Inside LAFC | Episode 214 - Leagues Cup

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Welcome to Inside LAFC podcast.
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We are live, presented by Ticketmaster.
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We are live on LAFC YouTube, live on LAFC Facebook, and we are live on X slash Twitter today on our special late kickoff, nine o'clock Eastern time, six o'clock Pacific time.
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Hi, everybody, come on in.
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And you may notice something a little different in the background.
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And this is not why we're doing it at six o'clock.
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We legitimately wanted to do a show here to see what the traffic would be like.
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I know a couple of you have jobs during the day and you want to see this when you get home.
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Well, here's your chance.
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And we want to get feedback to hear what you think.
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I'm preparing to do League's Cup tomorrow from Fort Lauderdale.
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So I'm at my house.
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in my mom's house in Miami.
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She has some interesting accoutrements, so you can enjoy that in the background.
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And then Benny Feilhaber, former U.S. Internet.
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I thought we were going to say that we just changed up our houses and remodeled a little bit, both on the same day.
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But no, that's the same case for me.
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I'm actually visiting my parents in California.
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So...
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I crossed over to the other side of the country.
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You went the other way.
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And here we are again.
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Look, and even Sarah, our producer, is getting some love from Jews 323.
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And it's a good day for LAFC.
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Yeah, so we'll see how it goes.
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We're excited.
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We're in the middle of League's Cup.
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And it's been another successful run for LAFC.
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We'll get into that.
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jogging to the LA Zoo, listening to Benny and Max.
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That must be a lovely jog through Griffith Park, through the LA Zoo.
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I don't know if you get to see some of the critters or you're going into the zoo, but that's a wonderful visual.
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You see Benny at all times.
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I'm sure they're just listening, not watching.
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Well, then they can't see the beautiful background that each of us have right now.
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I know.
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Sorry about that, Joe Elsan.
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Hope we can talk Leagues Cup format.
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LAFC looking at a potential reality where it wins all three group matches and doesn't advance.
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That is from the Shabazz.
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And, Benny, we were right before we were going to hit the air, and I was going to get – I didn't get all the ramifications down.
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But all day today, that's what people have been asking me.
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I go, hey, what's going on?
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If we win our final game, we may not get through.
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I go, yeah, you need some help because the reality of Leagues Cup is –
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There are the MLS teams are doing very well.
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There are six teams.
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Only four go to the quarterfinals because the other four come from Liga MECs.
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There's six teams that have won both of their games.
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And I think there's two on the Liga MEC side.
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There's nine Liga MECs teams that have lost both games.
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So obviously home field.
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I'm not saying MLS is better.
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I'm saying at home field makes a big difference without question.
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So now you have to pray because the six teams, you need three of those teams to lose or lose in a penalty shootout.
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And then LAFC wins their game, which I think we're going to expect them to do that.
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We'll preview that game Wednesday.
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It's not that complicated, but as great as LAFC looked, they do need some help.
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Yeah.
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And look, as much as everybody's, you know, a little bit disappointed with the fact that if LAFC win, quote unquote win, and I put it in quotes because –
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You know, one's a penalty shootout, which really means that we tied that game.
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Look, we're competing against other MLS teams that have won two games and can consider, you know, conceivably win all three games and get nine points.
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And it's kind of like what you touched on.
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I actually like the format that they started last year using where all the MLS teams are competing with MLS teams in terms of standings.
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but they're playing against all the Liga and Meckies teams.
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And so it makes it a little bit more fair, a little bit even playing field.
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And you get those, those crossover matches in the knockout run.
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So it's great.
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It's also disappointing when you get potentially eight points and don't qualify.
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Yeah.
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We'll see what happens.
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Maybe there's some tinkering with the format for next year to get those teams that, you know, conceivably win eight points, get two wins and a penalty shootout win and somehow can make it through as opposed to not get in.
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But I have a feeling that with some of the other games, if LAFC do what they're supposed to and get their eight points, I think we'll see a couple of results go our way and LAFC sneak into the quarters.
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I'm pretty confident.
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I have very little doubt LAFC, the way they have looked.
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And we're going to talk about what they have done so far.
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Really two excellent results for this LAFC team.
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I'm confident they'll get the three points against a Querétaro team that has lost both their games and hasn't scored a goal.
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And I'm looking at the six teams.
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So it's Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas.
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The only team that's up there in the standings of that six is Chicago.
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And they're playing Cruz Azul.
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Austin, I mean, Austin hasn't won three games in a row in their history of
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I don't know.
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Don't print that.
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I'm just saying that.
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Let's go one by one.
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You told me.
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Because I know this is what people want to hear.
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Who's Austin playing?
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Austin.
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And I think it's important to say Austin's playing Club America on Thursday.
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So we take a break from League's Cup today.
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Games Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
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And then you'll get the quarterfinals.
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And then at the end of August, August 25th and 26th, they'll have the quarterfinals.
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Austin's playing against Club America, who is in first place in the Liga Ameki side with two wins.
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Former LAFC player Brian Rodriguez with the goal of the tournament yesterday, too.
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So we would expect Club America to go all out to get that three points.
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I think Austin has a tough time, you know, winning all three games.
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There's going to be a lot of Club America fans just like they were in Portland in Austin for that game.
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What's the next game you said?
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I think you said... Charlotte versus Pachuca.
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Pachuca is a good team, but they have zero points in this competition.
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I think it's difficult for Pachuca to get something out of that game.
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So let's just say right now, Liga, sorry, Club America takes one and helps LAFC out.
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I don't think Pachuca does.
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So we're one for two.
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We need two more.
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Who else?
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So who's the next one?
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Chicago.
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This is like going to court with Judge Failhaber.
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So, Judge Fale, Haber.
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This is us just chit-chatting on the couch right here.
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So, what's the next one?
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Chicago Cruz Azul.
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Chicago Cruz Azul.
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Cruz Azul, two wins out of two, six points.
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So, that's a very difficult game for both teams.
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They could rest some players.
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If Cruz Azul, you're probably going to make it.
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But you don't know for sure.
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Right.
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That's on Tuesday.
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So, they got to go for it because everyone else is playing after.
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Correct.
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So, I think that's another one in LAFC's favor.
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Next one, Columbus.
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Columbus Pumas.
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Pumas is in third to last with zero points.
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I think Columbus is kind of on the way up.
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They have the new coach bump right now.
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They're playing a little better, so I don't see that one going LAFC's way.
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So two for four.
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What's next?
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Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati Atlas.
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Atlas is awful.
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Cincinnati Atlas, zero points for Atlas.
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I think that goes Cincinnati.
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So we need Toluca on Wednesday to beat Dallas.
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Doesn't happen.
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The beautiful thing about that game is if my app is not incorrect, and maybe Sarah can double-check this for us, but I believe that game is in Toluca.
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And we all know how difficult that place is to play.
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It's, I think, 8,000, 9,000 feet above sea level.
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Obviously, they have a great home field advantage.
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I don't see.
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And Toluca –
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They've got three points.
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Obviously, we took those three points from them that we'll talk about in a second.
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But with how Liga and Meckies is situated, they could get to six and knock somebody out that maybe missteps or misfire.
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So I think they'll try and go for it and get that.
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And so I think maybe it falls on that game.
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Does Toluca get it done at home against Dallas for LAFC to sneak above the red line there for the playoff spot?
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Takug says, adios, Dallas.
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Might as well just stay home.
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So there you go.
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Late night episode of Guapos FC.
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This is Inside LAFC podcast presented by Ticketmaster.
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We are live on LAFC YouTube, Facebook, and on our ex-Twitter account.
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And we're in some new locations because we're trying this late kickoff.
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If you joined us late, Judge Failhaber just went through all the pictures, and he has LAFC making the quarterfinals.
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Finishing in fourth.
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So you have Cincinnati, Charlotte, Columbus, LAFC.
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That's correct.
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I'm pretty confident that's what's going to happen, too.
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We're the only team west of the central time zone, west of the eastern time zone to make it.
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So the tournament needs us.
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They do.
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They do need us.
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Black and gold.
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Look, I got my new shirt and everything here.
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Actually, old shirt.
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Not wearing my polo today.
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Three of the teams we need to lose, Chicago play Cruiser School, Dallas at Toluca, and Austin versus America.
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Possible that three MLS teams lose.
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I agree.
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And Benny just went through them.
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And that's from Joe, who's jogging to the L.A.
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Zoo.
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By the way, our friend Dakug is at Poipu Beach in Kauai.
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That sounds wonderful.
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And it's got to be like what?
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Noon, 1 o'clock over there?
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I think 3.
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3 o'clock.
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3 o'clock.
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I believe.
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Unless maybe daylight savings could be 4.
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I don't know.
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We'll talk more about the L.A. Let's get into LAFC-Toluca, the second game.
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And this is, you know, LAFC is building this...
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these volumes of experiences with Liga MX.
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You know, I got to call the Chivas game, which we can talk a little bit as well, which was incredible.
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And I know people are going, why are there all these Chivas fans?
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And last night, there was all Providence Park.
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They were going after the Portland fans because it was all Club America.
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But this is what's happening in Liga's Cup.
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This is to serve the Liga MX fans in the United States.
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And it's doing its job.
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And yeah, while LAFC fans, you'd like it to be packed there,
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LAFC fans have 17 home games, CONCACAF Champions Cup.
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They have so many games there.
