May 14, 2025 • 5 mins
Ross Smith is a Match Analyst for MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. He's on the call for FC Cincinnati's road game against Toronto, and he joined us from Canada on ESPN1530.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Twenty three minutes after five o'clock. This is ESPN fifteen
thirty on Moowegger. It has been a busy day between
Pete Rose off the ineligible list, Trey Hendrickson making himself available,
all of our stuff here a five to one to
three day U see, and tonight where tomorrow night, I
should say FC Cincinnati is on the road against Toronto.
If it was tonight, I doubt we'd be joined by
(00:23):
our next guest because he just touched down in Canada.
FC Cincinnati and Toronto. Ross Smith has the call along
with Tony Husband on MLS Season Pass Apple TV and
kind enough to join us for the first time in
over a year. Ross, It's good to have you. I
assume you've traveled safely. Thank you for joining us. How
are you?
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Thank you?
Speaker 1 (00:42):
Mom?
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Yeah, I can't believe it's been just about over a
year since we last chatted.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
I'm doing well. I'm doing all day. Next to have
a midweekend it is.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
It is a FC Cincinnati has kind of been in
this pattern of playing every Saturday after a whole slew
of games because of the CONCA CAF Champions Cup to
start season. Your first FC Cincinnati game this season, if
I'm not mistaking. So what are you looking forward to
learning about the Orange and Blue tomorrow night? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (01:09):
You know what, Well, I did cover Cincinnati when they
went to Nashville and the vander scored that stunning free kick.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
I don't know if you remember that. Yes, so we
did do that.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
And seeing Evander in the Cincinnati shirt and the kit,
my goodness, I mean he is I don't know what
the talk is around around Cincinnati, around the city. I
mean he is worth the price of admission. M VP
of the league again in the conversations.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
But anyways to that.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
I think we'll start to turn our attention towards midweek games.
You know what, can the can the top players turning
around again and play a three game week?
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Will the Vanderby be starting a little den k?
Speaker 3 (01:48):
And then for Toronto, the saying Toronto had a big win,
a much need to win, a relief win at the weekends,
and so they're looking to see can they start to
string a couple of wins together?
Speaker 2 (01:59):
Are they on the up and up? Because they have
been woeful to start this year. It's been really difficult
times in Toronto. The fans. There was a huge.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
Outcry after the game prior to this Saturday, fans starting
to protest things going on social media.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
It's probably one of the lowest.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
Moments, and there's been a lot of low moments over the.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
Last couple of years.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
But they turned it around in their last game and
had a big win and it just felt that the
entire city just breathed out a sigh of relief. But
they have to go again and so it'll be a
big game for Toronto on Wednesday.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Night, no question about that. You talk about Evander, and
I think the fun thing is this team is winning
while at the same time, I think Pat Nuna would
be the first to acknowledge they need more offense. So
how can they create more goals with the guys they have?
Speaker 2 (02:49):
You need more of a Vander getting involved.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Obviously.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
I started to see it austin their game against Austin
their first half, I thought it's probably the best half
that I've seen of Cincinnati this year, and the space
in their play it was slit. They had different ways
that they were able to attack Austin, but ultimately it
comes back to a Vander. And I have to say
(03:13):
one thing that Pat Noonan has done really well with
Evander I think he's gotten and the Vander was you
know in the talks of MVP of the league when.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
He was with Portland.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
But there were games when I watched the Vander play
for Portland where I thought he's actually taken away from
the team. He's not on today, he's actually given the
ball away, he's going out of position, he's trying to
do things all on his own, and he took away
from the performance.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
I haven't seen that nearly as much.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
And I think Pat noon and what he's done is
he's getting a Vander in better spots.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
He's allowing Evander to roam here and there.
Speaker 3 (03:45):
But obviously there's a bit more thought into a Vanders
play that you're seeing where he's in more advanced positions.
Now he's starting to look for den K Moore. I
see that partnership getting better. It's still not at its best.
So for those two, of course, you want them to
really be clicking. And I think both individually are such
a big talent. And Orshana, he was tremendous last year,
(04:08):
hasn't been at his best and you know, moved to
the wing back position.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
He was okay against Austin. Anyway, it comes back.
Speaker 3 (04:15):
To where you started this saying, you know, they're getting results,
top of the table in the East, and they still
haven't quite been at their best.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
I was a little surprised because FC Cincinnati has signed
Kai Kamara, and I'm thinking, well, he's played with everybody
who's ever touched foot on a major league soccer pitch.
But I guess he didn't cross on a team with you.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
Yes, oh my goodness, Kai Kamara.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
But he it's amazing. Is he forty one now or
is he still forty? He's still forty? Yeah, I mean yeah,
still forty. I mean he's still forty.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
He's a handful and it looks he's still got the
juice in his legs to you know, be any defender
in the air. I think he's he's a great and
he's great law room guy that you hear more and more.
I think that's a great addition and something different than
what what den k Afers.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
I know you're busy. You just got to Canada. Have
a great call tomorrow night. Can't thank you enough. Hopefully
we do it again.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Thanks so much, Thanks so much for having me on.
