Raphaël Wicky
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Oct 26, 2026
Thad BellHOST
There's just not a lot of options right now.
Thad BellHOST
And I don't want to defend Wiki because we can criticize him for a lot of things potentially also.
Thad BellHOST
But he also doesn't have much options on defense right now.
David GreenwaldPANELIST
Okay.
David GreenwaldPANELIST
Every time he says, okay, that's a clue for us to start talking.
David GreenwaldPANELIST
I'm done with this game.
David GreenwaldPANELIST
I just, you know, Wiki has earned a lot of criticism this year.
David GreenwaldPANELIST
But, but, Our roster has not been great.
Chad SmithHOST
Like he's the one you're hoping to sell for millions of dollars and you're playing him out of position at right back, which admittedly they have such a problem that they have to play guys out of position at right back.
Chad SmithHOST
But We'll get to Wiki and his roster decision-making in terms of lineups and tactics and whatnot a little later on.
Chad SmithHOST
We'll talk about these freaking losses.
Chad SmithHOST
But I feel like Ian James should be getting on the field more at his natural position.
Chad SmithHOST
yeah what i would love to see and which he doesn't seem inclined to try this is if you're gonna play him in that right back do that like elbow back thing i know that's a term that probably doesn't mean very much good to you but the u.s men's national team Freeman kind of plays that role.
Chad SmithHOST
And it's like you are the third center back in the back line sometimes, but then also you have a little bit of freedom to go forward.
Chad SmithHOST
If James wasn't going forward all the time, like Wiki's using him exactly like he uses Reynolds or Davis in that spot.
Chad SmithHOST
And I don't think that's a fit, even though he is athletically capable of getting, well, he's capable of getting up the sideline.
David GreenwaldHOST
Yeah, normally what I...
David GreenwaldHOST
You know, it seems like we always fall off in the second half, that we come out of the locker room and whatever Wiki said, it's the opposite of what we were looking for.
David GreenwaldHOST
But, uh, this one, we came out with a little fire, looking like a little different of a team.
Thad BellHOST
Do you think we need to stop him from having halftime conversations?
David GreenwaldHOST
Um, you know, I like keeping my press pass.
David GreenwaldHOST
I think maybe my personal opinion on this should main- remain maybe redacted.
David GreenwaldHOST
But yeah, I, I definitely think Wiki seems incapable of pushing all of the right buttons for an entire 90 minutes.
David GreenwaldHOST
Like, it, it just doesn't seem to, to click all the way through the game.
Chad SmithHOST
Yeah, I thought he was, uh, mostly fine, you know, and then the goal obviously helps.
Chad SmithHOST
We kinda asked Wiki about him after the game 'cause he had a lot of young guys out there, and then even the guys that aren't young, he was kinda pointing out how, like Gauffre is not, he's not young in the same sense as some of these like teenagers or low 20 guys, but he is young in his experience 'cause he hasn't been on the field a lot.
Chad SmithHOST
But he kinda highlighted Reynolds, and then we asked him a question about him and he said, "Well, he just needs to be available.
Chad SmithHOST
He's hurt too much." So I thought that it was very direct, uh, but it's true.
7 MINS LATER
Chad SmithHOST
Yeah, to catch old Johnny Effin Russell.
Chad SmithHOST
So, um, anyways, uh, Andre, man, what a, what a night.
Chad SmithHOST
It would be nice if he could make it through a full game and, like, uh, Wiki even talked about his fitness is still not there yet and he's not, he's not where he needs to be.
Chad SmithHOST
Imagine if he was where he needs to be and he could be the threat that he is for 90 minutes versus, you know, 70 or 75 where he tapers off in these games.
Chad SmithHOST
But I thought, once again, Seattle kind of did some outcoaching, maybe.
Chad SmithHOST
I think Wiki was a little unlucky, but at the same time, Jordan Morris flipped to center forward from I want to say he's playing right wing in the first half.
Chad SmithHOST
And he just was causing Jansen Miller all kinds of trouble.
Chad SmithHOST
It's like he's the one that he gets behind him on the when he gets the assist on the opening Seattle goal.
5 MINS LATER
Chad SmithHOST
Yeah, that's a good question.
Chad SmithHOST
So I would suspect that Bassong will start and Bassong will be the captain.
Chad SmithHOST
But your question is if that can't happen, I would assume Bartlett plays that spot, which doesn't instill a lot of confidence in me, but Wiki puts him out there on a pretty consistent basis.
Chad SmithHOST
I would rather see him.