October 4, 2024 • 6 mins
Jake Zivin of Apple TV's MLS Season Pass is calling Saturday night's FC CIncinnati/Orlando battle. He joined us on ESPN1530.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
FC Cincinnati loses last night, the supporter Shiogat clinched by
Miami and what was a really fun game to watch,
a victory over Columbus that our next guest was on
the call for last night for MLS Season Pass on
Apple TV. And now he's going to be in Cincinnati
on Saturday for the home finale for the Orange and
(00:21):
Blue as they tried to bounce back after last night
and pick up three points against Orlando. That game is
going to start at seven thirty. Of course you could
see it on MLS. He's and Pass on Apple TV.
Jake Zivin has the call. Jake, I will admit I
was watching mainly FC Cincinnati last night, but you called
it going in the biggest match in MLS over the
last decade. It lived up to the hype last night
(00:42):
in Miami.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
It did.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
And I'll say this, mo Amen, I'm glad you were
watching FC Cincinnati support your local team.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
You should have been, but yeah, I look, I think
it was.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
We talked Taylor Twelman, my broadcast partner, and I were
talking kind of over coffee in the morning, and when
is the last regular season game, right, regular season game
that had this much in it?
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Between the stakes and the stars, and.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
You got to go back a decade, I think, and
it was a wild game in Columbus, probably a little
bit too much, so specifically from a Columbus crew perspective,
which f C Cincinnati fans will not be upset about.
They were on discipline, they shot themselves in the foot
multiple times, and Lionel Messi's the greatest player to ever
played the game, and Boom and to Miami have won
(01:28):
the shield.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Right, So that's done and dusted and settled.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
But now there's a really interesting race over the final
two weeks of the season for the number two spot
in the Eastern Conference between Columbus and Cincinnati, which will
be incredibly important because whoever finishes with the two seed
would host a.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Potential conference semi final.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Hell is real, and I hope we get it for
a second straight year in the playoffs because it was
so fun last year. So it's gonna be it's gonna
be really important these last two weeks for both Columbus
and Cincinnati to try to lock up that second spot.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
Yea, And so from that perspective, you know, a missed
opportunity for f C Cincinnati last night against New York
in a game that was played in the Red Bulls
home field, and yet FC Cincinnati couldn't take advantage this team.
It's it's a good team. And I don't think you
could talk about the Eastern Conference and you would know
this better than I. I'm not sure you could talk
about the MLS Cup picture without at least considering FC Cincinnati.
(02:22):
But they're not exactly charging towards the postseason with ahead
of steam obviously two regular season games to go, two
consequential regular season games to go. What does Pat noon
to need to fix first?
Speaker 3 (02:34):
Yeah, man, look, I think it's I think it's the defense, right,
And I feel for Pat and I feel for everybody
at f C Cincinnati because they've just been ravaged by injuries.
You know, Matt me Oskar is the defender of the year,
and he goes down for the year on a heroic
play saving a goal and smashing his body, sacrificing his
(02:54):
body into the post and ultimately suffering an injury that
has him out for the year. Nick Haglin, you know,
important depth piece on the back line goes out for
the year. You sign Ewasium and he's starting to fit
in and look good. And and now he suffers, you know,
an injury, and he's been out a few games.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
So man, it's tough.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
It feels like there's been so much to deal with
for FC Cincinnati that's been beyond their control.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
This year, and in a way.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
I think there's an argument that this could be a
more impressive coaching job this year than last. That's probably
a little bit of hyperbole, but there's been a lot
more for Cincinnati to deal with. They've had to replace
important players, which they've done spectacularly in the offseason. If
they get a Luca Arisano, you know, replacing Alvaro Barrial,
you know, the strikers situation, I think, yeah, they're still right.
(03:45):
Branda Vesquez will look good on this team right now,
no doubt about that.
Speaker 2 (03:49):
But to me, it's the back line and.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
If they can get back to look they're not going
to get back to the level they were with Matt Mieowski.
He was the best in the league.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
But get a little bit closer.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
I mean, it's almost double their goals against average Sincinni
Awska's injury done before one goal per game allowed before
he got injured, one point seventy four since. If they
can get that down and get that back on track.
