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

• 0:15
  Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm feeling great.
• 0:16
  Speaker 2: I think the team's feeling great. I've been able to
• 0:18
  Speaker 2: join the team in the last few days and I'm
• 0:21
  Speaker 2: feeling healthy and yeah, and ready to go for this game.
• 0:23
  Speaker 3: Would you say you've been one hundred percent in training
• 0:25
  Speaker 3: the last couple of days, Yeah.
• 0:27
  Speaker 2: I would say so.
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  Speaker 4: I would say definitely.
• 0:29
  Speaker 1: Yesterday I felt very close and I would say one
• 0:32
  Speaker 1: hundred percent.
• 0:33
  Speaker 4: Yeah.
• 0:35
  Speaker 1: That's Christian polistic with Jenny Taft on Fox says definitely
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  Speaker 1: one hundred percent wants to play tonight, But does Patchettino
• 0:44
  Speaker 1: risk it. I'd like to see him get a little
• 0:46
  Speaker 1: run out bone, even if it's thirty minutes a.
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  Speaker 5: Half, not more than that.
• 0:51
  Speaker 1: Then we've got the whole problem of you got Tyler Adams,
• 0:56
  Speaker 1: Richards Robinson and flow Balligan all on yellow cards. I'm
• 1:02
  Speaker 1: not sure you should play them at all the night
• 1:04
  Speaker 1: because the US has clinched the group. But we're engaged, man,
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  Speaker 1: We're very much into this US team and what they
• 1:11
  Speaker 1: have done to start this tournament two and oh and
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  Speaker 1: what might happen to it against Turkey A And it's
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  Speaker 1: time to bring on our World Cup guru. You know
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  Speaker 1: him as the captain of Charlotte FC. He is Ashley
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  Speaker 1: Westwood and Westy joins us on the Mac and Bone show.
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  Speaker 5: Westy, we are a soccer nation, my friend.
• 1:33
  Speaker 3: It's so nice to hear that.
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  Speaker 1: This is amazing Westy and the and the viewership. They've
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  Speaker 1: averaged over twenty three million viewers in this country for
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  Speaker 1: each of these two matches. I mean, so you your reaction, you,
• 1:47
  Speaker 1: I would assume you love this. Anything that gets the
• 1:50
  Speaker 1: country you're living in right now more into your sport,
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  Speaker 1: right Yeah.
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  Speaker 3: And I'll be honest, I was worried. I was worried night.
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  Speaker 3: But they've done They've done an incredible job.
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  Speaker 2: Everyone coming over from across the pond as says how
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  Speaker 2: amazing the stadiums are. The pictures have been fantastic, the
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  Speaker 2: football has been amazing and the big boys have turned.
• 2:08
  Speaker 3: Look so you couldn't have asked for a better.
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  Speaker 5: Start to it, no doubt.
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  Speaker 4: Absolutely. What have you thought of the expanded field for
• 2:15
  Speaker 4: this one?
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  Speaker 3: Different?
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  Speaker 2: It's different, but it gives it gives it more of
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  Speaker 2: an edge, Like you see more teams, there's.
• 2:24
  Speaker 3: More upsets, so it's I think it's great. I think
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  Speaker 3: it's great.
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  Speaker 5: Yeah, I thought it.
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  Speaker 1: I thought you would have like so many routes, right,
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  Speaker 1: because you were adding, you know more countries, but we've
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  Speaker 1: only seen a few, and like you said, some of
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  Speaker 1: the upset like some of the results, like last night
• 2:40
  Speaker 1: South Africa beating South Korea Advanced, like there's the Cape
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  Speaker 1: Verde Spain tie, Like there have been some moments where
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  Speaker 1: you know the teams you're not expecting much from have
• 2:51
  Speaker 1: have risen up. I want to ask you Westy about
• 2:54
  Speaker 1: the dilemmas that Pachettino. Last time we had John, you
• 2:56
  Speaker 1: were waxing poetic about why this dude has just flat
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  Speaker 1: out one of the best managers in the sport right worldwide. Today,
• 3:03
  Speaker 1: I want to ask you what you would do if
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  Speaker 1: you were Potch. You have Polisic, who now is healthy
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  Speaker 1: as trained with the team again the last couple of days,
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  Speaker 1: says hey, I'm one hundred percent I want to play,
• 3:12
  Speaker 1: but the game doesn't mean anything, right, you already clinched
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  Speaker 1: the group and you're through to the knockouts. Do you
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  Speaker 1: play him at all to get him kind of back
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  Speaker 1: in rhythm? And then you have the four key guys
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  Speaker 1: in Adam's Balagun, Robinson and Richards with yellow cards. But
• 3:28
  Speaker 1: if they get another one. They can't play in the
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  Speaker 1: first group stage match. If you're the manager, what are
• 3:34
  Speaker 1: you doing in these situations?