More appreciate it you got.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
It's a Ross Smith match. Analyst MLS season pass. FC
Cincinnati on the road tomorrow against Toronto at seven point
thirty on Apple TV. Of course, you could also listen
on ESPN fifteen thirty one
Twenty three minutes after five o'clock. This is ESPN fifteen
thirty on Moowegger. It has been a busy day between
Pete Rose off the ineligible list, Trey Hendrickson making himself available,
all of our stuff here a five to one to
three day U see, and tonight where tomorrow night, I
should say FC Cincinnati is on the road against Toronto.
If it was tonight, I doubt we'd be joined by
(00:23):
our next guest because he just touched down in Canada.
FC Cincinnati and Toronto. Ross Smith has the call along
with Tony Husband on MLS Season Pass Apple TV and
kind enough to join us for the first time in
over a year. Ross, It's good to have you. I
assume you've traveled safely. Thank you for joining us. How
are you?
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Thank you?
Speaker 1 (00:42):
Mom?
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Yeah, I can't believe it's been just about over a
year since we last chatted.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
I'm doing well. I'm doing all day. Next to have
a midweekend it is.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
It is a FC Cincinnati has kind of been in
this pattern of playing every Saturday after a whole slew
of games because of the CONCA CAF Champions Cup to
start season. Your first FC Cincinnati game this season, if
I'm not mistaking. So what are you looking forward to
learning about the Orange and Blue tomorrow night? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (01:09):
You know what, Well, I did cover Cincinnati when they
went to Nashville and the vander scored that stunning free kick.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
I don't know if you remember that. Yes, so we
did do that.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
And seeing Evander in the Cincinnati shirt and the kit,
my goodness, I mean he is I don't know what
the talk is around around Cincinnati, around the city. I
mean he is worth the price of admission. M VP
of the league again in the conversations.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
But anyways to that.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
I think we'll start to turn our attention towards midweek games.
You know what, can the can the top players turning
around again and play a three game week?
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Will the Vanderby be starting a little den k?
Speaker 3 (01:48):
And then for Toronto, the saying Toronto had a big win,
a much need to win, a relief win at the weekends,
and so they're looking to see can they start to
string a couple of wins together?
Speaker 2 (01:59):
Are they on the up and up? Because they have
been woeful to start this year. It's been really difficult
times in Toronto. The fans. There was a huge.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
Outcry after the game prior to this Saturday, fans starting
to protest things going on social media.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
It's probably one of the lowest.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
Moments, and there's been a lot of low moments over the.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
Last couple of years.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
But they turned it around in their last game and
had a big win and it just felt that the
entire city just breathed out a sigh of relief. But
they have to go again and so it'll be a
big game for Toronto on Wednesday.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Night, no question about that. You talk about Evander, and
I think the fun thing is this team is winning
while at the same time, I think Pat Nuna would
be the first to acknowledge they need more offense. So
how can they create more goals with the guys they have?
Speaker 2 (02:49):
You need more of a Vander getting involved.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Obviously.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
I started to see it austin their game against Austin
their first half, I thought it's probably the best half
that I've seen of Cincinnati this year, and the space
in their play it was slit. They had different ways
that they were able to attack Austin, but ultimately it
comes back to a Vander. And I have to say
(03:13):
one thing that Pat Noonan has done really well with
Evander I think he's gotten and the Vander was you
know in the talks of MVP of the league when.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
He was with Portland.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
But there were games when I watched the Vander play
for Portland where I thought he's actually taken away from
the team. He's not on today, he's actually given the
ball away, he's going out of position, he's trying to
do things all on his own, and he took away
from the performance.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
I haven't seen that nearly as much.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
And I think Pat noon and what he's done is
he's getting a Vander in better spots.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
He's allowing Evander to roam here and there.
Speaker 3 (03:45):
But obviously there's a bit more thought into a Vanders
play that you're seeing where he's in more advanced positions.
Now he's starting to look for den K Moore. I
see that partnership getting better. It's still not at its best.
So for those two, of course, you want them to
really be clicking. And I think both individually are such
a big talent. And Orshana, he was tremendous last year,
(04:08):
hasn't been at his best and you know, moved to
the wing back position.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
He was okay against Austin. Anyway, it comes back.
Speaker 3 (04:15):
To where you started this saying, you know, they're getting results,
top of the table in the East, and they still
haven't quite been at their best.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
I was a little surprised because FC Cincinnati has signed
Kai Kamara, and I'm thinking, well, he's played with everybody
who's ever touched foot on a major league soccer pitch.
But I guess he didn't cross on a team with you.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
Yes, oh my goodness, Kai Kamara.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
But he it's amazing. Is he forty one now or
is he still forty? He's still forty? Yeah, I mean yeah,
still forty. I mean he's still forty.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
He's a handful and it looks he's still got the
juice in his legs to you know, be any defender
in the air. I think he's he's a great and
he's great law room guy that you hear more and more.
I think that's a great addition and something different than
what what den k Afers.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
I know you're busy. You just got to Canada. Have
a great call tomorrow night. Can't thank you enough. Hopefully
we do it again.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Thanks so much, Thanks so much for having me on.
More appreciate it you got.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
It's a Ross Smith match. Analyst MLS season pass. FC
Cincinnati on the road tomorrow against Toronto at seven point
thirty on Apple TV. Of course, you could also listen
on ESPN fifteen thirty one
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