October 29, 2024 • 15 mins
Austin talks about FC Cincy's big playoff win with Pat Brennan from Cincinnati.com, on ESPN 1530!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:22):
Hi, Hello, welcome in final hour of since E three
sixty today. My name is Austin Elmore, with you until
three o'clock. Tony is out today nursing that voice that
has betrayed him, and he will be back tomorrow, looking
forward to having a big fella back, Looking forward to
talking to our next guest. He covers FC Cincinnati for
(00:43):
Cincinnati dot Com and does a great job doing so,
and was there last night at the Fortress on the
West End when FC Cincinnati won one nil over NYCFC
in game one of their best of three round one
matchup against NYCFC. Pat Brennan joins us. Now, Hi, Pat,
how are you?
Speaker 3 (01:04):
I'm doing great? Thanks a lot for having me on.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Yeah, thanks for being here. Is it safe to say
that that's the f C Cincinnati last night that we've
been waiting on seeing for so long over the last
couple of months.
Speaker 4 (01:15):
Yeah, yes, yes, that is such a good way to
say it. You know, there were the trend lines for
this team going into the postseason were pretty concerning, you know,
goals scored for FC Cincinnati going down, goals conceded going up.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
And obviously they lost three.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
Or four coming down the last bit of the regular season.
But and then, and then the one win they had
in that stretch of four games was against a Philadelphia
Union team that didn't make the playoffs.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
You just didn't know what to make of FC Cincinnati.
Speaker 4 (01:54):
But you know, now there's a bit of a broader
context in which we can view that Philadelphia game because
it's coupled nicely now with last night's performance. And what
we've seen over those two games is timely goal scoring.
In most cases, Cincinnati benefited from a pretty awful own
(02:19):
goal by Philadelphia in that last game on the October nineteenth,
but timely goal scoring and really good defense, really good defense.
They haven't conceded a goal since the third minute of
that Philadelphia match back on the nineteenth.
Speaker 3 (02:36):
So yeah, the defense was a big.
Speaker 4 (02:40):
Part of it last night, But they also outshot NYCFC
twenty two to three, which.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Is pretty staggering.
Speaker 4 (02:48):
I mean, twenty two shots for that's about as wide
open and attacking as you could reasonably hope for given
what this playoff format is. So that was quite a
I think you might have liked to have seen a
few more goals, but maybe another goal to make it
a little more comfortable to close out the win last night.
Speaker 3 (03:06):
But that's nitpicking. Great performance last night.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Yeah, I know that Pat Noonan has been dealing with
a bunch of different stuff this season, and a bunch
of different lineups and all these different competitions, but it
seems like he's been kind of positive over the last
couple of matches the regular season going into the postseason
kind of specifically, what about the defense short up last
night that made them so effective.
Speaker 4 (03:33):
Well, so, you know, there are players on the field
who are obviously defenders by trade, you know, right backs,
center backs, but the defense and I like to Austin
as you probably know, I like to talk about soccer
in a way that is accessible to everyone, and it's
(03:55):
really you need all eleven.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
Players on the field.
Speaker 4 (04:01):
In most cases, it's not just the job of four
or five guys and The way that players like Luciano
Acosta and some of the goal scorers get involved is
by pressing what we call pressing, which is you know,
it's not unlike pressing in basketball. It's just applying more
pressure on the team, usually at their end of the field.
(04:21):
So that's a big part of it. The press was
really effective last night. New York City FC had trouble
playing out of their side of the field.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
That was good.
Speaker 4 (04:30):
But I think, you know, we've finally reached a point
now where CI obviously had to replace Matt and Osca
and Nick Aclan who they lost to the season due
to injury.
Speaker 3 (04:43):
They replaced those players mid season.
Speaker 4 (04:45):
That's a hard thing to do for those new players
to come into that situation.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
It's a hard thing for seasons.
Speaker 4 (04:51):
Ninety sixisting players to coleetse with those guys.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
But now I think the relationships have formed, the partnershi
ships are there, and.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
It just it looks really smooth and really dominant. Last night,
I asked Roman Celentano, the f C Cincinnati goalkeeper, if
if kind of my impression that the defense was that
much improved was what he was seeing play out in
front of him too.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
And he said Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 4 (05:22):
It's it's about the press with all eleven players in
all ten excluding him.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
It's also the relationship those center backs. They're really all
on the same page right now. And I think it's
as simple as that.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
Pat, we're losing you a little bit, you're breaking up.
