Matt Wells

It felt like Colorado came out in the second half with very little adjustment, which I didn't think was a terrible idea.

One of the things I noticed about this game was Colorado under Matt Wells spread the field very wide.

There were large, large distances.

They were playing from line to line.

They drew Rapids were up two goals against LA Galaxy.

These were just like copy and paste performances.

And I phrased it more nuanced in my opening question in the press conference with Matt Wells.

And I kind of said, like, it was kind of the same movie, but like it's the it's a movie that had a similar ending, but maybe kind of a different middle plot.

So I don't know.

I think it's Matt Wells is the coach going off memory here.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Just, bro, what, what were your thoughts on the way he handled that start and just...

I mean, uh, before he, before he came into the Rapids, is that a position that he's frequented before? Or, or, or is that maybe Matt Wells seeing something in him and, and saying, "Hey, let's give this a go"?

No, I'm-

What do you think?

Yeah, so we'll have a game this weekend, and then I think it's two weeks, um, before the next one.

Um, but yeah, so international break, um, you know, it's, which is interesting that it's started already, but we're still having a game.

You know, I think Matt Wells talked down about today's kind of ridiculous, which I agree.

Um, especially 'cause we're, we're gonna be short players and our depth is, is struggling.

And he really looks special.

If you can couple that with some of the other additions that the Rapids made in the summer with the fact that Matt Wells already had this team playing pretty good ball, at least it's different.

And I think it's given them something that other teams struggle to match at times.

Yeah, this is a team that I could see winning a series because Whitaker is that good and the pieces around him are at least good enough for them to not trip.

It makes a lot of sense.

I think that they will be a very difficult team to be matched up against.

What I do agree with Joe on as well is the the ceiling of this, right? And I think part of this is just, it's still year one under Matt Wells.

It's one of those where, like, the World Cup break kind of, like, makes it feel like he's been here for four years now.

And in 2025, not so much.

And Matt Wells, the new coach at Colorado, felt that they were better off with different options in midfield.

And we talk about Bassett so much because there's urgency to it.

His contract is up in 15 months.

It's saved into your post, but good effort.

And it gets the applause from the manager, Matt Wells.

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Not to shame any of our previous coaches that have been in the same position, but...

Matt Walsh just, the way I think, you know, I would believe, the way he just processes the football, the way he analyzes his team, the way he analyzes the opponent, the way he prepares, the way he tries to, you know, get the team motivated.

it strikes me like he he's got more in his bag to offer this group of guys.

And at the end of the day, I think if anything fails, it's shitting him to say, but I think it's going to be the, the team that's letting him down as opposed to Matt Wells and his tactics and his philosophy, letting the players down, if that makes any sense, you know?

I mean, in terms of regular starters or players that play on a weekly basis, unfortunately, I think Cole Bassett, maybe.

I mean, it's no secret that Matt Wells came into town in Colorado and a guy who wants to play possession-first controlled soccer, took one look at Cole Bassett and said, yeah, he's not in my plans.

And that's why the Timbers were able to swoop in and get him.

Cole Bassett, for me, has been the player, along with Pantemis, that I have noticed the most situations on the field where I've gone, that is absolutely not what Marty would want him to do.

I'm just going to throw that on there because a couple of podcasts ago, I was pretty vocal about Rob Holding, and I thought maybe he lacked the minerals to be a captain.

Wonder what Matt Wells saw.

I thought he actually handled himself amazing.

I think in the past couple of games, bro, besides that Columbus game, which...

Getting better, Crash.

Wayne Frederick is getting better game by game, homie.

I could see why he's nailed down that spot there for Matt Wells, dude.

Like, I know... another one of these players that i kind of hold high expectations i don't know why i hold high expectations bro but like you know i'm not i'm not like uh i'm just an armchair pundit when it comes to it bro but i i like i look at these players and i see the quality i see the potential and i'm like dude yeah like i i have those high expectations for a player like wayne frederick and he's really growing into that role bro wax lyrical on wayne frederick bro