exciting when you think it, because no other team is doing it.
872
00:46:03.462 --> 00:46:04.603
So all of this is really cool.
873
00:46:04.823 --> 00:46:06.364
It's a first rate club, right?
874
00:46:06.584 --> 00:46:11.506
But Benny, we remember back in the day where clubs had to piece it together with gum and, and glue.
875
00:46:11.686 --> 00:46:17.769
And now it's LAFC, Inter Miami and a couple others are leading the way and the others have to follow or they get left behind.
876
00:46:18.429 --> 00:46:18.870
That's right.
877
00:46:19.050 --> 00:46:19.450
That's right.
878
00:46:19.610 --> 00:46:25.593
And I think we felt it right from the first day that I was ever at this club, me and Max were both there the first year and it was special.
879
00:46:25.613 --> 00:46:26.313
It was unique.
880
00:46:26.353 --> 00:46:27.014
It was different.
881
00:46:27.774 --> 00:46:27.874
Um,
882
00:46:28.749 --> 00:46:30.830
And they've just kept building from day one.
883
00:46:31.070 --> 00:46:38.453
And even before day one, we weren't even here, right, Max, before when the club first was founded.
884
00:46:39.493 --> 00:46:41.374
But the fans are a part of it.
885
00:46:41.774 --> 00:46:42.875
The players are a part of it.
886
00:46:43.335 --> 00:46:45.236
The staff behind the scenes are a part of it.
887
00:46:45.256 --> 00:46:48.157
And it is a fantastic club in many, many ways.
888
00:46:48.645 --> 00:46:51.966
Much respect to everyone, the leadership, John Thorrington, Larry Friedman.
889
00:46:52.006 --> 00:46:53.127
We appreciate you guys.
890
00:46:53.787 --> 00:46:57.708
Enrique, we should expect a sold-out stadium on a Wednesday night because of the bobblehead, right?
891
00:46:57.968 --> 00:46:58.188
No!
892
00:46:58.208 --> 00:47:05.971
It's going to be sold out because it's the first home game in two months, and people are chomping at the bit, and they want to see Sonny get more goals, right?
893
00:47:06.431 --> 00:47:07.491
That's why we're doing it.
894
00:47:07.511 --> 00:47:08.052
That's right.
895
00:47:08.452 --> 00:47:08.952
I think that's it.
896
00:47:09.012 --> 00:47:11.573
Hey, real quick, a favorite moment from the World Cup?
897
00:47:12.053 --> 00:47:12.554
I bet you did.
898
00:47:12.574 --> 00:47:13.034
You covered it.
899
00:47:13.394 --> 00:47:22.403
My favorite moment for the World Cup was when Cabo Verde tied the game against Argentina with what I still think was the best goal of the tournament.
900
00:47:23.852 --> 00:47:24.553
I couldn't believe it.
901
00:47:24.573 --> 00:47:25.293
I was shocked.
902
00:47:25.734 --> 00:47:27.875
And look, I was an Argentina fan.
903
00:47:27.895 --> 00:47:30.097
I'm a big Messi fan, so I wanted them to go far.
904
00:47:30.157 --> 00:47:35.522
But in that moment, for a split second, I was like, wait a second, am I a Cabo Verde fan all of a sudden?
905
00:47:35.542 --> 00:47:38.144
Because I think that was unbelievable.
906
00:47:38.224 --> 00:47:44.349
And then, I mean, the World Cup, dude, the way it brings people together is just, it's fascinating to watch.
907
00:47:44.930 --> 00:47:46.171
It's a very unique sport.
908
00:47:46.211 --> 00:47:47.552
It's a very democratic sport.
909
00:47:47.692 --> 00:47:50.034
It's a sport that I think,
910
00:47:50.505 --> 00:47:53.246
People can enjoy even if they're not rooting for the same team.
911
00:47:53.666 --> 00:47:57.348
And I think that moment kind of epitomized all of those feelings in one.
912
00:47:58.828 --> 00:47:59.169
It was great.
913
00:47:59.189 --> 00:48:00.669
It was awesome.
914
00:48:01.009 --> 00:48:04.311
I ordered – I'm still waiting for my Cabo Verde shirt to arrive.
915
00:48:08.183 --> 00:48:09.143
And I ordered it.
916
00:48:09.163 --> 00:48:11.884
So I'll wear it on the show one of these days when it does arrive.
917
00:48:12.504 --> 00:48:13.364
And that was true.
918
00:48:13.404 --> 00:48:16.965
And I actually tweeted when they tied that goal, I go, Argentina's going to lose this game.
919
00:48:17.045 --> 00:48:18.466
I was wrong, but I had a feeling.
920
00:48:18.726 --> 00:48:19.666
I just had this feeling.
921
00:48:19.986 --> 00:48:20.506
It was cool.
922
00:48:20.546 --> 00:48:22.087
Argentina almost lost a lot of games.
923
00:48:22.487 --> 00:48:24.687
What about Democratic Republic of the Congo?
924
00:48:24.907 --> 00:48:25.608
They had that lead.
925
00:48:25.648 --> 00:48:26.748
That goal was amazing.
926
00:48:27.488 --> 00:48:28.209
You know what, Benny?
927
00:48:28.249 --> 00:48:34.173
I wasn't going to say it, but my favorite part is how we're not a perfect country, and we had a messy intro to the World Cup.
928
00:48:34.193 --> 00:48:39.697
But just to see people visiting us and Americans reaching out, letting them stay on their sofas, whatever it takes.
929
00:48:40.037 --> 00:48:49.264
I heard a story about some guys in New York because Norway, some fan was on social media, and he goes, I don't know where I'm going to stay, but I got to watch that quarterfinal game.
930
00:48:49.664 --> 00:48:50.345
It was in Miami.
931
00:48:50.385 --> 00:48:52.747
And then someone in Miami gave up his thing.
932
00:48:52.787 --> 00:48:53.687
He goes, you can stay with us.
933
00:48:53.707 --> 00:48:54.488
I thought it was brilliant.
934
00:48:54.868 --> 00:49:00.293
So seeing how Americans are, we're good peeps, even though we're imperfect in many ways.
935
00:49:01.574 --> 00:49:05.998
My favorite, the Tillman free kick, Timothy's brother Malik with that one.
936
00:49:07.219 --> 00:49:09.301
And a Brazilian Messi fan.
937
00:49:09.321 --> 00:49:09.902
Yes, indeed.
938
00:49:10.783 --> 00:49:12.204
I think England-Mexico is a great match.
939
00:49:12.224 --> 00:49:14.086
Yeah, I would love to relive that again.
940
00:49:14.186 --> 00:49:14.726
That was fantastic.
941
00:49:14.746 --> 00:49:14.987
Fantastic.
942
00:49:15.447 --> 00:49:16.508
Great stuff, Benny.
943
00:49:16.528 --> 00:49:18.271
This was a very enjoyable show.
944
00:49:18.651 --> 00:49:22.656
We'll do it again here next week on Inside LAFC Podcast presented by Ticketmaster.
945
00:49:22.676 --> 00:49:23.557
We'll see you then, my friend.
946
00:49:23.738 --> 00:49:24.679
We'll wear something different.
947
00:49:25.600 --> 00:49:26.261
We'll wear the white.
948
00:49:26.641 --> 00:49:27.222
We'll wear the white.
949
00:49:27.683 --> 00:49:28.103
See you, everyone.
950
00:49:28.123 --> 00:49:28.904
Thanks for supporting.
951
00:49:28.984 --> 00:49:29.966
Let's go black and gold.
952
00:49:30.026 --> 00:49:30.647
See you Wednesday.