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And if Chivas comes in, it's going to fill that stadium.
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I've got no problem with it.
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And it adds a lot to the competition and it evens.
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It should even the playing field a bit because Chivas is playing from their home field advantage.
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Same with America who beat Cruz Azul was in New York city.
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Cruz Azul took over that place.
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I love it.
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These fans, that is what this League's Cup was really all about.
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So LAFC had that experience.
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Different guys stepped up.
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It was Thomas Asal and Jude Terry.
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And then against Toluca, who they have some heat with this year, they beat them at BMO Stadium.
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Then they lost really badly in the second leg at the Meso Diez in the semifinals of the Concordia Cup Champions Cup.
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They meet again.
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You see El Turco Mohamed, the coach.
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He's throwing flashes.
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They don't like the fans.
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The fans throwing it back at him.
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Brilliant.
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I love all of this.
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And then a different player steps up.
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We'll talk about Eddie Segura in a second.
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But we're seeing this unfold.
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And Mark Dos Santos said it about his team afterwards that he's been really happy how this team has gone about their business, how they have approached these games, and they've played like they are games that really matter, which at this point they do.
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The League's Cup is kind of funky, Benny, because you've got to –
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you play these two games and then all of a sudden you're in position and you find yourself in the quarterfinals, you're like, okay, I can get a big trophy.
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We can put a little money in our coffers.
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I think the prize money will increase in the league's cup, which I think will really bring more and more interest from the Mexican side.
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And then you get a spot in the CONCACAF champions cup trophy.
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All of a sudden, LAFC win these games, one being the penalty shootout, and they're in really good shape.
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And again, you can take a lot of good performances out of these games, a lot of positives, you get guys minutes.
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It's been, to me, a very positive practice, if that's the right word for it.
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Look, I think that this competition is fantastic, and you drew a lot of reasons why.
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I think the fans make it very interesting.
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We have tons of Mexican fans living in the United States, and they don't get to see their team play up front all the time.
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So it's awesome to have these kind of meshes of fans all over the country.
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This is what this game does, right?
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It brings teams together.
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I think it offers really good competition.
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Yes.
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I think that, look, I used to play in a time period where we got crushed by most Mexican teams in Concordiaf Champions Cup.
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And so it's nice to see a little bit of the tables are turning, albeit mostly at home, right?
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Where we do have, you know, more opportunity to win.
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But it's great.
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I think it teaches the players how to
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you know, learn how to play games in certain different environments against different types of teams and players.
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And it's a really fun competition.
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And like you said, not only is it the ability to win a trophy, but you get to, you know, compete in Concordiave Champions Cup through this, whether you win.
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I don't know exactly how many teams make it in there from this competition.
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But again, I think it's a wonderful competition that brings fans together and gives you another trophy to go and compete for.
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It needs help.
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I mean, these group stages are weird because the tournament's compromised.
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Because, look, LAFC is playing Chivas and Toluca.
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And other teams are playing Atlas.
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I mean, Cincinnati schedules.
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Like Atlas and Santos.
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It's...
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The one thing that's been reinforced, and I think MLS wants to be like Liga Emekis in this capacity, is the drop-off, the really good teams in Mexico.
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Tigres, Monterrey, Cruz Azul, Toluca, who's now moved into that frontier, Grupo America, then a couple more, two or three, like Chivas, they're peppering around there.
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Pachuca, teams that are capable of winning a tournament, things go right.
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And then there's a big drop-off after that.
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Yeah.
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MLS doesn't have that, but I look forward to the day when you have that group.
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And look, we don't have Inter-Miami or Seattle, the reigning champions, and the teams that could advance.
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So this is kind of cool that the tournament is giving different teams an opportunity.
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Juarez is at the top.
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After all, I said about the bad teams in Mexico.
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Juarez and our guy, Jesus Murillo, is at the top of the Mexican standings.
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But I would like to see MLS become –
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six really good teams that anyone wants to tune in and watch.
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And if that comes at the expense of the bottom slipping off, so be it.
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But I think the league I make is example is, is a good one.
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Agreed.
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I have nothing to add there, Max.
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I mean, I think the only question that I would have, because we were talking about little, you know, tinkering with the schedule and maybe the standings and how it works out is how do they set up who plays who, right?
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Cause you rent, you, it seems like it's three random teams.
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And I would say that LAFC have had a pretty tough run.
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I think Queretaro is obviously one of the weaker teams that they're going to face, but they've, they've played some,
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pretty good teams where, where other, you know, teams in MLS might get nine points against three of the bottom teams in league MX.
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So it would be interesting to see how that shakes up.
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Can it be a little bit more random or maybe less random so that you don't potentially play against three weaker teams?
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Maybe you played, you know, one of the top six, one of the middle six, or one of the bottom six to make it a little bit more fair.
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But again, that now I'm, I'm being nitpicky about the, the, the, the tournament.
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And I do think that it brings out the best in both leagues.
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some good comments here about the game and leave a question here.
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If you have any Leagues Cup questions, Benny, with all his knowledge, would be happy to provide a very intelligent answer.
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That's what he does.
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Unless I knock it out of the park with my take, like I just did then.
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No one is talking about the Schaff cross.
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Two people brought up the Schaff, Jacob Schaffelberg cross that he played into Jeremy Abobese, and then it came out in Eddie Segura's goal.
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Jacob Schaffelberg had a great cross for Mark Delgado in that Galaxy game, right?
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It was so he came off the bench.
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It was good, but I thought there was some really good performances.
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I thought Denny,
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I mean, Denny was crushing these guys up the park.
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Davi Martinez made a couple moments we want him to pass.
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He had that swing out where he probably could have gotten a red card.
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Very lucky he didn't.
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He went to Mark Dos Santos.
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He did.
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But I thought that front three.
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Sonny Lynn.
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Not getting in the scoring positions, but working his tail off.
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I think that makes him very dangerous moving forward.
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I would expect him.
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And I know people are mentioning about we've got to win the Querétaro game, and I think they would.
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Someone mentioned Schoenier.
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I thought the midfield was good.
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Timothy Tillman.
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The best thing Timothy does is pick up free kicks, and the referee didn't allow it on a couple of them.
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There was once where he was brought down.
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I was like, we let things go a little bit.
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We let things go, which kind of takes away that effectiveness of Timothy, which is not ideal.
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But he still was good.
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He had a couple of good passes.
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Midfield was good against a good midfield.
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And then the back line continues.
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And what can you say about Hugo Lloris?
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You just expect it at this point.
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No, Hugo Lloris is perfect for this team.
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And I'll tell you why.
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I had a coach.
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I had a goalkeeper that I played with at Sporting Kansas City called Jimmy Nielsen.
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And there's some similarities where they don't take too many shots per game, right?
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Our defense in Kansas City back then, LAFC's defense right now is fantastic.
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They just don't give up that many chances, clear-cut chances.
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But...
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There is that one or two big chances a game that they concede because they're as much as they're compact and they're tight, they're still aggressive.
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Right.
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They're an attacking team at moments.
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And so it opens up the game sometimes.
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And there's little, you know, moments of openness and directness that the other team gets in behind.
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Hugo Lloris is able to come up big, even if he hasn't seen a shot in 20 minutes.
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And it's like that point blank shot that on the expected XG is probably above .5.
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And he gets his hands to it and his fingers to it.
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And he parries it away, gives up a corner or whatever.
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He gives an opportunity for the defense to come back and corral a rebound.
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So he fits the team perfectly.
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with what he does.
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And so, yeah, he did it again on Heleno's shot in the first half to keep it at 0-0, and he does that time and time again.
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And that's all LAFC needs, right, because they're not going to give up too many chances a game.
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If they can get one or two big saves from Hugo Lloris, then usually they're going to get a goal on the other end and end up winning the game.
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Quarter million by the end of the season.
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What do you say, everybody?
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Let's do it.
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Just do your part.
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Let's get into the comment.
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And keep in mind, and I love what you just said there about Hugo.
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Thomas Assal played great in that Chiefs game.
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He is a really good backup.
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I wouldn't have said about Thomas Assal.
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He should be starting somewhere.
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I'm not saying he should leave.
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But I wouldn't have said that about in previous years.
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I see a starting goalkeeper in most MLS circles.
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And check out Black and Gold Insider.
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Next Wednesday, we'll sit down with Thomas Asal.
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We'll talk about him maybe getting on the Canadian radar as well.
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They have two really good goalkeepers.
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And Asal in that Chivas game, Benny,
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I mean, this is Hugo's thing where his distribution so good.
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He hit a ball to Tillman and the Tillman ball eventually got to David Martinez, which eventually led to the Bawanga goal.
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So something's rubbing off on training as well.
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I remember I saw, I think he was at Vancouver, if I'm not mistaken.
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I think I watched him play and I could be wrong on this, but I think I watched him play.
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And MLS is back like during during COVID, I want to say.
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And it was impressive.
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And he's had time now to develop and learn from obviously the experienced goalkeeper that plays in front of him.
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But he has a ton of talent.
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And look, at the end of the day, older players eventually retire and you need to have, you know, the right player behind that guy to come in and
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and be able to do the job.
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And it seems like Thomas Assault could potentially be that guy.
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We've seen a lot of quality from him.
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I think he was maybe the MVP of the game against Chivas.
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Obviously, in the penalty shootout, he was fantastic.
