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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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I like watching it with my dad.
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Chapter 2: What are the implications of the LaMelo Ball trade to Minnesota?
i heard this from tim howard the other day and i had to take a shot at him he said um you know winning the world cup is impossible nothing is impossible tim um and when you look at the you know the the teams that as some of the guys you were mentioned earlier in the program the imbappes of the world right messi if you even last that long let's see how that goes erling holland is a handful but his team might let him down early holland's kind of in a spot of
You know, he's great, but, you know, is his team going to hold up? And we're going to see him in the latter stages. I think France and Spain scare everybody, but if you're looking at that as a challenge, as a, you know, I really want to play those guys, that's a different thing. Brazil is kind of up and down. That's always the way they are. But it's those three, really, that I think.
Germany, we've already just played them, and we know we didn't have a great game, and we lost in the end, but talent level, Team, you know, chemistry, culture, all those things weigh in, Dan. Our team is ready for this. I said six weeks ago, I think I said it six months ago, I thought we had a chance to get to the semifinals. People call me crazy. I'm going to still hold true to that.
I think this team can go very far in this competition. Maybe a testament to what you're talking about, the depth of this team. You have the luxury to let Christian Pulisic rest and recover where ā I don't know if he would have maybe been forced into action if you don't have this depth. That's a great point, man.
I'll tell you, you have to have a little good fortune or good luck, if you will, in this competition if you're going to go far, right? The good fortune that we just had was that we didn't need to play Christian Pulisic against Australia because of the way they play. We needed two forwards on the field. And if we play with two forwards, he's not one of them.
We got to play with a true 10, and we didn't need him on the field. And thus, we got to rest him. So we didn't have to potentially get him even more hurt than he already is. So that's the kind of luck you need when you want to go far in this competition. And what a luxury that is, right? To have our best player sitting out, and we're still winning games with the opportunity to progress.
I mean, it's a different thing, man. We joke about it all the time, right? You always said to me, I guess I'll talk to you in four years while breakfast comes. Here we are, but it is a different World Cup. This is so different than anything we've experienced because our team is good. Because of the realities of 48 teams, it means the permutations are going to be different.
We might have a different entry point. Playing against Bosnia-Herzegovina, no one thinks we're going to lose to them. And we're probably going to progress further than we've ever gone in a competition. I just hope that the... our support and the fans can get behind us. Eric Winalda, U.S. National Soccer Hall of Famer, no longer the all-time leading scorer in American history. Does tonight matter?
And if so, how does it matter? I think it's momentum. That's the other thing you've got to have in this competition. I think it was a great advantage to be up 2-0 against Australia, resting Christian Pulisic, and then have a scenario where our coach could let some guys touch grass. That's what I say. Because what you don't want is to get further into the competition, right?
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Chapter 3: How does the Celtics' trade chatter affect Jaylen Brown's future?
I'll tell you this before you let me go. Latan once asked me, he said, my friend says you're a good player. I said, yes. And he says, but you're not great. And I said, but it's tough to be great all the time, Latan. So I want to thank you for your greatness, because you've created a lot of goodness. So players like me needed to play against greatness and have great moments. So thank you.
And he really liked that answer. That's how you get along with that guy. Oh, yeah, you've got to compliment him first and let Zlatan speak in third person, too. Right. It's really quite fantastic. Look, I think it's tough. I think they tried to put that group together to give you every angle, a Dutch guy, a Mexican guy, a Spanish guy, a Swedish guy, the French guy. I mean, we've got every angle.
But the coverage has been, let's just say, a little bit all over the place. But I'm watching the games. And to be honest with you, sometimes I even watch those in Spanish. So I'm working on that too. I didn't take a hydration break during this interview, Eric, but I will now. You know, I don't know how you feel about that.
Man, I would have loved one, to be honest with you, at Pasadena when it was 120 degrees on the field. That would have been nice. I do think it's a money grab. I do think they're utilizing it for commercials. I don't think there's a lot of coaching happening in those moments. But FIFA's getting a lot of things wrong and a lot of things right. But this has been a spectacular World Cup thus far.
So I'm trying not to complain about stuff like that. I'll talk to you in four years. You got it. It was great to see you. Eric Wynalda, U.S. National Soccer Hall of Famer, and Wynalda talks football in Sirius XM FC, played for three World Cup teams. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at foxsportsradio.com.
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I love the sounds, the buzzing from the stadium, the chanting from the fans, the announcers calling the place soccer, futbol, it's home.
Why do I watch the World Cup? That's like asking me, why do I breathe?
I inherited that fandom from my mom.
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