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Meanwhile, we're getting set for a decision Day in Major
League Soccer. FC Cincinnati has the two seed in the
Eastern Conference on the line. They can clinch it with
a victory over Montreal home game for the Orange and
Blue earlier start for Decision Day at six o'clock on Saturday,
evening the match on Apple TV's MLS Season Pass, where
Ross Smith is an MLS match analyst. Ross, It's good
(00:21):
to have you. FC Cincinnati is playing for something. Montreal
is not. That organization seems like a bit of a
train wreck right now. Do they pose a threat on
Saturday night?
Speaker 2 (00:33):
They do? They do, you know, despite moment that they've
had an awful season, the worst in club history in MLS,
they're fighting. They're fighting and credit they've got an interim manager,
Marco Donadel, who took over you can say about a
quarter of the way through the season. She's done a
(00:56):
good job. He's a former player with them name you
know in the soccer world. He's done a good job
just at stabilizing, at getting guys back to putting in
an effort which has to be said. They're gonna give
Cincinnati a good goal for it. You know, despite not
(01:17):
having much to play. They're playing for jobs. Guys are
playing for next season. There's a couple of guys who
are doing all right. They're they're gonna give c Cincinnati
a good goal for this, so they're not gonna lay down.
Says they're going to be a walkover as you step
into two playoffs.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
Sc Cincinnati's home record isn't awful eight victories, four draw
five draws this season, Yet, Dave, I think they've played
unevenly in their own building. Any idea why, Wow, it's tough.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
It's so tough. I do feel like, yes, Cincinnati, they're
seeing that when they click, and I can't put it
down to like a home more a way. I feel
as though when they click, though, watch out. But if
they're not clicking, then all of a sudden you can
get them, you can get at them. And and I
bet bat Newton, I'm gonna chat. I'm gonna sit down
with Pat Noon tomorrow. I'm gonna chat with him. And
(02:10):
Pat is so open, which is is just one of
the you know, there's many attributes that I really admire
about Pat Noon. That's one of them. He'll tell us straight.
But I think that's one of them. Is the consistency
of the team, team style that they want to play.
But what they have at the end of the day,
when the when it's not quite happening, they've got individual brilliance.
(02:31):
And I still give creditton managers for bringing out the
individual brilliance. You know, some managers, you know, might have
a top player in their team but not be getting
the best out of them. Pat Noonon is so when
the style is not quite happening, he still has a
couple of I call them heavy hitters. It's got a
couple of heavy hitters and the team of course at
(02:52):
Vander you know that can that can deliver. I don't know.
I don't think Homer away. I don't think it makes
much of a difference. I don't think these guys are
overadded when they you know, ome and feeling the pressure.
I just think it's a matter of when it clicks
and when it doesn't.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
Pat Newman was the coach of the year or two
years ago. I think this has been his best coaching job.
Would you agree?
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Yeah? Yeah, he's he takes all the boxes, and I
think the box that he takes the best is he
tells guys straight. And granted I'm not on the training
ground all the time. I actually played with Pat for
a short period of time in Colorado, and I know
Pat in terms of he'll tell you straight, and he'll
(03:38):
tell you straight without feeling as though you have to
turn your back on him and think, you know, kind
of screw you, I'm out of here. He'll tell you
you know when you're doing well, and you know when
you're not doing well. And I don't think there's as
many coaches. I don't think there's as many characters in
the game as Pat Newman that delivers it that way,
(03:59):
and I think it's missed. So I think that's one
of his skill sets that he can't hide it. He
needs to tell you, you know, which is admirable.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Ross Smiths MLS match analyst for Apple TV MLS Season Pass.
Regardless of whether they're the two or the three, FC
Cincinnati is in the playoffs the East. Last year it
felt like the Big Three and then the postseason began
and the Eastern Conference got turned on its head. What
do you expect this year?
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Eastern Conferences by far the better conference, by far the
better conference. However, Vancouver coming out on the other side
with Thomas Mueller Thomas, but they haven't lost yet, and
the Germany has come across. After spending his entire career
career with Bayern Munich, he has been sensational, so watch
out for him, watch out for son On with LAFC,
(04:51):
it's the same. The effect of those two players coming
into their team is something else. But still the Eastern Conference,
you know, right the way through, the teams that are
making the playoffs are a different level. However, there's a
couple of teams that are having a dip right now,
and Orlando's one of them. So for Orlando right now,
(05:12):
it's shaken up that they could say Cincinnati, that's a
good matchup. And even though Orlando came in to your building,
to Cincinnati's building a couple of weeks ago and I
thought deserved three points their weekends, they've got injuries, they're
not looking like themselves, which is a horrible team to
play against. Anyways, I think if you're an FC Cincinnati fan,
(05:34):
you don't mind taking on Orlando in the first rounds
if that if that's the matchup, But whenever team comes
out of the Eastern Conference, they've done well because that
is a tough conference.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
Right now, feels much more wide open. And that's Philadelphia team.
It felt like every time they needed to win in
the supporter shield race, they did And so I want
to watch Pat Noon and coach against his four organization.
We will see first things first, wrap up the two
seed with a win on Saturday night against Montreal six
(06:06):
o'clock MLS season past Apple TV Ross. Awesome to have
you man, Thanks so much all greaty here
Speaker 2 (06:12):
You thanks for having me on
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