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Mac & Bone Show - Ashley Westwood Interview · Mac & Bone Podcast

• 0:04
  Speaker 1: Thank you.
• 0:09
  Speaker 2: Maxey comes down the left side on his bike. Still
• 0:11
  Speaker 2: Maxey up and under.
• 0:13
  Speaker 1: Maxey with a couple of moves.
• 0:14
  Speaker 2: Top of the box pass from Pep Fiel. It came
• 0:16
  Speaker 2: to the top of the box.
• 0:16
  Speaker 1: He'll shot.
• 0:17
  Speaker 3: He scores!
• 0:19
  Speaker 4: Ashley Westwood with a worldie from the captain!
• 0:23
  Speaker 2: From outside the box!
• 0:26
  Speaker 4: Ashley Westwood's third goal of the year is a beauty!
• 0:31
  Speaker 2: And the crown of the lead in the nation's capital. Oh,
• 0:35
  Speaker 2: the P-Man, that voice got up there, baby.
• 0:38
  Speaker 4: That voice went up a few octaves as the P-Man
• 0:42
  Speaker 4: called the opening goal for Charlotte FC on Saturday night
• 0:46
  Speaker 4: against D.C.
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  Speaker 2: United. They would go on to win 2-1.
• 0:49
  Speaker 4: But the captain with a certified banger from outside the box,
• 0:52
  Speaker 4: it was beautiful. And Ashley Westwood, Bone said his ban
• 0:56
  Speaker 4: has been lifted. Did we ban him, too, or just
• 0:59
  Speaker 4: the MLS?
• 0:59
  Speaker 3: No, I believe that a— A certain official there may have.
• 1:03
  Speaker 2: Called some issues for us. He was always welcome here.
• 1:05
  Speaker 3: I tried to get him in trouble, but the referee
• 1:07
  Speaker 3: messed up our whole show.
• 1:08
  Speaker 4: He was always welcome here, though. I want him to
• 1:10
  Speaker 4: know that. Ashley Westwood back on the pitch. Charlotte FC
• 1:14
  Speaker 4: unbeaten in nine, and the captain is with us now. Westy,
• 1:17
  Speaker 4: how you doing, man? Great goal. That was phenomenal, man.
• 1:20
  Speaker 2: How you doing?
• 1:22
  Speaker 1: Good morning. I'm good. Thank you, mate. When you've been
• 1:24
  Speaker 1: on the naughty step a couple of games, you have
• 1:25
  Speaker 1: to return with something good.
• 1:28
  Speaker 2: Yeah, I like it. And you did, man.
• 1:31
  Speaker 3: Wesley, I'd like to know at some point what you
• 1:33
  Speaker 3: said to the ref, because I'd like to say it
• 1:34
  Speaker 3: to Mac here at some point, just so I know
• 1:36
  Speaker 3: what was going on.
• 1:36
  Speaker 1: You might have to bleep a few things out.
• 1:42
  Speaker 2: That's funny. Oh, man.
• 1:44
  Speaker 4: Yeah, I hate to start on a negative front here, Westy,
• 1:47
  Speaker 4: but the yellow card back-to-back, I gotta be honest, I
• 1:50
  Speaker 4: watch a ton of soccer. That felt like ridiculously quick
• 1:55
  Speaker 4: to get two descent yellows. And again, we don't want
• 1:59
  Speaker 4: to get you in trouble. I know everybody over there
• 2:01
  Speaker 4: was airing out. The ref didn't even want to shake
• 2:03
  Speaker 4: hands with Reem or anybody, Dean after the game. So
• 2:07
  Speaker 4: it seems like there was some unprofessional stuff there, and
• 2:10
  Speaker 4: I don't want to get you in trouble here, Westy.
• 2:12
  Speaker 2: But like, have you ever gotten two yellows that quick, man?
• 2:17
  Speaker 1: I've not been sent off for like 18 years. So
• 2:20
  Speaker 1: it's crazy. But listen, he was, I think he's been
• 2:23
  Speaker 1: waiting for four years, but it's the way he, it's
• 2:25
  Speaker 1: the way he disrespected Tim in the first half. That
• 2:28
  Speaker 1: really wound me up. So no, I need to, it's been,
• 2:32
  Speaker 1: it's been coming, but it's, listen, it's, it's one of
• 2:35
  Speaker 1: them things. And I just don't like arrogant people. That's
• 2:38
  Speaker 1: my problem.
• 2:39
  Speaker 4: Yeah, you were fouled, by the way. You drew the foul.
• 2:42
  Speaker 4: That was professional of you. You should have got the
• 2:43
  Speaker 4: damn foul call. When an athlete gets thrown out of
• 2:46
  Speaker 4: the game, Wesley, what do you do? Are you still
• 2:49
  Speaker 4: angry after the game? Are you destroying stuff? Are you
• 2:51
  Speaker 4: just kind of like, well, I guess I'll grab a
• 2:54
  Speaker 4: snack and watch my mates play.
• 2:56
  Speaker 1: Yeah, listen, it was a, it's a long walk. It's
• 2:59
  Speaker 1: not nice. It's embarrassing, but I must say the fans were,
• 3:02
  Speaker 1: the fans were chanting my name. So I, I appreciate that.
