June 7, 2024 • 56 mins
Hour 1 with Tom, Edmundo, Ted, and Daniel Esteve from Fox 2 & CW11 in studio. Bill McDermott joins the guys on the phone after a few phone difficulties. He shares his thoughts on StL City SC vs Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, the UWC final won by Real Madrid, and the 2024 Euros. KXOK Spanish play by play man Santiago Beltran from Lider Sports Media joins the guy on the phone from Miami where he called the STL City SC match on Saturday night. STLToday's Tom Timmerman (@tomtimm) joins the show via the phone lines to discuss all things STL City SC.
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Going to the city. Got youon the gotcha shout from the Harry Kiyo
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Studio, Ladies and gentlemen, boysand girls, and anyone else within the
sound of my voice. Welcome backto year thirteen of the longest rushing running
discussion of Jogo Bonito in Saint Louisradio history. That would be pausing for
dramatic effect. STL United Soccer Sundayon KF and S five ninety the Fan.
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Today's show, like every show,is brought to you by our friend
Mark Neiemeyer at n GK Law Firmdot com, a Saint Louis law firm
with local roots and nationwide results.Wayne Cochrane and the CC Riders dictm Wow,
guy, had guy had some blondehair, didn't they? Oh my
guy, I'm your announcer, RedMundo. Today's lineup includes h looks like
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we have mister Bill mcturmott join us, Oh, Super Sonico his own cellf
and Santiago Beltron. We here.We hope Tom Tireman perhaps uh danielis Steve
will be there. We think probablyhonestly, that's got his segment on Woo's
situation. I'm just gonna let Wayneride here. I think, here we
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go. Here's your host, TomSchwarz. Take it Tom, So,
what what vision do you have whenyou hear this song of Wayne Cochranekay crank
it. I have a white guywith platinum blood hair long, very hard
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to be James Brown. Yeah,right, probably, But I thought this
was an appropriate song because you know, well as you as you may know,
U City had a game in Miamilast night. It was Miami Boys,
pretty good. It was an interesting, interesting game. I'm struggling and
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I know you had some late nightcorrespondence there from a longtime listener, first
time college. Don't don't give anynames yet. I don't wan anybody kill
you know, I you know,I thought of no, I thought it
Dave Bersic thing right over here.Oh my god, oh my god,
last night prophetic last night was aliving example of what our guest mister Bursik
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from Soccer Master, where you canget all anything you need soccer related I
had talked about the last time hewas on with some passion. Oh yeah,
and I mean it's and then therewere unfortunately, there were multiple illustrations
of that, the least of whichis Messy's goal. Why don't we put
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somebody on messy about it. Itwas like it was like a Monday night
basketball game and I was I wasplaying, and there's a reason I'm open,
okay, because I'm not going tohit the shot. But you can't
forget about Messy. It's like ifDaniel Steve showed up on Monday Night basketball
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again. Oh well he's on McKnightright now, and uh, you decide,
well, we're just going to lethim go. You know he'd score.
Well, I'm watching that and Parkeris on him, and then he
gets the good into the box.They got jumbled and uh Parker, Parker
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on it, pulls off of himand the next thing, you know,
guess who gets the bath boom gooh man. Parker looks around like did
you pick him up? It wasif you yell switched, if if you
weren't a City fan. It wasa beautiful thing to watch. Honestly,
I was shocked that they got uhany points at all. I know,
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I mean, I gotta I gotan email. Let me see how many
paramount two, three, four,six. Well, here, I'll just
give you this. This emailer offersto drive a certain individual to the airport
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if city could find a buyer farm. It was, uh, well I
was, it was, you know, in many ways it was tough because
they've missed so many opportunities. Butwe have we we can talk about that,
uh with mister McDermott when he callsin, Daniel, And I'm not
so terribly fond of hearing my opinionsabout these things about you. You don't
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want to hear my You should wantto hear my opinions. I love it.
Nobody wants to hear my opinion.Well, that's true, although it
was quite somewhat entertaining to watch thehugely passionate about sports. Missus Edmundo watched
that game last night. It's adamn good thing we have that TV.
Bolted to the wall, be hipedoff and tossed out. She was mad.
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There's some great big events right now, yeah, everywhere. I mean
I am watching way way way butsports, college softball, college baseball,
hockey, NBAW. Well, now, yesterday there was a women's national team
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game, the first m a Asmanaged game for the US women's national team.
I mean, there's so much stuffon it, you can't watch it
all. It is an embarrassment ofriches. It is man and you got
to focus. You gotta take oneor two sports. Did you have the
two TVs going last night? Like, no, sir, I Sally won't.
Sally won't. She's something. Shewon't let me do that. I
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didn't mention it naturally. Club.I just I have a hard time watching
them. Cardinals, I just dothat's Cardinals, right, Yeah. I
see how smart they've been better.But man, oh man, well there's
two notables in that lineup that needto pull their weight in. Let's not
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talk about them. I mean,everybody talks about them. I'm sick of
them. Okay them, but youknow, Oklahoma women's off win another around.
But they got a scare of fromUCLA last night, and I hope,
I hope they can you care aboutanything other than the NBA and city.
I just don't have the ability to. The NBA isn't playing right now.
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Yeah, but they're they're you're thesegames have I know they have,
but you're on a break because itwas practically because you need to rest ed.
I need to get some sleep.I can't. I mean, I
just the level of competition in theindividual games, right, the runs that
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teams are making, the runs runsare incredible. These guys are just say
whatever you want. The euro Stepdoesn't bother me at all, you know,
I mean I when it first did, first started doing it, it
did, but but not you know, if you you watch enough of it,
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you come to what the hell kindof shirt is that exclusive shirt?
Put his mic on, Ted,take him off suspension, Danielsteve, It's
the super secret special shirt. Iwas we were out to dinner with some
friends, and I made a mentionof the man who just joined us,
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Daniels Steve from Fox Channel two andthe ones to watch and all that other
stuff, and not to mention theaward winning Wembley Report podcast, I mean
all the top names. I ampretty psyched about this week's guest who will
report on the Wembley Report slash otherwiseaka known as Wembley's Game, Wembley's Game
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one, whatever those things. It'sone of them. It's one of them.
Come on, man, But I'mpretty pumped about this week's guest,
A friend of this show. Actually, oh great, it'll be a good
one. But can I can Ilet it be known that today was a
rare and I mean rare case whereI'm I'm up early I'm proactive. I
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text Tom, hey, I wantto get some coffee for the crew.
He's like, no, nobody onceand I was like, okay, forget
it. I'll just leave it myself. And I come in and it's the
one time the coffee shop takes anextra fifteen I pre ordered and everything.
Wow. Sat there for fifteen minutesvablike this is classic. I'm still gonna
be late. I thought this wasgonna be the week. But to be
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honest, Tom, it just wouldn'tfeel right now. Wouldn't feel right if
I didn't walk in late. Youknow. Plus, you know, if
you got here early, you justbe on your phone obsessing over over.
Uh, what's that team you likein England? What's that team I like
in England? First disrespect, No, it's Daniel. I have a lot
on my mind. I have alot. I have this email from I'm
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gonna say, oh you got yougotta wrinkle the paper like on the mic
egg. I had to print itout from a seam to dream. It's
just making my hands row. Ijust love how it's one sheet. I
kind of wish it was like alittle mini boat or maybe like a like
a six hundred page book, buteach page just has one word on it.
Well, I think he started theemail at about two thirty in the
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morning, and so maybe he ranout. Oh I've only got his rantsom
text format. This is this isemail. Well, I guess he sends
it to like our whole group.I'm going to just read little things because
I can't. I don't really wantmy voice associated with these comments from the
dream. But start with quote andthen begin reading quote. It is also
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beyond baffling that a certain player continuesto draw a salary much less he's playing
time. He is a walking,talking black hole of football talent, an
abyss into which quality is absorbed anddestroyed, leaving only a void where a
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player should be home. I whenyou first started, I had an inkling
off who it was, but nowI'm now I lost it. Do you
think he lost it at the end? Do you think this person has ever
been on your award winning podcast?No? He is he has been,
Really, yes, he says,did I did I say this earlier?
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I can drive this player to theairport and myself if city can find a
buyer. So yeah, I wouldnever be that critical. But a seam
is also a unique kiss he isvocal, he is passionate, and he
will get stuck in, as theFellas say overseas if need be. But
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when I see Saint Louis City scI think I'm still able to see the
team with the lens that I cameinto the team with pre last season,
so free inaugural scene which was verytempered expectations, et cetera. And I
think right now you're seeing a teamthat that yeah, is probably missing one
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or two pieces. Obviously a goalscorer first and foremost. You could talk
creative player in the final third,but they still have to be able to
score goals. And then you've alsogot somebody on the back line. I
think, you know, a playerlike Jokim Nielsen is great, but I
don't think he can start alongside.Maybe it's Tim Parker's all right, hold
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the phone, ladies and gentlemen,on the phone with us mister soccer,
his own self, Bill McDermott,Bill, are you there? Excuse me?
I am here, Tom. ThenBill, are living on the moon.
In twenty twenty four, you cango to Chicago in an hour on
a train. Body parts are beingtransplanted from animals into humans. You can't
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make a phone call. However,can't make a phone call. Well,
Bill, you know, please,you're here, right, that's what the
cool kids do, Bill, don'tworry. Yeah, yeah, it's a
dramatic entry. Bill. Hey Bill, Okay, so we got a lot
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to cover. Yeah, give mea couple minutes. Here's the three things
I want you to touch on,all right, A couple minutes on last
night, a couple minutes on thefinal yesterday, the Champions League final,
and then a few minutes i'd likeyour picks on the Euros. Euros start
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on the fourteenth. Oh man,I'm pumped about it. Yeah. I
almost forgot about the Euros. Yeah, so excited. Yeah, it's fourteen
to seven fourteen. Yeah, thisis a summer of soccer. If you're
not finding something to watch and enjoy, well obviously you're not paying attention.
