Shaka Hislop

I don't think has performed before.

And I'm not sure that this team is as good as some of the very good U.S.

teams we've seen in the past.

I'm not sure.

And I say that because...

I'm trying to take this Flamengo project into context.

Already linked with Paqueta's move from West Ham to Flamengo, again as part of that project.

Paqueta probably with the workup on his mind and sees that as a viable move to keep him in Carlo Ancelotti's plans.

So now, Quiñones probably thinking, or at the very least, probably being sold

Quite similarly, join Flamengo, this project that we're on and six months and what all that could mean in leading up to the World Cup.

So that for me is just kind of seeing what Flamengo are doing or reports suggesting will be done by the end of January in terms of who they bring in or the calibre of player that they're bringing in.

Quiñones probably fits into that.

I think Quinones and Paqueta also will complement each other in the way that they play.

So there is a possibility here that he's seeing this as a viable stepping stone in much the same way that Paqueta is given where he is currently and what he hopes to be doing in the summer or how he hopes to figure for Ancelotti.

I don't know.

Listen, I agree.

And to that point, while I'm with you, there's a whole lot more to this that clearly we are not privy to.

To have as highly placed officials at a football club come out and say a strongly weighted statement as that,

SUGGEST AS MUCH.

THE THING FOR ME IS, YOU HAVE TWO HIGHLY PLACED OFFICIALS COME OUT AND SAY THAT, NO, CHUKALAZAR IS RIGHT.