I'm gonna call you right back here and see if
we can get a better connection.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:47):
FC Cincinnati with the win last night over n y
c FC and defense has been a big part of
it and a huge reason for why this team was
able to turn it around and and win the game
against New York City yesterday. Let's go back to Pat,
(06:08):
who I think is back with us now. Pat, can
you hear me?
Speaker 3 (06:11):
I can hear you? Fin Yeah, I'm really sorry about that.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
That's all right. You got a little bit, uh, you know,
I don't know what the right description is, but you're
back now. FC Cincinnati wins and Luciano Acosta played a
big role. This guy isn't a finalist for the MVP Award.
Do you think that can be something that is kind
of motivating to him as we go into the playoffs.
(06:35):
Is he's that type of personality.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
You just checking one more time? You can hear me. Okay, right,
I can hear you now, all right? Awesome, awesome, Yeah,
I don't you know, it was interesting. I don't know
if that is some I mean, look, I think when
you've gotten an MVP in your back pocket already from
last year, there's probably gonna be a little bit of
a factor.
Speaker 4 (06:58):
Been there, done that, like I've already got mine. But
I do think that was an oversight. I do think players,
elite players in any sport, are always looking for that
extra edge to motivate them. I wouldn't be surprised if
it's motivating Lutro.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
Acosta right now. But i'll tell you what and for not.
Speaker 4 (07:19):
He did play a pivotal role in FC Cincinnati's goal.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
Last night, But I'll tell you when you know interview.
He likes to score goals.
Speaker 4 (07:29):
I think he would probably be the first person to
tell you he likes to score them more than assist them,
even though he's very good at both of those things,
and those are obviously very important tasks. And the smile
on his face in the locker room after the game
last night, you would have.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Thought he scored a hat trick.
Speaker 4 (07:45):
I genuinely don't remember him being so happy for one
of his teammates being on.
Speaker 3 (07:54):
You know, being the goal scorer and him having not
scored the game. So that was interesting. I noticed that immediately.
Speaker 4 (08:00):
So his head must be in the perfect place right now,
is what I take away from that. And yeah, I mean,
you know, that was an interesting play last night. You
have to give credit to Emil aside the goal scorer too,
because Luco hit that ball so hard across the goal
mouth and all Emil had to do was you can
(08:24):
look at it one of two ways. All he had
to do was probably get any part of his body
on that ball and it's going into the net lightning fast.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
But there's also some pain involved with that. So Luco
crushed that pass across the middle and Emil was there
to basically tap it in.
Speaker 4 (08:43):
But it was a really heavy play by Luco. And yeah,
you need moments like that if you're going to go
on a run in the postseason and any sport, it's
built on moments like that that are special. And I
won't be surprised when Luke Show is making an impact
on Saturday in New York.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
You mentioned the disparity in shots between FC and New York,
and it really was like that all night where FCQ
was kind of keeping the pressure on them. What was
the big reason for that in your opinion, And how
do they turn that into a bunch of shots and
a lot of pressure into more than just one goal.
Speaker 4 (09:25):
That's a great question, I think, yeah, I mean, well,
you know, I think in this playoff format, one goal
will do.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
It's it's not an aggregate scoring system.
Speaker 4 (09:37):
This is a a kind of a unique format all
over the world. This is unique compared to how other
leagues across the globe settled their championships in soccer.
Speaker 3 (09:48):
So one goal is good enough.
Speaker 4 (09:49):
You know, whether they won by one or five last night,
it counts the same in this format.
Speaker 3 (09:56):
So one goal was good enough, But you could.
Speaker 4 (09:59):
Like I said, I think more goals would have made
it easier to see out that game a little more comfortable,
and you always want to give the fans something to
something more to cheer about. In fairness, de f C Cincinnati,
I think they were about as close as you can
be to getting that second goal without actually getting it.
You know, Luca Orshano clients went off the post.
Speaker 3 (10:22):
There was some other great chances. Uyah Kubo almost scored
around the twentieth minute, really close chance. So it seems
like they're knocking on the door.