And then you have the men andthe women it's national team in the Olympics
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as well, which no, it'snot the World Cup, but it's a
pretty huge event with soccer being apart of it. And oh, I'm
sorry that was my Oh okay,you also mentioned you want to talk about
the last night's game. Yeah,man, boy, you could have got
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out of there with two more points. You bring in Kyle Kyle Hebert,
and you see the first thing hesays everybody when he comes on the field,
we're going to five obviously, tryto get points out of playing at
inter Miami and they and the JordiAlbert gets forward. I do not think
he was offside. I think itwas even with the last defender. I
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think the the var provement. Andfinally in ar and Ar, even though
he didn't make an initial call,the rules to now states if you're even,
you're not off Maybe your hand oryour arm is in front of the
last defender. That's of no consequencebecause you can't score with your hand to
your arm. But all and all, I think what they did against a
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team like Miami, who seems toreally take the field with the attitude if
the team scores one or two,we are going to get it back somehow,
some way, and Messi's going tobe back. And you notice the
way he's playing a little bit come, not so much forward all the time,
but a little bit deeper where hecan really be devastating. How many
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times does he have his back tothe other team's goal in the center circle
receives a ball either from Busquets oranother midfielder on the ground and he clips
it to the outside left and that'susually Jordy Albert running forward. Then he
runs forward as well. But SaintWell City did some really nice things with
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in particular, I think Indiana bashleav running at people. He does he
does is that on a consistent basis. He really does a wonderful job at
that. I think Kajima coming offErasmus Alm still have to see what's with
with his injury. I think hedid a good job in a very heated,
very heated environment. But overall,hey, Tim Hamian is on top
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of the Eastern Conference. Just takeit and go. But you had an
excellent, an excellent opportunity to getthree points against them. So uh no,
not where you want to be atthis stage of the season with another
for all intensive purposes, a monthoff between the Champions League tournament between Mexico
and the United States. So justa matter of turning things around, honestly,
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Honestly, going into the game,I was thinking they were going to
get clobbered five nothing wouldn't excuse me. Five to nil. I would not
have been surprise by that just becauseof the way they've been playing. What
I sense is the the of confusionat City U and the way Miami in
general. I guess they had lostWednesday night, but I mean, you
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think about it, the three goalslast night were scored by Miami by world
class players, one of which isin contention for the greatest player ever.
They're shredding teams and City you know. I mean, they squandered a lot
of opportunities, way too many.I mean, but beforehand, if you
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would have told me they were goingto draw three three, I would have
said, you're nuts. Uh huh. That's just as a microcosm of the
sport in itself. And I thinkused a proper wordtown when you said they
are shredding teams. And that's normallybecause number ten, as I just mentioned
a moment ago, lies a littlebit deeper and they know to get him
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the ball. It's like Real Madridwhen they're trying to get the ball out
of the backfield, they know togive it to Tony crous Great segue,
great segue. Let's talk about yesterday. Tony Cruz had his haircut especially for
that game. He looked like theywere ready to march into Czechoslovakia, for
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God's sake, but with his whiteshoes on. Man, Come on,
Bill, you've been talking this guyabout this guy for the last fifteen years.
He loved me. You've been talkingabout Cris for the last fifteen years
positively him. And we've also mentionedon the show many times a player who
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has had a real resurgence late inhis career and ilk Gnawong who's meant so
much to City the last couple ofyears, but now he's going to be
a main fixture far far the Germannational team. But this Real Madrid team
half in the first half it wasclearly all dartmunt They were Madrid was just
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napping. They were just take alittle pregame nap to get ready for the
second hand. Absorb, absorbed,absorbed, and Real Madrid never dangerous really
in the in the first half,and then the second half begins. The
small Harry Keel would have lost hismind when the smallest man on the field
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scores a goal, not so muchto the fact that he scored a goal,
but that he out jumped everyone offa perfect ball from Tony Kruz again
Cruse figuring largely and if you lookclosely. He played almost seventy minutes yesterday
on Chilazi rewarded him for his lastgame as a player far Real Madrid and
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on the national stage, and hetook advantage of it and Venetia Junior,
this guy on the left flank.If indeed, if indeed it happens,
it seems it's going to I don'tknow, I don't know what's going to
transpire with rober Ego, but ifImbape Jude Bellingham, ridiculous you are running
it at one time. Everybody says, well, there's no coach in the
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world that can handle this. Wellthey Hamlet in the early two thousands when
they had Ronaldo Figo, Beckham,Rebecca Carlos. It works because I'm telling
you, I've mentioned this a thousandtimes on the show. They play with
fourteen people. They have three ghostsPush gust Di, Stefano and Hanto who
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are with them at all times.It's just unfair. I love how whenever
you use the analogy that they're playingwith more, you automatically assume, oh,
wow, yeah, they got therest with him. No, No,
it's just the ghosts of legends pastrunning beside them. Unbelievable. It's
just ridiculously unfair. Now, Tomand everybody in the studio, let's see,
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probably won't be today, Monday orTuesday. You have got you've got
to watch the celebration in Madrid anddown to Madrid it will be. There
will be hundreds of thousands of peoplethere, hundreds of thousands, but not
my aunt and uncle and cousins.They despise. Oh yeah, they live
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like two stops from the fountain thatthey all saw at and they I think
they are they are they athletical madridsthodiehards like why hard? Athletical? And
remember remember we talked about during theholidays when Atletico Madrid had that commercial where
the gentlemen had had dementia and lost. Yes, and oh what a great
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one. Yeah with the taxi cabdriver, right exactly. Yeah, all
right, all right, Bill,we're moving quick. Ears. I'm gonna
jump in because because I have responsibilitiesto our sponsor, of course I have
to get your take on h Ithink, let me do it this way.
Do you don't, by any chancehave the your euro groups in front
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of you? Do you died?I do? Oh? Are we doing
a bracket? Are we doing aeurobracket. We're we're gonna pick if I
didn't get my invitation? Did yousend it? If it's okay with yeah,
it's it's well if you want to, I know you're your push for
timing here a little bit. Idon't have the entire bracket, but I
do have. I do have becauseof their unparalleled experience in big games like
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this, big tournaments. I haveFrance, believe it or not, defeating
the host in Germany for the eurotitle in twenty twenty four, don't I
don't think that's I don't think that'sun I mean France is Frances got too
many players. Germany was in shamblesthough at the World Cup. Absolutely,
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but they're playing at home. Ithink it doesn't matter. Thought uh,
I thought that maybe playing at homewas gonna somewhat rehabilitate their side. I
don't think they could do that quicklyenough. Okay, Bill, Bill,
let's let's let me let me dothis real quick. Group A. You
have Germany coming out of there.Would you would you have Switzerland also coming
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out of Group A. It's it'sGermany, Scotland hung in Scotland had a
horrible injury. Hungary and Switzerland.Germany wins Switzerland second, no, believe
it or not, I'm going withthe ghost of faring push this oh okay,
okay, all right, okay,how do you was busy with real
Madrid? Bill get over, Letthe guy rest, let him rest.
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I have Spain, Spain and Italyadvancing. Oh okay, oh good,
okay. The pre tournament favorites,along with Denmark, English should be astoundingly
strong. But somehow, some way, and I don't know what that way
is going to be. Trouble alwaysis around the car. For England,
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it's almost seems to be inevitable.Okay, So wait, France, wait,
wait, will stop so and CYou've got England winning and Denmark.
Okay, great, good, goodthat I agree with that. Denmark playing
again. Here's our theme with ghosts, ghosts of dud brothers these guys man.
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Okay, okay, France and Franceto win it in Netherlands, yes,
okay, okay. I have Belgiumand this is the last time I'm
picking Belgium anything. It's it,This is it. If Rona can't pull
this off with Romelo little coacoo,that's it. I'm not voting it for
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them for anything anymore. I haveRomania in the south spot, all playing
alongside and with the ghost of GeorgeHaji, A lot of ghosts in this.
This is spooky, okay F GroupF. I have Portugal with Bruno
Fernandez and Bernardo Silova and of courseRonaldo who probably and yeah most probably will
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uh somehow again our theme of England. Somehow, some way, Portugal with
Ronaldo, somehow, some way getsthrough winning that grouping and Turkey comes in
seconds. Boy Bill, you andI are I'm trying to think of different
no, no, no, Honestly, like in Group B, I couldn't
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decide between Croatia and Italy. Uhand uh. I Actually I consulted Alex
about this. Alex Weber, whoreally follows it. He picked Croatia.
He's got Croatia as one of hisdark horses. Horses. Everybody has Croatias
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one of their dark horses. Theproblem is is they were a dark horse
eight years ago when they said theywere aging. And it's still the same
players. Yeah, yeah, they'reactually physically ghosts. Planned It's not fourteen
with eleven players and three ghosts.It's just eleven ghosts that are playing on
the field. Okay, so bid. Like every major tournament of this nature,
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there's a big store or there arenumerous big stories obviously, but the
biggest, I think is in GroupE where Ukraine has qualified for this competition
and what this would mean, whatthis would mean to this country, very
similar to when Bosnia Hurtzegovina qualified forthe first World Cup. But Dada Beesewitch
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told me this means everything in theworld to our country, that we finally
qualified for a World Cup. Justa personal connection twelve years ago when we
started the show, as you recallto talk about the Euros, you know
where the final was held. Let'ssee what's what's what's two thousand words?
