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Chapter 1: What are the expectations for Team USA in the World Cup?
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Chapter 2: How did Fat Joe feel during the Knicks' historic comeback?
Tyler Adams, tough guy. But it will all begin and end with Christian Pulisic. When he scores a goal, at least one, we are 21-4-2. We are exceptional. If he has a goal or even an assist, we, again, are exceptional. If he does not score, we're slightly above average. Paraguay is a veteran team. Of their last 18 matches, 10 are shutouts. They're very, very old compared to us.
Their best player is young, but he's injured. Listen, soccer fans often feel ignored. They can get a little... You know, a little defensive, a little austere when they talk about nuance. That's not what this is about. It's about players, not plays. That's all competition.
And we run through coaches because I think it's easier to fire a coach and acknowledge we may have personnel shortcomings, but I don't think we have them here. I don't think we're as good as Spain. I don't think we're going to beat England. But you saw us play Germany. Seventh best odds to win. You saw us play Senegal. And we did not have Chris Richards, our best defensive player.
So this sets up very well. This is easily our most talented squad. Argentina won four years ago, led by Messi. France won eight years ago, led by Mbappe. It will all come down to keeping Pulisic healthy. And I can assure you tonight, in front of 80,000 plus fans, 70,000 plus fans, they're going after him. Paraguay got some older players. They're a physical team based on defense.
They'll pack it in. Here's Pulisic on the World Cup and tonight.
We're a really good team. We're able to compete with anyone, and we want to be a real force in this tournament. I think that's what we want to show to everyone. I think we know from the inside what we're capable of. Yeah, now it's about showing it.
Christian's the type of guy that he's careful and he listens a lot.
He doesn't talk a lot in the beginning, but you really have to get to know him and really show him that your intentions are true and good.
All we wanted is to help him develop in his career. We got him at a very young age. A lot of pressure is on him at a young age. What we wanted to do is put him at ease and really put him in the best possible position to help the team because he's an absolute game changer. He is. Now, he struggled with AC Milan. He really struggled in his last 15-plus matches.
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Chapter 3: What insights does Bruce Arena provide about the World Cup?
Wemby's a huge part of this. Because remember, a lot of bigs don't sell shoes and they don't move the TV needle. Kareem didn't until he got magic. Jokic does not. Duncan did not. Giannis didn't. When Giannis broke into this league and was becoming the MVP, they'd put his games on NBA television, playoff games. So Wemby's offensive game isn't refined. It's not polished.
He doesn't have a go-to shot. In my opinion, he shoots too many threes. I wish he was closer to the basket. But America, we know this, is fascinated with aliens. That's his nickname. Spielberg's movie debuts this weekend. It's going to make $55 million at the box office. And there is something about Wemby. I have never seen an athlete who forces other great athletes to make mistakes.
U-turns, headed to the basket. It is a totally different team when he's on the floor. The Knicks shoot 40% barely when Wemby's on the floor. They shoot 57% when he's not. That is remarkable. Everybody always talks about influencers. He's the number one influencer right now in sports. And basketball is a game of instinct, but Wemby has the ability to make other great players think differently.
Alter their direction. Alter their shots. And, you know, there is a reason. He is new. He is different. There's a reason. The highest-rated Masters ever was Tiger Woods first. We like stuff we've never seen before. And, again, I'm not saying the New York market doesn't matter. The Knicks are a great story. But it's not just that. There is something to be said for it.
We've never seen anything like it. I can remember when LeBron James came into this league in the first four or five years, he was chasing people down and blocking shots off the backboard. Steph, Caitlin Clark, hitting shots we'd never seen. Tiger 340 off the tee. There is just something, you know, there's a lot of tedious in our sports catalog.
There's a lot of monotonous, 162 baseball games per team. This is different. So the NBA doesn't need Wemby to win this year. They don't need him to win next year or the following year. MJ and LeBron took forever. It built great drama. God, the Cubs took forever. It just enhanced the story. But it is a perfect balance of a big brand, a big celebrity-soaked city in New York.
Fat Joe's on later this hour. Grammy-nominated Fat Joe coming on later this hour. And this new... Feisty, villain, wimpy. Jason Tenth says, listen, get used to it. He's got to play almost every minute in these big games.
Jason Tenth. That conditioning piece is absolutely massive for his long-term development. Because as you can tell, this entire team, their success in this whole playoff run has been predicated on whether or not he's on the floor. When he steps off, everything falls apart. So the best thing they can do is scale up his minutes. And by the way, that's not a Wemby unique thing.
That's every star I can remember in my lifetime. It's like, man, LeBron's got to play 46 tonight. LeBron's got to play 44 tonight. Steph's got to play 44 tonight. That's just part of the responsibility that comes with these situations.
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Chapter 4: How does Christian Pulisic's performance impact Team USA's success?
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Chapter 5: What strategies will Team USA employ against Paraguay?
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I love the sounds. The buzzing from the stadium, the chanting from the fans, the announcers calling the plays. Soccer. Football. It's home. Why do I watch the World Cup? That's like asking me, why do I breed? I inherited that fandom from my mom.