• 3:05
  Speaker 1: And it's, it helps when your team, when the lads,
• 3:08
  Speaker 1: the lads got through and got a result, which there's
• 3:10
  Speaker 1: nothing where I sat in the locker room watching it
• 3:11
  Speaker 1: on TV and it's, It was the longest 15, 20
• 3:15
  Speaker 1: minutes of my life. It's not nice.
• 3:16
  Speaker 2: It sucks, man.
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  Speaker 4: But, hey, you're back now, and the team needs you.
• 3:21
  Speaker 4: And you guys are on a roll, man. And listen,
• 3:24
  Speaker 4: the second half the other night was one of these
• 3:26
  Speaker 4: where y'all had to dig in. I mean, that second
• 3:29
  Speaker 4: half alone, I think D.C. had 21 shots, 31 total
• 3:32
  Speaker 4: for the game. But you guys defended. Kalina made a
• 3:36
  Speaker 4: couple of big saves. And y'all are rolling, haven't lost
• 3:40
  Speaker 4: in nine games. What's the vibe over there with the
• 3:43
  Speaker 4: team right now? Because y'all are getting result after result.
• 3:47
  Speaker 1: There's a good feeling, mate. There's a real good feeling.
• 3:50
  Speaker 1: But I think the pleasing thing is no one's talking
• 3:53
  Speaker 1: about it. The lads aren't even, it's like it's sort
• 3:57
  Speaker 1: of expected now. So that's a promising thing. We're just rolling.
• 4:01
  Speaker 1: And once a team gets momentum, it's hard to stop.
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  Speaker 1: And like you said the other night, when you're, First off,
• 4:06
  Speaker 1: we were excellent. We controlled the game. Second off, they
• 4:09
  Speaker 1: changed a few things. They went direct. That's how they played.
• 4:11
  Speaker 1: They put it in the box. But we've shown we
• 4:14
  Speaker 1: can do two sides of the game, and Maxie coming
• 4:17
  Speaker 1: in gives us a different dimension. Although I've said it,
• 4:19
  Speaker 1: he was probably his worst game the other night, but
• 4:22
  Speaker 1: he's got that little bit of magic that wins the game.
• 4:24
  Speaker 1: So that's the reason we brought him in.
• 4:27
  Speaker 3: What is it about that magic? What does he do
• 4:29
  Speaker 3: tactically that helps you guys the most?
• 4:33
  Speaker 1: It's when you're defending deep and listen, you get the
• 4:36
  Speaker 1: ball to him and he can just take you up
• 4:37
  Speaker 1: the field and he can dribble past men like there's
• 4:40
  Speaker 1: no one there. And that's, I think he's going to really,
• 4:43
  Speaker 1: this league will suit him the way teams play. They're
• 4:48
  Speaker 1: not focused on defending. They want to attack and they
• 4:51
  Speaker 1: leave man for man at the back. So I think
• 4:54
  Speaker 1: he's the best man for man dribbler, probably if not
• 4:57
  Speaker 1: in the MLS, one of the best in the world.
• 4:59
  Speaker 1: So we've got someone very good on our hands.
• 5:02
  Speaker 4: No doubt about it. And that finish from that angle.
• 5:06
  Speaker 4: Those were two good goals. The two of you scored
• 5:09
  Speaker 4: the other night. Are you like, I mean, Westy, I
• 5:13
  Speaker 4: have this thing I do here. I got to be
• 5:14
  Speaker 4: honest with you. I have this thing I do. They
• 5:16
  Speaker 4: call it the Mac curse where I, every time I
• 5:20
  Speaker 4: get hyped up about a local sports team, Hornets, Panthers,
• 5:23
  Speaker 4: college teams, whatever may have happened with y'all in the past. Honestly,
• 5:27
  Speaker 4: something bad seems to happen. So you, I'm sure you
• 5:29
  Speaker 4: don't want me to be too complimentary about, but I'm
• 5:32
  Speaker 4: looking around the way you're playing. I certainly think you
• 5:36
  Speaker 4: can advance in the playoffs for the first time, but
• 5:39
  Speaker 4: are you feeling like, hey, we got a shot in
• 5:41
  Speaker 4: this East? What's the ceiling for this club, do you think?
• 5:46
  Speaker 1: I said it at the end of last year, we
• 5:48
  Speaker 1: wanted top spot. Obviously, Nashville have started very well and
• 5:53
  Speaker 1: have maintained it. I believe that's where this club is heading.
• 5:58
  Speaker 1: I mean, Max has come in and Listen, we lost Wilf,
• 6:01
  Speaker 1: but Max has come in and done a great job
• 6:03
  Speaker 1: to start with. So our squad is, our first 11,
• 6:08
  Speaker 1: the team and the people on the bench is probably
• 6:11
  Speaker 1: the most rounded squad in the MLS. We don't rely
• 6:14
  Speaker 1: on certain individuals. We're a collective effort. And I think
• 6:18
  Speaker 1: you need that going into the playoffs. There's a competition
• 6:22
  Speaker 1: for places. So we're in a real good place. And
• 6:25
  Speaker 1: Zara and the gaffer have put together a good squad.