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  Speaker 2: I think the yellow cards one's obvious.
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  Speaker 3: I don't think you can risk that.
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  Speaker 2: It's not worth it. You've topped the group. It's an
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  Speaker 2: unbelievable start.
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  Speaker 3: Again.
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  Speaker 2: It's hard because I know a lot of people say, oh,
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  Speaker 2: there's a lot of games in so many days, but
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  Speaker 2: sometimes you need momentum and when you stop, when you
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  Speaker 2: don't well, when you miss a game, you lose that momentum.
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  Speaker 3: It's a tough one. I'd rather have it than me.
• 4:02
  Speaker 1: Yeah, we just get to sit back and watch our beer,
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  Speaker 1: sit on the couch, west, you know, can we do it?
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  Speaker 4: What do you think of the uh not tonight's matchup obviously,
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  Speaker 4: but the one that matters the most, the Bosnia game
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  Speaker 4: we assume coming up next week. Is that any cause
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  Speaker 4: for concern or should that be a one where the
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  Speaker 4: US taste care business?
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  Speaker 3: Listen, they're a good team. They're a good team.
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  Speaker 2: They've they've surprised a few people.
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  Speaker 3: But I said it on the first chat we had.
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  Speaker 2: I think USA, the team they've got, they are, they
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  Speaker 2: should be up there with the They should be talked
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  Speaker 2: about with one of the top the top teams in Europe.
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  Speaker 2: The players I've got is phenomenal. I just worry about
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  Speaker 2: the squad depths, so injuries, suspensions, that's going to be
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  Speaker 2: the biggest thing for the USA.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, and maybe tonight if you sit out the four
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  Speaker 1: yellow car guys, that gets your depth out there a
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  Speaker 1: little bit more. Yeah, that that can only help those
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  Speaker 1: guys if they're needed. Like you're saying, a Texter h Wes,
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  Speaker 1: this is not for me, all right. This is from
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  Speaker 1: a text that says mac can you ask Westy if
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  Speaker 1: Tyler Adams and these guys can play on a yellow
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  Speaker 1: card and be disciplined enough to not get one, then again,
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  Speaker 1: don't ask Westy because he always gets yellow cards.
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  Speaker 5: That's called west.
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  Speaker 2: Well, the texting's got a valid point. Listen, never when
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  Speaker 2: you when you're in and Tyler is very similar to me.
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  Speaker 3: It's all actually position to get around the field. Yeah,
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  Speaker 3: so midfield.
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  Speaker 2: It's hard in midfield because all it takes is one
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  Speaker 2: counter attack and you you have to make a foul,
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  Speaker 2: so it's it becomes second major.
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  Speaker 3: I wouldn't risk him. I wouldn't risk him, not for
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  Speaker 3: not when you've topped the group.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I definitely see your point on that. Now, England,
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  Speaker 1: we got to ask you about your your country. England
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  Speaker 1: had that that which that which doctor got you? Which
• 5:48
  Speaker 1: doctor said she jinks Terry Kane. But what did you think?
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  Speaker 1: Clearly Ghana had the strategy of let's just sit everybody back,
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  Speaker 1: everybody behind the ball, low black, and we're gonna make
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  Speaker 1: it really hard for you, and it earned them a
• 6:01
  Speaker 1: nil nil draw. You could argue maybe Gonna should have
• 6:04
  Speaker 1: had a penalty late, Like does that does that game
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  Speaker 1: concern you as an England fan or was it just Hey,
• 6:10
  Speaker 1: most teams aren't gonna play so dramatically defensive like that,
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  Speaker 1: Like what do you think?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I fully expected that to be like that. It
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  Speaker 2: was just we just looked, we looked slow and methodical.
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  Speaker 2: That was That was the only problem. But again, you're
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  Speaker 2: gonna they Garden aren't a bad team. They've got some
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  Speaker 2: we've got some good players, They've they know how to
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  Speaker 2: these teams, these teams know how to defend. It's and
• 6:35
  Speaker 2: you see it in the Premier League. Sometimes you can't
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  Speaker 2: break teams down. It's the it's the hardest thing to
• 6:39
  Speaker 2: do when they've got ten men behind the ball. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: but no, it's it's it was disappointing, but listen, that's
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  Speaker 2: that's what England does.
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  Speaker 3: It's it's not about hitting your stride.
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  Speaker 2: Now, it's I would expect us to go deep and
• 6:51
  Speaker 2: that's when we need to be performing.
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  Speaker 3: So we're not. We're not. We're not worried to Okay,
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  Speaker 3: all right.
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  Speaker 4: Wessy, I've been so one of this World Cup. I
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  Speaker 4: picked a Premier League team to follow now too, I'm
• 7:00
  Speaker 4: wearing a I'm wearing Chelsea gear. May you jumped on
• 7:03
  Speaker 4: that wagon? Any problems with me picking out Chelsea? Westy?
