March 12, 2026 • 9 mins
Kevin Egan from Apple TV's MLS coverage joined us to talk about FC Cincinnati and the recent struggles of the orange and blue, Sunday's match against New England, and more.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Robert Weintraub on the Bengals in fifteen minutes. I have
c Cincinnati plays tonight in the Konkakap Champions Cup Round
of sixteen against t gras U A n L, and
then back in MLS play on Sunday for a game
against the New England Revolution. Kevin Egan Leeds studio host
Apple TV MLS coverage as always kind enough to join us, Kevin,
(00:23):
It's good to have you. How are you.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
It's great to be back. I'm good. I'm ready to
chat from Orange and Blue. How are you?
Speaker 1 (00:29):
I'm well. Man Pat Newton was not ready to chat
Orange and Blue after Sunday's game. A brief press conference
after the game, a terse press conference after the game.
And you know, I've We've been following Kevin Pat Nowton's
teams for years and I've never seen him at a
loss for ideas and answers like he was on Sunday night.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
I think his team or as well, if we're being honest,
and that's the perfect way to put it, a little
bit of a loss for ideas going forward. The lack
of ingenuity, I think the lack of guilt edge chances
in the game we're there for all to see. You know,
against Toronto side that I don't particularly rate all that much.
You know, you losing the Minnesota the game before, similar story.
(01:10):
No like big chance that you'd look at in the
game and think, Okay, you should have scored that. You
absolutely should have buried that. That's a sitter. And I
think right now, look, the team is really missing Evander.
I know he came on late in the game against Toronto,
but him fit and healthy and really influencing games is
so important. And as important as Evander is Matt Miaska
(01:31):
and the vocal leadership just driving the team forward. He's
close to returning. He played forty five minutes I believe
last Saturday or Sunday for the second team, and now
Evander obviously is pretty much ready to go as well,
I would hope. So Cincinnatial turn a corner, There's no
question about that. And this year, more than ever, they've
got to figure out how to peak at the right time.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
I think though, and you know I'm an optimistic guy.
So Evander gets hurt in the season opener, and the
first thing you're wondering is, Okay, how bad is this
going to be? And it feels like, all right, you know,
it was really best case scenario, and my takeaway was, Okay,
you'll be without him for a little while. This team
has to figure out a way to not be nearly
as reliant on him whether or not he's on the field,
(02:13):
and unfortunately they didn't pass that test.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
Is that a fair way of looking at Yeah, yeah,
I think so. But he's a player that costs, you know,
ten million dollars he's or more. He's a player that
you can't just replicate and say, Okay, we have another
Revander in our locker. We don't. Nobody does. Nobody does
when you take away a player of that caliber. So
he is a top, top class player in Major League
soccer and his qualities can't be replicated. But in saying
(02:39):
that there's no reason why the team can't get better production,
maybe pushing a giddy further forward. Maybe you know, Milton
Valezuela is someone who's had real influence over games in
the past. I think the team's still figuring out how
to playing at the very best out of Etchinika on
one side, and obviously Brian Ramirez is brand new on
the other side. And then the big one, Kevin Denke.
(03:00):
You know, it was a record signing when he first
came into Major League Soccer for the league, a Golden
Boot winner over in Belgium, and just figure out how
I mean, it's a big thing to figure out, but
figuring out how to get him more chances and get
him to be more prolific in Major League Soccer. Pat
Noonan and the coaching staffs have an awful lot of
work to do right now.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
I think we're expecting a desperate team on Sunday NFC Cincinnati,
but it feels like maybe an even more desperate team
in New England.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Yeah, exactly, And you've got to ride that wave, I think,
and figure out how you play on the emotions of
the Revs. The Revs have gotten off to a really
poor start. They couldn't play last weekend, which I actually
think will help them an awful lot of their new coach,
Marko Mitrovich because the turf was the turf basically that
that's going to be a down. Actually Let's stadium for
the World Cup with the horrendous weather up north that
(03:47):
got caught up and the game was postponed against Houston.
So their home openers this weekend against Cincinnati, and I
think the Revs look like they'll turn a corner eventually.