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But, yeah, it's nice to have those kind of players lurking in the background and making sure not only that the guy that's the starter is continuously competing in training and showing up, and also you know you're in safe hands if Hugo Lloris needs a day off or something.
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Benny Failhaber here, former U.S. International LAFC original inside of LAFC podcast presented by Ticketmaster.
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Here's something about Thomas.
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He's the guy he won when it comes down to penalty kicks.
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Last season in the playoffs, it came down to penalty kicks.
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That thought came into my head.
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I don't think you pull him in for someone like Hugo Lloris, but he's got a lot of good tape now in penalty shootouts talking about Thomas.
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He is the best backup keeper in MLS.
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And that's pretty high praise.
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There's some good ones.
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Andrew Thomas, Stephen Fry.
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Look at Seattle.
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Someone's the backup there.
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And both those guys are excellent.
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Someone mentioned Nelson Angelo.
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Schaaf needs to start as his speed up the ball with passes, makes runs to draw defenders away from Denny and Son.
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Absolutely.
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Absolutely.
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Someone followed Martinez's sale is probably inevitable.
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We don't know.
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But I do think if I was a betting man, Schaffelberg starts Querétaro because Martinez started these first two League Cup games.
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And I think it's a good opportunity.
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And I don't know.
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I just think Mark Dos Santos, looking at that reaction, go, all right, David, you're going to come off the bench here.
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Just because I need you to play a little cleaner and I need you to pass that ball when you get it.
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Because there was a couple opportunities where he could have passed it once to Denny, where Denny still got a shot off.
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And he stumbled with his feet and another one where he could have gone off the sun.
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But still.
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And I'd love to throw a couple of pointers in this because I think the fans are, in my opinion, 100% in agreement with them.
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And look, I've said this for a while now.
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With those front three, if you try and play a Denny Bawanga, a David Martinez, and a Sonny, you're going to have, especially the two wingers, right?
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Sonny is the least selfish out of those two.
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I'm not saying that in a negative way, but he's the least selfish.
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He's the one that's going to look for the pass a little bit more often than the others.
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Denny Boulanga, I think, has the ability to pass, especially on crosses where he goes down the line and tries to cut it back.
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And David Martinez, whether it's because of still inexperienced, a little bit young, he is also, you know, there's conversations time and time again about him moving on to European leagues.
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I don't know exactly.
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I'm not there.
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I'm not talking to him.
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I don't know him personally, but he has not found his passing boots, right?
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There's a lot of times this year we've all seen it, even in moments that he scored.
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I forget what game it was, but there was obviously the game that he cut inside and took a shot and he scored where Sonny was wide open on his left side.
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And now we saw it again in this game where you said so yourself.
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And in between, he did pass it to Denny.
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He did, and Denny scored.
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So there's progress.
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There is.
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There is.
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But –
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He needs to add that to his game.
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If he wants to get to a top, top level, it can't be that he is that selfish winger.
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Wingers need to be able to pick and choose the right moments, whether it's to shoot or to pass.
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And when we talk about Schaffelberg, he is one of the most selfless players in the league.
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I've always watched him, whether it was in Toronto, Nashville, the Canadian national team, and obviously now with LAFC.
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He frees up the game.
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He opens up the field.
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He's kind of like, you know, in football terms, he's like the Tyree kill that takes the top off the defense that now opens up the entire pocket.
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seems for everybody.
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And when he gets the ball and goes down the line and takes people on, he's always looking for those crosses and his crosses are pinpoint, whether it's in the air for a header, whether it's a hard ball on the ground or a cutback, he tries to play for the team and he fits in really well with what the other two guys do.
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So now the synopsis for me is if, if David Martinez has the opportunity in the near future to,
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to get transferred, and it's a good deal for LAFC, I think it makes a ton of sense to get that money, obviously redistribute funds into the roster or wherever else.
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And Schafferberg, I think, compliments the other two really, really well.
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So I think everybody's spot on in the comments.
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And look, Davi Martinez is going to be a fantastic player, and it's going to be sad to see him go if he does.
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But I think there is a case to be made that Schafferberg is a little bit better of a piece with the other two.
455
00:24:47.568 --> 00:24:54.176
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456
00:24:54.196 --> 00:24:58.582
Someone asked you, NST Mike about selling Martinez and using the funds for a number nine.
457
00:24:59.743 --> 00:25:02.607
The, the market is open till September, but,
458
00:25:02.967 --> 00:25:08.212
Knowing LAFC and our brief conversations with John Thornton, they're going to make some moves here.
459
00:25:08.472 --> 00:25:14.878
He mentioned when he spoke to everyone about the sale of Nathan Ordaz and Ahmed Boudry, there's money in the coffers.
460
00:25:14.978 --> 00:25:20.743
And if David Martinez obviously do it for the right price, I'd be happy to keep David here because he's continuing a challenge.
461
00:25:20.803 --> 00:25:27.329
And even though it was a little bit messy in this game, when he has had moments and there was this one play against Chivas –
462
00:25:29.090 --> 00:25:32.133
where he hit the corner and he came down the byline.
463
00:25:32.233 --> 00:25:35.897
It was unbelievable just how talented and athletic he is.
464
00:25:35.957 --> 00:25:38.199
So it's a good situation to have.
465
00:25:38.239 --> 00:25:42.644
But I think by the end of the month, we'll hear some news, hopefully one or two players.
466
00:25:42.684 --> 00:25:45.547
Marco Santos has addressed it too, saying he goes, he's limited –
467
00:25:46.007 --> 00:25:50.069
with what he can do because they don't have a full deck because they've sold players, haven't brought him in.
468
00:25:50.789 --> 00:25:58.273
Just, you know, again, each Berko who again, had a little bit of a struggle there, but by and large has been rock solid with LAFC.
469
00:25:58.413 --> 00:26:00.334
I want to talk about Eddie Segura and some folks.
470
00:26:00.414 --> 00:26:01.835
I just want to answer this question.
471
00:26:02.675 --> 00:26:03.676
What do you think about this?
472
00:26:03.756 --> 00:26:05.177
And the league's cup is,
473
00:26:06.138 --> 00:26:07.118
is changing all the time.
474
00:26:07.198 --> 00:26:07.819
Carlos Vela.
475
00:26:07.839 --> 00:26:10.860
We have Carlos Vela in the chat room, and we have Diego Rossi.
476
00:26:12.061 --> 00:26:12.741
Where's Diego?
477
00:26:13.101 --> 00:26:17.183
Diego says LAFC should sign Joseph Martinez, a proven MLS superstar.
478
00:26:17.483 --> 00:26:24.266
You've got to love Diego, who's now in Mexico, scored a goal for Monterey, speaking up to try and get Joseph Martinez.
479
00:26:24.406 --> 00:26:25.266
I wouldn't mind Joseph.
480
00:26:25.407 --> 00:26:27.768
That'd be a nice guy to pop off the bench for a few goals.
481
00:26:27.868 --> 00:26:28.048
But...
482
00:26:29.068 --> 00:26:36.795
As is the question, Carlos Vela says, do you think Leeds Cup should be also played in Mexico for other teams, not just Toluca and America?
483
00:26:36.895 --> 00:26:37.396
I would think.
484
00:26:38.136 --> 00:26:39.738
Yeah, in a perfect world, I think it would be great.
485
00:26:39.758 --> 00:26:40.718
But my guess is this.
486
00:26:40.959 --> 00:26:42.180
Those teams want to come here.
487
00:26:43.281 --> 00:26:46.043
I don't know exactly, you know, why, what the reasons are.
488
00:26:46.103 --> 00:26:48.305
I'm assuming it's somewhat financial as well.
489
00:26:48.345 --> 00:26:51.208
But yeah, in a perfect world to make it even, it'd be great if.
490
00:26:52.442 --> 00:26:59.366
You play two games at home, one on the road, or two games on the road, one at home, and then the following year it flips.
491
00:27:00.807 --> 00:27:06.330
But maybe it's more infrastructure-based, it's a little bit easier in the U.S. than in Mexico.
492
00:27:06.751 --> 00:27:10.633
Maybe it is money-wise in terms of getting more fans, because I do think that...
493
00:27:11.026 --> 00:27:21.473
in America, you're going to get not only the American fans, but you're going to get a lot of Mexican fans that live in the U.S., whereas I don't know if the Mexican fans would sell out a stadium every single time for League's Cup in Mexico.
494
00:27:21.493 --> 00:27:32.481
Again, these are all question marks that I don't have the answer to, but in a fair play kind of way, yeah, it would be great to kind of have 50-50 of the games be in either country.
495
00:27:33.222 --> 00:27:35.884
And Carlos, that's your real name.
496
00:27:35.904 --> 00:27:36.464
Yeah.
497
00:27:37.803 --> 00:27:41.525
Because of the way the results have gone this season, I think the league really has to look into that.
498
00:27:41.605 --> 00:27:42.665
I think it would make sense.
499
00:27:42.725 --> 00:27:43.546
And someone mentioned it.
500
00:27:43.606 --> 00:27:46.307
The first game is all played in Mexico.
501
00:27:46.427 --> 00:27:49.248
Every team gets a home game and then you bring games two and three.
502
00:27:49.748 --> 00:27:52.830
And then there's, you know, a little less travel.
503
00:27:53.030 --> 00:27:54.090
I think it would make more sense.
504
00:27:54.650 --> 00:27:55.811
Again, it's weird.
505
00:27:55.891 --> 00:27:58.992
I don't know how it operates, but everything is in the U S right now.
