1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Good luck with the most beautiful game? 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 2: Do us prout read a lot? They're up for running 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 2: a game so smooth, so sweet, splendid. 4 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,440 Speaker 3: Six sing just glorious extrocution. 5 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 2: Guys, all I'm looking for is sixty percent effort, four 6 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 2: thousand percent of the time. 7 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 3: How shot with that shop of mind, buddy, And that's 8 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 3: why you see nor beautiful tiers. 9 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 2: Look at his movements the. 10 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 4: Most dangerous amount of the planet. 11 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: Nobody picture them. 12 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: Up. 13 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 5: I'm trying. 14 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 4: The wall. 15 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: It's left too, the wide eyed drill fibeus. 16 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 2: How old earth pick that happens? 17 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 3: Hello everybody, Welcome back to this special edition of Wondergoo 18 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 3: Soccer betting podcast from the Action Network. This is your 19 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 3: fourth of World Cup previews. This is a Team USA 20 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 3: deep dive. In just a moment, I'll be joined by 21 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 3: BJ Cunningham and Anthony Dubundo. My name is Michael Leeboff, 22 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:12,479 Speaker 3: and the three of us will suss out this USA team, 23 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 3: makes sense of the roster, give our favorite bets concerning 24 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 3: Team USA, how far they'll go, their biggest strengths, weaknesses, 25 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 3: how they shape up in the group. 26 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 2: All that jazz. 27 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 3: If you want to hear our deep dives on the 28 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 3: World Cup at Large. We have our Group A through 29 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 3: D preview already recorded and published. Groups E through H 30 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 3: are also recorded published. Our Team Futures and Player Futures 31 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 3: episode also recorded and published. You can find all those 32 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 3: episodes on the Wonder Goal podcast channel. 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All right, gentlemen, Before 39 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 3: I turn it over to you, I'm just going to 40 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 3: quickly give the odds for a team USA the USMNT. 41 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 3: They're one hundred and fifty to one at Bet three 42 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 3: sixty five to win the tournament, forty to one to 43 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 3: reach the final, twelve to one to get to the 44 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 3: semi final, plus four fifty to reach the quarterfinals. Their 45 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 3: plus five to fifty to win their group, which is 46 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 3: Group B features England, Wales and Iran. Their even money 47 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 3: plus one hundred two advance out of that group and 48 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,079 Speaker 3: their opener they take on Wales there plus one sixty 49 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 3: two on the three way money line. At the end 50 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 3: of the show, we'll give out our favorite bets and 51 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 3: try to make sense of the market. Fine trying to 52 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 3: make you guys some money on the Americans. But before 53 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 3: we do that, BJ, I'm going to bring you in first. 54 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 3: The Americans announced their roster last week. What do you 55 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 3: think is their biggest weakness in terms of their roster 56 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 3: their manager tactics, especially in this group. 57 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 1: So yeah, it's interesting in this group because if the 58 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: US has paired in a different group of teams like 59 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: not and not Ireland or not in Ireland, excuse me, 60 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: not and Iran, I would be more worried about the 61 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: United States because what they tend to struggle with and 62 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: we'll get to this in the tactics, but the teams 63 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: who have punished them are teams that can really get 64 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: out on the counter and force those high turnovers. Press 65 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: the United States because they're not very good in what 66 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: I like to call scramble boat where teams are coming 67 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 1: at them on a three on three or whatever it 68 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: might be. They'd really tend to struggle in transition defense 69 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 1: when they don't have the numbers to get back and 70 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: get set up. You saw that when they played Japan 71 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: and the friendly against them, Japan a very counter attacking side, 72 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: press them high, forced a bunch of high turnovers and 73 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: eventually scored a bunch of goals off of that. Now, 74 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: as far as the biggest weakness is concerned in this 75 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: United States team, I have to say it's the two 76 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: center backs. 77 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 2: You know, Walker Zimmerman. 78 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: He's a fine MLS player, but we are going on 79 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: the world stage right now and he is going to 80 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: be going up not necessarily in this group, but once 81 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: we get to the knockout stage against some of the 82 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: best attackers in the world. Is him alongside whoever we 83 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: decide to pair along with him really going to be 84 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: able to hold up over a. 85 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 2: Full ninety minutes. I'm not so sure. 86 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: Now, we have outstanding, you know, midfielders that can definitely 87 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 1: help those guys out, but that is what worries. 88 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 2: Me the most about this team USA. 89 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: For this we have outstanding wingers, like I already mentioned, 90 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: we have a great three midfielder pairing from the four 91 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: three three, but that center back pairing is kind of 92 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: concerning to me. 93 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 2: When we have to go up against Harry Kane, Phil Foden. 94 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: Ky Osaka, all of those type of attackers, I'm not 95 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: so sure we can hold up. So that's the biggest 96 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: weakness I see in this team for Team USA right now. 97 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 5: Yeah, Miles Robinson and Chris Richards are out right right. 98 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 5: Those two injuries were pretty meaningful I think for the 99 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 5: US because now they're down to what's likely going to 100 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 5: be Tim Reim and Reem has had a solid season 101 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 5: in the Premier League thus far for Fulham, but people. 102 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 3: Just say he's the nicest guy I am the entire 103 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 3: Premier League. 104 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 2: I don't know about you, guys. 105 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 1: I really think it should be Cameron Carter Vickers alongside 106 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: Walkers Zimmerman. 