Speaker 4 (10:31):
And that's also a big improvement for this team, kind
of a sustained pressure over the full ninety minutes. I
don't remember, you know, the last time the attack looked
that threatening. And this New York City FC team is
no pushover, you know, and y CFC beat FC Cincinnati
(10:51):
this month October second, Yeah, so not that long ago.
Speaker 3 (10:56):
New York is a solid team.
Speaker 4 (10:58):
They you know, it's I don't think it's a great
matchup for New York City FC, but in this series,
but they're a decent team and.
Speaker 3 (11:07):
It was just very impressive the attack last night.
Speaker 4 (11:10):
I think they're close to scoring more than one goal too.
Speaker 2 (11:13):
How important has it been, I know he's a finalist
for Newcomer of the Year. How important has Luca Orizano
been to this team and their success so far this year?
Speaker 4 (11:24):
Yeah, there's you know, it's hard to say that there
was one or even only two personnel additions for the
twenty twenty four team.
Speaker 3 (11:33):
That kind of made this team.
Speaker 4 (11:35):
It's really been a mix of probably four or five
new editions that have helped the team get to this point.
And you know log eighteen wins in the regular season,
which is fantastic, but Orishano is definitely you know, you
could you could fashion an argument for him being the
(11:57):
most important acquisition for this team coming into the twenty
twenty four season.
Speaker 3 (12:03):
He's so skillful, he's so versatile. You know, they brought
him in as he he could.
Speaker 4 (12:10):
Play midfield, he could play left back to replace Alvro Barrial.
Speaker 3 (12:15):
Fans might remember that name.
Speaker 4 (12:16):
He was a huge contributor last year, and actually they
were both both players were Argentinian. They were former league
teammates at a club in Argentina, so there for a
lot of reasons, people thought that he would step in
and be kind of you know alv Ro Barrial two
point oh, Well, he's really been alv Ro Barrial.
Speaker 3 (12:37):
Three point oh four point oh.
Speaker 4 (12:38):
He once he found his footing in actually Sincnty, and
it did take time early in the season. You could
see you could just see on his face and the
way he was playing. He was working it out in
his head, even when things weren't going perfectly, he was
working it out. He was getting there and once he
got there, you know, the goals started flying in for him.
(13:01):
He's great pushing the tempo, making f C Cincinnati not
just a team that can score both goals, but can
hit you hard and fast on the counter attack. And yeah,
Luca Orshano has been vital.
Speaker 3 (13:16):
He's actually technically he's.
Speaker 4 (13:18):
Here on loan from bascow to Gama team in Brazil.
But I think the conversations about c f C Cincinnati
has the contractual right to purchase his contract on you know,
make him a permanent f C Cincinnati player, so.
Speaker 3 (13:33):
That he wouldn't go back to Brazil.
Speaker 4 (13:35):
And I think Pat Newton and Luca both kind of
let slip in August that that conversation started a long
time ago. I think they like to play that stuff
closer to the vest. But FC Cincinnati would like very
much to keep Luca in this setup here, and I
think that's gonna happen. So EPC Cincinnati fans can enjoy
(13:56):
him for what he is right now.
Speaker 3 (13:58):
But also know that he's a young player.
Speaker 4 (14:00):
He'll probably be here in the future and there's kind
of more great stuff to come from him.
Speaker 2 (14:06):
Pat Brennan covers Fccincinnati for Cincinnati dot Com and does
a great job. Pat, thanks for making some time for
us here today. What's the best way for listeners to
follow along with your coverage?
Speaker 4 (14:19):
Yeah, Cincinnati dot com is where all the stories go,
no matter what summoned up in the paper.
Speaker 3 (14:24):
Some don't, but they're all on Cincinnati dot.
Speaker 4 (14:26):
Com and I love to shot back with people on
x slash Twitter.
Speaker 3 (14:32):
So there we go, at Pee BRANDANIANQ.
Speaker 2 (14:35):
Fantastic stuff. Pat, thanks so much, man, have a great day.