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Recentable Portugal two thousand and eight,Spain over Germany in twelve Spain be Italy
six man. I don't remember,no, I don't remember the venue.
Time whoa, whoa, whoa whoaHold on, hold on, really quick,
time out. Can we just sithere, maybe pause for two seconds
to reflect on the fact that,for the first time in my lifetime,
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Bill McDermot did not know the answerto a question. Okay, but just
really bear with me here because wealso have a super secret text that I
have to do with it was inKiev. Okay, gotcha? You could
not play it in Kiev. Thisokay, So we have a super secret
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text line, uh from our sponsor. Who the hell did ghost play?
Who the hell did ghost play for? In group A? Oh? In
group A, the ghosts play forHungry the group and and it's Daniel pointed
out puscas doing double double time man, poor guy. All right, okay,
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hey Bill, we got a roll. Thanks a lot. I really
appreciate it. Man, Bill McDermott. We are going to take a quick
break and run some ads, soplease stay with us. We'll be right
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welcome back. Can I have thankscrocking you get your socks on with your
suit this morning? Hey, welcomeback everybody. This is SDO United Soccer
Sunday coming to you live from thesestudios of KFN S five nine of the
Fan. That of course was YanHammer and the song the theme song from
Miami Voice Vice on that song whenthat show came out, Man, it
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just captured the Yeah, watched allthe time and what better music to introduce
our guy? Absolutely none, Imean Santiago Bell santi How you doing baby?
Wow? They got you in acave in Miami or something. So,
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hey, how was the game lastnight? Being there? What was
that whole experience? Like? Itwas amazing. It was amazing just to
be there again. So one ofthe best teams in MLS at the moment,
and Saint Louis rose to the occasion. It was great to see the
support from the fans that came fromSaint Louis and we got an entertaining game
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and City going back and forth withMiami and showing that they can compete against
these teams. Now, are youyou had that I shouldn't say this,
Let me say this correctly. Imean, did you have any major disappointments
in the game. Well, justthe fact that at the end the team
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wasn't able to protect the lead.But that's Miami. When when you give
a space to their talented players,they can be dangerous, and City's DNA
is not to defend a lead.They always want to score an Ireland,
but when you play that is timethere is a risk that you can end
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up losing that lead. But overall, I like what the team lead.
Hose Kijima coming for Razmasan and playinggreat in midfield. He had actually been
playing that role of number ten offensivemidfielder with City two. He did it
for a couple of games and Ispoke to him a week or two ago
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and said, yeah, I wantto learn that position, and that's why
I have been playing it with Citytwo. And it came in handy last
night. You talk about a positionof need, Santi, I think that
number ten. Obviously, I dolive in He prefers to create from the
back. He told me himself.He likes to pick up the ball deeper
and see the whole field. Thefinal third creator slash goalscorer is so crucial,
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and man was I pumped to seeJose Kajima just absolutely Rocket had the
assist in i vas Lev, ifI'm correct, helped set up a couple
other opportunities. I mean, theguy was everywhere and then mainly you know,
Indy Vasslift does a great job pressing, But I don't think you missed
a beat with Jose pressing either.I mean his press was among the best
on our team if I'm not mistaken. But I think Matt Baker could probably
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shine a light on that a bitmore. He's not available today. Matt's
he's too big time, He's toobig times. Matt can't cause because he's
in Sonoma. See that's the differenceis Matt Baker makes his Wembley's Game debut
and then he you know, he'she's made it, he's gone. And
Santi, he gets on Wembley's Gameand he's still the same, same love,
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same support. He's back here puttingin the work right after. That's
what we love about your sons allabout. That's true, guys. I
got it. I got a Wembley'sgame, then it came to Miami,
called a great game, and nowI'm here touching to you. Guys.
Life just can't get any better,can it. Hey, last night,
last night or yesterday before the game, if I would have talked to you
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and I would have said, Santi, we're going in Miami. I know
you're down there. You have toget off the beach for a little while,
go to the game. But City'sgonna scored three goals and they're going
to come out with a point.I don't think you would have believed me.
I would have not. I actuallywhen I made my escore prediction this
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week, I had two one Miami, and I told some people like Sidy's
going to play a great game,but Miami, if you give them a
couple of chances, they're going tofitize. And I thought that was that's
what was going to happen. Ifeven at the end when Miami, when
Miami has scored the equalizer, theyalso had a couple of options to score.
But but I'm glad City got apoint and thought they loosing the streak.
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But yeah, so I will havenot believed, and we got an
idea how much we've missed Louvin lastnight. And Klaus again made some ridiculous
saves. That's the only reason Igot a point is because Klaus, right,
Yeah, Perky, I'm sorry,Okay, yeah, I was like
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Klaus prospect a great save, butI apologize. Yeah, I don't know
save the seat on the bench aboutthe same height. I guess I was
right, I mean with without withoutBurkey, yeah, you might lose five
to three, six three last night. Well, it could have been a
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six three game either either way.Like City also missed some chances. Drake
Callender also came came big for Miamia couple of times. I wished the
finishing and could have been there attimes by City, But yeah, Berkey
also came a big and some ridiculoussaves. I remember one on the first
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half from Messi and then one handedsave on a shot from Beamin Kramaski.
And yeah, he had like orfour of those and he kept sitting in
the game. But but yeah,it could have been one of those games
either team have a scored five.Yeah, the reality is a City in
their history in fifteen games scoring threegoals or more, they're twelve zho to
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three. They've never lost. Soas soon as we scored three, you
expect that you're at least going toget a point, right, But Santia,
I think this was the thing thatI was weary of watching the game.
Is it looked like offensively and Ieven tweeted about it that it looked
like City kind of had that swagback. I don't know if they were
just pumped to play this game,pumped with to play in the environment,
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but it looked like they were playingwith confidence. They were moving well,
I agree with that, and theyyou know, when you match up against
superstars like that and perform, yeah, there'll be some disappointment on the result,
but you still got to take somethingaway. But then a side of
me was also like, well,you know, inter Miami was playing perfectly
into a lot of what City wantsto do, which is playing open space,
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not have to play through a lowblock. So is it maybe a
bit of false confidence? Where wheredo you kind of lie? Was what
this game does for City moving forward? It was Lovin Lovin. I will
say I love Lovin, but hedid not follow Messi on that run that
led to Messi's first goal. Hewas tracking Messi. Ball goes wide,
living stopped and let Messi run rightinto that open space. He's got a
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track back. Well, I'm notdisagreeing with that. I'm simple he saw
him disappointed that his presence on thefield. I think contributed to what you
just described. What do you think, Santi? Yeah, definitely having Lowin
back to starting eleven, it justgives a different look to a team.
Players in the league respect him forwhat he has done in the league.
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But yeah, my takeaway from thisgame, Daniel, Yeah, is that
the team can compete. Obviously,Miami's style and invites you to be able
to take advantage of the space andcreate some good transitions. But I think
this would be a big, completecontinent booster for the team. Now do
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you have to confirm that next weekagainst a Portland team that last year they
got three points at City Park andthey are they are like a mid table
team right now, but they haveshown interesting things. So yeah, what
you did yesterday great, but youhave to go back to your winning weights
at home, so you can avoidseparating more from the teams that are above
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the playoff line right now, especiallywith the right rail Salt Lakes playing right
now. I mean, they arejust insane right now. It's Chocho Arango
is his name, It's just Hey, do you mean real Columbia? What?
What? What is? What doesthat make? City? Like city?
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Uh? The Byron City, ByronSt. Louis. It's it's the
mountains. Yeah, I think thatwhat you were talking about before, Daniel,
the whole confidence, the swagger sortof We've not seen that this year
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and you did so, which isremarkable you think about it. They went
in, how many guys on cityyou start for city could start for Miami?
Do you think I would say?Three? Four? Wow, Burkey,
four Berkey, who else? Nilsonand Parker there said like Miami defensively
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they are not great and see theBok advantage of that yesterday, and that
has been one of Miami's weaknesses thisyear. That, Yeah, they score
a lot, but they give ustoo many goals. Hey, Santi,
Ted's give me the evil eye here. We got to go. Thanks a
lot, brother, when you're back, come back today tonight. Yeah,
I have a life light, soall right after midnight. All right,
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you speed read that a little andmake it more more sound, more authentic?
Read read so Tom, if Iwould have said to you yesterday,
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Saint, I'm gonna ask the samequestion I asked Santi. If I would
yeah, well, I mean,come on, it's I got a hard
life, man. Did I tellyou I pulled a muscle last week?
Brutal? Thank God for torture Tom, And they're a gun without amount,
I wouldn't be walking. But ifI would have said to you, Okay,
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Tom City's going to go in toMiami, score three goals and come
out with a point, would youhave agreed or disagreed with that statement?
Would I? So that's so you'dask me, I'd agree to the multiple
factors that they would go to Miami, that they would score three goals,
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and separately, that those three goalswould get them a point. I'm assuming
that you would agree that they wentto Miami. Uh uh okay, okay,
but they probably well maybe they flewinto Fort Waterdale thinking they might.
For our purposes, we're going tocall for Miami because it's an M word,
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and then you got messy and allthat stuff. But if I would
have said they were going to scorethree goals, would you have thought,
Yeah, that's a reasonable expectation.You know, the way they have scored
goals lately. I don't know thatit's a reasonable expectation, but Miami not
the best defensive team in the league, so you know, and these guys
have somewhat of an ability to kindof rise to the occasion, and they've
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kind of been you know, beataround the head and chests over the past
few weeks, and so you know, it wasn't out of the question.
