April 11, 2025 • 7 mins
Lori Lindsey will be on the call for Saturday's FC Cincinnati/ DC United tilt on Apple TV's MLS Seaon Pass. She joined us on ESPN1530.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Nineteen minutes after four o'clock. This is ESPN fifteen thirty
on Moegor. Thank you so much for joining us today.
FC Cincinnati is looking for at least a point and
it's a fourth consecutive match on Saturday. The Orange and
Blue winning their most recent tilt against New England at
home one nil, picked up three points the week prior
to that in Nashville, and gained a point the week
(00:21):
before that at TQL Stadium against Atlanta. Saturday, the first
of consecutive road games for FC Cincinnati, taking on DC
United at seven thirty. The match on Apple TV's MLS
Season Pass, and our next guest joined us actually called
the first match of the season for FC Cincinnati. Lori
(00:41):
Lindsay is with US MLS Season Pass Apple TV. They
won that one and you're on the call on Saturday,
so we're expecting three more points. It's good to have you, Lori.
How are you? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (00:51):
Thanks, I hope that too. I'm curious if I'm the
good luck charms, so we'll.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
See, well, we will see, we will see. Pat Noonan
called the game on Saturday a one nothing win. The
weather was rough. I was amazed, the field wasn't underwater,
they've played shorthanded, and yet they got it out of
one nothing victory against New England, and Pat Noonan called
(01:15):
it one of the best wins he's enjoyed since he
took over here. I would imagine that given the context
of the season and who they haven't had and how
much he's had to make changes on the fly, that
from your perspective, you would understand why he said that.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Yeah, absolutely, because I think those are the types of
games when it's like you know, as you mentioned, the
field conditions, conditions in general just not ideal, and so
when that's the case, as a player, those are sometimes
the most difficult games to play in and you just
need to find a way, excuse me, to get the result.
And they did that. And I think that's what you're
(01:52):
seeing right now from this Cincinnati team, is that you
still don't feel like they have like their bets, given injuries,
given suspensions, rotations, and yet they're still finding ways and
getting points under the radar, which is I think is
huge in this league, especially in the Eastern Conference.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
Yeah, you and I talked about this a little bit
before the first game. It had been such a tumultuous
offseason right, like an MVP leaves your team. You added
vander Lay, there's the Kevin Denke acquisition. Some players who
are supposed to have very big roles for this team
not showing up for preseason training, so lots of stuff
happening on the fly. They're playing in multiple competitions, and
(02:33):
it felt like, you know what, for the first few weeks,
they're just going to have to tread water for them
to be where they are, which is currently fifth in
the Eastern Conference. Obviously, they have to play better and
they've got some ground to make up if they're going
to get to the top of the table. But boy,
all things being considered, I think you have to consider
the first couple of months of success absolutely.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
I think especially with that. What people don't realize too
is just scheduled congestion like Cincinnati had at the beginning
of the year, so challenging to have to rotate. This
is essentially a finn squad too for s and Cincinnati,
so being able to kind of weather that obviously not
going as far as they would want to dropping out
against Seagress, but all things considered, all to good success
(03:16):
and now they're going to face a DC United team
that in an in and of itself, is a team
that has not been in great form as of late,
to say the least, and so the crucial three points
that Ccincinnati could potentially get on the road.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
You know, they had a match two games ago against
New England. I thought the goalkeeper Roman Celentano had one
of his best individual efforts. And it's been so much
fun watching him from a guy who was basically walked
off the college campus at IU to now he's playing
in Major League soccer. He's gotten better and better every year.
You talk about somebody who has been a godsend this year,
you got to start with him.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
Yeah, he's been. He was exceptional, especially in that game
against Nashville. I think as a game that felt like
it could have gone either way. They get a PK
and some of the double stays that he made in
that game was exceptional. So listen, when you've had a
makeshift back line, when you've had to rotate players to
the extent that Cincinnati has, then you're going to have
(04:13):
to point to your goalkeeper who now has become a mainstay,
and you're going to ask him to have to come
up with some big saves and maybe more saves than
he typically would be leaned on to make, and I
think it's just been exceptional. So you're seeing a lot
of these different pieces for Cincinnati start to come together.
Just it's just a matter of time to get every
single player healthy on the field. That would be Pat
(04:35):
Noon and starting eleven.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
They have nine goals in seven matches. How does Pat
noon in generate a little bit more offense?