Speaker 3 (14:39):
Yeah, thanks, c lout, I appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (14:41):
That is Pat Brennan, Cincinnati dot Com beat reporter there
since twenty sixteen and a lot of great coverage on
his Twitter at pe Brennan e n Q. I certainly
do recommend it. FC Cincinnati back in action on Sunday
or excuse me, Saturday against NYCFC. We'll take a break,
(15:03):
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Speaker 2 (00:22):
Hi, Hello, welcome in final hour of since E three
sixty today. My name is Austin Elmore, with you until
three o'clock. Tony is out today nursing that voice that
has betrayed him, and he will be back tomorrow, looking
forward to having a big fella back, Looking forward to
talking to our next guest. He covers FC Cincinnati for
(00:43):
Cincinnati dot Com and does a great job doing so,
and was there last night at the Fortress on the
West End when FC Cincinnati won one nil over NYCFC
in game one of their best of three round one
matchup against NYCFC. Pat Brennan joins us. Now, Hi, Pat,
how are you?
Speaker 3 (01:04):
I'm doing great? Thanks a lot for having me on.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Yeah, thanks for being here. Is it safe to say
that that's the f C Cincinnati last night that we've
been waiting on seeing for so long over the last
couple of months.
Speaker 4 (01:15):
Yeah, yes, yes, that is such a good way to
say it. You know, there were the trend lines for
this team going into the postseason were pretty concerning, you know,
goals scored for FC Cincinnati going down, goals conceded going up.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
And obviously they lost three.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
Or four coming down the last bit of the regular season.
But and then, and then the one win they had
in that stretch of four games was against a Philadelphia
Union team that didn't make the playoffs.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
You just didn't know what to make of FC Cincinnati.
Speaker 4 (01:54):
But you know, now there's a bit of a broader
context in which we can view that Philadelphia game because
it's coupled nicely now with last night's performance. And what
we've seen over those two games is timely goal scoring.
In most cases, Cincinnati benefited from a pretty awful own
(02:19):
goal by Philadelphia in that last game on the October nineteenth,
but timely goal scoring and really good defense, really good defense.
They haven't conceded a goal since the third minute of
that Philadelphia match back on the nineteenth.
Speaker 3 (02:36):
So yeah, the defense was a big.
Speaker 4 (02:40):
Part of it last night, But they also outshot NYCFC
twenty two to three, which.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Is pretty staggering.
Speaker 4 (02:48):
I mean, twenty two shots for that's about as wide
open and attacking as you could reasonably hope for given
what this playoff format is. So that was quite a
I think you might have liked to have seen a
few more goals, but maybe another goal to make it
a little more comfortable to close out the win last night.
Speaker 3 (03:06):
But that's nitpicking. Great performance last night.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Yeah, I know that Pat Noonan has been dealing with
a bunch of different stuff this season, and a bunch
of different lineups and all these different competitions, but it
seems like he's been kind of positive over the last
couple of matches the regular season going into the postseason
kind of specifically, what about the defense short up last
night that made them so effective.
Speaker 4 (03:33):
Well, so, you know, there are players on the field
who are obviously defenders by trade, you know, right backs,
center backs, but the defense and I like to Austin
as you probably know, I like to talk about soccer
in a way that is accessible to everyone, and it's
(03:55):
really you need all eleven.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
Players on the field.
Speaker 4 (04:01):
In most cases, it's not just the job of four
or five guys and The way that players like Luciano
Acosta and some of the goal scorers get involved is
by pressing what we call pressing, which is you know,
it's not unlike pressing in basketball. It's just applying more
pressure on the team, usually at their end of the field.
(04:21):
So that's a big part of it. The press was
really effective last night. New York City FC had trouble
playing out of their side of the field.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
That was good.
Speaker 4 (04:30):
But I think, you know, we've finally reached a point
now where CI obviously had to replace Matt and Osca
and Nick Aclan who they lost to the season due
to injury.
Speaker 3 (04:43):
They replaced those players mid season.
Speaker 4 (04:45):
That's a hard thing to do for those new players
to come into that situation.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
It's a hard thing for seasons.
Speaker 4 (04:51):
Ninety sixisting players to coleetse with those guys.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
But now I think the relationships have formed, the partnershi
ships are there, and.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
It just it looks really smooth and really dominant. Last night,
I asked Roman Celentano, the f C Cincinnati goalkeeper, if
if kind of my impression that the defense was that
much improved was what he was seeing play out in
front of him too.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
And he said Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 4 (05:22):
It's it's about the press with all eleven players in
all ten excluding him.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
It's also the relationship those center backs. They're really all
on the same page right now. And I think it's
as simple as that.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
Pat, we're losing you a little bit, you're breaking up.