I mean, I didn't think theywere going to lose five nothing, So
yeah, you know, yes,But but but then the next stage is
when you say, would three goalsget them a point? You know,
Miami is a team that could thatcan score goals, and so I mean
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they've i always had a lot ofgames where you know, they score lots
of goals. So I don't know. I mean, I wouldn't I wouldn't
have been surprised if they wont.I was not expecting a win. I
mean, okay, I'll be honest, I would not have been surprised.
I think, you know, worldevents said they probably weren't going to win
that game. But there are enoughfactors that you can't account for. But
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yeah, I say, going intothis game, you'd say, if they
come away with a point in thisgame, that's a good thing, you
know, that would be getting apoint at Miami. The City has not
been great on the road this year. Getting a point in Miami be a
good thing. But the problem islike the earlier game with the La Galaxy,
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where you know, going into thereand getting a tie not a bad
thing, but they had a chanceto win the thing, and boy,
they really you know, they couldhave won that one yesterday. Yeah,
you know, I mean, look, they've had three three to three ties
this year. That's I don't knowif there's a record for three to three
ties, six six goal ties.Yeah, I mean, that's that's a
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that's a neat trick to pull off. And then in all of them,
I know, well in two ofthem they gave up a late goal.
Actually, if you look at theLa Galaxy game and the Miami game,
the third goal for City in bothof those stations was an own goal,
and then they gave up a latergoal to lose them the three points.
So and you both had Sama dennerinbreakaways at the death in both of those
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games with opportunities to win. Hedidn't get body checked this time, but
you know, at least he gota chance to shoot on goal, and
once again Sam just despite having theopportunities, couldn't finish it up. Yeah.
You know, I don't know ifyou know what they can do,
but they need to send a fasterplane for Cedric Toyer. It readjusts some
(45:31):
of those rulings. You know,It's funny because I was gonna say,
I mean, I think they needto do whatever they can to have him
be ready to go on the firstday he is available eligible to play.
Yeah, oh, absolutely, absolutelyso. If you're looking at all these
players, you know, you know, Sama Denneran's of the world is getting
chances, Az Jackson, he seemsto be dwindling if you look at them
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as stocks. I mean, I'vegot to imagine the one guy you can
look at and be like, man, this kid is legit, especially after
yesterday, is hose Kajima. Imean, what a player, what a
performance. What are the whispers aroundwhere the team sees him having been playing
for City to having trying out anew position and then being thrown in against
(46:15):
the best team in the East andperforming the way he performed. Yeah,
you know, I think they likehim more and more with every week.
I mean, They've always liked hisattitude, They've liked his approach, they
have his studiousness of the game.You know, they love all those things
about it. And I think witheach week when he gets a chance,
that he shows what he can do. And you know, this was a
situation where obviously, I mean theyput him, They took him on this
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trip instead of Jackson. They leftas at home on this one, and
so they thought that, you know, Kajima was going to give them something
they needed that they weren't going toget from Jackson. But you know,
having to put him in that earlyin the game not something they expected.
And to put a guy in likethat, and he was comfortable on the
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ball and he made other than thebad first touch that led to Miami's second
goal, he did He played asgood a game as as you could want
a guy like him to play.And now post tracks out for the season,
you know, you can't be toooptimistic about OLM situation after the way
he left that game. Boy,is there going to be a chance for
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Jose Kajima over the next month orso? So do you feel like they
crossed a border across is is thisis there going to be a change as
we see them in the upcome upcominggames. Is this or is this a
(47:42):
one off kind of performance, becauseuh, it was Again, how many
guys start the City, start forCity, could start for Miami other than
Burkie. And this was a goodteam they played last night. It is
a good team they played. Yeah, well, I mean this shows how
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this is the randomness of the world. In their last four games, they
were winless in the last four andamong those lasd Cincinnati, and Miami.
So those are three of the topfive teams in the league that they played
in these four games. This wasgonna This was a hillacious stretch from the
start. The next four games arePortland, Dallas, Colorado, and Atlanta.
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I didn't update the standing for goinginto last night. They were ninth,
twelfth, seventh, and twelfth intheir respective divisions. City can easily,
I mean, if they're any goodif and this is kind of you
know, this will kind of reapproveit whether they are or not. But
if they run on a four gamewinning streak in the next four game,
that wouldn't be out of the question. Three of those games are at home
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and the road trip is Dallas.They can they can win those are four
winnable games for them. And thisis the thing we would do, is
we would say, my god,the Miami game was a turning point because
they got that tie and then theywon four in a row. No,
the turning point was that this isthe way the schedule was dragged. They
had that, they had that theyhad three or four games that were really
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hard, and they had four gamesthat were really easy. And so they
have a potential to win four notbecause they're playing any better. They could
be doing the exact same thing,and they're going to beat Atlanta and Dallas
in those games, and then Coloradoand Portland will be will be tough,
but nothing may change, but they'regoing to start winning because that is who
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they're playing. I just realized thatTom is a Calvinist, are we?
He believes in predestination. This thing, this thing was decided when the schedule
came out. Are we talking aboutCity or the Saint Louis Cardinals. Oh,
you open the season against the Dodgersand then you got to go and
play the pot Man. Just atough schedule to start. They just got
to play some worse teams and we'lljust round it all around. No big
(49:55):
deal. It's it's it's a uniqueperspective for shar but but maybe not so
unique to Saint Louis sports fans.There they are. If they played actually,
I mean fairly well against LAFC,fairly well against Seattle, and pretty
good against Miami, you know,and they got one point out of that,
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you know they will do better comingup over the next month. The
month of June is going to bea good month where actually, you know,
after that, then they played Vancouver, A think Gary will be tough,
and then they get San Jose andColorado again. I mean they could
they can go on a run here, but you know, they got a
score goal. You come off agame in which they only score three goals,
(50:37):
only score three goals, but youthink, boy, they should have
scored gears. How mechanics remove carscratch? Sorry wait wait, how do
they remove scratch? How I doit? No? No, Tom,
you gotta wait. You can't.We just can't. This is every bit
of information on this show is timedto perfection, and well you're just gonna
(50:59):
have to wait. Sorry. Oh, I know I know how to my
way to sell ads. I get. I mean, the rain thing this
week was a big deal here andand now you're running ads, you know
during during my segments, I'm interestedin who you had to approach to get
the rights to talk about that.Yeah, Rain, I can't get into
that, you know, but phonecalls at the highest levels were made to
(51:23):
secure well, then they then rainsponsorships, then they weren't made here because
we've been having difficulty with our I'mshocked that we were able to talk to
you today. Well as well youshould as well, you should, but
yeah, I mean, you know, they scored three and it's like,
boy, they should have scored more, and they could have scored more,
you know that, But that assumesI mean, they scored three and they
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had I don't know if those weregreat chances. I mean, you know
those are maybe they added up overthe course of a game to to another
goal, but a lot of thoseones they didn't get early on or the
Sam got he you know, wouldhave been and what it required an effort
or a performance level that they maybealways haven't pass. And so I don't
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know if they wasted chances, butyeah, they could have scored more.
Now they just got to do thatand they got to finish these chances because
that's what they're not doing. Andthey got to find and I don't know
who the guys are going to bebecause you get you know, we've now
gone four games without a clous goal. He hit that stretch in with scoring
goals, and now you've got Totland, Dorkin, Vasilev and two own goals.
(52:31):
Are they're five goals in the lastthree games. So I mean,
they they just got to keep shootingup the other team and count on them
to put goals in the net.And that's that's going to help them.
But other than that's you know,the top of the You know, colind
and Durkin aren't going to be goalscorers. If you look at the guys
that are attacking. They got Vasilevto score a goal and then that's it,
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so you know they will. Imean, these are guys that have
scored goals. I don't think Klausor Ageneron have forgotten how or suddenly are
leasing their shoes together when they goon the field. But they're just not
getting done right now. And asplayers are prone to say, it's a
performance oriented business. You got toperform, and right now these guys aren't
(53:15):
doing it. Yeah, don't youthink you have to at least start Sam
a game to see what he cando from the beginning of the game.
Or is he that far off thechart that he can come only come on
later. I mean, Klaus kindof looks lost to me. Again,
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I'm certainly no expert, but youknow, I don't see where he has
like what you were saying. Iguess he's got opportunities. Are they the
greatest opportunities? Not really, butthe great goal scorers score goals with less
than great opportunity. Daniel's giving mea very strange Oh, we gotta go,
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Tom, you want to give usa partying thought here or or what
you just want to No, Ithink we we've know covered this topic.
Well, but yeah, they justthey got a squirrels. But I mean
it's a good result. They gota point. Yeah in Miami, yep,
you know, but they're gonna Ithink they're gonna look better in the
next month. Oh well, that'sgreat. That's my god encouraging news from
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the Saint Louis Post Dispatch and TomTimmerman. Thank you very much. Tom.
Thanks guys, enjoy the rest ofyour Sunday morning. And that pretty
much wraps up the first hour ofthe show here, but I think our
host maybe has something to say aboutthis help John song. This song has
I haven't heard this song song hasgravitas for you. Yeah, came out
(54:45):
seventies or something like that, andI guess I thought, I mean,
I haven't really thought about it.But when I you know, I took
myself a blue canoe and you know, so you look that up and it's
I looked it up. Yeah,I thought I thought that, Well,
it was a drug, right,you know, I mean that was the
seventies, that's what people did.Yeah, yeah, blue canoes. Well,
(55:06):
it turns out that Bernie Taupin,the guy who wrote it, wrote
all this stuff great stuff for EltonJohn was a Civil War freak, and
the Confederates called a bullet shot bythe Yankees as a blue can canoe.
And according to and most of thepeople that posted on this, Bernie Taup,
(55:28):
and I couldn't find anything that hesaid. But this this was a
song about you know, dying.Well, it's called welcome where to now
say? Yeah, right, wellon that cheerful note, we're gonna well.