107 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 5: I really do not been dribbled past this season. I 108 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 5: saw that last week. But I think that's the biggest 109 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 5: question mark too. That and of course the striker position. 110 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 5: Ricardo Peppy and Jordan p Fock not on the team. 111 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 5: I think there was a little bit too much overblown 112 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 5: about them not being there. But I understand that the 113 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 5: criticism is about Peppy, but I think that Jesus Ferrera 114 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 5: has proven himself to be the best striker on the 115 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:14,559 Speaker 5: US men's national team over the last year and a half. 116 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 5: But of course, the biggest question mark with him is 117 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 5: the finishing and will he finish at the rate needed. 118 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 5: When you look at the shop production and what they've 119 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 5: done when they've been on the field, it's pretty clear 120 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,159 Speaker 5: that Ferrer is the best striker though, so I understand 121 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 5: the decision Burhalter made. What they do in terms of 122 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 5: their their what is their best eleven? I don't know 123 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 5: if they know, because a lot of it came down 124 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 5: to them being injured. For a lot of the World 125 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 5: Cup qualifying, they had injuries constantly. They never had polistic 126 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 5: raina McKenny Adams on the pitch at the same time, 127 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 5: it felt like and Aaronson, you know, where does he 128 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 5: fit in? 129 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:44,479 Speaker 4: So there's a lot of question marks about what the 130 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 4: best team is. 131 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 5: I think that that, combined with the center back injuries, 132 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:48,559 Speaker 5: are what I'm most worried about. 133 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 3: All right, let's flip that then, I think, you know what, 134 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 3: you always have to kind of context it with who 135 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 3: their competition is, and in this case it's it's Wales, 136 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 3: and it's England and it's Iran. And if even you 137 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 3: can even kind of cross the line through England, they 138 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 3: are massive favorites to win the group and even bigger 139 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 3: to advance. So it's really three teams competing for one spy. 140 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 3: That's Whales, the Americans and he Ran. 141 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 4: I don't know about that. 142 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:15,720 Speaker 3: I mean, there's not an other five teams in the group. 143 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 3: It will come down to those three teams, is what 144 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 3: I'm saying for one of the one of the other spots. 145 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 4: I mean, is England a guaranteed to go through? As 146 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 4: my point, no, I mean I'm betting you get septists. 147 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 3: I'm betting, But I'm just saying, like in there winning 148 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 3: the World Cup in that context. Look, you can hear 149 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 3: all that, you can hear all that argument in our 150 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 3: other preview pods. But the question I think should be 151 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 3: couched like this is like what do the Americans do 152 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 3: or what are their strengths that kind of give them 153 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 3: the leg up over those two other teams, who, Anthony, 154 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 3: I'll put it this way, are the most likely competitors 155 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 3: for that number two spot behind England. 156 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 4: I think that's the biggest concern too. 157 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 5: I think the US men's national team's best performances in 158 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 5: World Cup qualifying came against Mexico when they were able 159 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 5: to exploit space in behind and when they were able 160 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 5: to not be possessed with break down teams who are 161 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 5: going to let the United States have the ball, because 162 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 5: the US, if you look at who our best players 163 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 5: are Raina Pool, A Sick Aaronson, they're runners, they're dribblers. 164 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 5: They're not really passers. And this is something we've talked 165 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 5: about when we touched on the World Cup pods during 166 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 5: the qualifying last year. 167 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 4: They're not great. 168 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 5: There's no clear player that they get the ball to 169 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 5: to play progressive passes. There's no person who you look 170 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 5: at and you're like, that is an exquisite, world class 171 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 5: level passer. 172 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 4: But what they have are players. 173 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 5: Who are excellent running into defenders in space, who are 174 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 5: excellent beating their man on the wings, but not players 175 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 5: who are equipped to play that one pass, the line 176 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 5: breaking pass. They don't have the kind of midfielders that 177 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 5: you know a Spain or in England or even you know, 178 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 5: like a lesser team like a Belgium has. So I 179 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 5: think when you look at that, how do they match 180 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 5: up with Wales who are likely going to let the 181 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 5: US have the ball? I don't know, like, are they 182 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 5: vulnerable in transition? Do they over commit? Do they get frustrated? 183 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 5: What is the plan to get the fullbacks involved going forward. 184 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 5: I think all these questions are really interesting, whereas I 185 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:02,679 Speaker 5: think they actually match up kind of well with England 186 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 5: because England will be forced to have the ball. 187 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 4: England will be the team that has to make the commitment. 188 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 5: To go forward, and the US can definitely exploit and 189 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 5: I can you know, depending on Kyle Walker's health, you 190 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 5: can you can see a world where players like pull 191 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 5: A sick and Raina are taking advantage of England over 192 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 5: committing or England leaving space up the wings and we 193 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 5: were able to run at them and get at them 194 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 5: and create chances in transition where I think we're actually 195 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 5: much better than we are as a possession side, despite 196 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 5: Greg's efforts to make us some more possession side in 197 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 5: the last two years. 198 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, really what Greg tries to do from a 199 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: tackle perspective, like, yeah, we try to be possession, but 200 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 1: he wants the ball getting moving forward very quickly from 201 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: line to line, like you said, Anthony, getting behind defenses. 