I'm gonna call you right back here and see if
we can get a better connection.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:47):
FC Cincinnati with the win last night over n y
c FC and defense has been a big part of
it and a huge reason for why this team was
able to turn it around and and win the game
against New York City yesterday. Let's go back to Pat,
(06:08):
who I think is back with us now. Pat, can
you hear me?
Speaker 3 (06:11):
I can hear you? Fin Yeah, I'm really sorry about that.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
That's all right. You got a little bit, uh, you know,
I don't know what the right description is, but you're
back now. FC Cincinnati wins and Luciano Acosta played a
big role. This guy isn't a finalist for the MVP Award.
Do you think that can be something that is kind
of motivating to him as we go into the playoffs.
(06:35):
Is he's that type of personality.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
You just checking one more time? You can hear me. Okay, right,
I can hear you now, all right? Awesome, awesome, Yeah,
I don't you know, it was interesting. I don't know
if that is some I mean, look, I think when
you've gotten an MVP in your back pocket already from
last year, there's probably gonna be a little bit of
a factor.
Speaker 4 (06:58):
Been there, done that, like I've already got mine. But
I do think that was an oversight. I do think players,
elite players in any sport, are always looking for that
extra edge to motivate them. I wouldn't be surprised if
it's motivating Lutro.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
Acosta right now. But i'll tell you what and for not.
Speaker 4 (07:19):
He did play a pivotal role in FC Cincinnati's goal.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
Last night, But I'll tell you when you know interview.
He likes to score goals.
Speaker 4 (07:29):
I think he would probably be the first person to
tell you he likes to score them more than assist them,
even though he's very good at both of those things,
and those are obviously very important tasks. And the smile
on his face in the locker room after the game
last night, you would have.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Thought he scored a hat trick.
Speaker 4 (07:45):
I genuinely don't remember him being so happy for one
of his teammates being on.
Speaker 3 (07:54):
You know, being the goal scorer and him having not
scored the game. So that was interesting. I noticed that immediately.
Speaker 4 (08:00):
So his head must be in the perfect place right now,
is what I take away from that. And yeah, I mean,
you know, that was an interesting play last night. You
have to give credit to Emil aside the goal scorer too,
because Luco hit that ball so hard across the goal
mouth and all Emil had to do was you can
(08:24):
look at it one of two ways. All he had
to do was probably get any part of his body
on that ball and it's going into the net lightning fast.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
But there's also some pain involved with that. So Luco
crushed that pass across the middle and Emil was there
to basically tap it in.
Speaker 4 (08:43):
But it was a really heavy play by Luco. And yeah,
you need moments like that if you're going to go
on a run in the postseason and any sport, it's
built on moments like that that are special. And I
won't be surprised when Luke Show is making an impact
on Saturday in New York.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
You mentioned the disparity in shots between FC and New York,
and it really was like that all night where FCQ
was kind of keeping the pressure on them. What was
the big reason for that in your opinion, And how
do they turn that into a bunch of shots and
a lot of pressure into more than just one goal.
Speaker 4 (09:25):
That's a great question, I think, yeah, I mean, well,
you know, I think in this playoff format, one goal
will do.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
It's it's not an aggregate scoring system.
Speaker 4 (09:37):
This is a a kind of a unique format all
over the world. This is unique compared to how other
leagues across the globe settled their championships in soccer.
Speaker 3 (09:48):
So one goal is good enough.
Speaker 4 (09:49):
You know, whether they won by one or five last night,
it counts the same in this format.
Speaker 3 (09:56):
So one goal was good enough, But you could.
Speaker 4 (09:59):
Like I said, I think more goals would have made
it easier to see out that game a little more comfortable,
and you always want to give the fans something to
something more to cheer about. In fairness, de f C Cincinnati,
I think they were about as close as you can
be to getting that second goal without actually getting it.
You know, Luca Orshano clients went off the post.
Speaker 3 (10:22):
There was some other great chances. Uyah Kubo almost scored
around the twentieth minute, really close chance. So it seems
like they're knocking on the door.
Speaker 4 (10:31):
And that's also a big improvement for this team, kind
of a sustained pressure over the full ninety minutes. I
don't remember, you know, the last time the attack looked
that threatening. And this New York City FC team is
no pushover, you know, and y CFC beat FC Cincinnati
(10:51):
this month October second, Yeah, so not that long ago.