506
00:27:59.292 --> 00:28:02.614
From the world cup on down gold cups, nations league.
507
00:28:02.694 --> 00:28:03.614
They're all played here.
508
00:28:03.934 --> 00:28:05.795
because this is where these teams can make a lot of money.
509
00:28:05.855 --> 00:28:11.697
And it's not to say Mexico can't make money there, but Mexico has a massive fan base in the United States.
510
00:28:11.797 --> 00:28:14.958
And this is a place where they can go above and beyond.
511
00:28:14.978 --> 00:28:18.960
And it's a beautiful thing that they can look that way.
512
00:28:19.060 --> 00:28:19.920
And it's the reality.
513
00:28:20.060 --> 00:28:21.080
And we should embrace it.
514
00:28:21.220 --> 00:28:23.581
But I think for the sake of this competition, we shall see.
515
00:28:24.101 --> 00:28:25.362
Let's talk about Eddie Segura.
516
00:28:26.583 --> 00:28:28.084
He was there in 2018.
517
00:28:28.104 --> 00:28:29.865
You guys crossed paths for a little bit, correct?
518
00:28:30.325 --> 00:28:31.426
No, that is incorrect.
519
00:28:31.466 --> 00:28:33.888
He came the year I left.
520
00:28:33.968 --> 00:28:36.290
Yeah, so unfortunately I didn't get to play with Eddie, but.
521
00:28:37.759 --> 00:28:50.889
I played against him and, and obviously, I mean, we, we talk about him, I think with regularity on the show, not only because of how long he's been with the club, but because of his ability to kind of fill in so many different roles.
522
00:28:50.909 --> 00:29:02.418
I thought in 2019, which was his first year watching from afar when I was playing with Kansas city at the time, man, I was, I was thinking how, how awesome of a defender he was just steady Eddie, right?
523
00:29:02.538 --> 00:29:05.861
Steady Eddie was always consistently in the right places and,
524
00:29:06.321 --> 00:29:11.663
Not the tallest, but won the ball aerially, good defensively, didn't sell out.
525
00:29:13.123 --> 00:29:14.623
And so he was a top player.
526
00:29:14.643 --> 00:29:19.585
I think he fit in really well with Walker back then, I think, as he was alongside him.
527
00:29:19.805 --> 00:29:20.565
And he's still there.
528
00:29:20.625 --> 00:29:21.445
He's still there with the club.
529
00:29:21.485 --> 00:29:27.667
Obviously, he had some injury problems in his tenure there with LAFC.
530
00:29:28.208 --> 00:29:32.957
But now not only is he being utilized sometimes as a center back, but also as an outside back, as a six.
531
00:29:33.518 --> 00:29:40.271
And so, look, I think that it is a blessing sometimes to have players that might not play at –
532
00:29:40.603 --> 00:29:45.525
the nine out of 10 or 10 out of 10 level at these positions, but they're every position you play him.
533
00:29:45.545 --> 00:29:46.826
He's a six or a seven out of 10.
534
00:29:47.306 --> 00:29:51.248
So you, it's as a coach, I can tell you, it is remarkable.
535
00:29:51.368 --> 00:29:53.129
You can't have 10 out of 10s in every position.
536
00:29:53.529 --> 00:29:55.390
And then he does a job no matter where you put them.
537
00:29:55.430 --> 00:30:03.114
And then to shut, to shut up all the haters, not only that, but he goes and scores a world from outside of the box to make sure they beat to Lucas.
538
00:30:03.134 --> 00:30:03.394
So yeah,
539
00:30:04.494 --> 00:30:08.136
Yeah, I think fans should understand what Eddie is.
540
00:30:08.676 --> 00:30:10.617
Yeah, he's not a Timothy Tillman.
541
00:30:10.637 --> 00:30:12.417
He's not a Denny Bawanga.
542
00:30:12.757 --> 00:30:13.778
He's an Eddie Segura.
543
00:30:13.838 --> 00:30:14.758
He's always there.
544
00:30:14.858 --> 00:30:16.059
He's always helping the team.
545
00:30:16.079 --> 00:30:17.979
He's selfless.
546
00:30:18.159 --> 00:30:24.062
And I guarantee you within the locker room, I bet he's the glue that brings a lot of pieces together too.
547
00:30:24.522 --> 00:30:27.463
So don't sell him short.
548
00:30:28.203 --> 00:30:30.044
No, I don't think people are going to do it from this.
549
00:30:30.084 --> 00:30:31.985
I think that goal changes everything.
550
00:30:32.045 --> 00:30:34.487
And this league's cup has changed it in many ways.
551
00:30:35.347 --> 00:30:42.851
Not just the league's cup, but this reemergence post-World Cup where Eddie's looked so sharp and done so much for the club.
552
00:30:43.252 --> 00:30:44.392
People are realizing it.
553
00:30:44.532 --> 00:30:52.717
The criticism, obviously, you point out he's not the sexiest player, but every team, Spain and Brazil and Italy,
554
00:30:52.937 --> 00:30:58.922
Man City, they all have a guy or someone like that that it just, you know, is the glue, does those little things.
555
00:30:58.962 --> 00:31:01.303
I know it sounds cliche, but you really need that.
556
00:31:01.343 --> 00:31:05.106
And a guy that Mark, again, pointed out, he goes, you see this guy in training.
557
00:31:05.547 --> 00:31:08.609
He keeps everyone, their heads up.
558
00:31:08.709 --> 00:31:11.271
They see the effort because nothing was promised to Eddie.
559
00:31:11.311 --> 00:31:12.852
He wasn't a high-profile player.
560
00:31:12.892 --> 00:31:14.154
prospect when he came here.
561
00:31:14.194 --> 00:31:15.255
He really became a good player.
562
00:31:15.495 --> 00:31:22.785
And he has a lot of value if for some reason another club wanted to move an MLS or many other places because there are people who would look for it.
563
00:31:22.805 --> 00:31:25.228
But I think LAFC want to hold on to it because –
564
00:31:26.055 --> 00:31:27.556
He's got 200 games.
565
00:31:28.197 --> 00:31:32.861
He is the leader in minutes, leader in matches played, played four positions.
566
00:31:34.663 --> 00:31:36.264
You said number six.
567
00:31:36.425 --> 00:31:37.786
He's played center back, right back.
568
00:31:37.986 --> 00:31:42.230
He came into this game at left back, stayed at left back the whole time.
569
00:31:42.610 --> 00:31:44.532
And at the end of the game, an opportunity came up.
570
00:31:44.772 --> 00:31:46.414
He's in the middle of the park and he scores a goal.
571
00:31:46.774 --> 00:31:51.216
I mean, it wasn't supposed to happen that way, but I think this goal is going to change a lot for him.
572
00:31:51.296 --> 00:31:54.458
And it was wonderful to see everything I've said about Eddie.
573
00:31:54.498 --> 00:31:56.779
There's so much praise going on social media.
574
00:31:57.659 --> 00:31:58.960
Usually people go, why is Eddie starting?
575
00:31:59.040 --> 00:32:00.400
I don't think I've heard that at all.
576
00:32:00.500 --> 00:32:01.421
They want to see him in there.
577
00:32:01.441 --> 00:32:05.062
They know this guy is this season is all the stuff he's done.
578
00:32:05.363 --> 00:32:12.206
Benny, this season in particular, really, really valuable, especially when you think about no surgery, Palencia, Ryan Hollingham filling in there.
579
00:32:12.866 --> 00:32:14.750
There's work to be had.
580
00:32:14.830 --> 00:32:16.573
And Igor Jesus, right?
581
00:32:16.633 --> 00:32:18.937
Igor Jesus is going to sidetrack a little longer.
582
00:32:20.365 --> 00:32:22.547
So he's bought that time with no ostacios.
583
00:32:22.567 --> 00:32:24.848
So thumbs up for Eddie Segura.
584
00:32:24.868 --> 00:32:26.970
This is Inside LAFC Podcast.
585
00:32:26.990 --> 00:32:30.932
We are presented by Ticketmaster Live on late night.
586
00:32:30.972 --> 00:32:35.375
We'll be back to our regular time, but we want to hear what you guys think too about what works out better.
587
00:32:35.395 --> 00:32:39.638
We're going to look at the numbers after this too, to see if we become an evening program in the future.
588
00:32:40.079 --> 00:32:41.179
Just kicking the tires.
589
00:32:41.560 --> 00:32:45.482
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590
00:32:45.502 --> 00:32:46.143
Yeah.
591
00:32:46.843 --> 00:32:52.868
Danny Jugador Rapido, Vela Fenomeno, El Chipote Warren, talking about some of our former players.
592
00:32:54.049 --> 00:32:54.709
Let's preview.
593
00:32:55.210 --> 00:32:55.470
Let's see.
594
00:32:55.510 --> 00:32:55.690
Oh, no.
595
00:32:55.710 --> 00:32:57.672
I want to talk really quick about Michael Olisex.
596
00:32:57.712 --> 00:32:59.333
I think it was interesting because I saw a lot of people.
597
00:32:59.353 --> 00:33:00.034
When are we signing him?
598
00:33:00.234 --> 00:33:00.494
I heard.
599
00:33:00.734 --> 00:33:01.675
We are signing him.
600
00:33:01.735 --> 00:33:02.876
That is the new signing.
