Miami and San Diego Continue to Rise as MLS Cup Contenders

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00:00Yeah, LAFC with finally Sonny playing 90 minutes, looking really good.

00:04He did an assist.

00:05He actually looked like he was on the team for a long time.

00:08There's still more to come from Sonny.

00:10But let's talk about Miami, man.

00:12Miami on the move up.

00:13Messi playing for only 45 minutes and scoring one goal.

00:16Same as Suarez, Jordi Alba.

00:19I mean, I think Miami is out there for a top contender for the MLS Cup.

00:22Without a doubt, Miami right now seems to be one of the most dangerous teams.

00:27The addition of DePaul has really given another dimension to this team.

00:30And having Messi rest some days and continue to be that star player that the leagues need him to be is great.

00:37But we have to go with our good friend, Nixie.

00:40He's going to break down this game and some more.

00:42Nixie, how are you, my friend?

00:43Doing great.

00:44How are you guys doing?

00:45Excellent.

00:46Awesome.

00:46Well, yeah, a lot ahead right now.

00:49But with Miami in full form right now with the guns blazing with their guy Messi back in town,

00:55it is all eyes on Miami.

00:57And I think they're going to come through ending this season very strong.

01:01Now, we've seen teams like Cincinnati, Nashville coming in hot, kind of filling these top spots.

01:07These are teams that we wouldn't have normally seen all the way up there.

01:09But I think that's about to change with Miami in full force right now.

01:14And when it comes to the Western Conference, not to make this all about me,

01:16not to bring things back to my beloved Los Angeles Galaxy squad,

01:20but you have to give some credit to us for helping you guys over there at the LAFC side of things out

01:27for us just being so great this season at not winning games and not scoring goals.

01:32So a little bit of luck, I think, from your guys' side as well.

01:37And some luck that we wish we had over there at the Galaxy side.

01:41That's right, Nick.

01:42Galaxy has been struggling, continues to draw points,

01:45but the MLS has a lot to be looking forward to.

01:49Another big game, the Texas Classic.

01:52Not so many goals, but what do you say?

01:55It was a good game?

01:56I mean, a derby is a derby, right?

01:58Sometimes you expect a lot of goals or a team winning, scoring a lot of goals.

02:02And sometimes there's this type of game where it's a boring game,

02:061-1, boring game for the ones that don't go for those teams

02:08because the ones that support those teams, every single play matters

02:11and it makes your adrenaline go up.

02:13So, I mean, it was a 1-1.

02:15At least it wasn't a 0-0, which we've seen happening a lot with the Classic.

02:19Without a doubt, Chiba, now we have another big game that happened

02:22because there's another Southern California team

02:25really making a splash in the league, and that's San Diego.

02:28Nick C, what's your take on that game?

02:31How can you not be so excited about San Diego FC right now?

02:34They are doing absolutely amazing, and it is so rare.

02:37And I know we called this early on, like, that San Diego is going to come out

02:41with the blast and do absolutely beautifully this season

02:43because they have this sort of new franchise momentum behind them.

02:45That proved very true.

02:47But still, even beyond that, it is so rare to see a team do absolutely this well

02:51and dominate so well in the regular season by a long shot.

02:57So, San Diego, if Miami is the team to watch on the east side

03:00when it comes to the sportsbook and finishing this season strong,

03:03San Diego FC definitely will be the best bet when it comes to finishing this season very strong.

03:09I mean, their odds went from, like, plus 8,000 to, like, the low hundreds right now.

03:13So, huge jump, huge swing.

03:15So, a lot of momentum behind San Diego, and there's nothing,

03:18absolutely nothing to suggest that that's going to change.

03:20Thank you, Nick C, for that excellent analysis.

03:23Now, if you still want to get in that bet, Chiba,

03:27who do you think is going to be the first, the Supporter Shield winner

03:32and then the MLS Cup winner?

03:34I mean, Supporter Shield winner is going to be an East Coast team.

03:37They already have it said and done.

03:39I know there's nine games, ten games left, but they are on top of the league.

03:45But, look, man, honestly, I'm very excited, like Nick said before,

03:48to see new teams on top of the league, understandings.

03:52And, man, this Cup, anybody can take it, you know.

03:55It's amazing to see this type of football changing the teams that are always in the finals.

04:01Finally, you can see Columbus Crew being a number one team,

04:03or LAFC, or Galaxy that came from winning the championship

04:06and now fighting for the wooden spoon.

04:08I mean, it's going to be an interesting league.

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