I had a counteract, Timmerman.He was a damn positive wrap it
up. Hey, don't go anywhere. We will be back for more.
Right after these brief announcements, staywith us. This is STL United Soccer
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we have mister Bill mcturmott join us, Oh, Super Sonico his own cellf
and Santiago Beltron. We here.We hope Tom Tireman perhaps uh danielis Steve
will be there. We think probablyhonestly, that's got his segment on Woo's
situation. I'm just gonna let Wayneride here. I think, here we
(01:45):
go. Here's your host, TomSchwarz. Take it Tom, So,
what what vision do you have whenyou hear this song of Wayne Cochranekay crank
it. I have a white guywith platinum blood hair long, very hard
(02:07):
to be James Brown. Yeah,right, probably, But I thought this
was an appropriate song because you know, well as you as you may know,
U City had a game in Miamilast night. It was Miami Boys,
pretty good. It was an interesting, interesting game. I'm struggling and
(02:29):
I know you had some late nightcorrespondence there from a longtime listener, first
time college. Don't don't give anynames yet. I don't wan anybody kill
you know, I you know,I thought of no, I thought it
Dave Bersic thing right over here.Oh my god, oh my god,
last night prophetic last night was aliving example of what our guest mister Bursik
(02:53):
from Soccer Master, where you canget all anything you need soccer related I
had talked about the last time hewas on with some passion. Oh yeah,
and I mean it's and then therewere unfortunately, there were multiple illustrations
of that, the least of whichis Messy's goal. Why don't we put
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somebody on messy about it. Itwas like it was like a Monday night
basketball game and I was I wasplaying, and there's a reason I'm open,
okay, because I'm not going tohit the shot. But you can't
forget about Messy. It's like ifDaniel Steve showed up on Monday Night basketball
(03:40):
again. Oh well he's on McKnightright now, and uh, you decide,
well, we're just going to lethim go. You know he'd score.
Well, I'm watching that and Parkeris on him, and then he
gets the good into the box.They got jumbled and uh Parker, Parker
(04:03):
on it, pulls off of himand the next thing, you know,
guess who gets the bath boom gooh man. Parker looks around like did
you pick him up? It wasif you yell switched, if if you
weren't a City fan. It wasa beautiful thing to watch. Honestly,
I was shocked that they got uhany points at all. I know,
(04:23):
I mean, I gotta I gotan email. Let me see how many
paramount two, three, four,six. Well, here, I'll just
give you this. This emailer offersto drive a certain individual to the airport
(04:45):
if city could find a buyer farm. It was, uh, well I
was, it was, you know, in many ways it was tough because
they've missed so many opportunities. Butwe have we we can talk about that,
uh with mister McDermott when he callsin, Daniel, And I'm not
so terribly fond of hearing my opinionsabout these things about you. You don't
(05:09):
want to hear my You should wantto hear my opinions. I love it.
Nobody wants to hear my opinion.Well, that's true, although it
was quite somewhat entertaining to watch thehugely passionate about sports. Missus Edmundo watched
that game last night. It's adamn good thing we have that TV.
Bolted to the wall, be hipedoff and tossed out. She was mad.
(05:34):
There's some great big events right now, yeah, everywhere. I mean
I am watching way way way butsports, college softball, college baseball,
hockey, NBAW. Well, now, yesterday there was a women's national team
(05:55):
game, the first m a Asmanaged game for the US women's national team.
I mean, there's so much stuffon it, you can't watch it
all. It is an embarrassment ofriches. It is man and you got
to focus. You gotta take oneor two sports. Did you have the
two TVs going last night? Like, no, sir, I Sally won't.
Sally won't. She's something. Shewon't let me do that. I
(06:15):
didn't mention it naturally. Club.I just I have a hard time watching
them. Cardinals, I just dothat's Cardinals, right, Yeah. I
see how smart they've been better.But man, oh man, well there's
two notables in that lineup that needto pull their weight in. Let's not
(06:38):
talk about them. I mean,everybody talks about them. I'm sick of
them. Okay them, but youknow, Oklahoma women's off win another around.
But they got a scare of fromUCLA last night, and I hope,
I hope they can you care aboutanything other than the NBA and city.
I just don't have the ability to. The NBA isn't playing right now.
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Yeah, but they're they're you're thesegames have I know they have,
but you're on a break because itwas practically because you need to rest ed.
I need to get some sleep.I can't. I mean, I
just the level of competition in theindividual games, right, the runs that
(07:25):
teams are making, the runs runsare incredible. These guys are just say
whatever you want. The euro Stepdoesn't bother me at all, you know,
I mean I when it first did, first started doing it, it
did, but but not you know, if you you watch enough of it,
(07:46):
you come to what the hell kindof shirt is that exclusive shirt?
Put his mic on, Ted,take him off suspension, Danielsteve, It's
the super secret special shirt. Iwas we were out to dinner with some
friends, and I made a mentionof the man who just joined us,
(08:13):
Daniels Steve from Fox Channel two andthe ones to watch and all that other
stuff, and not to mention theaward winning Wembley Report podcast, I mean
all the top names. I ampretty psyched about this week's guest who will
report on the Wembley Report slash otherwiseaka known as Wembley's Game, Wembley's Game
(08:39):
one, whatever those things. It'sone of them. It's one of them.
Come on, man, But I'mpretty pumped about this week's guest,
A friend of this show. Actually, oh great, it'll be a good
one. But can I can Ilet it be known that today was a
rare and I mean rare case whereI'm I'm up early I'm proactive. I
(09:00):
text Tom, hey, I wantto get some coffee for the crew.
He's like, no, nobody onceand I was like, okay, forget
it. I'll just leave it myself. And I come in and it's the
one time the coffee shop takes anextra fifteen I pre ordered and everything.
Wow. Sat there for fifteen minutesvablike this is classic. I'm still gonna
be late. I thought this wasgonna be the week. But to be
(09:22):
honest, Tom, it just wouldn'tfeel right now. Wouldn't feel right if
I didn't walk in late. Youknow. Plus, you know, if
you got here early, you justbe on your phone obsessing over over.
Uh, what's that team you likein England? What's that team I like
in England? First disrespect, No, it's Daniel. I have a lot
on my mind. I have alot. I have this email from I'm
(09:48):
gonna say, oh you got yougotta wrinkle the paper like on the mic
egg. I had to print itout from a seam to dream. It's
just making my hands row. Ijust love how it's one sheet. I
kind of wish it was like alittle mini boat or maybe like a like
a six hundred page book, buteach page just has one word on it.
Well, I think he started theemail at about two thirty in the
(10:09):
morning, and so maybe he ranout. Oh I've only got his rantsom
text format. This is this isemail. Well, I guess he sends
it to like our whole group.I'm going to just read little things because
I can't. I don't really wantmy voice associated with these comments from the
dream. But start with quote andthen begin reading quote. It is also
(10:35):
beyond baffling that a certain player continuesto draw a salary much less he's playing
time. He is a walking,talking black hole of football talent, an
abyss into which quality is absorbed anddestroyed, leaving only a void where a
(10:58):
player should be home. I whenyou first started, I had an inkling
off who it was, but nowI'm now I lost it. Do you
think he lost it at the end? Do you think this person has ever
been on your award winning podcast?No? He is he has been,
Really, yes, he says,did I did I say this earlier?
(11:22):
I can drive this player to theairport and myself if city can find a
buyer. So yeah, I wouldnever be that critical. But a seam
is also a unique kiss he isvocal, he is passionate, and he
will get stuck in, as theFellas say overseas if need be. But
(11:48):
when I see Saint Louis City scI think I'm still able to see the
team with the lens that I cameinto the team with pre last season,
so free inaugural scene which was verytempered expectations, et cetera. And I
think right now you're seeing a teamthat that yeah, is probably missing one
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or two pieces. Obviously a goalscorer first and foremost. You could talk
creative player in the final third,but they still have to be able to
score goals. And then you've alsogot somebody on the back line. I
think, you know, a playerlike Jokim Nielsen is great, but I
don't think he can start alongside.Maybe it's Tim Parker's all right, hold
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the phone, ladies and gentlemen,on the phone with us mister soccer,
his own self, Bill McDermott,Bill, are you there? Excuse me?
I am here, Tom. ThenBill, are living on the moon.
In twenty twenty four, you cango to Chicago in an hour on
a train. Body parts are beingtransplanted from animals into humans. You can't
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make a phone call. However,can't make a phone call. Well,
Bill, you know, please,you're here, right, that's what the
cool kids do, Bill, don'tworry. Yeah, yeah, it's a
dramatic entry. Bill. Hey Bill, Okay, so we got a lot
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to cover. Yeah, give mea couple minutes. Here's the three things
I want you to touch on,all right, A couple minutes on last
night, a couple minutes on thefinal yesterday, the Champions League final,
and then a few minutes i'd likeyour picks on the Euros. Euros start
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on the fourteenth. Oh man,I'm pumped about it. Yeah. I
almost forgot about the Euros. Yeah, so excited. Yeah, it's fourteen
to seven fourteen. Yeah, thisis a summer of soccer. If you're
not finding something to watch and enjoy, well obviously you're not paying attention.