They're a very young, inexperienced team. Marko Mitrovich is leaning
He's a former US youth international that's managed at the Olympics,
and he's leaning on young players like Rains and Color
(04:07):
that he's worked with before, Griffin Yao as well. So
it's just it's really important that that Cincinnati bring the fight,
bring the hunger, and get in the faces of New
England early and then hopefully for since from Cincinnati's perspective,
have the class tend to get over the line.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
We talk all the time, Kevin, whenever you join us
about the Eastern Conference, and obviously it's very early, but
what storylines on that half of the league have emerged
here in the opening weeks of the season.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
Well, the East is weaker than the West. We've talked
before here on this very show about how the West
was significantly weaker than the East last year. And now
look at the cross conference battles, look at how the
West has pitted the East so far this year. So
in the East, I mean, I think it's fascinating to
look at what what's happened in Philadelphia, oh and three
(04:54):
to start the year. They won the Supporter Shield, beating
Cincinnati by a single point to the Supporter Shield crown
line last year, and now they start with three losses.
Who would have thought that? Well, I say, who would
have thought it? But they let go of four starters
from their team, and they re upped with youth and
spent money on young players coming through. But that always
doesn't pay off right away. So Philadelphia and Patnu and
(05:15):
his old team are really struggling right now. Miami have
bounced back brilliantly after an opening day loss against LAFC
with two really good wins. And we saw Oscar pre
Have from Orlando get sacked just yesterday from his job
at Orlando. Having qualified for the playoffs for six straight
years since he arrived in he was let go. So
the East is a little bit, I would say, in
(05:39):
turmoil right now when you consider some of the big
like Atlanta always spend big and they're owing three to
start the year as well with Tata Martino back, So
things could be a lot worse for Cincinnati. If that's
to just you know, spray a little bit of positivity
on it, is that other teams are suffering a little
bit more than Cincinnati or in the East. But for
the Orange and Blue shure, you've definitely got things to
(06:00):
figure out. But I in patnunit, I trust I said
this before. I think he's that hardline, kind of old
school coach that I would absolutely love to play for.
And I love the fact that he was pissed off
after a game like that and you know, on short
with the media. Maybe because that's the sort of coach
it's going to light a fire in the locker room
and make sure these players are playing from you know,
(06:21):
playing for coaching staff. So I think I think you'll
see a much better Cincinnati very soon. Certainly.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Hope so awesome they have you as always, Kevin, much
appreciate it. We'll do it soon.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
Yeah, look forward to it. Thanks guys, you got it.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Two thirty on Sunday, Apple TV. FC Cincinnati on the
road against New England. Of course, FC Cincinnati on the
pitch tonight in the COCKA CAF Champions Cup against Tigress
u A n L from Lega MX matches on ESPN
fifteen thirty twenty eight after four o'clock. We're going to
talk about the Bearcats and what happened yesterday, which unfolded
(06:58):
while we were on the air, which which added I
don't know if it I think it made the misery
a little easier because I felt like I could share
my misery with the audience. We also posted a video
of me throwing a gatorade bottle. I think it would
have been one thing for that season, that game which
effectively ended the season. Who knows if they're going to
(07:20):
play in a postseason event, they will not be an
NCAA tournament team. I think it would have been one
thing for the discourse about Wes Miller had they lost
in a shootout lost you know UCF as a guy
who scores thirty two, just make shots from everywhere, that
sort of thing. Unfortunately, coaching came into focus in the
final two minutes and it was It was fitting and
(07:41):
I think to a degree poetic that their tournament hopes
went up in flames with a game that looked a
lot like so many of the games that they lost,
as the Bearcats dug themselves out of a hole that
they ultimately could not completely climb out of. If you
think back to when the Bearcats were, you know, burying
(08:04):
themselves before, it felt like the season even really began.
It was a lot of games that they lost in
the final two or three minutes, either because the turnovers, misshots,
not making the right play, total meltdown, whatever it was. Yesterday,
those final two minutes of regulation were an amplified version
of what the Bearcats have been this season when they've
been at their worst, and it obviously reignited very loudly
(08:31):
a lot of chatter about Wes Miller and I do
think the next seventy two to ninety six hours are
going to be really interesting. Chad Rerendle's going to help
us sort through all of it. Coming up in just
about a half hour. Robert Wintrob is one of our guys.
Cincinnati Magazine FTN Fantasy, A smart football mind is going
to talk with us about what the Bengals have done,
(08:52):
what they still haven't done after Sports had lines. Next
on ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati's ESPN sineteen thirty.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
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(09:23):
at Ferry Street westbound Mitchell Avenue. Also a crash between
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I'm at exelic with traffic.