601
00:33:04.818 --> 00:33:06.119
Straight out of Thornton's mouth.
602
00:33:06.559 --> 00:33:06.839
Yeah.
603
00:33:06.979 --> 00:33:07.400
Well, listen.
604
00:33:07.420 --> 00:33:07.660
Listen.
605
00:33:08.343 --> 00:33:13.227
If you ask me who the best player in the world is right now, my answer is Michael Olise.
606
00:33:13.607 --> 00:33:16.570
That is why I think maybe it's not a popular opinion.
607
00:33:16.850 --> 00:33:17.851
I watch a lot of soccer.
608
00:33:18.311 --> 00:33:23.155
This guy is unbelievable to watch just for how beautiful he plays.
609
00:33:23.475 --> 00:33:27.718
But the left foot, the courageousness, what he does at Bayern Munich, he is...
610
00:33:29.019 --> 00:33:30.320
He's a little bit of a late bloomer.
611
00:33:30.500 --> 00:33:34.923
I know that Kylian Mbappe or Erling Haaland would be the easier answer.
612
00:33:35.023 --> 00:33:36.024
I would take Michael Ole.
613
00:33:36.064 --> 00:33:38.186
He's not coming to LAFC, at least not now.
614
00:33:38.826 --> 00:33:41.588
But he was – But it's planting the seeds, right?
615
00:33:41.608 --> 00:33:42.769
It's planting the seeds.
616
00:33:42.789 --> 00:33:49.753
We've seen things like this happen before where somebody's there and then he doesn't get signed and then three years, four years later, right?
617
00:33:50.074 --> 00:33:52.315
And so planting the seed is always important.
618
00:33:52.335 --> 00:33:53.056
It's part of the business.
619
00:33:53.857 --> 00:33:55.520
Is that is that legit, Benny?
620
00:33:55.680 --> 00:34:05.060
If there's a guy like, let's say Michael Oley stays here or Erling Hollins in Austin, Texas, wearing cowboy hats because he loves the culture or the Spanish teams in L.A. And they go, we love it here.
621
00:34:06.128 --> 00:34:07.028
to reach out.
622
00:34:07.529 --> 00:34:08.829
What is a club like LAFC?
623
00:34:09.030 --> 00:34:09.910
What's the right way to do it?
624
00:34:09.930 --> 00:34:13.152
And do you believe that these players go back to Europe and go LAFC one day?
625
00:34:13.552 --> 00:34:14.112
I like that.
626
00:34:14.632 --> 00:34:15.273
A hundred percent.
627
00:34:15.333 --> 00:34:17.514
I think so here, here's the reality, right?
628
00:34:17.954 --> 00:34:22.657
There's 0% chance that Michael Lisa is going to sign tomorrow for LAFC.
629
00:34:23.157 --> 00:34:27.519
Michael Lisa, like you said, so yourself, and I would have agreed with you probably before the world.
630
00:34:27.839 --> 00:34:32.942
He was maybe the best player playing right now in the world, but he didn't have the greatest world cup.
631
00:34:32.962 --> 00:34:33.122
Yeah.
632
00:34:33.342 --> 00:34:35.904
Albeit he set up all his teammates, right?
633
00:34:35.924 --> 00:34:39.286
But he couldn't have missed any more chances than he did in this World Cup.
634
00:34:39.326 --> 00:34:42.488
But with that being said, he's not leaving Europe.
635
00:34:42.548 --> 00:34:44.089
He's one of the top players in the world.
636
00:34:44.109 --> 00:34:47.991
He's going to be playing in the World Cup for France for many years to come.
637
00:34:48.011 --> 00:34:50.272
He's going to be playing in Champions League for Bayern.
638
00:34:50.292 --> 00:34:55.035
And if he moves on from Bayern for probably another really top club, he's not coming to LAFC.
639
00:34:55.075 --> 00:35:01.439
However, fast forward like a Griezmann, maybe not to the same extent in terms of age, but man –
640
00:35:02.027 --> 00:35:09.969
Olise is now 31, 32, and he's still playing at a high level, and he wants to live in America, and he wants to think about the league.
641
00:35:10.129 --> 00:35:18.772
He's going to remember the time that he came to LAFC, and they treated him well, and they let him see the game, and he likes the stadium, and the fans, the style of play on the field.
642
00:35:19.152 --> 00:35:20.672
So, yeah, 100%.
643
00:35:20.732 --> 00:35:26.014
I think it's important to treat players that you might have a genuine interest in today or in the future.
644
00:35:26.574 --> 00:35:27.034
You...
645
00:35:27.752 --> 00:35:30.174
You know, it's the opposite of burning a bridge.
646
00:35:30.194 --> 00:35:37.939
It's like building that bridge to try to see if players of that caliber maybe have the interest in coming over to your team sometime in the future.
647
00:35:37.980 --> 00:35:40.601
So, yeah, I think it's great to see guys like that at a game.
648
00:35:41.182 --> 00:35:44.905
And, man, what a pleasure it would be to see Olysses in MLS one day.
649
00:35:45.645 --> 00:35:52.772
Inside LAFC podcast, we are presented by Ticketmaster live on LAFC YouTube, Facebook, and back on LAFC X Twitter.
650
00:35:52.832 --> 00:35:53.893
Tune in wherever you can.
651
00:35:54.553 --> 00:35:56.736
Late night show here today on the East Coast.
652
00:35:56.776 --> 00:35:59.298
If you're listening to most of you on the West Coast, 6 p.m. Pacific time.
653
00:36:00.659 --> 00:36:03.302
Michael Olise adds to the list of players like Kylian Mbappe.
654
00:36:05.640 --> 00:36:08.423
Kevin De Bruyne, uh, Weston McKinney.
655
00:36:08.783 --> 00:36:09.424
I can't name them all.
656
00:36:09.444 --> 00:36:10.545
They've all been to a game here.
657
00:36:10.565 --> 00:36:15.750
It's been a long last, uh, Ilkoi Gundogan, who we had on our pregame show one day when he was here.
658
00:36:16.211 --> 00:36:20.295
Uh, they've all come through these doors and maybe it allows them to come back through these doors because they're going to love it.
659
00:36:20.715 --> 00:36:22.637
And one last thing about Ole say, uh,
660
00:36:22.857 --> 00:36:25.659
He is on vacation and he's preparing with Byron.
661
00:36:26.059 --> 00:36:28.721
LAFC's partners with Byron, red and black football.
662
00:36:29.181 --> 00:36:31.323
So he trained with LAFC.
663
00:36:31.723 --> 00:36:36.066
According to Mark Dos Santos in the postgame, Mark Dos Santos said somebody invited him to the game and he came.
664
00:36:36.366 --> 00:36:38.347
Looks like he had a good time on a Saturday.
665
00:36:38.367 --> 00:36:42.190
Where else would you want to be on a Saturday night in LA than BMO Stadium?
666
00:36:42.250 --> 00:36:43.891
So, yeah, right on.
667
00:36:44.271 --> 00:36:44.751
Am I wrong?
668
00:36:45.272 --> 00:36:45.712
No.
669
00:36:45.732 --> 00:36:47.113
When are we going to get you to BMO?
670
00:36:47.994 --> 00:36:49.595
I mean, I was thinking about going to the game.
671
00:36:49.615 --> 00:36:51.336
I'm actually in California, right?
672
00:36:51.456 --> 00:36:51.636
But.
673
00:36:52.330 --> 00:36:55.739
I wasn't able to, I had too much, too many family things going on.
674
00:36:55.779 --> 00:36:59.149
So I had to watch it on TV, but it, it looked fun.
675
00:36:59.289 --> 00:37:00.192
I wish I had been there.
676
00:37:00.872 --> 00:37:02.373
Plenty of great games coming up.
677
00:37:02.413 --> 00:37:03.354
Let's take a look at the comments.
678
00:37:03.574 --> 00:37:05.436
Schaff always crosses when he should.
679
00:37:05.476 --> 00:37:06.697
I like that.
680
00:37:06.817 --> 00:37:08.918
On TV, Tafari looks like he has no hair.
681
00:37:09.058 --> 00:37:10.139
He's a little high and tight.
682
00:37:10.219 --> 00:37:11.260
Denny went blonde as well.
683
00:37:11.280 --> 00:37:13.282
I know people talking about that.
684
00:37:13.402 --> 00:37:14.663
Wait, what did Toc Toc say?
685
00:37:15.183 --> 00:37:15.964
Oh, yeah.
686
00:37:16.104 --> 00:37:19.927
Some reaffirmation about the Schaffelberg cross.
687
00:37:20.007 --> 00:37:21.168
Don't sell David.
688
00:37:21.268 --> 00:37:23.209
I get the feeling it may not happen.
689
00:37:23.269 --> 00:37:23.550
I mean...
690
00:37:24.511 --> 00:37:24.811
We'll see.
691
00:37:24.832 --> 00:37:30.196
I know David has said he wants to go, but I think there's there's an engagement there that's pretty exciting.
692
00:37:30.737 --> 00:37:32.839
Some people aren't on board with that as well.
693
00:37:34.040 --> 00:37:36.602
David Martinez is the most talented player in our squad.
694
00:37:36.782 --> 00:37:42.267
That's I mean, I'm not going to argue that with Son Youngman and Denny Boanga, but there's something about David, right, that you can't.
695
00:37:42.627 --> 00:37:44.489
People want to talk about David here, Benny.
