World Cup final preview + Ornstein on Rogers to Chelsea
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What is the build-up and atmosphere in New York City ahead of the World Cup final?
From the city that never sleeps, especially now that Argentina are in town, it is the day of the World Cup final. We've had smoke, we've had rain, and now we have this vibrant atmosphere from the Argentina fans who are willing Lionel Messi to win back-to-back World Cups. Can they do it or will it be Spain who get their second star and first title for 16 years? Welcome to the Athletic FC podcast with me, Adam Leventhal.
Hi there and welcome once again to ACAR Studios here in New York. We are live once again on YouTube. So who is going to be getting their hands on this World Cup trophy? We've got loads of build-up to come. Also, after England finished third and beat France 6-4, crazy game. Has that changed anything for the fans? And speaking of changes, David Ornstein is going to be here later in the studio breaking down a huge transfer exclusive.
Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement with Aston Villa to sign Morgan Rogers. They made a bid worth £117 million, £1 million more than Manchester City paid Nottingham Forest for Elliot Anderson. That was accepted by Villa and they're now in the process of finalising the move.
So, David is going to be here in the studio a little bit later on, but right here, right now, on the sofa of knowledge is Adam Crafton. How are you?
I'm good. I'm quite tired at the end of a long tournament. Yeah. But excited for the final.
Excellent. And making your first appearance in this studio, James Horncastle. How are you?
Very well. Thanks, Adam. Nice to be back in New York.
Yeah.
With the two Adams.
Yeah, a lot of Adam in the studio. So we're asking for your thoughts today ahead of the final. Fire them in. Fire in your questions to James and Adam. Also to David a little bit later on. I'll give you a reminder when he's in the studio. But we are obviously focused right now on... previewing the world cup final and after the smoke from the wildfires we've now moved on to rain but actually now a little bit of a calm in new york a coolness ahead of the final it feels it feels like a nice atmosphere heading into this final doesn't it
Yeah, could definitely have been a lot worse. Weather-wise, temperature-wise, I think it's good. It's just fine. It's fine. Ignore everything. It's fine, would be my sense of kind of how everything looks today.
How disruptive do you think Spain, having their training session cancelled yesterday, is going to have on their final preparations, James?
Well, the Athletics 5-a-side game went ahead.
Yeah.
I know, it did, didn't it? Look, I think it will be disruptive in terms of if they were planning any kind of shadow play. But this is a team that might have welcomed a little bit extra rest, given how, since the knockout stages began, you've gone from having these quite big spaces between games to having very few days between games. They know each other inside out. I think the only pointers that they'll need is the pointers that they'll get from the video sessions. So I'm inclined to say it's not going to be that disruptive.
Yeah. And obviously, you saw at the top of the show, I was in Times Square yesterday. And I know a few people, commenters have said, stop going to Times Square. You could not avoid going to Times Square yesterday due to the amount of Argentine fans that were there yesterday. It's literally like the whole of Argentina is in New York. Just sort of give us a taste of the atmosphere because the Spanish fans, they congregated at Madison Square Garden. So we haven't forgotten about them. But there is a buzz, isn't there?
Yeah, and I think the buzz is far more from the Argentine side. There's just a lot more of them. The Spanish don't really travel. You know, even for club football, you don't get loads of Real Madrid fans going to La Liga away games and things like that. So I don't think there is that culture in quite the same way as clearly for the Argentines. What you have is this big diaspora in the United States that is then topped up by people who obviously traveled for the final. I mean, it's unclear how many of them
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:07
2
What is the build-up and atmosphere in New York City ahead of the World Cup final?
0:07–11:41
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How did Spain’s cancelled training session affect their final preparations?
11:41–15:09
4
What is the crowd dynamic between Argentine and Spanish fans in the US?
15:09–45:56
5
How should Spain play tactically to contain Argentina’s emotional intensity?
45:56–48:09
Speakers
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