202 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: So yeah, when we play Iran in Wales and we're 203 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: not going to be afforded to be able to do that, 204 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:50,959 Speaker 1: I agree with Anthony. I'm not really so sure it 205 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 1: might become a frustrating situation where we're trying to break 206 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 1: down a low block. Even if I do think Wales 207 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: is an absolute luck box and has overformed a ton 208 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:00,719 Speaker 1: like the teams like Iran and and Wales and even 209 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:02,680 Speaker 1: England too for that matter, they're not going to press 210 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:04,679 Speaker 1: the United States highs like. The United States is really 211 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: good when they can be organized in defense because McKenny 212 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 1: and Adams, even Musa are outstanding defenders in transition. So 213 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: you know, if they can turn they commit turnovers high 214 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: or the center backs aren't very good at handling the 215 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: ball like, then that is where it becomes a problem 216 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: for the United States. But if they can be organized 217 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: like they can be very very good defensively. So yeah, 218 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 1: it's interesting. I'm not I don't know how it's going 219 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 1: to wear fair against Wales or Iran, but we're definitely 220 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: gonna have a ball and we're definitely gonna have to 221 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: break down a low block. 222 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's kind of that age old question with the Americans. 223 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 3: It's just like they punch up so much better than 224 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 3: they play against teams that they out there equal or 225 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 3: you know, punching down, which is we think back to 226 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 3: their famous results like that the England game share like 227 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 3: that Robert Green mistake was a huge halory. You go 228 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 3: back to two thousand and two against Mexico against Portugal, 229 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 3: like it's it's it's been those teams that they've been 230 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 3: able to steal wins against and then they struggle with 231 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 3: like you know, the likes of Poland or South Korea 232 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 3: and stuff. You know, if you want to get into 233 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:00,839 Speaker 3: two thousand and six. Luckily and he weren't around for 234 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 3: that because that was a whole debacle, all right. It 235 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 3: seems like we were already touched on the back line. 236 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 3: It seems like, you know, that is part of the 237 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:14,559 Speaker 3: concern and why maybe where it sounds like we're throwing 238 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 3: cold water on the Americans here, but the wing backs, 239 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 3: I feel like you know of this back I guess 240 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 3: the question for you BJ would be how would you 241 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 3: line up the back for? How would you want to 242 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:25,839 Speaker 3: line up the back for? 243 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 4: Ideally and there. 244 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 3: Should be some kind of success down the flanks for 245 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 3: the wing backs or you know, the full backs. I 246 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 3: mean Anthony Robinson, by the way, Evertten legend, former everardten legend, 247 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 3: don't sleep on him. I think he kind of gets 248 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 3: overlooked in the whole setup. 249 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 2: But that to me, you know, is like a strength. 250 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 3: I know that the spine of the defenses is a 251 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 3: little bit of a worry, but the out wide feels 252 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 3: like the United States have what could be problem causers 253 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 3: against teams like Wales or Iran. 254 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:55,839 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, Anthony Robinson is going to be the 255 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 1: left back, and he is the right choice. I don't 256 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:00,680 Speaker 1: think United State truly has another guy at that position 257 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: that can really do what he's able to do. He's 258 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: having a nice season at Fulham right now. The question 259 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: for me is at right back. You know, dest has 260 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,839 Speaker 1: been the up and comer, Like you know, everybody was 261 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: really excited when we finally when he switched nationalities to 262 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: the United States. He obviously played for Barcelona for a while, 263 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: had some success there. He's made a move to a 264 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 1: Simlan He's only played two full nineties this season. Does 265 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:25,199 Speaker 1: bear Halter trust him? Does bear Alter play him over 266 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 1: a more experienced option like DeAndre Yedlin. 267 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 2: I'm not so sure. Now. 268 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that that's a big drop off if 269 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 1: we decide to go with Desk or we decide to 270 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: go with Yetland. I think both of them are very 271 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 1: fine options that can actually you know, that have a 272 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: lot of pace, that can get forward, like you said, Michael, 273 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: cause problems down the flanks and really feed pulisicch and 274 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: raina going forward. 275 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 2: For me at center back. I already mentioned it. 276 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: I like Cameron Carter Vickers to be the other center 277 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:49,439 Speaker 1: back because if you're looking at the options that bar 278 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:52,559 Speaker 1: Halter is bringing outside of Walker Zennerman, it's going to 279 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:54,960 Speaker 1: be Tim Reem who's now thirty five. Like we've mentioned 280 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: on the pods so many times, Fulham's defense is terrible, 281 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 1: so I'm going to pass on him. Aaron Lowe is 282 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: in the bottom twenty percentile on the MLS for pass 283 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 1: completion rate tackles for ninety interceptions per ninety He's been 284 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: dribbed past ten times on twenty attempts. 285 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 2: I'm going to pass on him. 286 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:14,599 Speaker 1: Cameron Carter Vickers, toddam Legend, Anthony was really good for 287 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: Celtic and the Champions League. The thing about it is 288 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 1: is Celtic had two matches against Shacktar where they were 289 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 1: very possession of dominant. They had to break down a 290 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: low block and Carter Vickers was in the ninety nine 291 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 1: percentile for pass completion rate for center backs, and he 292 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 1: also had over four progressive passes per ninety That's what 293 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 1: i'd want from a center back. If we're going to 294 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:32,839 Speaker 1: have to break bake down a low block, A guy 295 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: who can pass, can pass accurately, and is also very athletic, 296 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: very fast can help defend, whereas Lockers is not the 297 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 1: most athletic defender in the world. 298 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 2: So I think Vickers alongside. 