696
00:37:45.070 --> 00:37:47.231
Yeah, because but he is a he's a.
697
00:37:49.021 --> 00:37:57.250
not an enigma, but it's a very divided conversation whether, one, David Martinez is the best player to start.
698
00:37:57.531 --> 00:37:58.171
Is it him?
699
00:37:58.211 --> 00:38:00.013
Is it Schaffelberg?
700
00:38:00.614 --> 00:38:01.756
Where's his best position?
701
00:38:01.816 --> 00:38:03.337
I know some people talk about the 10.
702
00:38:03.397 --> 00:38:07.162
For me, he's nowhere close to being a 10 yet.
703
00:38:07.957 --> 00:38:12.522
Does he have the qualities to potentially become one?
704
00:38:12.982 --> 00:38:15.284
Yes, but he's not a good enough passer yet to be a 10.
705
00:38:15.444 --> 00:38:21.710
So supporting striker, maybe running off of a top guy to, you know, running behind is possible as well.
706
00:38:21.730 --> 00:38:26.995
And then there's the conversation about whether it's better to keep him or to sell him if there's a good price tag.
707
00:38:28.056 --> 00:38:31.960
So a lot of talking points for such a young player with a lot of,
708
00:38:32.620 --> 00:38:36.804
And I always am careful to say talent because talent for me is all encompassing.
709
00:38:37.005 --> 00:38:45.273
It requires dribbling ability, shooting ability, passing ability, IQ, work ethic, mentality, talent.
710
00:38:46.343 --> 00:38:48.744
team, you know, mentality.
711
00:38:49.164 --> 00:38:51.325
And so it comes with a lot of different things.
712
00:38:51.446 --> 00:38:55.127
And we see some unbelievable things from David Martinez sometimes.
713
00:38:55.747 --> 00:38:58.869
Things from him that you don't see from Sonny that you don't see from Denny as well.
714
00:38:58.929 --> 00:39:02.791
Yeah, I think that's what the listeners are talking about.
715
00:39:03.151 --> 00:39:05.432
But again, talent is everything together for me.
716
00:39:05.452 --> 00:39:07.393
How do you put all the pieces together?
717
00:39:09.215 --> 00:39:12.019
what some people call talent, I call potential.
718
00:39:12.620 --> 00:39:16.245
You see what can come from it, but also how consistent can you be with that?
719
00:39:16.285 --> 00:39:21.473
And David is one of the guys of that front line that is more inconsistent.
720
00:39:21.513 --> 00:39:22.234
In the beginning of the year,
721
00:39:22.875 --> 00:39:25.798
he was the best player on the field, right?
722
00:39:25.818 --> 00:39:29.281
He was scoring goals, providing assists, bangers from outside the box.
723
00:39:29.301 --> 00:39:30.682
He was kind of carrying the load.
724
00:39:31.222 --> 00:39:34.005
And now you see Denny Bawanga getting all his goals and assists.
725
00:39:34.025 --> 00:39:36.047
You see Sonny now complimenting that as well.
726
00:39:36.447 --> 00:39:38.929
And Davi Martinez has lost some minutes to Schaaf.
727
00:39:38.969 --> 00:39:39.329
And so...
728
00:39:40.190 --> 00:39:41.391
Again, a lot to talk about.
729
00:39:41.431 --> 00:39:43.794
Does it mean that he is the best player of all time?
730
00:39:43.834 --> 00:39:43.954
No.
731
00:39:43.974 --> 00:39:46.076
Does it mean that, you know, we should definitely get rid of him?
732
00:39:46.177 --> 00:39:46.757
Of course not.
733
00:39:46.777 --> 00:39:55.527
But there's a lot of talking points and there's no wonder why I think a lot of the fans like to talk about him because there's some disagreements there as to what's the best course of action for him.
734
00:39:56.237 --> 00:39:58.238
Inside LAC podcast presented by Ticketmaster.
735
00:39:58.258 --> 00:40:02.742
A lot of love for David, but also for Eddie Segura.
736
00:40:02.862 --> 00:40:03.462
Steady Eddie.
737
00:40:03.882 --> 00:40:05.484
Eddie has been putting in mad work.
738
00:40:05.664 --> 00:40:10.987
Segura, before his knee injuries, remember two big injuries that felt like it was always going to derail his career.
739
00:40:11.428 --> 00:40:17.072
Before that, he used to bail out Walker Zimmerman all the time when Walker was caught out of position.
740
00:40:17.392 --> 00:40:18.853
I think that's what Eddie does.
741
00:40:19.013 --> 00:40:19.634
He just...
742
00:40:20.514 --> 00:40:41.675
masks some some shortcomings there he's just a smart player and he scored a golazo no doubt about it glad to say i was never a segura hater but so glad he got that goal now porteous needs to get a goal and all of my lfc dreams will come true i wouldn't rule against it and porteous can hit that ball he hit that penalty he had a good penalty against chivas and he's got the header too doesn't he he's a pretty good header
743
00:40:43.213 --> 00:40:44.734
How about this from Nelson Angelo?
744
00:40:45.215 --> 00:40:51.199
Mark DeSantis will know better and seize the team all day, but would Eddie be better using a double pivot alongside Tillman as dual six?
745
00:40:51.620 --> 00:40:52.561
Schornier is an eight.
746
00:40:52.801 --> 00:40:53.541
David is a 10.
747
00:40:53.621 --> 00:40:55.163
Would you kick the tires on that, Benny?
748
00:40:56.043 --> 00:40:58.845
I don't think it's impossible for it to work well.
749
00:40:58.905 --> 00:41:00.547
Again, it's like what he said, though.
750
00:41:01.047 --> 00:41:06.091
I'm not there to witness it in training, so it's hard to know exactly how that would play out.
751
00:41:06.111 --> 00:41:07.212
Yeah.
752
00:41:08.077 --> 00:41:17.887
And Schoenier, I kind of like the position that he's playing right now where he kind of floats everywhere a little bit, and then he comes up and he's fantastic outside the box in terms of shooting.
753
00:41:17.907 --> 00:41:19.789
I mean, he hit that ball off the post.
754
00:41:19.809 --> 00:41:26.115
So I don't know how much I'd want to push Schoenier higher up the field because I do think he's pretty important in kind of –
755
00:41:26.595 --> 00:41:28.998
starting deeper and finding his way up the field.
756
00:41:29.598 --> 00:41:41.770
But yeah, I think, look, in terms of Eddie Segura, I think he could play as the pivot six and also the double pivot, right, with the empty bucket, I think we used to call that one.
757
00:41:43.452 --> 00:41:48.817
He's just a guy that can kind of float in and play in any position, it seems like, other than probably one of the front three.
758
00:41:48.918 --> 00:41:50.319
I don't think Eddie Segura would look great.
759
00:41:50.740 --> 00:41:53.482
as a nine or one of the wingers, especially in the way that we play the game.
760
00:41:53.542 --> 00:42:01.567
But in any other position, one of those back four or those six slash double six, I think he could do fine.
761
00:42:04.554 --> 00:42:05.696
Inside LFC podcast.
762
00:42:05.716 --> 00:42:06.617
Let's get to the next game.
763
00:42:06.897 --> 00:42:09.480
High marks for what LFC has done in the Leagues Cup.
764
00:42:09.520 --> 00:42:11.102
Getting good results against Mexico teams.
765
00:42:11.122 --> 00:42:14.687
They've now played Club America, Toluca, Cruz Azul, Chivas.
766
00:42:14.727 --> 00:42:16.990
It was their first game against Chivas.
767
00:42:17.010 --> 00:42:19.473
They've got history with Tigres in the Campeones Cup.
768
00:42:19.493 --> 00:42:21.656
They beat them in the Leagues Cup last season.
769
00:42:21.756 --> 00:42:45.864
season as well so really good in a short time experience against top top mexican teams diego rossi chiming in again alexis sanchez to montreal i saw that i love it even if alexis sanchez the chilean legend is in mls for three months i will sign off on that is he still playing where's he playing right now he was in seville and now he just signed with uh montreal i don't know if it's three months he's 37 oh he really did sign with montreal
770
00:42:46.623 --> 00:42:47.786
Yeah.
771
00:42:47.826 --> 00:42:48.508
I didn't know that.
772
00:42:48.808 --> 00:42:53.098
I thought that was like a hope or expectation or rumor, but okay.
773
00:42:53.119 --> 00:42:54.081
He signed with Montreal.
774
00:42:54.822 --> 00:42:58.003
Well, somebody asked what high name player would you like to come to LAFC?
775
00:42:58.103 --> 00:43:01.725
I think LAFC or they have their one guy in Sonny.
776
00:43:01.965 --> 00:43:06.007
If they bring in another guy, I wouldn't say it's impossible, but you're seeing the profile.
777
00:43:06.047 --> 00:43:06.747
They're doing it all.
778
00:43:06.767 --> 00:43:10.129
They get the young player like David, they get the guy in their prime like Danny Buonga.
779
00:43:10.149 --> 00:43:11.849
They've tried with some other guys as well.
780
00:43:12.550 --> 00:43:15.051
I tend to think that if I had a, what would you choose?
781
00:43:15.071 --> 00:43:17.832
If there was a guy out there currently available that would come in here?
782
00:43:18.232 --> 00:43:20.233
Well, currently available, he is not, but.
783
00:43:20.694 --> 00:43:23.396
What I've seen from Griezmann in Orlando has been pretty nice.