And then you have the men andthe women it's national team in the Olympics
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as well, which no, it'snot the World Cup, but it's a
pretty huge event with soccer being apart of it. And oh, I'm
sorry that was my Oh okay,you also mentioned you want to talk about
the last night's game. Yeah,man, boy, you could have got
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out of there with two more points. You bring in Kyle Kyle Hebert,
and you see the first thing hesays everybody when he comes on the field,
we're going to five obviously, tryto get points out of playing at
inter Miami and they and the JordiAlbert gets forward. I do not think
he was offside. I think itwas even with the last defender. I
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think the the var provement. Andfinally in ar and Ar, even though
he didn't make an initial call,the rules to now states if you're even,
you're not off Maybe your hand oryour arm is in front of the
last defender. That's of no consequencebecause you can't score with your hand to
your arm. But all and all, I think what they did against a
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team like Miami, who seems toreally take the field with the attitude if
the team scores one or two,we are going to get it back somehow,
some way, and Messi's going tobe back. And you notice the
way he's playing a little bit come, not so much forward all the time,
but a little bit deeper where hecan really be devastating. How many
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times does he have his back tothe other team's goal in the center circle
receives a ball either from Busquets oranother midfielder on the ground and he clips
it to the outside left and that'susually Jordy Albert running forward. Then he
runs forward as well. But SaintWell City did some really nice things with
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in particular, I think Indiana bashleav running at people. He does he
does is that on a consistent basis. He really does a wonderful job at
that. I think Kajima coming offErasmus Alm still have to see what's with
with his injury. I think hedid a good job in a very heated,
very heated environment. But overall,hey, Tim Hamian is on top
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of the Eastern Conference. Just takeit and go. But you had an
excellent, an excellent opportunity to getthree points against them. So uh no,
not where you want to be atthis stage of the season with another
for all intensive purposes, a monthoff between the Champions League tournament between Mexico
and the United States. So justa matter of turning things around, honestly,
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Honestly, going into the game,I was thinking they were going to
get clobbered five nothing wouldn't excuse me. Five to nil. I would not
have been surprise by that just becauseof the way they've been playing. What
I sense is the the of confusionat City U and the way Miami in
general. I guess they had lostWednesday night, but I mean, you
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think about it, the three goalslast night were scored by Miami by world
class players, one of which isin contention for the greatest player ever.
They're shredding teams and City you know. I mean, they squandered a lot
of opportunities, way too many.I mean, but beforehand, if you
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would have told me they were goingto draw three three, I would have
said, you're nuts. Uh huh. That's just as a microcosm of the
sport in itself. And I thinkused a proper wordtown when you said they
are shredding teams. And that's normallybecause number ten, as I just mentioned
a moment ago, lies a littlebit deeper and they know to get him
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the ball. It's like Real Madridwhen they're trying to get the ball out
of the backfield, they know togive it to Tony crous Great segue,
great segue. Let's talk about yesterday. Tony Cruz had his haircut especially for
that game. He looked like theywere ready to march into Czechoslovakia, for
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God's sake, but with his whiteshoes on. Man, Come on,
Bill, you've been talking this guyabout this guy for the last fifteen years.
He loved me. You've been talkingabout Cris for the last fifteen years
positively him. And we've also mentionedon the show many times a player who
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has had a real resurgence late inhis career and ilk Gnawong who's meant so
much to City the last couple ofyears, but now he's going to be
a main fixture far far the Germannational team. But this Real Madrid team
half in the first half it wasclearly all dartmunt They were Madrid was just
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napping. They were just take alittle pregame nap to get ready for the
second hand. Absorb, absorbed,absorbed, and Real Madrid never dangerous really
in the in the first half,and then the second half begins. The
small Harry Keel would have lost hismind when the smallest man on the field
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scores a goal, not so muchto the fact that he scored a goal,
but that he out jumped everyone offa perfect ball from Tony Kruz again
Cruse figuring largely and if you lookclosely. He played almost seventy minutes yesterday
on Chilazi rewarded him for his lastgame as a player far Real Madrid and
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on the national stage, and hetook advantage of it and Venetia Junior,
this guy on the left flank.If indeed, if indeed it happens,
it seems it's going to I don'tknow, I don't know what's going to
transpire with rober Ego, but ifImbape Jude Bellingham, ridiculous you are running
it at one time. Everybody says, well, there's no coach in the
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world that can handle this. Wellthey Hamlet in the early two thousands when
they had Ronaldo Figo, Beckham,Rebecca Carlos. It works because I'm telling
you, I've mentioned this a thousandtimes on the show. They play with
fourteen people. They have three ghostsPush gust Di, Stefano and Hanto who
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are with them at all times.It's just unfair. I love how whenever
you use the analogy that they're playingwith more, you automatically assume, oh,
wow, yeah, they got therest with him. No, No,
it's just the ghosts of legends pastrunning beside them. Unbelievable. It's
just ridiculously unfair. Now, Tomand everybody in the studio, let's see,
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probably won't be today, Monday orTuesday. You have got you've got
to watch the celebration in Madrid anddown to Madrid it will be. There
will be hundreds of thousands of peoplethere, hundreds of thousands, but not
my aunt and uncle and cousins.They despise. Oh yeah, they live
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like two stops from the fountain thatthey all saw at and they I think
they are they are they athletical madridsthodiehards like why hard? Athletical? And
remember remember we talked about during theholidays when Atletico Madrid had that commercial where
the gentlemen had had dementia and lost. Yes, and oh what a great
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one. Yeah with the taxi cabdriver, right exactly. Yeah, all
right, all right, Bill,we're moving quick. Ears. I'm gonna
jump in because because I have responsibilitiesto our sponsor, of course I have
to get your take on h Ithink, let me do it this way.
Do you don't, by any chancehave the your euro groups in front
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of you? Do you died?I do? Oh? Are we doing
a bracket? Are we doing aeurobracket. We're we're gonna pick if I
didn't get my invitation? Did yousend it? If it's okay with yeah,
it's it's well if you want to, I know you're your push for
timing here a little bit. Idon't have the entire bracket, but I
do have. I do have becauseof their unparalleled experience in big games like
(22:34):
this, big tournaments. I haveFrance, believe it or not, defeating
the host in Germany for the eurotitle in twenty twenty four, don't I
don't think that's I don't think that'sun I mean France is Frances got too
many players. Germany was in shamblesthough at the World Cup. Absolutely,
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but they're playing at home. Ithink it doesn't matter. Thought uh,
I thought that maybe playing at homewas gonna somewhat rehabilitate their side. I
don't think they could do that quicklyenough. Okay, Bill, Bill,
let's let's let me let me dothis real quick. Group A. You
have Germany coming out of there.Would you would you have Switzerland also coming
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out of Group A. It's it'sGermany, Scotland hung in Scotland had a
horrible injury. Hungary and Switzerland.Germany wins Switzerland second, no, believe
it or not, I'm going withthe ghost of faring push this oh okay,
okay, all right, okay,how do you was busy with real
Madrid? Bill get over, Letthe guy rest, let him rest.
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I have Spain, Spain and Italyadvancing. Oh okay, oh good,
okay. The pre tournament favorites,along with Denmark, English should be astoundingly
strong. But somehow, some way, and I don't know what that way
is going to be. Trouble alwaysis around the car. For England,
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it's almost seems to be inevitable.Okay, So wait, France, wait,
wait, will stop so and CYou've got England winning and Denmark.
Okay, great, good, goodthat I agree with that. Denmark playing
again. Here's our theme with ghosts, ghosts of dud brothers these guys man.
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Okay, okay, France and Franceto win it in Netherlands, yes,
okay, okay. I have Belgiumand this is the last time I'm
picking Belgium anything. It's it,This is it. If Rona can't pull
this off with Romelo little coacoo,that's it. I'm not voting it for
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them for anything anymore. I haveRomania in the south spot, all playing
alongside and with the ghost of GeorgeHaji, A lot of ghosts in this.
This is spooky, okay F GroupF. I have Portugal with Bruno
Fernandez and Bernardo Silova and of courseRonaldo who probably and yeah most probably will
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uh somehow again our theme of England. Somehow, some way, Portugal with
Ronaldo, somehow, some way getsthrough winning that grouping and Turkey comes in
seconds. Boy Bill, you andI are I'm trying to think of different
no, no, no, Honestly, like in Group B, I couldn't
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decide between Croatia and Italy. Uhand uh. I Actually I consulted Alex
about this. Alex Weber, whoreally follows it. He picked Croatia.
He's got Croatia as one of hisdark horses. Horses. Everybody has Croatias
(26:00):
one of their dark horses. Theproblem is is they were a dark horse
eight years ago when they said theywere aging. And it's still the same
players. Yeah, yeah, they'reactually physically ghosts. Planned It's not fourteen
with eleven players and three ghosts.It's just eleven ghosts that are playing on
the field. Okay, so bid. Like every major tournament of this nature,
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there's a big store or there arenumerous big stories obviously, but the
biggest, I think is in GroupE where Ukraine has qualified for this competition
and what this would mean, whatthis would mean to this country, very
similar to when Bosnia Hurtzegovina qualified forthe first World Cup. But Dada Beesewitch
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told me this means everything in theworld to our country, that we finally
qualified for a World Cup. Justa personal connection twelve years ago when we
started the show, as you recallto talk about the Euros, you know
where the final was held. Let'ssee what's what's what's two thousand words?
(27:06):
Recentable Portugal two thousand and eight,Spain over Germany in twelve Spain be Italy
six man. I don't remember,no, I don't remember the venue.
Time whoa, whoa, whoa whoaHold on, hold on, really quick,
time out. Can we just sithere, maybe pause for two seconds
to reflect on the fact that,for the first time in my lifetime,
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Bill McDermot did not know the answerto a question. Okay, but just
really bear with me here because wealso have a super secret text that I
have to do with it was inKiev. Okay, gotcha? You could
not play it in Kiev. Thisokay, So we have a super secret
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text line, uh from our sponsor. Who the hell did ghost play?