They're still the attacking talent and the brilliance of Luciano
Costa they can carry them through into the playoffs.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
It felt like for much of the summer we talked
about the East being a three team race, and I've
seen people suggest that it's a two team race between
Miami and Columbus. And I've seen folks suggest, look, don't
count out in New York, don't count out Orlando, and
certainly don't count out f C Cincinnati handicapped the East
as a whole.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
For me, yeah, yeah, I would not say it's a
two team race.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
I think that's disrespectful to e f CE Cincinnati, who
have defeated Columbus this season. In Columbus went of three
teams to do so under Wilfred Nancy since he took
over the Columbus crew at the beginning of last year.
They really lost three games in that building. One was
to f C Cincinnati earlier this year. Yes it was,
it was in the beginning of the year. And then
(04:59):
that score Ratikuel Stadium. That wasn't the prettiest game. Look,
it wasn't the best game a few weeks ago, but
still they can play with Columbus, there's no doubt, So
to just say two would be disrespectful tep CI Cincinnati to.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Just say three. I think Orlando is good. They're surging.
Speaker 3 (05:16):
It's gonna be a really good game on Saturday, because
you're gonna see a Orlando team that sputtered at the
beginning of this year, surprisingly because they finished second in
the supporter Shield.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Race last year behind def C Cincinnati.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
So it was surprising for a lot of us to
see Orlando struggled this year because we thought they'd be
right back there in that conversation in twenty twenty four.
But now they're playing that way. They're in really good forms,
they're surging into the playoffs, so I think they're a contender.
New York City, New York Charlotte look. New York City
looked good last night. They look good when they destroyed
(05:50):
the Red Bulls the other day. I'm not sure either
of those teams are You can really make it an
argument that they're in the same tier as Cincinnati, columb
Miss Miami, Orlando. You can maybe make an argument in
their current form, but yeah, I think it's anything that
happened in the playoffs. I'd say it's a four team
race and three teams you know, if you want to
get picky, but that's Cincinnati has to be in that conversation.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
Well, again, I was mostly with your your colleague Steve
Cancelosi last night, but I did catch a decent chunk
of the game and it was exciting. Your rose to
the occasion, which we knew you would and I know
you will on Saturday. Thank you as always, Jake and
joined the match on Saturday and your time in Cincinnati, Man,
thanks so much.
Speaker 3 (06:29):
No, I hope it's as exciting on Saturday in Cincinnati.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
As it was last night in Columbus. Always happy to
join you MANA
FC Cincinnati loses last night, the supporter Shiogat clinched by
Miami and what was a really fun game to watch,
a victory over Columbus that our next guest was on
the call for last night for MLS Season Pass on
Apple TV. And now he's going to be in Cincinnati
on Saturday for the home finale for the Orange and
(00:21):
Blue as they tried to bounce back after last night
and pick up three points against Orlando. That game is
going to start at seven thirty. Of course you could
see it on MLS. He's and Pass on Apple TV.
Jake Zivin has the call. Jake, I will admit I
was watching mainly FC Cincinnati last night, but you called
it going in the biggest match in MLS over the
last decade. It lived up to the hype last night
(00:42):
in Miami.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
It did.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
And I'll say this, mo Amen, I'm glad you were
watching FC Cincinnati support your local team.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
You should have been, but yeah, I look, I think
it was.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
We talked Taylor Twelman, my broadcast partner, and I were
talking kind of over coffee in the morning, and when
is the last regular season game, right, regular season game
that had this much in it?
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Between the stakes and the stars, and.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
You got to go back a decade, I think, and
it was a wild game in Columbus, probably a little
bit too much, so specifically from a Columbus crew perspective,
which f C Cincinnati fans will not be upset about.
They were on discipline, they shot themselves in the foot
multiple times, and Lionel Messi's the greatest player to ever
played the game, and Boom and to Miami have won
(01:28):
the shield.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Right, So that's done and dusted and settled.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
But now there's a really interesting race over the final
two weeks of the season for the number two spot
in the Eastern Conference between Columbus and Cincinnati, which will
be incredibly important because whoever finishes with the two seed
would host a.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Potential conference semi final.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Hell is real, and I hope we get it for
a second straight year in the playoffs because it was
so fun last year. So it's gonna be it's gonna
be really important these last two weeks for both Columbus
and Cincinnati to try to lock up that second spot.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
Yea, And so from that perspective, you know, a missed
opportunity for f C Cincinnati last night against New York
in a game that was played in the Red Bulls
home field, and yet FC Cincinnati couldn't take advantage this team.
