Patrick Yazbek

So at that point, what players can we put on loan? What players can we utilize on this roster? And that's when you kind of were able to weed out the weak and basically retain the players you needed for this deep run.

And now that Patrick Yazbek has his green card work visa and is looked at as a domestic player, you have Warren Madrigal that has joined back into the starting 11.

Not even starting 11, but just the starting rotation.

And that is a player that can be looked at as the B to a...

It all doesn't run down the right flank with Andy Nahar.

The predictability factor, now that percentage lowers.

And so now you can dish it out to a guy like Matthew Corker in the midfield, or you could say Patrick Yazbek, whatever.

And I think the other...

I mean, I think this year they've shown that you can do both.

[chuckles] Like, and it, if not for Patrick Yazbek and Eddie Tagseth and Sam Surridge and Andy Najar all getting injured, like, at the end of CONCACAF Champions Cup, I think they probably had a pretty good shot to make it to the final.

Um, so yeah, I don't, I don't think they're gonna...

Uh, they might prioritize CONCACAF more, like, in the off season a- and look to add players who can help them with that, but I, I think they...

I mean, if Ahmed Qasim makes a return, he's going to want to make a difference there.

You know, we didn't talk about it in the second segment, but somebody who desperately needs to have a good performance, Patrick Yazbek.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So very excited to see Piyol back in action.

Today, Paddy Yazbek played 72 minutes as his Nashville Drew won all with San Jose.

Luki Ivanovic on the bench, but unused for San Jose.

And then just wrapping USA in the NWSL, Sam Kerr's Gotham FC lose 1-0 to Washington with the Matilda Superstar playing 90 minutes.

Um, there's kind of been a lot of talk about if he should be in the, the league's, um, 22 under 22, or if he's good enough to be in that.

And he's like, he's played almost 800 minutes more than either Patrick Yazbek or Eddi Tagseth.

He's probably the first choice midfielder for what's probably gonna be the best team in MLS history, and he's 20 years old.

So I'm j- I'm not sure how you can look at him and, and not think he's, he's one of the 22 best players in the league under 22.

I mean, Hany Mukhtar came off, I think with 15 minutes left.

That almost never happens.

Um, Patrick Yazbek wasn't even brought on the field.

Andy Najar, Christian Espinoza, even Sam Surridge all came off, and to me that means they're gonna roll out as, as close to a first choice lineup as they possibly can against San Jose.

It's good, man.

From Daniel Lovitz, Pat Yazbek gets back into the midfield there.

And then you've got Espinosa, Mukhtar, Saad, and Surge up top, man.

And it's coming at you.

They're also healthy, and, and that is something that they've had to deal with throughout the year.

You know, Surridge has missed time, Yazbek has missed time.

Um, they've had to juggle a little bit, uh, in central defense, and, and that's just not an issue for, for them right now.

Like, they're in the f- in the form and fitness that you, you wanna be going down the stretch here.

And I was gonna add to that, they only had four players called up in this international window because they are one of these teams where they have star players like Hany and Surridge, who are stars for, from big countries, so they don't make their national teams.

Ahmed Qasem and, and Patrick Yazbek, it's crazy travel 'cause it's Australia and Iraq.

Schrock he played here, and then it's the backup goalkeeper in Xavier Valdez.

So even when you look at that November window, like, they're, that's not an issue as much for them to juggle these players leaving, traveling long distances, playing fixture congestion there, and then coming back.

Um, and there isn't really a great answer.

Yeah, and I think we're gonna see in that midfield, right, like Patrick Yazbek should be back from his international duty-

Oh, great

... uh, down under there.

And, of course, we did see minutes for Marcus Yunus, which personally I'm very happy about because I think he's absolutely fantastic.

Another one that was good to see back, Patrick Yazbek.

And Adam, I think more importantly, Riley McGree.

We got to see him twice across both games.