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Well, I think you're starting to see or Shadow come
to life again as he's making his way back. So
I think that's gonna be key. Den Kay. You know
sometimes too, I think what people don't realize is and
we've seen this with some other players, even I would
lean on for Orlando City as a player that all
last year really didn't catch for him as a center forward,
(05:07):
and then this year has come to life for Orlando City.
So I'm not saying that that's the case with Dink,
but it does take time for players to get used
to the league, the transitional style, the competitiveness, and just
like this, the back and forth style of play. So
once he starts to hit, even forming from Morgan consistently,
and then the relationships, the pairings on the field. I mean,
(05:29):
but this is going to be the eighth game of
the season, still quite a bit to play, and wouldn't
expect all of the partnerships, all the pairings to be
come to fruition just quite yet. So I think once
that starts to establish, then you can start to see
more goals for.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
Since THATI so your answer to that question was more
nuanced than I would have answered it. I would have said,
you play a team that gave up six goals in
its last match, which is DC United, who they play
on Saturday. What is the story with the United this year?
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Well, I think it's been a reoccurring theme. I don't
think it's just this year. We saw some better play
last year defensively, but this is a team that I've
covered a decent amount over the last few years, and
defensively they've been a been well last three games with
you know, twelve of those goals, twelve of the seventeen
goals they've conceded and despied more than anybody in Major
(06:22):
League Soccer. They have been all over the place, obviously defensively,
but it's really defensive transition where I mean, if their
midfielders aren't tracking, the back line is all over the place,
then they're scrambling inside the box. So this to answer
you to go with what you're saying in terms of scoring,
this could be a prime game for a den Ka
(06:44):
to be able to either hold up play look to
get in behind quickly in transition. And then obviously, as
I mentioned Orshano, you have others too that could fill
independing on what the starting eleven is for Pat Newton,
but these are players that really if if we don't
see some changes with DC Nighted defensively and their structure
and just their setups, could have a heyday against.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
That back line. First of consecutive road games for FC
Cincinnati seven thirty on a Saturday night against DC United.
Lori Lindsay on the call, if you go to and
oh we're going to petition Apple TV to let you
call every much.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
Okay, okay, perfect, it sounds great.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
There you go, all right, good stuff. We appreciate the time, Laurie.
Hopefully we can do it down the road. Thanks so much.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Yeah, thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
You got it, Lori Lindsay. MLS Season Pass Apple TV
That game at seven thirty on Saturday night, and of
course you could also listen to it on ESPN fifteen
thirty
Nineteen minutes after four o'clock. This is ESPN fifteen thirty
on Moegor. Thank you so much for joining us today.
FC Cincinnati is looking for at least a point and
it's a fourth consecutive match on Saturday. The Orange and
Blue winning their most recent tilt against New England at
home one nil, picked up three points the week prior
to that in Nashville, and gained a point the week
(00:21):
before that at TQL Stadium against Atlanta. Saturday, the first
of consecutive road games for FC Cincinnati, taking on DC
United at seven thirty. The match on Apple TV's MLS
Season Pass, and our next guest joined us actually called
the first match of the season for FC Cincinnati. Lori
(00:41):
Lindsay is with US MLS Season Pass Apple TV. They
won that one and you're on the call on Saturday,
so we're expecting three more points. It's good to have you, Lori.
How are you? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (00:51):
Thanks, I hope that too. I'm curious if I'm the
good luck charms, so we'll.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
See, well, we will see, we will see. Pat Noonan
called the game on Saturday a one nothing win. The
weather was rough. I was amazed, the field wasn't underwater,
they've played shorthanded, and yet they got it out of
one nothing victory against New England, and Pat Noonan called
(01:15):
it one of the best wins he's enjoyed since he
took over here. I would imagine that given the context
of the season and who they haven't had and how
much he's had to make changes on the fly, that
from your perspective, you would understand why he said that.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Yeah, absolutely, because I think those are the types of
games when it's like you know, as you mentioned, the
field conditions, conditions in general just not ideal, and so
when that's the case, as a player, those are sometimes
the most difficult games to play in and you just
need to find a way, excuse me, to get the result.