Speaker 3 (10:56):
New York is a solid team.
Speaker 4 (10:58):
They you know, it's I don't think it's a great
matchup for New York City FC, but in this series,
but they're a decent team and.
Speaker 3 (11:07):
It was just very impressive the attack last night.
Speaker 4 (11:10):
I think they're close to scoring more than one goal too.
Speaker 2 (11:13):
How important has it been, I know he's a finalist
for Newcomer of the Year. How important has Luca Orizano
been to this team and their success so far this year?
Speaker 4 (11:24):
Yeah, there's you know, it's hard to say that there
was one or even only two personnel additions for the
twenty twenty four team.
Speaker 3 (11:33):
That kind of made this team.
Speaker 4 (11:35):
It's really been a mix of probably four or five
new editions that have helped the team get to this point.
And you know log eighteen wins in the regular season,
which is fantastic, but Orishano is definitely you know, you
could you could fashion an argument for him being the
(11:57):
most important acquisition for this team coming into the twenty
twenty four season.
Speaker 3 (12:03):
He's so skillful, he's so versatile. You know, they brought
him in as he he could.
Speaker 4 (12:10):
Play midfield, he could play left back to replace Alvro Barrial.
Speaker 3 (12:15):
Fans might remember that name.
Speaker 4 (12:16):
He was a huge contributor last year, and actually they
were both both players were Argentinian. They were former league
teammates at a club in Argentina, so there for a
lot of reasons, people thought that he would step in
and be kind of you know alv Ro Barrial two
point oh, Well, he's really been alv Ro Barrial.
Speaker 3 (12:37):
Three point oh four point oh.
Speaker 4 (12:38):
He once he found his footing in actually Sincnty, and
it did take time early in the season. You could
see you could just see on his face and the
way he was playing. He was working it out in
his head, even when things weren't going perfectly, he was
working it out. He was getting there and once he
got there, you know, the goals started flying in for him.
(13:01):
He's great pushing the tempo, making f C Cincinnati not
just a team that can score both goals, but can
hit you hard and fast on the counter attack. And yeah,
Luca Orshano has been vital.
Speaker 3 (13:16):
He's actually technically he's.
Speaker 4 (13:18):
Here on loan from bascow to Gama team in Brazil.
But I think the conversations about c f C Cincinnati
has the contractual right to purchase his contract on you know,
make him a permanent f C Cincinnati player, so.
Speaker 3 (13:33):
That he wouldn't go back to Brazil.
Speaker 4 (13:35):
And I think Pat Newton and Luca both kind of
let slip in August that that conversation started a long
time ago. I think they like to play that stuff
closer to the vest. But FC Cincinnati would like very
much to keep Luca in this setup here, and I
think that's gonna happen. So EPC Cincinnati fans can enjoy
(13:56):
him for what he is right now.
Speaker 3 (13:58):
But also know that he's a young player.
Speaker 4 (14:00):
He'll probably be here in the future and there's kind
of more great stuff to come from him.
Speaker 2 (14:06):
Pat Brennan covers Fccincinnati for Cincinnati dot Com and does
a great job. Pat, thanks for making some time for
us here today. What's the best way for listeners to
follow along with your coverage?
Speaker 4 (14:19):
Yeah, Cincinnati dot com is where all the stories go,
no matter what summoned up in the paper.
Speaker 3 (14:24):
Some don't, but they're all on Cincinnati dot.
Speaker 4 (14:26):
Com and I love to shot back with people on
x slash Twitter.
Speaker 3 (14:32):
So there we go, at Pee BRANDANIANQ.
Speaker 2 (14:35):
Fantastic stuff. Pat, thanks so much, man, have a great day.
Speaker 3 (14:39):
Yeah, thanks, c lout, I appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (14:41):
That is Pat Brennan, Cincinnati dot Com beat reporter there
since twenty sixteen and a lot of great coverage on
his Twitter at pe Brennan e n Q. I certainly
do recommend it. FC Cincinnati back in action on Sunday
or excuse me, Saturday against NYCFC. We'll take a break,
(15:03):
we'll come back. Breaking NFL news coming to you when
we return, right here on the Home of the Bengals,
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