I like watching it with my dad. It's a connecting force.
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Chapter 6: What challenges does Team USA face in the World Cup?
He's not flashy. He's got kind of a blue-collar, tough guy, Villanova work ethic. Tell me about Brunson and his ability to galvanize you. It feels like, to me, he's the most loved New York athlete, honestly, since Jeter. That's what it feels like to me. Yeah. Very similar. Very similar. You hit it on the head. Very similar. It's Jeter. No nonsense. He ain't got much to say.
The other day we did media with the podcast. He refused to answer my question because he knew I was going to ask him some bullshit. He knew I wasn't going to ask him. He knew I was going to play with him. He said, yeah, Joe. And he walked out the room. He don't play that. He got one mission. He's a true leader.
I've watched him grab the team during the huddles and like, yo, we got to take this now. He's a real leader. He's a small guy, but as far as leadership, he is a true leader. And that's the difference between him and a lot of the players we just mentioned that were really individual great players, but didn't know how to lead a team.
is, you know, of all the boroughs in New York, you're from the South Bronx, and you've got the Jets and the Giants and the Yankees and the Mets. There's all sorts of teams in New York. It always felt like to me, I said this 10 years ago, I've always argued the Yankees are the most productive and successful, but I've always felt the Knicks are the most popular. The whole city's into the Knicks.
When you were a kid growing up, were the Knicks your favorite New York sports team? We would go to the barbershop and watch it on a little black and white TV and watch them play against Jordan. Whenever I saw Jordan play, he was this small. So whenever I go and I say courtside, I say a major prayer and I look up a deck. And I said, thank you, God, please.
I can't believe I'm like, you know, we would get together like this is what it is, man. This is New York basketball, man. And we're finally there at the big dance. And when you see this emotion from fans, I saw a San Antonio fan today.
on one on tv and he was like yo man it was amazing to see the fans passion for their team and how much they want to win this is a guy that was our enemy on the other side he was like i mean you can't describe it when you're watching i got friends from la i got friends i lived in miami for 20 years those are arch rivals i argued every single day at the recording studio
with 20 guys about to mix in it. And those guys are finally calling me saying, yo, Joe, not for nothing, man, we happy for you, man. We want you to win. We happy for you. Yeah, no, I think it's the most likable New York team that I ever remember. And I always liked the Yankees, but I find there's an authenticity to the crowd, the people, the fans. I want to end with this.
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Chapter 7: How does the home-field advantage affect Team USA's performance?
I be seeing it, but I'm like, man, I still got, like, so much more to do. Like, Prince, he dropped, like, 30 albums. We dropped, like, five right now. Like, that's the rate we gotta be going.
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Chapter 8: What are the potential outcomes for Team USA in the knockout stage?
I think we have too many creative playmakers, or at least more than just one. Does Pulisic have to be great? Does he have to be a goal scorer for us to win? Well, he has to be a good player. He has to be dangerous. He has to be creative in the attack. And one weakness, I think, of this team right now is they don't have great balance in the attack.
And they have been a little bit too dependent on Christian. But there's good players around them. Balogun's a good player. The midfield is strong. Hopefully the defense is going to be solid and we need good play in the goal. But, you know, unfortunately, whether you like it or not, Christian's a key figure in the attack and he's got to be on his game for the U.S. to be successful.
What is the identity? I want you to go back to your team that had some success, 2002. And I'm going to ask you, first of all, what was the identity of that? I think identity matters in sports. So let's start with the 2002 team. What was your identity going in, and was it established at that World Cup?
Well, we had some experienced players at the international level, such as Brian McBride and Claudia Reina and Ernie Stewart, Kobe Jones, etc. And our goalkeeping with Friedel was fantastic. The U.S. team now is a very talented team and very athletic. That's our DNA. And they're playing a pressing game. So they're attempting to take the game to their opponents, which I like.
And I think that's what you're going to see tonight. I think you're going to see a team that's going to go out and take the game to Paraguay. And that's going to be their DNA. And we're very athletic. The young player Freeman at right back is very good. Robinson at left back is good. The midfield is strong with McKinney and Adams.
So I really believe that our DNA is our athleticism and our aggressiveness, and hopefully we show that tonight. The pressure of playing at home, how does it land for you? Do you think it's pressure, expectation, burdensome, or it's just a joyful experience? I think it's going to be a great experience.
And, you know, I'd rather play in Los Angeles than opening up in 2002 in Seoul or in Germany in 2006. If you're complaining about playing a World Cup at home, you don't belong on the field. And I think the home field could be a great advantage for the U.S. team in group play and further if they advance.
Yeah.
I do worry a little bit. I think our goalkeeping's fine. It's not our strength, and it has been historically. But I also think we're more capable of being an attacking team and not relying maybe as much on set pieces. Let's talk about Chris Richards. Did not play in a couple of the friendlies leading up to it, coming off an injury. Would you limit his play? Would you start him?
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