9/25/25: Mo Egger with Apple TV's Jake Zivin, On FC Cincinnati v. Orlando

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
FC Cincinnati is on the Sunday night soccer slot MLS
Season Pass Apple TV in a big game for both teams.
Orlando trying to possibly earn a top four seed in
the East. FC Cincinnati obviously trying to catch Philadelphia earn
the Supporter Shield get the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
The game, as I mentioned MLS Season Pass Apple TV,

(00:21):
the great Jig Zivin from MLS Season Pass Apple TV
is with us. I want to talk about the game.
But first, man, you're a Cubs fan. Can your guys
beat the Mets agan tonight?

Speaker 2 (00:31):
Absolutely, let's go. I mean, I hope. So the Cubs
are playing well, I'm excited. I live out in Portland,
Oregon now, so it's hard to follow, you know, day
by day like I used to when I was growing
up in Chicago. But once once postseason time comes, I
get excited and let's go. Yeah. I'm sorry for the
Mets fans. What a collapse.

Speaker 1 (00:50):
It'spin that's fine.

Speaker 2 (00:51):
Were we are you at'll Cincinnati, you're happy about it.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
We needed to continue and we need we could use
the Cubs help tonight. So I'll put my faith in
your team. You're gonna get a really interesting game on
Sunday night, FC Cincinnati versus Orlando. The supporter shield race
has gotten tight. Philadelphia seemingly is never gonna lose. What's
the biggest storyline in this game on Sunday.

Speaker 2 (01:15):
Yeah, I think it's it's two very good teams in
the Eastern Conference. They're both gonna make the playoffs, obviously,
and the question just is kind of where the seeding
is gonna be. This is the best conference I think
we've ever seen in the history of Major League There's
gonna be an incredibly good team that's gonna finish eighth
in the East. I'd have to host that wild card

(01:35):
round game. But in this league, it's all about peaking
at the end, right, and we have time and time
again seeing teams kind of be in consistent throughout the
regular season, figure it out in the final month of
the year, and go on a big run deep in
the playoffs. The New York Red Bulls did that last year,
and they made it all the way to MLS Cup
in a surprise. In the East. Now, Cincinnati has not

(01:56):
found that, I mean, haven't been inconsistent throughout the year.
They've been great. But because of how good the East is.
It's gonna come down to just who's able to turn
it on and be at their best at the end
of the year. So I think for both Cincinnati and Orlando,
for Pat Newton and Oscar Pereja, it's about seeing that
from their teams because now's the time with three games.
Like Cincinnati, now's the time to be at their best,

(02:16):
get that momentum going into the playoffs, which and look
at one two in a row they've looked great. Continue
that on and then try to make a run.

Speaker 1 (02:23):
And know how good Martinoheita has been, I've seen how
good Evander has been. Could this game on Sunday play
a factor in the MVP race?

Speaker 2 (02:32):
Two weeks ago, I would have said yes. I think
Lionel Messi's got to wrap up for a second straight year.
You know, he's just he did it again last night
in New York. It's the field in front of a
sold out city field, speaking of the Mets, and it
was it was it was an electric of a crowded
city field. You know, can't see even even when the
Mets are good. I just think his numbers are two good.
He leads the league in goals, he leads the league

(02:54):
in goal contributions. He's on fire. At the end of
the year, He's Lionel Messi. It's unfortunate because Andres Dryer
in San Diego, Evander and Cincinnati, Martino Jida in Orlando,
They've had incredible years that deserve recognition. I don't know
if if anything anybody does over the next few weeks
is gonna be enough the Paslano Messi in the MVP race.

Speaker 1 (03:14):
If FC Cincinnati is gonna get three points on Sunday,
what about Orlando's team beyond Martino Heata, will they have
overcome Yeah?

Speaker 2 (03:23):
Uh, their attacks really good with with Ojeida, with Marco Pasholich,
with Luis Muriel. I mean, they have a big three
that rival with any team in MLS, including Cincinnati's now
big three when you throw Brenner in with Kevin Denke
and Evanders, so they're gonna have to keep them in check,
and then they're gonna have to figure out how to

(03:44):
score on a really good back line. They have one
of the better center back pairings in Major League Soccer.
They've got a great young right back and Alex Freeman,
who's you know now kind of blown up this year
on the national team. In his first year as a starter,
and they've got a really good midfield as well. So yeah,
they're gonna have to shut down the kind of the
trident that the Trio and the attack, and they're gonna

(04:05):
have to figure out a way through. But I think
will be the best defense you know, that they've seen
in a few weeks, right, I mean the Galaxy that
Cincinnati's attack looked a great last week and Vanders pulled
the strings. The Galaxies don't have a very good back line.
Now Cincinnati have elite attackers, so they can do it
against Orlando. It's just going to be a little more difficult.

Speaker 1 (04:24):
Should be should be a fun match, great atmosphere, standalone
game on Sunday night f C Cincinnati hosting Orlando, a
key game in the Eastern Conference, and might see these
two teams again here in a few weeks. Jake, enjoy
the broadcast, have a great call, Thank you, and best
of luck tonight at Wrigleyfield.

Speaker 2 (04:42):
Thank you, best of luck to the Reds and all
your Reds fans out there. Hope to see you in
the playoffs.

Speaker 1 (04:47):
Most definitely, you got it, Jake, Thanks so much. Cheers,