Who the hell did ghost play for? In group A? Oh? In
group A, the ghosts play forHungry the group and and it's Daniel pointed
out puscas doing double double time man, poor guy. All right, okay,
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hey Bill, we got a roll. Thanks a lot. I really
appreciate it. Man, Bill McDermott. We are going to take a quick
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welcome back. Can I have thankscrocking you get your socks on with your
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Sunday coming to you live from thesestudios of KFN S five nine of the
Fan. That of course was YanHammer and the song the theme song from
Miami Voice Vice on that song whenthat show came out, Man, it
(30:23):
just captured the Yeah, watched allthe time and what better music to introduce
our guy? Absolutely none, Imean Santiago Bell santi How you doing baby?
Wow? They got you in acave in Miami or something. So,
(30:48):
hey, how was the game lastnight? Being there? What was
that whole experience? Like? Itwas amazing. It was amazing just to
be there again. So one ofthe best teams in MLS at the moment,
and Saint Louis rose to the occasion. It was great to see the
support from the fans that came fromSaint Louis and we got an entertaining game
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and City going back and forth withMiami and showing that they can compete against
these teams. Now, are youyou had that I shouldn't say this,
Let me say this correctly. Imean, did you have any major disappointments
in the game. Well, justthe fact that at the end the team
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wasn't able to protect the lead.But that's Miami. When when you give
a space to their talented players,they can be dangerous, and City's DNA
is not to defend a lead.They always want to score an Ireland,
but when you play that is timethere is a risk that you can end
(31:57):
up losing that lead. But overall, I like what the team lead.
Hose Kijima coming for Razmasan and playinggreat in midfield. He had actually been
playing that role of number ten offensivemidfielder with City two. He did it
for a couple of games and Ispoke to him a week or two ago
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and said, yeah, I wantto learn that position, and that's why
I have been playing it with Citytwo. And it came in handy last
night. You talk about a positionof need, Santi, I think that
number ten. Obviously, I dolive in He prefers to create from the
back. He told me himself.He likes to pick up the ball deeper
and see the whole field. Thefinal third creator slash goalscorer is so crucial,
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and man was I pumped to seeJose Kajima just absolutely Rocket had the
assist in i vas Lev, ifI'm correct, helped set up a couple
other opportunities. I mean, theguy was everywhere and then mainly you know,
Indy Vasslift does a great job pressing, But I don't think you missed
a beat with Jose pressing either.I mean his press was among the best
on our team if I'm not mistaken. But I think Matt Baker could probably
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shine a light on that a bitmore. He's not available today. Matt's
he's too big time, He's toobig times. Matt can't cause because he's
in Sonoma. See that's the differenceis Matt Baker makes his Wembley's Game debut
and then he you know, he'she's made it, he's gone. And
Santi, he gets on Wembley's Gameand he's still the same, same love,
(33:30):
same support. He's back here puttingin the work right after. That's
what we love about your sons allabout. That's true, guys. I
got it. I got a Wembley'sgame, then it came to Miami,
called a great game, and nowI'm here touching to you. Guys.
Life just can't get any better,can it. Hey, last night,
last night or yesterday before the game, if I would have talked to you
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and I would have said, Santi, we're going in Miami. I know
you're down there. You have toget off the beach for a little while,
go to the game. But City'sgonna scored three goals and they're going
to come out with a point.I don't think you would have believed me.
I would have not. I actuallywhen I made my escore prediction this
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week, I had two one Miami, and I told some people like Sidy's
going to play a great game,but Miami, if you give them a
couple of chances, they're going tofitize. And I thought that was that's
what was going to happen. Ifeven at the end when Miami, when
Miami has scored the equalizer, theyalso had a couple of options to score.
But but I'm glad City got apoint and thought they loosing the streak.
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But yeah, so I will havenot believed, and we got an
idea how much we've missed Louvin lastnight. And Klaus again made some ridiculous
saves. That's the only reason Igot a point is because Klaus, right,
Yeah, Perky, I'm sorry,Okay, yeah, I was like
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Klaus prospect a great save, butI apologize. Yeah, I don't know
save the seat on the bench aboutthe same height. I guess I was
right, I mean with without withoutBurkey, yeah, you might lose five
to three, six three last night. Well, it could have been a
(35:21):
six three game either either way.Like City also missed some chances. Drake
Callender also came came big for Miamia couple of times. I wished the
finishing and could have been there attimes by City, But yeah, Berkey
also came a big and some ridiculoussaves. I remember one on the first
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half from Messi and then one handedsave on a shot from Beamin Kramaski.
And yeah, he had like orfour of those and he kept sitting in
the game. But but yeah,it could have been one of those games
either team have a scored five.Yeah, the reality is a City in
their history in fifteen games scoring threegoals or more, they're twelve zho to
(36:07):
three. They've never lost. Soas soon as we scored three, you
expect that you're at least going toget a point, right, But Santia,
I think this was the thing thatI was weary of watching the game.
Is it looked like offensively and Ieven tweeted about it that it looked
like City kind of had that swagback. I don't know if they were
just pumped to play this game,pumped with to play in the environment,
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but it looked like they were playingwith confidence. They were moving well,
I agree with that, and theyyou know, when you match up against
superstars like that and perform, yeah, there'll be some disappointment on the result,
but you still got to take somethingaway. But then a side of
me was also like, well,you know, inter Miami was playing perfectly
into a lot of what City wantsto do, which is playing open space,
(36:50):
not have to play through a lowblock. So is it maybe a
bit of false confidence? Where wheredo you kind of lie? Was what
this game does for City moving forward? It was Lovin Lovin. I will
say I love Lovin, but hedid not follow Messi on that run that
led to Messi's first goal. Hewas tracking Messi. Ball goes wide,
living stopped and let Messi run rightinto that open space. He's got a
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track back. Well, I'm notdisagreeing with that. I'm simple he saw
him disappointed that his presence on thefield. I think contributed to what you
just described. What do you think, Santi? Yeah, definitely having Lowin
back to starting eleven, it justgives a different look to a team.
Players in the league respect him forwhat he has done in the league.
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But yeah, my takeaway from thisgame, Daniel, Yeah, is that
the team can compete. Obviously,Miami's style and invites you to be able
to take advantage of the space andcreate some good transitions. But I think
this would be a big, completecontinent booster for the team. Now do
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you have to confirm that next weekagainst a Portland team that last year they
got three points at City Park andthey are they are like a mid table
team right now, but they haveshown interesting things. So yeah, what
you did yesterday great, but youhave to go back to your winning weights
at home, so you can avoidseparating more from the teams that are above
(38:21):
the playoff line right now, especiallywith the right rail Salt Lakes playing right
now. I mean, they arejust insane right now. It's Chocho Arango
is his name, It's just Hey, do you mean real Columbia? What?
What? What is? What doesthat make? City? Like city?
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Uh? The Byron City, ByronSt. Louis. It's it's the
mountains. Yeah, I think thatwhat you were talking about before, Daniel,
the whole confidence, the swagger sortof We've not seen that this year
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and you did so, which isremarkable you think about it. They went
in, how many guys on cityyou start for city could start for Miami?
Do you think I would say?Three? Four? Wow, Burkey,
four Berkey, who else? Nilsonand Parker there said like Miami defensively
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they are not great and see theBok advantage of that yesterday, and that
has been one of Miami's weaknesses thisyear. That, Yeah, they score
a lot, but they give ustoo many goals. Hey, Santi,
Ted's give me the evil eye here. We got to go. Thanks a
lot, brother, when you're back, come back today tonight. Yeah,
I have a life light, soall right after midnight. All right,
(39:57):
thanks for calling man Santiago Bellt.But let's remind people you're living listening to
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(40:21):
with the giant bubbles and the peopledriving the Morris minimokes around something means one
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you speed read that a little andmake it more more sound, more authentic?
Read read so Tom, if Iwould have said to you yesterday,
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Saint, I'm gonna ask the samequestion I asked Santi. If I would
yeah, well, I mean,come on, it's I got a hard
life, man. Did I tellyou I pulled a muscle last week?
Brutal? Thank God for torture Tom, And they're a gun without amount,
I wouldn't be walking. But ifI would have said to you, Okay,
(42:05):
Tom City's going to go in toMiami, score three goals and come
out with a point, would youhave agreed or disagreed with that statement?
Would I? So that's so you'dask me, I'd agree to the multiple
factors that they would go to Miami, that they would score three goals,
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and separately, that those three goalswould get them a point. I'm assuming
that you would agree that they wentto Miami. Uh uh okay, okay,
but they probably well maybe they flewinto Fort Waterdale thinking they might.
For our purposes, we're going tocall for Miami because it's an M word,
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and then you got messy and allthat stuff. But if I would
have said they were going to scorethree goals, would you have thought,
Yeah, that's a reasonable expectation.You know, the way they have scored
goals lately. I don't know thatit's a reasonable expectation, but Miami not
the best defensive team in the league, so you know, and these guys
have somewhat of an ability to kindof rise to the occasion, and they've
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kind of been you know, beataround the head and chests over the past
few weeks, and so you know, it wasn't out of the question.
I mean, I didn't think theywere going to lose five nothing, So
yeah, you know, yes,But but but then the next stage is
when you say, would three goalsget them a point? You know,
Miami is a team that could thatcan score goals, and so I mean
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they've i always had a lot ofgames where you know, they score lots
of goals. So I don't know. I mean, I wouldn't I wouldn't
have been surprised if they wont.I was not expecting a win. I
mean, okay, I'll be honest, I would not have been surprised.