It's it's a good team. And I don't think you
could talk about the Eastern Conference and you would know
this better than I. I'm not sure you could talk
about the MLS Cup picture without at least considering FC Cincinnati.
(02:22):
But they're not exactly charging towards the postseason with ahead
of steam obviously two regular season games to go, two
consequential regular season games to go. What does Pat noon
to need to fix first?
Speaker 3 (02:34):
Yeah, man, look, I think it's I think it's the defense, right,
And I feel for Pat and I feel for everybody
at f C Cincinnati because they've just been ravaged by injuries.
You know, Matt me Oskar is the defender of the year,
and he goes down for the year on a heroic
play saving a goal and smashing his body, sacrificing his
(02:54):
body into the post and ultimately suffering an injury that
has him out for the year. Nick Haglin, you know,
important depth piece on the back line goes out for
the year. You sign Ewasium and he's starting to fit
in and look good. And and now he suffers, you know,
an injury, and he's been out a few games.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
So man, it's tough.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
It feels like there's been so much to deal with
for FC Cincinnati that's been beyond their control.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
This year, and in a way.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
I think there's an argument that this could be a
more impressive coaching job this year than last. That's probably
a little bit of hyperbole, but there's been a lot
more for Cincinnati to deal with. They've had to replace
important players, which they've done spectacularly in the offseason. If
they get a Luca Arisano, you know, replacing Alvaro Barrial,
you know, the strikers situation, I think, yeah, they're still right.
(03:45):
Branda Vesquez will look good on this team right now,
no doubt about that.
Speaker 2 (03:49):
But to me, it's the back line and.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
If they can get back to look they're not going
to get back to the level they were with Matt Mieowski.
He was the best in the league.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
But get a little bit closer.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
I mean, it's almost double their goals against average Sincinni
Awska's injury done before one goal per game allowed before
he got injured, one point seventy four since. If they
can get that down and get that back on track.
They're still the attacking talent and the brilliance of Luciano
Costa they can carry them through into the playoffs.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
It felt like for much of the summer we talked
about the East being a three team race, and I've
seen people suggest that it's a two team race between
Miami and Columbus. And I've seen folks suggest, look, don't
count out in New York, don't count out Orlando, and
certainly don't count out f C Cincinnati handicapped the East
as a whole.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
For me, yeah, yeah, I would not say it's a
two team race.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
I think that's disrespectful to e f CE Cincinnati, who
have defeated Columbus this season. In Columbus went of three
teams to do so under Wilfred Nancy since he took
over the Columbus crew at the beginning of last year.
They really lost three games in that building. One was
to f C Cincinnati earlier this year. Yes it was,
it was in the beginning of the year. And then
(04:59):
that score Ratikuel Stadium. That wasn't the prettiest game. Look,
it wasn't the best game a few weeks ago, but
still they can play with Columbus, there's no doubt, So
to just say two would be disrespectful tep CI Cincinnati to.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Just say three. I think Orlando is good. They're surging.
Speaker 3 (05:16):
It's gonna be a really good game on Saturday, because
you're gonna see a Orlando team that sputtered at the
beginning of this year, surprisingly because they finished second in
the supporter Shield.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Race last year behind def C Cincinnati.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
So it was surprising for a lot of us to
see Orlando struggled this year because we thought they'd be
right back there in that conversation in twenty twenty four.
But now they're playing that way. They're in really good forms,
they're surging into the playoffs, so I think they're a contender.
New York City, New York Charlotte look. New York City
looked good last night. They look good when they destroyed
(05:50):
the Red Bulls the other day. I'm not sure either
of those teams are You can really make it an
argument that they're in the same tier as Cincinnati, columb
Miss Miami, Orlando. You can maybe make an argument in
their current form, but yeah, I think it's anything that
happened in the playoffs. I'd say it's a four team
race and three teams you know, if you want to
get picky, but that's Cincinnati has to be in that conversation.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
Well, again, I was mostly with your your colleague Steve
Cancelosi last night, but I did catch a decent chunk
of the game and it was exciting. Your rose to
the occasion, which we knew you would and I know
you will on Saturday. Thank you as always, Jake and
joined the match on Saturday and your time in Cincinnati, Man,
thanks so much.
Speaker 3 (06:29):
No, I hope it's as exciting on Saturday in Cincinnati.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
As it was last night in Columbus. Always happy to
join you MANA
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