299 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: Because he's you know, athletically, He's a lot like Miles Robinson, 300 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: so I think he is the best fit alongside Zimmerman. 301 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:50,559 Speaker 2: So that would be. 302 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: My ideal back for I don't really care who we 303 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:54,559 Speaker 1: got the right back. I think both options are just fine. 304 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: It'll be Anthony Robinson on the left. I do think 305 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: Carter Vickers at center back is the best option. Or 306 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: we can get really wild and play Tyler Adams as 307 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,320 Speaker 1: the center back, which we've done before, and then slot 308 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: Aaronson and at the midfield. That's the wild option, which 309 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: I know we're not going to go with, but it 310 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: is interesting. 311 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think it's a really big positive that Burhalter 312 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 5: has decided to go with Matt Turner over Zach steffinant goal. 313 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:19,199 Speaker 5: I agree with Bjay with regards to you Jedi starting 314 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 5: left back, and I think it'll be yelling it right 315 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 5: back as well. Joe Scalley maybe gets some run in 316 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 5: a situation, hopefully. I think he's shown some promise and 317 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 5: Burhalter's been kind of hot and cold with him, but 318 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 5: that was my obligatory Glodlock reference. But I'm encouraged by 319 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 5: by Turner being in the team over Stephan, and I 320 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 5: think this is a very interesting choice from Burhalter because 321 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 5: he's tried so hard to get Stefan in the team. 322 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:44,320 Speaker 5: Because Stephan is the better passer, He's better with. 323 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 4: The ball at his feet. 324 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 5: And the idea is that Burhalter wants to shape this 325 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 5: team to be more possession based. You need a goalkeeper 326 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 5: you can rely on with the ball to make good 327 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 5: decisions with the ball at his feet, and he opted 328 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 5: to go with the shot stopper, and in a three 329 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 5: match tournament, potentially more will take the shot stopper every 330 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 5: single day of the week. Matt Turner was the best 331 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 5: goalie in MLS in terms of post shot expected goals 332 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 5: for four straight seasons. 333 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 4: Andrea Blake up. 334 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 5: There with him, but Turner consistently was one of the 335 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 5: best shot stoppers, not just an MLS, but you compare 336 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 5: him to the other shots stoppers across Europe, consistently elite 337 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 5: and he was a major reason why the US overperformed 338 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 5: defensively during. 339 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 4: The World Cup qualifying. 340 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 5: If you just tuned in and dropped into the World 341 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 5: and you hadn't paid attention to how the US got here, 342 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 5: they did have the best underlying numbers in Conca CAFF 343 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 5: based on expected goals four and against, better than Canada, 344 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 5: even though Canada finished ahead of them in the group, 345 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 5: and a lot of the reason was that the defense 346 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 5: was very good, but the defense also overperformed because Turner 347 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 5: was excellent, and they had some bumps in the road. 348 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 5: They lost to a bad loss of Panama, pretty flat 349 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 5: showing in Costa Rica, but they had already qualified. There 350 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 5: were some definitely ups and downs where people were ready 351 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 5: to fire Burhalter, but they also had a lot of 352 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 5: highs and I think it's incredibly encouraging going into this 353 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 5: World Cup that they are healthy relatively except for the 354 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 5: center backs, and that they're really young. And I think 355 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 5: that's another advantage they may have here, is that their 356 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 5: legs should be good. They're not going to You're not 357 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 5: a team you're worried about, you know, players getting too 358 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 5: tired or worn down. They are one of the youngest 359 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 5: teams at this World Cup, so it's another encouraging sign. 360 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: One thing I'll also say is that, you know, we 361 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: didn't go to the twenty eighteen World Cup, right, so 362 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: we haven't played a real competition against the top sides 363 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: you know, around the world. And this is the first 364 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: time and basically in the United States history, that not 365 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:35,359 Speaker 1: only are we very young, but a very very large 366 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: percentage of our players are playing in Europe. And I 367 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 1: think that's a major, major positive for the United States 368 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 1: that our players are actually playing against the best in 369 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: the world weekend and week out and not just hanging 370 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: around the MLS. And then we go to the world 371 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: stage and then it's oh my gosh, we have to 372 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: play against the best in the world. These guys even 373 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 1: though we haven't played you know, the likes of a 374 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: Spain or in England or France yet because we weren't 375 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 1: at the last World Cup, these players will be ready. 376 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: And that's the biggest thing, and it's very encouraging, and 377 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: I think it also needs to take we kind of 378 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 1: need to. I don't want to taper expectations, but I, 379 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: like Anthony mentioned, I think we need to recognize that 380 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 1: we are very young and that we are building something really, 381 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: really nice here that really. 382 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 2: Sets up well for the twenty twenty six World Cup. 383 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: Obviously, I'd love to make a deep run in this 384 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 1: World Cup, but I think we'll get to our expectations. 385 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 1: But I think that getting out of this group would 386 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 1: be a big accomplishment for this United States team, and 387 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 1: that it would really really help us going forward to 388 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 1: the next World Cup. 389 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 3: Pj's already looking four years down the road. Odds makers, 390 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 3: like I said, fifty to fifty, they say for us 391 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 3: to get out the group plus five fifty to win it. YEA. 392 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 3: The midfield, like you said, you talked about the age 393 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 3: profile of the squad, and in the midfield is the 394 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 3: perfect kind of representation of it. Eunice Muso's nineteen than 395 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 3: Adams and McKinney. I believe we're twenty three and twenty four, respectively, 396 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 3: and that those three players, like you could argue that 397 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 3: the attack with Poolsich and Aaronson and Raynas is the 398 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 3: biggest strength. But without a striker true out and out striker. 