• 7:07
  Speaker 2: You could have picked Burnley mate when I said that
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  Speaker 2: the championship now, so, but no, I'm gonna send you on.
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  Speaker 2: I'm gonna send you on.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, Oh you're gonna Oh so you are gonna what
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  Speaker 1: are you sending him?
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  Speaker 3: So?
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  Speaker 4: Now, I'm a Burdley guy.
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  Speaker 3: Send you. I'm gonna send you one of my ship.
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  Speaker 5: Oh shoot, there are.
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  Speaker 4: I'm a Birdley bone. Now I guess take off this
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  Speaker 4: Chelsea gear. Whatever whatever the captain wants. I'm not gonna argue.
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  Speaker 4: I don't know any better.
• 7:31
  Speaker 5: Aren't you a Villa man too? Do you got any
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  Speaker 5: Villa loyalties.
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  Speaker 3: Er No, I thought I got bo out of the clubmates,
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  Speaker 3: So I don't.
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  Speaker 1: Really shouldn't way to go, way to go back. I
• 7:42
  Speaker 1: shouldn't have brought that up. Shouldn't have brought that up.
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  Speaker 1: Westy Uh. You know, we talked last week or or
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  Speaker 1: or two weeks ago, I forget what it was, or
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  Speaker 1: maybe both. We just talked about how so many fans
• 7:54
  Speaker 1: from Europe have come here and just had a blast
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  Speaker 1: United States. I mean, the Scottish folks, we talked about
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  Speaker 1: them last week, they hadn't stop drinking.
• 8:01
  Speaker 5: They went to Miami this week.
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  Speaker 1: The Norway fans, I mean, but they're they're rowing everywhere
• 8:06
  Speaker 1: across the Northeast. But I think what we're seeing is
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  Speaker 1: I think we're seeing the best of and hopefully that
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  Speaker 1: continues the best of these European soccer fans, right, Like
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  Speaker 1: the passion, the fun stuff that they do. Like there's
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  Speaker 1: the and you grew up in this the European I've all.
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  Speaker 1: You know, I've often said, like the European soccer fans
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  Speaker 1: and like the SEC college football fans, like I think
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  Speaker 1: like that's the that's the one thing I can compare
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  Speaker 1: it to here in the United States, Like, speak to
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  Speaker 1: the passion over there in your country, but also in
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  Speaker 1: all of Europe about this sport. Man.
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  Speaker 5: They really can make it fun.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: Then I would say that's probably the one thing I
• 8:47
  Speaker 2: miss is some of the atmospheres.
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  Speaker 3: And we've we're lucky, We've we've got a great atmosphere
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  Speaker 3: at the Bank. We've got passionate supporters. They don't stop singing.
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  Speaker 3: And that's what it's like. In Europe.
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  Speaker 2: They go to the game and they they feel a light,
• 9:00
  Speaker 2: they're involved in the game, they feel like they can.
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  Speaker 3: Have a have a impact on the result. And that's it.
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  Speaker 2: You're you go there and you support the hell out
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  Speaker 2: of your team, and when you when your team wins.
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  Speaker 3: It feels like you've won as well. That's that's the
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  Speaker 3: biggest thing I can say.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, that's cool, man, no doubt about it. That's cool,
• 9:20
  Speaker 1: all right, Westy. Well, hey, we appreciate we appreciate you
• 9:23
  Speaker 1: being flexible to Westy. We had interviews with the Hornets
• 9:27
  Speaker 1: two draft picks yesterday, so we had to move you
• 9:30
  Speaker 1: back a day. And I will say this, your people
• 9:32
  Speaker 1: were not happy about this. It seemed like your people
• 9:34
  Speaker 1: thought it was a little disrespectful to the captain, but we.
• 9:42
  Speaker 4: Tried to fight for you, Westy. I try to tell
• 9:44
  Speaker 4: these guys we don't do it to the captain.
• 9:47
  Speaker 2: I'm gonna lie.
• 9:50
  Speaker 5: Oh I love it.
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  Speaker 1: Man.
• 9:51
  Speaker 5: All right, man, hey, enjoy the World Cup.
• 9:53
  Speaker 1: Have a couple of pints to watch this stuff, and
• 9:55
  Speaker 1: we'll talk to you about it next week. We will
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  Speaker 1: there be no changing Westy from his Wednesday routine next week,
• 10:01
  Speaker 1: all right, we promise.
• 10:02
  Speaker 3: You, and a good luck tonight.
• 10:05
  Speaker 5: Thank you, brother, appreciate you.
• 10:07
  Speaker 4: Manu U usa U usa.
• 10:12
  Speaker 5: There you go, West. They do call him mister Americans
• 10:15
  Speaker 5: locker room. All right, West, you'd be good, brother,