MLS Updates: Big Moves and San Jose as a Dark Horse

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00:00Very exciting news this week for MLS.

00:02We have some big departures from LAFC, new signings.

00:06We got a team that was the worst team last season that now seems like

00:12the dark horse, and I will be afraid to face that.

00:15That is San Jose.

00:16Guys, let's dig into what do you guys have?

00:19Any any special chisme that you guys say like this is the story of the week

00:23for MLS, Chiba?

00:24A special chisme, of course, man.

00:26Bogus, Mateus Bogus.

00:28They're saying that he's already signed with Jusazul.

00:31What's going on?

00:32What's going on with the LFC?

00:33They let it go.

00:34The whole squad, we're like four weeks away from from starting to play,

00:38you know, and we're missing players.

00:40You know, only one player has come.

00:42Well, two, Eric Duenas has also signed with with Houston Dynamo,

00:47which is I was surprised to see him go.

00:49I'm happy for him.

00:50I know him since he was 12 years old.

00:52He's been part of LFC since he was 12.

00:55I think it's a great opportunity for him to be able to prove himself

00:58and be a starter on a team, because unfortunately in LFC,

01:02he was not getting that that option.

01:05And again, I don't know what's going on, but I'm a little, you know,

01:09like to say, like, we're waiting for JT to take us to the promised land.

01:14I don't know if it's going to happen.

01:15It is tough.

01:16It seems like we are barely going to be able to feel that 11 comes March

01:20with all the departures from LFC.

01:22Nick, any movement that has surprised you

01:26at the beginning of this, you know, signing season

01:29and the beginning of the preseason for the teams at MLS?

01:32Well, for sure. So much.

01:33But you know what?

01:34I don't have any hot, steamy cheese for you.

01:36But one thing that obviously caught my eye, like, you know,

01:39the main elephant in the room, I mean, I always talk about Neymar.

01:42Where's Neymar going to go?

01:43Is he even going to come to the MLS?

01:45You know, obviously, Miami is kind of the first thing that comes to everyone's mind.

01:48Apparently other teams like Chicago are after him as well.

01:51I don't see him going anywhere other than Miami because it's Neymar.

01:55I think wants to be with the Barca homies, but I could be wrong.

01:58What do you guys think?

01:59Rumors, rumors, rumors, a lot of excitement around MLS right now.

02:04I think that we will see Neymar coming to MLS, playing with Messi.

02:08Might not be this this tournament, but that's something that will happen.

02:11Just like I also believe that Griezmann eventually will be part of LAFC.

02:17A lot of rumors.

02:18I'm very excited about San Jose.

02:20San Jose is a team that is a historical team.

02:23It's one of the founder teams of MLS.

02:26They have been champions.

02:27They have produced players like Lewandowski.

02:30They are the, you know, maximal scorer of the league.

02:34And now they recruit Bruce Arena as their new coach,

02:38the winningest coach in the league.

02:40If you want to make, you know, if you're excited about betting into a dark horse,

02:46I think San Jose has the highest possibility to be one of those teams

02:49that from one season ago, from last place to MLS champions.

02:53I would definitely put my money on San Jose as well.

02:55They're going to be interesting.

02:57You know who's not excited?

02:58Probably some of the players on San Jose.

03:00Look, not to get back to the cheese meal right now, but I heard it.

03:04Rumors are not that apparently, even though he was really successful

03:07with New England, one of the main reasons that he left

03:09is because he just fell out with the supporting staff.

03:11He was difficult.

03:12He was grumpy to deal with as a coach.

03:14I don't know if that's true, but that had a lot to do with it.

03:16So he's going to be a tough coach.

03:17He's going to be scary.

03:17Of course, I'm joking.

03:19The players are super excited, probably to have such an amazing coach like him.

03:22But at the same time, he's not going to be easy on the players.

03:24And they need that. It's going to be great.

03:25And I do want to clarify the deal that Bruce Arena has is very unique

03:30because he has both the role as as head coach, but also a sporting director.

03:35So he's master and commander of the team.

03:37Whatever he wants, he gets because he is his own supervisor.

03:40So Chiba, what do you think about that being, you know, like the balance

03:44within a team to Nick point, having total control and having on check

03:48balances might create certain atmosphere that players might not like.

03:52But like you said, once you are the last place in the league,

03:55maybe a little bit of discipline and hard work is a is a key to success.

04:00I mean, I was going to say San Jose has been irrelevant for for many years already.

04:04You get somewhere like Bruce Arena that this is not the first time

04:06that he that he gets that kind of power.

04:09He had it when he was with Galaxy, you know, and he's a very successful coach.

04:14Yeah. Yeah.

04:15He's he's arrogant.

04:17He's tough.

04:19He he plays no games, but at the end of the day, he's a very successful coach.

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