And they did that. And I think that's what you're
(01:52):
seeing right now from this Cincinnati team, is that you
still don't feel like they have like their bets, given injuries,
given suspensions, rotations, and yet they're still finding ways and
getting points under the radar, which is I think is
huge in this league, especially in the Eastern Conference.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
Yeah, you and I talked about this a little bit
before the first game. It had been such a tumultuous
offseason right, like an MVP leaves your team. You added
vander Lay, there's the Kevin Denke acquisition. Some players who
are supposed to have very big roles for this team
not showing up for preseason training, so lots of stuff
happening on the fly. They're playing in multiple competitions, and
(02:33):
it felt like, you know what, for the first few weeks,
they're just going to have to tread water for them
to be where they are, which is currently fifth in
the Eastern Conference. Obviously, they have to play better and
they've got some ground to make up if they're going
to get to the top of the table. But boy,
all things being considered, I think you have to consider
the first couple of months of success absolutely.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
I think especially with that. What people don't realize too
is just scheduled congestion like Cincinnati had at the beginning
of the year, so challenging to have to rotate. This
is essentially a finn squad too for s and Cincinnati,
so being able to kind of weather that obviously not
going as far as they would want to dropping out
against Seagress, but all things considered, all to good success
(03:16):
and now they're going to face a DC United team
that in an in and of itself, is a team
that has not been in great form as of late,
to say the least, and so the crucial three points
that Ccincinnati could potentially get on the road.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
You know, they had a match two games ago against
New England. I thought the goalkeeper Roman Celentano had one
of his best individual efforts. And it's been so much
fun watching him from a guy who was basically walked
off the college campus at IU to now he's playing
in Major League soccer. He's gotten better and better every year.
You talk about somebody who has been a godsend this year,
you got to start with him.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
Yeah, he's been. He was exceptional, especially in that game
against Nashville. I think as a game that felt like
it could have gone either way. They get a PK
and some of the double stays that he made in
that game was exceptional. So listen, when you've had a
makeshift back line, when you've had to rotate players to
the extent that Cincinnati has, then you're going to have
(04:13):
to point to your goalkeeper who now has become a mainstay,
and you're going to ask him to have to come
up with some big saves and maybe more saves than
he typically would be leaned on to make, and I
think it's just been exceptional. So you're seeing a lot
of these different pieces for Cincinnati start to come together.
Just it's just a matter of time to get every
single player healthy on the field. That would be Pat
(04:35):
Noon and starting eleven.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
They have nine goals in seven matches. How does Pat
noon in generate a little bit more offense?
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Well, I think you're starting to see or Shadow come
to life again as he's making his way back. So
I think that's gonna be key. Den Kay. You know
sometimes too, I think what people don't realize is and
we've seen this with some other players, even I would
lean on for Orlando City as a player that all
last year really didn't catch for him as a center forward,
(05:07):
and then this year has come to life for Orlando City.
So I'm not saying that that's the case with Dink,
but it does take time for players to get used
to the league, the transitional style, the competitiveness, and just
like this, the back and forth style of play. So
once he starts to hit, even forming from Morgan consistently,
and then the relationships, the pairings on the field. I mean,
(05:29):
but this is going to be the eighth game of
the season, still quite a bit to play, and wouldn't
expect all of the partnerships, all the pairings to be
come to fruition just quite yet. So I think once
that starts to establish, then you can start to see
more goals for.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
Since THATI so your answer to that question was more
nuanced than I would have answered it. I would have said,
you play a team that gave up six goals in
its last match, which is DC United, who they play
on Saturday. What is the story with the United this year?
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Well, I think it's been a reoccurring theme. I don't
think it's just this year. We saw some better play
last year defensively, but this is a team that I've
covered a decent amount over the last few years, and
defensively they've been a been well last three games with
you know, twelve of those goals, twelve of the seventeen
goals they've conceded and despied more than anybody in Major
(06:22):
League Soccer. They have been all over the place, obviously defensively,
but it's really defensive transition where I mean, if their
midfielders aren't tracking, the back line is all over the place,
then they're scrambling inside the box. So this to answer
you to go with what you're saying in terms of scoring,
this could be a prime game for a den Ka
(06:44):
to be able to either hold up play look to
get in behind quickly in transition. And then obviously, as
I mentioned Orshano, you have others too that could fill
independing on what the starting eleven is for Pat Newton,
but these are players that really if if we don't
see some changes with DC Nighted defensively and their structure
and just their setups, could have a heyday against.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
That back line. First of consecutive road games for FC
Cincinnati seven thirty on a Saturday night against DC United.
Lori Lindsay on the call, if you go to and
oh we're going to petition Apple TV to let you
call every much.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
Okay, okay, perfect, it sounds great.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
There you go, all right, good stuff. We appreciate the time, Laurie.
Hopefully we can do it down the road. Thanks so much.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Yeah, thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
You got it, Lori Lindsay. MLS Season Pass Apple TV
That game at seven thirty on Saturday night, and of
course you could also listen to it on ESPN fifteen
thirty
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