399 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 3: It probably is the it ends up being the midfield. 400 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:04,119 Speaker 3: And the fact is that those three players are an 401 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 3: average age of like you'll come out to like twenty one, 402 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 3: twenty one and a half or so. And let's talk 403 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 3: about that midfield because I think Tyler Adams will end 404 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 3: up being the most important player for this team because 405 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 3: of what you were saying BJ right, like the center 406 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:21,680 Speaker 3: backs will need protection and that guy is all action 407 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 3: everywhere and covers a ton of space. And I think 408 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:27,360 Speaker 3: for you kind of alluded to it with these look 409 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:30,399 Speaker 3: back at the rosters from twenty six, twenty ten, go 410 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:33,359 Speaker 3: to twenty fourteen, and you know, when you're talking about 411 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 3: like Michael Bradley being the kind of talisman in the midfield, 412 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 3: it kind of tells you how far we're coming, right 413 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 3: that we got these guys because I no disrespect to Bradley, 414 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 3: who who people have said, you know, I look like 415 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:46,440 Speaker 3: because of our haircut, But it just kind of shows 416 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 3: you that the significant step forward. And I guess we 417 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 3: should spend a little time on the midfield here, Anthony. 418 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:54,160 Speaker 3: I'll let you start, because you know you're the leads guy, 419 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 3: and Tyler Adams is leads. He's a great New Yorker, 420 00:17:58,320 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 3: so talk to us about this midfield. 421 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, I actually just got my Weston mckennie jersey, so 422 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 5: I'm very excited for the World Cup. 423 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:05,640 Speaker 4: We're amped up here. 424 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 5: But I think Adams has had a really great breakout 425 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:11,119 Speaker 5: season at Leeds, and not just because he's playing in 426 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 5: the Premier League when previously he'd only done it in 427 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 5: the Bundesliga, but the fact that he is healthy and 428 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,120 Speaker 5: playing really well and has stayed healthy to this point. 429 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:22,200 Speaker 5: Knock on Wood Leipzig, Like he was consistently in and 430 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:23,919 Speaker 5: out of the lineup, but he showed flashes of what 431 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:24,679 Speaker 5: he really could be. 432 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 4: And really it's just an engine room. 433 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:30,880 Speaker 5: Midfielder who does a lot of safe passing, a lot 434 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 5: of getting on the He's not afraid to get on 435 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 5: the ball and make passes, but he's not going to, 436 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 5: you know, put a ton of balls in. 437 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 4: The box necessarily. But he just has a great job 438 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 4: with tackles, interceptions and pressures. 439 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:42,439 Speaker 5: Like he's always all over the pitch, covers a ton 440 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 5: of ground, can fill in the places like right back 441 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 5: and left back when when maybe players over commit. Like 442 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,399 Speaker 5: he's very versatile and I think he is going to 443 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 5: be the sixth defense have been gooder for this team, 444 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 5: and I think he plays well with McKenny and Musa 445 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:55,400 Speaker 5: if they're going to be the two eights, because Musa 446 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 5: is such a good ball carrier and mckenny's kind of 447 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:01,120 Speaker 5: a do everything box to box more so than the rest. 448 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:03,439 Speaker 5: And mckenny's so dangerous on set pieces as well. Like 449 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:05,199 Speaker 5: I think there's a lot of versatility and I think 450 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 5: that really works together. Again, the one thing I think 451 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:09,439 Speaker 5: you could say they're missing is that none of them 452 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 5: would be considered like elite, elite progressive passers. And McKenny 453 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 5: has been up and down this year at Juventus, but 454 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 5: he's already shown what he can be. He's going to 455 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 5: be someone who's more getting forward, getting on the end 456 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 5: of it. He's going to be more receiving progressive passes 457 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 5: than he is going to be dishing them out. Like 458 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 5: his passing range is still a bit questionable, I think, 459 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:29,920 Speaker 5: And that's really where the hole comes to the team, 460 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:31,399 Speaker 5: right If Moose is going to be a ball carrier 461 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,160 Speaker 5: and m kenny is going to be getting in the box, 462 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 5: getting on the end of chances and looking you know more, 463 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 5: that where do where does the plus plus passer fit in. 464 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:42,639 Speaker 5: That's the one piece that I think they're missing and 465 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 5: one thing that could hold them back in these games 466 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 5: against Iron and Wales. 467 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 4: So I do love mckenny's numbers. 468 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 5: He's at point two x g P ninety this year 469 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:55,159 Speaker 5: non penalty, very encouraging. So I think it's there's a 470 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 5: lot to like about about all three of them and 471 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 5: how they work together. It just feels like they're like 472 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 5: just missing that one thing that could take them to 473 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:00,960 Speaker 5: the next level. 474 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 3: All right, right, let's just look at the forwards here 475 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 3: then I think we could say that pretty fairly. Kristin Poolistitch, 476 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:10,920 Speaker 3: it's still the face of face of the team him 477 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:14,640 Speaker 3: Giorina Brendon Aronson, who like Adams, is having a breakout 478 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:18,679 Speaker 3: season with Leeds under American Chesse Marsh with Ferrera or 479 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:23,040 Speaker 3: you know, if this this the son of Liberia's president 480 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 3: George WAYA Timothy Wya ends up, you know as the 481 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 3: guy who he's twelve to one by the way to 482 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 3: lead the team in scoring, which I think is a 483 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:32,959 Speaker 3: little interesting. Do you think the team has enough goal 484 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,200 Speaker 3: I think it's that simple, Like they have the talent, 485 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 3: like with Aaronson Rena and Poolastitch. 