784
00:43:23.456 --> 00:43:25.837
I know we were talking about him some months ago.
785
00:43:25.897 --> 00:43:31.981
He might have been a nice little find into that kind of 10-roll that we've been talking about for a while.
786
00:43:32.021 --> 00:43:34.263
But, man, I need more time to think about somebody that's available.
787
00:43:34.303 --> 00:43:35.343
I don't even know who is available.
788
00:43:35.363 --> 00:43:37.345
Well, not available, just somebody that's around.
789
00:43:37.365 --> 00:43:40.066
Like I would say Robert Lewandowski even because now he's playing.
790
00:43:40.086 --> 00:43:41.807
I go, man, that would look nice.
791
00:43:41.868 --> 00:43:44.909
Maybe it's not the right fit, but we're just having fun here.
792
00:43:44.990 --> 00:43:45.670
We're just having fun.
793
00:43:46.725 --> 00:43:53.029
Let's get into Wednesday's game, LAFC-Queretaro, Wednesday, August the 12th, 7.30 p.m. Pacific time.
794
00:43:53.049 --> 00:43:54.870
If you can make it to BMO Stadium, go get a ticket.
795
00:43:54.890 --> 00:43:55.351
It'll be fun.
796
00:43:55.371 --> 00:43:59.153
I think LAFC wins this game and wins it pretty convincingly.
797
00:43:59.873 --> 00:44:04.216
If you missed the show earlier, we went through all the ramifications about League's Cup.
798
00:44:04.236 --> 00:44:08.479
There are six teams that have won both their games and are ahead of LAFC in the standings.
799
00:44:08.519 --> 00:44:14.062
But according to Professor Failhaber, three will lose and LAFC will sneak into fourth place.
800
00:44:14.102 --> 00:44:15.003
Are you sticking with that?
801
00:44:15.608 --> 00:44:16.429
I am sticking with it.
802
00:44:16.449 --> 00:44:18.110
I'm going to go even more detailed here.
803
00:44:18.130 --> 00:44:20.031
I'm going to go even more detailed.
804
00:44:20.272 --> 00:44:25.275
One of those teams is going to lose on a penalty kick shootout and only get seven points.
805
00:44:25.756 --> 00:44:28.998
And when we beat Querétaro, we'll go to eight.
806
00:44:29.339 --> 00:44:34.002
Now, the Querétaro game is interesting because LAFC's goal differential is not going to get it done.
807
00:44:34.563 --> 00:44:37.325
That's why we need that penalty kick shootout loss.
808
00:44:37.825 --> 00:44:38.045
Right.
809
00:44:38.165 --> 00:44:41.128
A penalty shootout one will keep one of those teams in front of LAFC.
810
00:44:41.629 --> 00:44:43.931
So you need to hopefully lose outright.
811
00:44:44.472 --> 00:44:48.596
But I think LAFC goes for it against Querétaro and wins by multiple goals.
812
00:44:49.116 --> 00:44:54.542
Somebody asked, I'm looking for that comment, what do we expect from, what kind of attack is Querétaro?
813
00:44:54.702 --> 00:44:55.443
Joe is asking.
814
00:44:56.264 --> 00:44:58.246
Shaq or David starting up front.
815
00:44:58.266 --> 00:44:59.969
It seems we have lots of depth choices to make.
816
00:45:00.790 --> 00:45:02.593
Querétaro haven't won a game.
817
00:45:02.973 --> 00:45:04.415
They are 0-2.
818
00:45:04.476 --> 00:45:06.458
They lost to FC Dallas 2-0.
819
00:45:06.739 --> 00:45:09.343
They lost to Seattle 3-0, and Seattle's been struggling.
820
00:45:09.623 --> 00:45:11.726
So they haven't scored a goal, haven't got a result.
821
00:45:12.687 --> 00:45:21.511
Their best player, the most recognizable player is Diego Reyes, who was in the back end of his career, but was a big Mexican international defensive star.
822
00:45:21.571 --> 00:45:24.632
Santiago Jomenchenko from Uruguay is another defender that's good.
823
00:45:25.412 --> 00:45:27.153
Offensively, they don't really have much of an identity.
824
00:45:27.173 --> 00:45:28.894
I don't think they're going to score against LAFC.
825
00:45:28.934 --> 00:45:29.554
I'd be surprised.
826
00:45:29.594 --> 00:45:30.334
Maybe they get a goal.
827
00:45:31.015 --> 00:45:34.036
They've had a 16-year-old by the name of Mono Martinez.
828
00:45:34.676 --> 00:46:01.494
start the games as their playmaker and now they have nothing to play for I think why not play him a little bit more so there's an opportunity for sure there we don't know a lot about Queretaro there's a there's a past LAFC player on their team I don't know if he's on the roster for Leagues Cup but Eric Duenas is there if I'm not mistaken so oh my gosh yeah I didn't see him on the initial at least the road the starting 11s for the first two games which is yeah maybe he's not playing much but look just based on and again I'm not a Queretaro you know
829
00:46:02.363 --> 00:46:25.809
supporters so in any way so i don't know too much about their team but what i will say if you look through the last games that they've played they've obviously lost the two games that you mentioned but they won the last two games that they played in liga ameki so if i'm queretaro i'm barely even sending my first team out here to lafc to play this game because they're out of the competition and they need to focus on liga ameki so um
830
00:46:26.288 --> 00:46:30.211
Very, very likely that LAFC not only win, but can put two or three past them.
831
00:46:30.231 --> 00:46:33.793
I agree with you that it would be difficult for Querétaro to get a goal.
832
00:46:34.013 --> 00:46:36.155
If they do, it's going to be one of those lucky ones.
833
00:46:36.175 --> 00:46:38.336
And I think LAFC end up winning like a 3-0 win.
834
00:46:39.664 --> 00:46:42.085
Yeah, I think 3-0 is probably the sweet spot.
835
00:46:42.105 --> 00:46:46.606
I'll say 3-1 just to be a little bit different and then see what happens with the rest of it.
836
00:46:46.866 --> 00:46:52.108
Mark Dos Santos says he would like to rotate, but I think there's some slight rotation.
837
00:46:52.188 --> 00:47:00.051
I see the comments about Sonny from Nguyen Dito, and I think Sonny will start because there's something to play for.
838
00:47:00.451 --> 00:47:01.251
I think Denny starts.
839
00:47:01.271 --> 00:47:02.372
I think Schaffelberg starts.
840
00:47:03.052 --> 00:47:08.935
Maybe Eddie comes into the midfield to give either Tillman or Charnier a rest.
841
00:47:09.555 --> 00:47:15.218
And then what, Tafari, Long maybe comes back in for, or Porteous will come back in for Long or Tafari.
842
00:47:15.618 --> 00:47:16.698
Hard to keep Tafari out.
843
00:47:16.718 --> 00:47:18.759
He's been really, really good.
844
00:47:19.259 --> 00:47:20.100
The center back.
845
00:47:20.120 --> 00:47:21.580
Who hasn't been good in the back?
846
00:47:21.600 --> 00:47:22.361
Four great center backs.
847
00:47:22.661 --> 00:47:24.722
I mean, everybody's been fantastic in the back, so.
848
00:47:25.562 --> 00:47:27.663
Give us some get-to-do pregame analysis.
849
00:47:27.683 --> 00:47:28.303
You just heard it.
850
00:47:28.343 --> 00:47:29.464
That's as much as you're going to get.
851
00:47:29.704 --> 00:47:31.545
And Ben gave me that Duenas nugget.
852
00:47:32.483 --> 00:47:32.925
That's right.
853
00:47:32.965 --> 00:47:36.861
Now I got to make sure that he's still on the team, but I know he's, he was part of their roster in the beginning of the year.
854
00:47:36.921 --> 00:47:37.182
Now, if,
855
00:47:37.788 --> 00:47:43.552
if he's on the league's cup roster or if he somehow, you know, moved on loan or somewhere, but I think he's part of the squad.
856
00:47:43.572 --> 00:47:50.917
Querétaro, when they came back, there's no promotion relegation in Mexico, but Querétaro was the club that Ronaldinho played at when he came to Mexico.
857
00:47:51.318 --> 00:47:54.280
And Johnny Bornstein, my old World Cup roommate.
858
00:47:55.220 --> 00:47:56.301
LA Johnny Bornstein.
859
00:47:56.621 --> 00:47:57.102
That's right.
860
00:47:57.382 --> 00:47:58.102
Played for the other team.
861
00:47:59.083 --> 00:48:01.645
David Hernandez, I like that picture frame behind you, Max.
862
00:48:01.985 --> 00:48:03.026
Yeah, that's my mom has some.
863
00:48:04.238 --> 00:48:07.241
I'm not going to tell you where she lives, but I think this is some pretty valuable stuff here.
864
00:48:07.661 --> 00:48:08.722
She's been collecting for a bit.
865
00:48:08.882 --> 00:48:09.803
She just hangs it in here.
866
00:48:10.063 --> 00:48:15.528
But, I mean, if I got, like, some guy to check it out, some guy who knows the arts, it might make a pretty penny.
867
00:48:15.568 --> 00:48:17.570
Not that I'm going to sell it, but it's there.
868
00:48:17.810 --> 00:48:19.932
Look, there is beautiful stuff.
869
00:48:21.153 --> 00:48:21.913
Neoclassical.