• 6:28
  Speaker 3: Off the field question, Westy, who's your funniest teammate? Who
• 6:32
  Speaker 3: makes you laugh the most?
• 6:35
  Speaker 1: Toph. In England, he's brain dead. You don't know what's
• 6:42
  Speaker 1: going to come out of his mouth, but he's hilarious.
• 6:45
  Speaker 4: That's Henry Toffolo, for those of you out there. We
• 6:47
  Speaker 4: have braided people in America, too, here, so we hit it, yeah.
• 6:50
  Speaker 4: There might be three of us working on this show, Westy,
• 6:52
  Speaker 4: to be honest with you.
• 6:53
  Speaker 1: Yeah, there's– Tess is coming, and he's funny as well.
• 6:58
  Speaker 1: He's like– he's in a different way. He's just– yeah,
• 7:02
  Speaker 1: we've got– there's a few– there's a good group. It's
• 7:04
  Speaker 1: a real good time. And then, obviously, you've got Bieber.
• 7:06
  Speaker 1: He's hilarious. It's a good group. It's a good locker room.
• 7:10
  Speaker 2: Is the sense of humor, is it universal?
• 7:13
  Speaker 4: Or is your sense of humor, for those of you
• 7:16
  Speaker 4: that came from England, is it different than the American
• 7:19
  Speaker 4: guy's sense of humor?
• 7:20
  Speaker 2: Or is it just universal? We're all just goofballs.
• 7:23
  Speaker 1: No, we're ruthless. We're boarding on the edge of that's
• 7:28
  Speaker 1: too far. And obviously now you've got me, Toph and Nathan.
• 7:31
  Speaker 1: We're causing carnage in the treatment room. If you want
• 7:35
  Speaker 1: to ever speak to our athletic department, then you're more
• 7:38
  Speaker 1: than welcome to. I'll get them on the show.
• 7:41
  Speaker 4: I respect that, though. I like ruthless humor. I definitely
• 7:45
  Speaker 4: respect that. All right, real quick before we let you go.
• 7:48
  Speaker 4: This match against Chicago is so huge. You have a
• 7:50
  Speaker 4: chance to get up to second, right, if you win
• 7:52
  Speaker 4: this based on what happens, you know, around you. It's
• 7:56
  Speaker 4: certainly a big one with Chicago right behind you. The
• 7:59
  Speaker 4: problem is it's a damn international break, and this is
• 8:02
  Speaker 4: one of the reasons why they're changing the schedule moving forward.
• 8:04
  Speaker 4: But y'all don't have Abada, Toklamati, Aloko, and then they
• 8:09
  Speaker 4: don't have Lewandowski and a bunch of– they might be
• 8:11
  Speaker 4: hurt more than you. But does it kind of take
• 8:14
  Speaker 4: away from a big game not having these guys, or
• 8:16
  Speaker 4: do you not let it bother you?
• 8:20
  Speaker 1: No, it's ridiculous. I'm going to be honest. It's ridiculous,
• 8:23
  Speaker 1: especially when you're at the meaningful end of the season
• 8:26
  Speaker 1: and you're losing– listen, anyone who goes on international, they're
• 8:30
  Speaker 1: your better players. And Lille's been in top form. Idan's
• 8:33
  Speaker 1: been excellent. So we're losing two big players. They're losing a,
• 8:37
  Speaker 1: obviously he's a, he's a massive player for them, but
• 8:40
  Speaker 1: you have to deal with it. And the lads who
• 8:42
  Speaker 1: come in, I'm sure the arch is, arch is ready.
• 8:46
  Speaker 1: He's been, he's been pushing Idan. So whoever fills in
• 8:49
  Speaker 1: on that right hand spot, they've got a, they've got big,
• 8:52
  Speaker 1: big boots to fill as well. So I think Chicago,
• 8:54
  Speaker 1: the last team to beat us. So we want to,
• 8:55
  Speaker 1: we want to put that right. And, It's going to
• 8:58
  Speaker 1: be a tough game, and we certainly want to be
• 9:01
  Speaker 1: up there and reaching as high as we can.
• 9:03
  Speaker 4: Tell the gaffer I suggest Westy on the wing. Westy
• 9:06
  Speaker 4: on the wing, shaking and baking and taking dudes off
• 9:08
  Speaker 4: to dribble.
• 9:09
  Speaker 2: That's my idea. The Westy wing.
• 9:12
  Speaker 1: I don't think I've got the pace for that, mate.
• 9:15
  Speaker 2: I thought I'd be nice. I thought I'd really try
• 9:16
  Speaker 2: to sell you there. All right, man.
• 9:18
  Speaker 1: Anyway. Like a snail on the right wing.
• 9:22
  Speaker 2: Westy, we appreciate you, brother. Good luck. Get three points
• 9:25
  Speaker 2: this weekend, man. Thanks for coming on.
• 9:27
  Speaker 1: Thank you. Take care. Have a good one.