486 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 4: But do they have to finish BJ. 487 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't know. 488 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: I mean if you look at you know, whether it 489 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: be Ferreira's numbers, Josh Sargent's numbers across you know what 490 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 1: he's doing at Norwich, Like both him and frer are 491 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 1: finishing at crazy race right now for his eighteen goals 492 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: off around twelve expected MLS. Sergeant with Norwich the season 493 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 1: as nine goals four point nine expected. So if they 494 00:20:57,880 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 1: continue to finish at the rates that they have been, yes, 495 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 1: like then the US is perfectly fine. But I mean 496 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,360 Speaker 1: that's the og question of who starts up top right 497 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:10,640 Speaker 1: because like athletically talent wise, I would say Timothy Weya, 498 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 1: but his numbers at LIL are just not that of 499 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:15,880 Speaker 1: what Sergeant and Fararra are doing. 500 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:17,359 Speaker 2: You know, if you look across, you'd. 501 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:18,680 Speaker 1: Be like, oh my gosh, he only has ten goals 502 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,199 Speaker 1: in his career across Europe, and you know he has 503 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:22,440 Speaker 1: been playing kind of in and out. 504 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 2: He hasn't really been you know, featured fully on a side. 505 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 1: You know, last season he played eighteen full nineties with 506 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 1: LIL and he only was around a point two seven 507 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:32,679 Speaker 1: xgper nineties so like not encouraging stuff. But you know, 508 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 1: he's a striker that can play well in the air, 509 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:35,359 Speaker 1: is very. 510 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 2: Talented with the ball at his feet as well. 511 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean my biggest question here is I 512 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: understand like not bringing Peppy if it's truly down to like, 513 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 1: all right, we're already bringing a weiya and it's between Pepy, 514 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: Farrah and Sergeant. Like I get it, like Farrah and 515 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 1: Sergeant are finishing at grades right, they should come, But 516 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:53,399 Speaker 1: why is why is Hogi right here? Why is Jordan 517 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 1: Morris here? Are you really telling me that those two 518 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:57,880 Speaker 1: guys are better options than Ricardo Peppy right now? 519 00:21:57,920 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 2: I don't. I don't see that at all. 520 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:00,920 Speaker 1: And I mean, if we think about a worst case 521 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: scenario here, if whoever we decide to start up top 522 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:06,359 Speaker 1: and let's just say Frere starts the first match, it 523 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: doesn't go well, he gets subbed out, Sergeant comes on, 524 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 1: it also doesn't go well well. Then Bearhalter is stuck. 525 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,439 Speaker 1: He has no options other than Timothy Waya, who for 526 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:17,359 Speaker 1: a lot of times draw qualifying played out at the 527 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 1: right wing position. Now, a lot of that had to 528 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: do with the fact that Ray was hurt, but still 529 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,439 Speaker 1: it lends itself to the fact like, should we be 530 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: bringing our best twenty six players who give us the 531 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: best option to win in case we have that worst 532 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:30,719 Speaker 1: case type scenario. 533 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:34,120 Speaker 2: So for me, I don't really care who we start 534 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 2: up top. 535 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:36,600 Speaker 1: You know, whoever we put up there, I think is 536 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:39,919 Speaker 1: I think all three of them have their flaws, all 537 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:42,119 Speaker 1: three of them have their positives as far as how 538 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: they fit in the United States team. Like, I think 539 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:48,120 Speaker 1: we're all fine with three of those guys up top. 540 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: So for me, I don't really care who starts up top. 541 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:54,160 Speaker 1: It's going to come down to how good are Policittion 542 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: Ray at creating chances getting the ball into the box 543 00:22:57,520 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 1: and feeding those three guys. Those two are gonna be 544 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: the key the United States attack on how far are 545 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:03,679 Speaker 1: we actually go in this World Cup or we can 546 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 1: actually break down the low blocks from Wales and Iran. 547 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:08,199 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it's got to be Ferrah. Personally, I 548 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 4: love tim waya. 549 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 5: I actually think tim Way has had an interesting season, 550 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 5: like in the sense that he hasn't played as much, 551 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 5: but when he has played, he's been quite good, And 552 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 5: I think that lends him really well to a super 553 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 5: subtype role for this team. He's at point six XG 554 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:24,680 Speaker 5: plus x A per ninety, which is considerably better than 555 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:26,640 Speaker 5: he did the last two seasons. Of course, like I said, 556 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:28,640 Speaker 5: the sample was super small three and a half nineties 557 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 5: to assist, he has not found the back of the 558 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 5: net yet. 559 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 4: But again, over a point three x jup. 560 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 5: Ninety, I think he's still more of like a wide 561 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:38,399 Speaker 5: forward in the end. But when Raina, you know, depending 562 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:40,680 Speaker 5: on Raina's situation and whether he can play full nineties 563 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 5: or not, I think he's an excellent option to spell minutes. 564 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:44,920 Speaker 4: Because they're going to need minutes. 565 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:47,679 Speaker 5: I haven't gotten too into the oh pep bie this 566 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 5: p fought that how do you wright stuff, only because 567 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:53,159 Speaker 5: like the fifth and sixth striker doesn't really matter, like 568 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 5: how many minutes are they really playing for the US 569 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 5: men's ashing team, But there's probably none, unless you know, 570 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:00,360 Speaker 5: there's like a desperation situation and we're probably our out 571 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 5: by then anyway, So I haven't gotten too into that, 572 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,959 Speaker 5: but I agree, like on the basis of like, oh, 573 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 5: it sucks for Ricardo Peppy that he wasn't picked because 574 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:08,880 Speaker 5: he probably deserved it. 575 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 4: So overall, I'm a Frere person. 576 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 5: Frere has not finished well for the national team, but 577 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 5: like you just said, he's been fine for Dallas, so 578 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:20,399 Speaker 5: I think that's the best option for striker, but it 579 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 5: definitely is the one of the weaker areas. 580 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 4: I mean you just look across the board. I mean 581 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 4: look where our players are playing. 