Speaker 2 (09:34):
This report is sponsored by the Hour
Robert Weintraub on the Bengals in fifteen minutes. I have
c Cincinnati plays tonight in the Konkakap Champions Cup Round
of sixteen against t gras U A n L, and
then back in MLS play on Sunday for a game
against the New England Revolution. Kevin Egan Leeds studio host
Apple TV MLS coverage as always kind enough to join us, Kevin,
(00:23):
It's good to have you. How are you.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
It's great to be back. I'm good. I'm ready to
chat from Orange and Blue. How are you?
Speaker 1 (00:29):
I'm well. Man Pat Newton was not ready to chat
Orange and Blue after Sunday's game. A brief press conference
after the game, a terse press conference after the game.
And you know, I've We've been following Kevin Pat Nowton's
teams for years and I've never seen him at a
loss for ideas and answers like he was on Sunday night.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
I think his team or as well, if we're being honest,
and that's the perfect way to put it, a little
bit of a loss for ideas going forward. The lack
of ingenuity, I think the lack of guilt edge chances
in the game we're there for all to see. You know,
against Toronto side that I don't particularly rate all that much.
You know, you losing the Minnesota the game before, similar story.
(01:10):
No like big chance that you'd look at in the
game and think, Okay, you should have scored that. You
absolutely should have buried that. That's a sitter. And I
think right now, look, the team is really missing Evander.
I know he came on late in the game against Toronto,
but him fit and healthy and really influencing games is
so important. And as important as Evander is Matt Miaska
(01:31):
and the vocal leadership just driving the team forward. He's
close to returning. He played forty five minutes I believe
last Saturday or Sunday for the second team, and now
Evander obviously is pretty much ready to go as well,
I would hope. So Cincinnatial turn a corner, There's no
question about that. And this year, more than ever, they've
got to figure out how to peak at the right time.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
I think though, and you know I'm an optimistic guy.
So Evander gets hurt in the season opener, and the
first thing you're wondering is, Okay, how bad is this
going to be? And it feels like, all right, you know,
it was really best case scenario, and my takeaway was, Okay,
you'll be without him for a little while. This team
has to figure out a way to not be nearly
as reliant on him whether or not he's on the field,
(02:13):
and unfortunately they didn't pass that test.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
Is that a fair way of looking at Yeah, yeah,
I think so. But he's a player that costs, you know,
ten million dollars he's or more. He's a player that
you can't just replicate and say, Okay, we have another
Revander in our locker. We don't. Nobody does. Nobody does
when you take away a player of that caliber. So
he is a top, top class player in Major League
soccer and his qualities can't be replicated. But in saying
(02:39):
that there's no reason why the team can't get better production,
maybe pushing a giddy further forward. Maybe you know, Milton
Valezuela is someone who's had real influence over games in
the past. I think the team's still figuring out how
to playing at the very best out of Etchinika on
one side, and obviously Brian Ramirez is brand new on
the other side. And then the big one, Kevin Denke.
(03:00):
You know, it was a record signing when he first
came into Major League Soccer for the league, a Golden
Boot winner over in Belgium, and just figure out how
I mean, it's a big thing to figure out, but
figuring out how to get him more chances and get
him to be more prolific in Major League Soccer. Pat
Noonan and the coaching staffs have an awful lot of
work to do right now.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
I think we're expecting a desperate team on Sunday NFC Cincinnati,
but it feels like maybe an even more desperate team
in New England.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Yeah, exactly, And you've got to ride that wave, I think,
and figure out how you play on the emotions of
the Revs. The Revs have gotten off to a really
poor start. They couldn't play last weekend, which I actually
think will help them an awful lot of their new coach,
Marko Mitrovich because the turf was the turf basically that
that's going to be a down. Actually Let's stadium for
the World Cup with the horrendous weather up north that
(03:47):
got caught up and the game was postponed against Houston.
So their home openers this weekend against Cincinnati, and I
think the Revs look like they'll turn a corner eventually.
They're a very young, inexperienced team. Marko Mitrovich is leaning
He's a former US youth international that's managed at the Olympics,
and he's leaning on young players like Rains and Color
(04:07):
that he's worked with before, Griffin Yao as well. So
it's just it's really important that that Cincinnati bring the fight,
bring the hunger, and get in the faces of New
England early and then hopefully for since from Cincinnati's perspective,
have the class tend to get over the line.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
We talk all the time, Kevin, whenever you join us
about the Eastern Conference, and obviously it's very early, but
what storylines on that half of the league have emerged
here in the opening weeks of the season.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
Well, the East is weaker than the West. We've talked
before here on this very show about how the West
was significantly weaker than the East last year. And now
look at the cross conference battles, look at how the
West has pitted the East so far this year. So
in the East, I mean, I think it's fascinating to
look at what what's happened in Philadelphia, oh and three
(04:54):
to start the year. They won the Supporter Shield, beating
Cincinnati by a single point to the Supporter Shield crown
line last year, and now they start with three losses.