870
00:48:21.933 --> 00:48:23.535
I don't know what it is.
871
00:48:24.576 --> 00:48:25.937
Tac Tac, 16 years.
872
00:48:25.977 --> 00:48:27.198
Talking about Mono Martinez.
873
00:48:27.658 --> 00:48:29.600
He should be going to school or do homework.
874
00:48:29.780 --> 00:48:31.121
One thing that's been great about...
875
00:48:32.260 --> 00:48:37.527
What's been happening at Leagues Cup is these kids are playing in Mexico, and we've seen Kevin Sullivan.
876
00:48:37.888 --> 00:48:42.153
We have seen Jude Terry play a bigger role for LAFC.
877
00:48:42.514 --> 00:48:47.520
The kid whose name escapes me from Orlando, who's been playing alongside Griesman's, looked really good.
878
00:48:48.422 --> 00:48:48.742
This is...
879
00:48:49.623 --> 00:48:52.525
Leagues Cup's not perfect, I know, but little things like that.
880
00:48:52.565 --> 00:48:56.789
I mean, you might look back at this was the turning point for LAFC because of where they go.
881
00:48:57.209 --> 00:48:59.531
And you could also look at the turning point for a lot of young players.
882
00:48:59.571 --> 00:49:04.815
And Jude Terry, I thought he was really good when he came in, specifically against Toluca.
883
00:49:04.915 --> 00:49:05.856
Really nice passes.
884
00:49:07.517 --> 00:49:07.797
Agreed.
885
00:49:07.817 --> 00:49:09.558
And that name is Ellis, if I'm not mistaken.
886
00:49:09.578 --> 00:49:09.659
Yes.
887
00:49:09.679 --> 00:49:10.639
That's who you're talking about.
888
00:49:10.679 --> 00:49:10.899
Yes.
889
00:49:11.220 --> 00:49:11.400
Yes.
890
00:49:11.460 --> 00:49:12.160
Thank you very much.
891
00:49:12.541 --> 00:49:13.622
He's been fantastic.
892
00:49:13.762 --> 00:49:13.902
Yeah.
893
00:49:14.560 --> 00:49:18.702
I mean, Kevin Sullivan scored a couple of months ago.
894
00:49:19.403 --> 00:49:21.044
So I agree.
895
00:49:21.084 --> 00:49:24.046
I think it's what we talked about the competition.
896
00:49:24.166 --> 00:49:40.115
It's a really good and a different type of competition that most, not only MLS teams, but MLS players and American players don't get to play against very often that are invaluable experiences for development and growth within the bigger landscape of American soccer.
897
00:49:40.135 --> 00:49:42.917
So it's a fun tournament to partake in.
898
00:49:43.594 --> 00:49:47.520
So Wednesday night, come out to BMO Stadium, 7.30 p.m. Pacific time.
899
00:49:48.121 --> 00:49:49.723
MLS play returns Saturday.
900
00:49:49.743 --> 00:49:50.664
It's a big one.
901
00:49:50.845 --> 00:49:52.187
LAFC San Diego.
902
00:49:52.687 --> 00:49:54.069
That'll also be – there's no rest.
903
00:49:54.089 --> 00:49:56.553
And there's a midweek game in Colorado for LAFC after that.
904
00:49:56.573 --> 00:49:57.234
So the game – so –
905
00:49:57.979 --> 00:50:00.102
You can get to come out to BMO Stadium for that one.
906
00:50:00.783 --> 00:50:02.646
And that's going to be very interesting.
907
00:50:03.006 --> 00:50:04.989
And you're going to have to rotate.
908
00:50:05.189 --> 00:50:08.814
So San Diego, I think they got three points.
909
00:50:08.835 --> 00:50:09.836
So they're not going to advance.
910
00:50:10.357 --> 00:50:12.239
So they might be able to rotate in the midweek.
911
00:50:12.580 --> 00:50:13.441
I don't know who they're playing.
912
00:50:15.512 --> 00:50:16.573
They're taking some shots at me.
913
00:50:16.613 --> 00:50:17.935
Someone just put, Benny, stop.
914
00:50:18.435 --> 00:50:19.877
That's a Sadie reference.
915
00:50:19.957 --> 00:50:22.380
I'm at my mom's house, so Sadie is not in the building.
916
00:50:23.681 --> 00:50:25.063
I thought they were telling me to stop.
917
00:50:25.623 --> 00:50:25.904
No, no, no.
918
00:50:25.924 --> 00:50:26.404
They're telling me.
919
00:50:26.905 --> 00:50:27.365
It's a joke.
920
00:50:27.385 --> 00:50:30.088
Sir UB, that's his go-to, which makes me laugh.
921
00:50:30.108 --> 00:50:32.932
And I'm sure Sarah Takata, our producer behind the scenes, is gilding.
922
00:50:33.812 --> 00:50:38.294
But anyway, we'll get this and we'll call it a night because I know it's getting late for some of you out there.
923
00:50:38.994 --> 00:50:42.256
These kids that play professionally, would they be eligible to play for their high school teams?
924
00:50:42.316 --> 00:50:43.256
Just pure curiosity.
925
00:50:43.296 --> 00:50:51.239
Are these 16, 17-year-old kids, if they're in the academy, they go to school, they play, and the club takes care of their schooling, correct?
926
00:50:51.259 --> 00:50:52.460
Or something along that.
927
00:50:52.540 --> 00:50:53.080
They would be.
928
00:50:53.540 --> 00:51:15.681
eligible but nowadays I played high school soccer and some point in between when I played till now the top players in the country don't play high school anymore not obviously not the professional ones or the ones playing it even amateur contracts on professional teams but if you're part of an academy you're not playing high school soccer anymore so unfortunately that's not part of the uh
929
00:51:16.578 --> 00:51:30.209
Americana anymore where it used to be it was fun to play high school soccer because the level albeit lower you're playing with all these kids that you go to school with and you know your friends and your girlfriends and all these people get to come to the game and cheer you on.
930
00:51:30.769 --> 00:51:39.757
So that's fun that doesn't happen anymore soccer is too serious now there's there's not the time and the two or three month window of high school soccer has evaporated.
931
00:51:40.723 --> 00:51:41.584
Oh, well, there it is.
932
00:51:41.624 --> 00:51:43.324
These kids grow up quick.
933
00:51:43.384 --> 00:51:46.666
Bonifer, I hope we take this game seriously and put out a strong starting 11.
934
00:51:47.126 --> 00:51:49.407
Even if Querétaro isn't, I think we will.
935
00:51:49.607 --> 00:51:50.327
I think they go for it.
936
00:51:50.387 --> 00:51:50.907
I get the points.
937
00:51:50.947 --> 00:52:00.511
And according to Benny, they booked their spot in the quarterfinals, and maybe they face Club America or Tigres or Juarez or something.
938
00:52:00.592 --> 00:52:01.852
But they could have another big game, man.
939
00:52:02.292 --> 00:52:04.233
Remember, made the final in 2024.
940
00:52:04.673 --> 00:52:05.474
Let's do it all over.
941
00:52:05.854 --> 00:52:06.394
Good stuff, Benny.
942
00:52:06.414 --> 00:52:06.894
All these wins.
943
00:52:10.158 --> 00:52:10.878
It's become easy.
944
00:52:10.898 --> 00:52:11.739
These shows are easy.
945
00:52:11.759 --> 00:52:12.939
I mean, everybody comes in here.
946
00:52:12.959 --> 00:52:14.540
They're having a good time.
947
00:52:14.560 --> 00:52:16.321
I love these shows.
948
00:52:16.441 --> 00:52:18.662
Post World Cup has been a has been a blast.
949
00:52:19.423 --> 00:52:22.824
Based on some of these comments, some of these folks having a really good time late night, you know.
950
00:52:22.884 --> 00:52:29.608
Yeah, we might have to go back to the noon time period because we get we get some more serious comments.
951
00:52:31.623 --> 00:52:32.383
We love you guys.
952
00:52:32.443 --> 00:52:32.884
We love you.
953
00:52:32.904 --> 00:52:33.604
We do this for you.
954
00:52:33.624 --> 00:52:35.045
And I do not kid.
955
00:52:35.065 --> 00:52:36.946
I know I speak for Benny to see your comments and questions.
956
00:52:37.346 --> 00:52:37.827
I light up.
957
00:52:37.947 --> 00:52:39.308
We love to answer them.
958
00:52:39.348 --> 00:52:41.609
Bringing in Jude was a bold move by Mark Dos Santos.
959
00:52:41.649 --> 00:52:44.150
Mark's been really savvy and it's paid off for him.
960
00:52:44.210 --> 00:52:45.631
Things are good about Mark.
961
00:52:45.831 --> 00:52:51.575
And it's good to see his career taking a turn to the right direction with the success and his vision.
962
00:52:51.955 --> 00:52:53.796
Until we meet again, this is Inside LA.
963
00:52:53.996 --> 00:52:54.937
Good stuff again, Benny.
964
00:52:54.997 --> 00:52:58.459
We'll see you next Monday at our usual time unless the people speak.
965
00:52:59.436 --> 00:53:00.337
I will see you there, Max.
966
00:53:00.837 --> 00:53:01.438
Our usual time.
967
00:53:01.498 --> 00:53:04.381
Inside LAFC podcast presented by Ticketmaster.
968
00:53:04.401 --> 00:53:06.523
Until we meet again, let's go black and gold.