582 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:29,679 Speaker 5: I mean you know, Chelsea, Dortmund, Leal and then in 583 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:33,200 Speaker 5: the midfield you're like, oh Juventus and leads and leads 584 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 5: again Valencia, and then you're like, oh FC Dallas striker. 585 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 5: It just feels wrong, you know, And that's the thing, 586 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 5: and it kind of gets at the point. But I 587 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 5: do think they'll be okay. 588 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: I think the biggest question also is like where does 589 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 1: Brendan Aronson fit in this team? Because obviously he's had 590 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:50,479 Speaker 1: been an incredible form for Leads and I'd say he's 591 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 1: probably one of our better attacking players. But Cooliser just 592 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:54,359 Speaker 1: can be on the left and rain is going to 593 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 1: be on the right. Does bear halt I know, fre 594 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 1: is probably the topic. Do we potentially say Aaron's false nine. 595 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:03,679 Speaker 4: And he won't do that but I know he won't 596 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,959 Speaker 4: spot is a more interesting question to me. I think 597 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 4: they're more likely to do that than yeah than to 598 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 4: take I just. 599 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: I feel like we need to figure out a way 600 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: to get him on the on the on the pitch, 601 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:14,440 Speaker 1: right because he's been one of our better players across 602 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: Europe this season. 603 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 5: So yeah, he's the kind of guy where you just 604 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:20,639 Speaker 5: wich he developed into more of a passer. Yeah, you 605 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 5: could take that, but right now, like what's the production, right, 606 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:23,879 Speaker 5: you know? 607 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:25,639 Speaker 1: And if we were playing up then were playing a 608 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 1: four two three one, like he'd slaw it perfectly right 609 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: in the number ten roll. But again we're not going 610 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 1: to be playing that. So that's where it comes a 611 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:33,600 Speaker 1: little bit of an issue. 612 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 3: All right, Let's now wrap this thing up. Like I 613 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:37,879 Speaker 3: said off the top, the Americans there one hundred and 614 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 3: fifty to one at bat three sixty five to win 615 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:41,879 Speaker 3: the tournament. They're forty to one to reach a final, 616 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:44,200 Speaker 3: twelve to one to reach a semis, plus four to 617 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 3: fifty to get to the quarters. There even money to 618 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:48,640 Speaker 3: get out of the group, plus five fifty to win it. 619 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 3: I think that for me, if I were to pick 620 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 3: a bet that I like the most here, it's it's 621 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,399 Speaker 3: to make the run to the semi final would be 622 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 3: the best value at twelve to one, And it comes 623 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 3: down to the path, right we like the Netherlands. If 624 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:04,120 Speaker 3: they finished second, they play the Netherlands. But I think 625 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:07,120 Speaker 3: England is a little vulnerable. Anthony thinks England's a little vulnerable. 626 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 3: They win this group, things really open up for them. 627 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 3: And if you're looking at long odds like twelve to 628 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 3: one just to get to the semi final, you're asking 629 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:15,879 Speaker 3: them to win the group already, basically, right, because you 630 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:17,439 Speaker 3: want the path to be open. And I think that 631 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:19,960 Speaker 3: if they do do that, if they can find a 632 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,200 Speaker 3: way to win the group, then they're in good form already, right, 633 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:24,440 Speaker 3: so you can trust them to take care of who's 634 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:27,600 Speaker 3: you know, Senegal or Qatar or Ecuador in the around sixteen, 635 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:29,640 Speaker 3: and then you're asking them to win one more game 636 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 3: as a twelve to one, the upside's there. I think 637 00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 3: we all agree on that. I'll ask you guys this too, 638 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 3: aslong with your favorite bet. You know I'm going to 639 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 3: play the one hundred and fifty to one to win 640 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:40,080 Speaker 3: the tournament. You know it's a foamo bet. I just 641 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 3: want the ticket just in case, you know, a miracle happens. 642 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:45,679 Speaker 3: I'm not saying it's got good value, but I'll be 643 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 3: doing that, Anthony. So Part one is your favorite bet 644 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 3: in part two would be, are you going to just 645 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 3: have a one hundred and fifty to one ticket in 646 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:55,080 Speaker 3: your pocket or are you just a scrooge. 647 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 4: I'm a scrooge. 648 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:59,360 Speaker 5: Yeah, I will not be having any US outright tickets. 649 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 5: I just like don't see a world where they're able 650 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 5: to pull off all these high profile upsets. 651 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 4: But I do think they're high variants. 652 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 5: I think this group is tightly contested enough that if 653 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 5: you're a bit down on the United States, like five 654 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 5: to one, to be bottom of the group is not 655 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 5: a terrible situation, because there is a world where Wales 656 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:22,400 Speaker 5: gets you know, a moment or two. And we discussed 657 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 5: Whales at length, like the US struggles to break down Wales. 658 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 4: They have a ton of the ball, but they're not 659 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:29,520 Speaker 4: doing anything with it. 660 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 5: They don't have the passing, they don't have any space 661 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 5: to use their dribbling advantages, and like Dan James and 662 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:37,000 Speaker 5: Gareth Baye are causing problems the other way and they 663 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:39,360 Speaker 5: can see the goal from be at a set piece 664 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:42,119 Speaker 5: or whatever, and they lose that game. They're pretty big 665 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:45,480 Speaker 5: underdogs to you know, get out against the England, to 666 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 5: even get a result against England. England's you know, my 667 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,880 Speaker 5: twenty eighty on the money line, and then they play 668 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:52,880 Speaker 5: Uran on the final day, and Uran's an excellently compact 669 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:54,919 Speaker 5: defensive team who's going to cause similar problems to what 670 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:56,920 Speaker 5: a lot of the CONCACAF teams did to us when 671 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 5: we did struggle to break them down, just at a 672 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 5: higher level than some of those COCORCAFF teams. So like, 673 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 5: that's the that's the case where this goes wrong and 674 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 5: they finished bottom of the group. Five to one is 