00:00Do you think that they have a chance to finally make it into the playoffs?
00:05I mean, listen, it's kind of like they're missing that last half.
00:08Looking at this weekend, the SoCal Classic, San Diego versus ACFC.
00:12This was a huge moment for ACFC, you know, to make their mark and to come back at it.
00:17Losing 2-1, so they're always...
00:19At home.
00:19At home, so they're always just that little bit behind the other team.
00:23And I don't know what's missing because at the beginning of the season,
00:25they brought in some new transfers, young, ready, and also experienced defenders.
00:30They have a lot of offensive power.
00:33I don't know what's missing with this squad.
00:34Something is just not working.
00:36Money is not all true.
00:37It's called pressure.
00:38It's called pressure.
00:39When you're the team that spends the most money to have the Cathedral of Football,
00:42the United States, as your home, and you don't deliver with results, it's pressure.
00:49Overall, I think that even though they have talented players,
00:51they're trying to switch this around.
00:53And it's going to take them a little bit of time getting the right coach
00:55and bringing the right players with the right mentality
00:58because, you know, in el fútbol,
01:00no siempre el que gana, el que paga más dinero es el que gana.
01:03And unfortunately, we see that there might be a discipline issue within the team, Camila.
01:07We see that some of these young players might be seduced by the nightlife of Los Angeles.
01:12They might be a little distracted with what's happening,
01:15and they might not be fully, you know, engaged in the season.
01:18A lot of commercial commitments.
01:20We've seen that many of the AFCFC players floated in every type of leading event to the World Cup.
01:27So, clearly, they're distraction because the league is also trying to grow, right?
01:31So, we have to strike a balance between one and the other.
01:34Now, Camila, talk to me about this team that has been the revelation of the tournament,
01:39the Utah Royals.
01:41Yes.
01:42What a team.
01:42What a surprise.
01:44Break down their success to us.
01:46Yeah, absolutely.
01:46This was a team that was in a rebuilding phase for a really long time.
01:50Last season, they were in the bottom, bottom half.
01:53They were, I think, at 13th or 14th place in the league,
01:56and they have just completely turned it around.
01:58They are playing really well, and I think, you know, it's about trusting their coach, right?
02:02They've had their coach for many years and trusting this rebuilding phase, and it's playing off.
02:072-0 defeat over Houston Dash.
02:10Alex.
02:11Six games.
02:12Sorry.
02:12Five games undefeated.
02:13Five games undefeated.
02:14That's what I'm saying.
02:14This is the tournament for Utah.
02:17Alex, you've been watching a lot of these games.
02:19You've been following the league.
02:20Tell me about how important it is that we see this parity, right?
02:24We were talking about Liga MX.
02:26How can America put seven goals, 11 goals in a full series over Toluca?
02:31But now we see in NWSL that parity.
02:34Teams that were at the bottom of the table, now they're climbing up.
02:37Teams that were untouchable, now below the midpoint.
02:41How exciting is to see a league that actually competes?
02:45I mean, this is what makes the league entertaining.
02:48You know, you get tired of seeing the same teams win over and over again, like in the Liga Femenil
02:54for La Liga.
02:55You always see Barcelona win, which I love it.
02:58But, you know, at the same time, for the rest of the fans, you end up just watching the same
03:02thing over and over again.
03:03And then you lose interest in watching.
03:05This is something that also happened with PSG, where it's like they don't get that credit because there's not that
03:11disparity.
03:11You're supposed to win.
03:12But, yeah, and then obviously they shine in tournaments like the Champions League.
03:16But going back to, like, the women's side, I think that it's very important that we do see this because,
03:21you know, this is bringing the fans all together.
03:25Alex, I know you are also following some new squads.
03:28You have Boston and Denver, who are the new additions into the NWSL.
03:32Tell us, how did it go this weekend for them?
03:34Guys, we have some exciting news.
03:35Boston is no longer at the bottom of the table.
03:38They went up two spots.
03:40And that's because they got a 2-1 victory against Orlando.
03:44I mean, it is a little surprising, but at the same time, they're here.
03:48They're no longer at the bottom.
03:50I mean, they're out there.
03:51Now, let's talk about that exactly because we have Orlando, one of the classic franchises of the women's side,
03:57with a player like Marta, with players of the highest caliber that don't seem to find the formula to win.
04:03And other teams in the tournament that are really, really surprisingly low, North Carolina Courage, Angel City,
04:10even Racing Louisville, that used to be one of the top five teams last season.
04:14Chiva, how fragile is the mystic of a team that can change so drastically from one season to the next?
04:21I mean, you're talking about Orlando.
04:22Players get old, right?
04:24Sometimes you've got to switch it.
04:26No, no, no.
04:27No, no, no.
04:30Hey, Marta es la mejor en historia, right?
04:34But the reality of it is that she's getting old, and you need some new blood,
04:38and even though they have brought...
04:40Obagio.
04:40Obagio.
04:41And Barbara Banda, who is the top goal scorer in the league.
04:44Pero it's not enough for Orlando.
04:46They have to switch it a little bit more, and sometimes, you know,
04:48they're going to have one bad season.
04:49Not all the time it's going to be about winning.
04:52A veces se se construye.
04:53Mm-hmm.
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