Who would have thought that? Well, I say, who would
have thought it? But they let go of four starters
from their team, and they re upped with youth and
spent money on young players coming through. But that always
doesn't pay off right away. So Philadelphia and Patnu and
(05:15):
his old team are really struggling right now. Miami have
bounced back brilliantly after an opening day loss against LAFC
with two really good wins. And we saw Oscar pre
Have from Orlando get sacked just yesterday from his job
at Orlando. Having qualified for the playoffs for six straight
years since he arrived in he was let go. So
the East is a little bit, I would say, in
(05:39):
turmoil right now when you consider some of the big
like Atlanta always spend big and they're owing three to
start the year as well with Tata Martino back, So
things could be a lot worse for Cincinnati. If that's
to just you know, spray a little bit of positivity
on it, is that other teams are suffering a little
bit more than Cincinnati or in the East. But for
the Orange and Blue shure, you've definitely got things to
(06:00):
figure out. But I in patnunit, I trust I said
this before. I think he's that hardline, kind of old
school coach that I would absolutely love to play for.
And I love the fact that he was pissed off
after a game like that and you know, on short
with the media. Maybe because that's the sort of coach
it's going to light a fire in the locker room
and make sure these players are playing from you know,
(06:21):
playing for coaching staff. So I think I think you'll
see a much better Cincinnati very soon. Certainly.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Hope so awesome they have you as always, Kevin, much
appreciate it. We'll do it soon.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
Yeah, look forward to it. Thanks guys, you got it.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Two thirty on Sunday, Apple TV. FC Cincinnati on the
road against New England. Of course, FC Cincinnati on the
pitch tonight in the COCKA CAF Champions Cup against Tigress
u A n L from Lega MX matches on ESPN
fifteen thirty twenty eight after four o'clock. We're going to
talk about the Bearcats and what happened yesterday, which unfolded
(06:58):
while we were on the air, which which added I
don't know if it I think it made the misery
a little easier because I felt like I could share
my misery with the audience. We also posted a video
of me throwing a gatorade bottle. I think it would
have been one thing for that season, that game which
effectively ended the season. Who knows if they're going to
(07:20):
play in a postseason event, they will not be an
NCAA tournament team. I think it would have been one
thing for the discourse about Wes Miller had they lost
in a shootout lost you know UCF as a guy
who scores thirty two, just make shots from everywhere, that
sort of thing. Unfortunately, coaching came into focus in the
final two minutes and it was It was fitting and
(07:41):
I think to a degree poetic that their tournament hopes
went up in flames with a game that looked a
lot like so many of the games that they lost,
as the Bearcats dug themselves out of a hole that
they ultimately could not completely climb out of. If you
think back to when the Bearcats were, you know, burying
(08:04):
themselves before, it felt like the season even really began.
It was a lot of games that they lost in
the final two or three minutes, either because the turnovers, misshots,
not making the right play, total meltdown, whatever it was. Yesterday,
those final two minutes of regulation were an amplified version
of what the Bearcats have been this season when they've
been at their worst, and it obviously reignited very loudly
(08:31):
a lot of chatter about Wes Miller and I do
think the next seventy two to ninety six hours are
going to be really interesting. Chad Rerendle's going to help
us sort through all of it. Coming up in just
about a half hour. Robert Wintrob is one of our guys.
Cincinnati Magazine FTN Fantasy, A smart football mind is going
to talk with us about what the Bengals have done,
(08:52):
what they still haven't done after Sports had lines. Next
on ESPN fifteen thirty Cincinnati's ESPN sineteen thirty.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
Traffic from the UC Health Traffic Center. The new uc
ohsher Wellness Suite is a home for transformative whole person
well being backed by Science. Register for classes now visit
UCHealth dot com. Still an accident on Martin Luther King
Drive at running road. A cruise are directing traffic around
that spot. It's an injury accident on Worcester Pike over
(09:23):
at Ferry Street westbound Mitchell Avenue. Also a crash between
Canard and spring Grove Avenue. Two minute delay going through there.
I'm at exelic with traffic.
Speaker 2 (09:34):
This report is sponsored by the Hour
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