675 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:09,399 Speaker 5: a good bet, But I think the opposite extreme, you know, 676 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 5: plus four to fifty to make the quarters is a 677 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 5: good bet too, because I think they have a pretty 678 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,879 Speaker 5: high ceiling because we don't, like, we haven't seen this 679 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:20,240 Speaker 5: team play together that much, we haven't seen all their 680 00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:21,959 Speaker 5: best players on the pitch at the same time that much, 681 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 5: and we're going to see pretty much that in this situation, 682 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:28,200 Speaker 5: they're better than Wales. I think they win that match 683 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:30,879 Speaker 5: and they get a result against England where they're going 684 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 5: to be in the kind of tactical advantage where they're 685 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:36,640 Speaker 5: more comfortable without the ball they get to play in transition, 686 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:38,680 Speaker 5: more pressure is going to be on England in that game. 687 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 5: They get out of the group. Now, all of a sudden, 688 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 5: we're having a very different conversation. How do they match 689 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 5: up with? 690 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 4: You know, the worst case scenario is the Dutch, and 691 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 4: then the other scenarios include a situation where I would 692 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 4: have them as a favorite. 693 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:54,640 Speaker 5: So I think, you know, there's all there's very fat 694 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 5: tails on how the US go. It's World Cup, and 695 00:28:57,160 --> 00:28:59,880 Speaker 5: I think you know those are where I see this. 696 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 5: I will make my official play that they will make 697 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 5: the quarterfinals plus four to fifty. 698 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 3: All right, so SAMI finals twelve to one for me, 699 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 3: quarterfinals plus four to fifty for Anthony BJ. 700 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, if you listen to our team futures show, I 701 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 1: did pick the United States to plus four fifty to 702 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:17,640 Speaker 1: make the quarters, and I'm sticking with that. And to 703 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 1: echo Anthony's point is that you know, we are even 704 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 1: money favorites to get out of this group, and the 705 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 1: worst possible scenario is we play the Dutch in the 706 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 1: round of sixteen. The US is not going to be 707 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:31,160 Speaker 1: plus four fifty on the two advance line. 708 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 5: They're probably gonna be around Will they even be plus 709 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 5: two twenty five exactly? 710 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 2: That's my point is that they will probably be sixty yeah, 711 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:38,040 Speaker 2: something like that. 712 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:41,640 Speaker 1: So you could get in a very very nice hedge opportunity, 713 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 1: or you can listen to Anthony on our future show 714 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 1: and take the Dutch right now to make the quarterfinals. 715 00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: Have minus one thirty and then you're sitting there with 716 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 1: just house money on that match, and you can root 717 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 1: on the Americans to make the semifinals and not have 718 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 1: to sweat a big time ticket. But again, yeah, I 719 00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:58,360 Speaker 1: think we should get out of this group. You know, 720 00:29:58,400 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 1: if you fall them in the action ork Abb, I've 721 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:01,560 Speaker 1: already be at the United States in the first match 722 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 1: against Wales, drawn a bet at minus one twenty because 723 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:06,320 Speaker 1: I do believe we are a way better team than Wales. 724 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:08,760 Speaker 1: But again, variance comes in. Variance can happen. We could 725 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 1: end up drawing that match. So and even if we 726 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:14,480 Speaker 1: do draw that match, I think the group sets up 727 00:30:14,560 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 1: pretty well. You know, we might have to be more 728 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 1: aggressive on the final AGTs Iran depending on how the 729 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:19,240 Speaker 1: Whales Iran match goes. 730 00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 2: But yeah, we we should be able to get out 731 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 2: of this group. 732 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,480 Speaker 1: We are the second best team in this group, so 733 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:28,480 Speaker 1: plus four fifty to get to the quarterfinals, where we're 734 00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: not going to be plus four fifty on that two 735 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:32,800 Speaker 1: advance line and the worst possible case against the Netherlands. 736 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,040 Speaker 1: I think has tremendous value and it'll be a good 737 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 1: way to root on the Americans and have. 738 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:39,640 Speaker 2: Some house money sitting on that round of sixteen match, PJ. 739 00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:43,760 Speaker 3: Will you have yourself in your pocket a ticket for 740 00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:44,720 Speaker 3: them to win the World Cup? 741 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 1: Maybe I do this a lot with I do this 742 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:50,840 Speaker 1: a lot with follmo. 743 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 4: Bets long shots don't win the World Cup. 744 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,120 Speaker 1: I wait, I wait till you got until the final minute, 745 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:56,760 Speaker 1: and then I just say, screw it, let's do it 746 00:30:56,800 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 1: and just throw like five bucks on it. So we'll see, 747 00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: might be there by Sunday morning. But I wouldn't behoove 748 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:05,880 Speaker 1: anybody from placing a techt on the United States to 749 00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 1: win the World Cup. But I can tell you this much, Michael, 750 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:09,720 Speaker 1: I'll probably be betting on them to win the twenty 751 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 1: twenty six World Cup at on home soil. 752 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:15,600 Speaker 3: Yeah. That podcast will come out about three years and 753 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 3: ten months from now. All right, that wraps up our 754 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:21,960 Speaker 3: Team America Deep Dive. You can listen to this, you 755 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:25,880 Speaker 3: can listen to our other three World Cup preview pods. 756 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:28,680 Speaker 3: You'll see a lot of us over the next few 757 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:31,480 Speaker 3: weeks as we'll be doing live shows, we'll be doing podcasts, 758 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:34,720 Speaker 3: writing on the Action Network, in the app, all that stuff. 759 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:37,720 Speaker 3: So make sure you follow Wondergirl in the Action Network app. 760 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 3: Make sure you like and subscribe to this podcast so 761 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:44,120 Speaker 3: we can beat out our competition and become the best 762 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:47,480 Speaker 3: betting podcast out there. For the World Cup, for Anti Dubundo, 763 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 3: for BJ Cunningham, I'm Michael Leiboff, Go USA. We will 764 00:31:51,720 --> 00:32:00,840 Speaker 3: see you in a couple of days. 765 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:02,960 Speaker 1: Sander purposed flat. 766 00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:06,080 Speaker 3: Sandars purposed flat sands. 767 00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:08,400 Speaker 4: The flash sand of blishere.