I think, you know, worldevents said they probably weren't going to win
that game. But there are enoughfactors that you can't account for. But
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yeah, I say, going intothis game, you'd say, if they
come away with a point in thisgame, that's a good thing, you
know, that would be getting apoint at Miami. The City has not
been great on the road this year. Getting a point in Miami be a
good thing. But the problem islike the earlier game with the La Galaxy,
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where you know, going into thereand getting a tie not a bad
thing, but they had a chanceto win the thing, and boy,
they really you know, they couldhave won that one yesterday. Yeah,
you know, I mean, look, they've had three three to three ties
this year. That's I don't knowif there's a record for three to three
ties, six six goal ties.Yeah, I mean, that's that's a
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that's a neat trick to pull off. And then in all of them,
I know, well in two ofthem they gave up a late goal.
Actually, if you look at theLa Galaxy game and the Miami game,
the third goal for City in bothof those stations was an own goal,
and then they gave up a latergoal to lose them the three points.
So and you both had Sama dennerinbreakaways at the death in both of those
(45:09):
games with opportunities to win. Hedidn't get body checked this time, but
you know, at least he gota chance to shoot on goal, and
once again Sam just despite having theopportunities, couldn't finish it up. Yeah.
You know, I don't know ifyou know what they can do,
but they need to send a fasterplane for Cedric Toyer. It readjusts some
(45:31):
of those rulings. You know,It's funny because I was gonna say,
I mean, I think they needto do whatever they can to have him
be ready to go on the firstday he is available eligible to play.
Yeah, oh, absolutely, absolutelyso. If you're looking at all these
players, you know, you know, Sama Denneran's of the world is getting
chances, Az Jackson, he seemsto be dwindling if you look at them
(45:52):
as stocks. I mean, I'vegot to imagine the one guy you can
look at and be like, man, this kid is legit, especially after
yesterday, is hose Kajima. Imean, what a player, what a
performance. What are the whispers aroundwhere the team sees him having been playing
for City to having trying out anew position and then being thrown in against
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the best team in the East andperforming the way he performed. Yeah,
you know, I think they likehim more and more with every week.
I mean, They've always liked hisattitude, They've liked his approach, they
have his studiousness of the game.You know, they love all those things
about it. And I think witheach week when he gets a chance,
that he shows what he can do. And you know, this was a
situation where obviously, I mean theyput him, They took him on this
(46:37):
trip instead of Jackson. They leftas at home on this one, and
so they thought that, you know, Kajima was going to give them something
they needed that they weren't going toget from Jackson. But you know,
having to put him in that earlyin the game not something they expected.
And to put a guy in likethat, and he was comfortable on the
(46:58):
ball and he made other than thebad first touch that led to Miami's second
goal, he did He played asgood a game as as you could want
a guy like him to play.And now post tracks out for the season,
you know, you can't be toooptimistic about OLM situation after the way
he left that game. Boy,is there going to be a chance for
(47:21):
Jose Kajima over the next month orso? So do you feel like they
crossed a border across is is thisis there going to be a change as
we see them in the upcome upcominggames. Is this or is this a
(47:42):
one off kind of performance, becauseuh, it was Again, how many
guys start the City, start forCity, could start for Miami other than
Burkie. And this was a goodteam they played last night. It is
a good team they played. Yeah, well, I mean this shows how
(48:05):
this is the randomness of the world. In their last four games, they
were winless in the last four andamong those lasd Cincinnati, and Miami.
So those are three of the topfive teams in the league that they played
in these four games. This wasgonna This was a hillacious stretch from the
start. The next four games arePortland, Dallas, Colorado, and Atlanta.
(48:29):
I didn't update the standing for goinginto last night. They were ninth,
twelfth, seventh, and twelfth intheir respective divisions. City can easily,
I mean, if they're any goodif and this is kind of you
know, this will kind of reapproveit whether they are or not. But
if they run on a four gamewinning streak in the next four game,
that wouldn't be out of the question. Three of those games are at home
(48:52):
and the road trip is Dallas.They can they can win those are four
winnable games for them. And thisis the thing we would do, is
we would say, my god,the Miami game was a turning point because
they got that tie and then theywon four in a row. No,
the turning point was that this isthe way the schedule was dragged. They
had that, they had that theyhad three or four games that were really
(49:13):
hard, and they had four gamesthat were really easy. And so they
have a potential to win four notbecause they're playing any better. They could
be doing the exact same thing,and they're going to beat Atlanta and Dallas
in those games, and then Coloradoand Portland will be will be tough,
but nothing may change, but they'regoing to start winning because that is who
(49:34):
they're playing. I just realized thatTom is a Calvinist, are we?
He believes in predestination. This thing, this thing was decided when the schedule
came out. Are we talking aboutCity or the Saint Louis Cardinals. Oh,
you open the season against the Dodgersand then you got to go and
play the pot Man. Just atough schedule to start. They just got
to play some worse teams and we'lljust round it all around. No big
(49:55):
deal. It's it's it's a uniqueperspective for shar but but maybe not so
unique to Saint Louis sports fans.There they are. If they played actually,
I mean fairly well against LAFC,fairly well against Seattle, and pretty
good against Miami, you know,and they got one point out of that,
(50:15):
you know they will do better comingup over the next month. The
month of June is going to bea good month where actually, you know,
after that, then they played Vancouver, A think Gary will be tough,
and then they get San Jose andColorado again. I mean they could
they can go on a run here, but you know, they got a
score goal. You come off agame in which they only score three goals,
(50:37):
only score three goals, but youthink, boy, they should have
scored gears. How mechanics remove carscratch? Sorry wait wait, how do
they remove scratch? How I doit? No? No, Tom,
you gotta wait. You can't.We just can't. This is every bit
of information on this show is timedto perfection, and well you're just gonna
(50:59):
have to wait. Sorry. Oh, I know I know how to my
way to sell ads. I get. I mean, the rain thing this
week was a big deal here andand now you're running ads, you know
during during my segments, I'm interestedin who you had to approach to get
the rights to talk about that.Yeah, Rain, I can't get into
that, you know, but phonecalls at the highest levels were made to
(51:23):
secure well, then they then rainsponsorships, then they weren't made here because
we've been having difficulty with our I'mshocked that we were able to talk to
you today. Well as well youshould as well, you should, but
yeah, I mean, you know, they scored three and it's like,
boy, they should have scored more, and they could have scored more,
you know that, But that assumesI mean, they scored three and they
(51:45):
had I don't know if those weregreat chances. I mean, you know
those are maybe they added up overthe course of a game to to another
goal, but a lot of thoseones they didn't get early on or the
Sam got he you know, wouldhave been and what it required an effort
or a performance level that they maybealways haven't pass. And so I don't
(52:07):
know if they wasted chances, butyeah, they could have scored more.
Now they just got to do thatand they got to finish these chances because
that's what they're not doing. Andthey got to find and I don't know
who the guys are going to bebecause you get you know, we've now
gone four games without a clous goal. He hit that stretch in with scoring
goals, and now you've got Totland, Dorkin, Vasilev and two own goals.
(52:31):
Are they're five goals in the lastthree games. So I mean,
they they just got to keep shootingup the other team and count on them
to put goals in the net.And that's that's going to help them.
But other than that's you know,the top of the You know, colind
and Durkin aren't going to be goalscorers. If you look at the guys
that are attacking. They got Vasilevto score a goal and then that's it,
(52:54):
so you know they will. Imean, these are guys that have
scored goals. I don't think Klausor Ageneron have forgotten how or suddenly are
leasing their shoes together when they goon the field. But they're just not
getting done right now. And asplayers are prone to say, it's a
performance oriented business. You got toperform, and right now these guys aren't
(53:15):
doing it. Yeah, don't youthink you have to at least start Sam
a game to see what he cando from the beginning of the game.
Or is he that far off thechart that he can come only come on
later. I mean, Klaus kindof looks lost to me. Again,
(53:36):
I'm certainly no expert, but youknow, I don't see where he has
like what you were saying. Iguess he's got opportunities. Are they the
greatest opportunities? Not really, butthe great goal scorers score goals with less
than great opportunity. Daniel's giving mea very strange Oh, we gotta go,
(53:59):
Tom, you want to give usa partying thought here or or what
you just want to No, Ithink we we've know covered this topic.
Well, but yeah, they justthey got a squirrels. But I mean
it's a good result. They gota point. Yeah in Miami, yep,
you know, but they're gonna Ithink they're gonna look better in the
next month. Oh well, that'sgreat. That's my god encouraging news from
(54:20):
the Saint Louis Post Dispatch and TomTimmerman. Thank you very much. Tom.
Thanks guys, enjoy the rest ofyour Sunday morning. And that pretty
much wraps up the first hour ofthe show here, but I think our
host maybe has something to say aboutthis help John song. This song has
I haven't heard this song song hasgravitas for you. Yeah, came out
(54:45):
seventies or something like that, andI guess I thought, I mean,
I haven't really thought about it.But when I you know, I took
myself a blue canoe and you know, so you look that up and it's
I looked it up. Yeah,I thought I thought that, Well,
it was a drug, right,you know, I mean that was the
seventies, that's what people did.Yeah, yeah, blue canoes. Well,
(55:06):
it turns out that Bernie Taupin,the guy who wrote it, wrote
all this stuff great stuff for EltonJohn was a Civil War freak, and
the Confederates called a bullet shot bythe Yankees as a blue can canoe.
And according to and most of thepeople that posted on this, Bernie Taup,
(55:28):
and I couldn't find anything that hesaid. But this this was a
song about you know, dying.Well, it's called welcome where to now
say? Yeah, right, wellon that cheerful note, we're gonna well.
I had a counteract, Timmerman.He was a damn positive wrap it
up. Hey, don't go anywhere. We will be back for more.
Right after these brief announcements, staywith us. This is STL United Soccer
(55:51):
Sunday coming to your life from KFNS five ninety the Fans Saint Louis.
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