#719: What makes Gozo special, MB4's youth movement, WC post-postmortem

Xavier Gozo.

The transfer is, as all of you know, official.

He's sitting on a couch in a lovely appointed room with Chris Richards right now, shaking hands.

I saw some training footage on the Crystal Palace socials.

Nice.

They're pumped.

It has been noted.

I think Tom Boger talked about this a little in his reporting.

Really interesting kind of the way it worked out.

He's in the Premier League, but he's in the right size club where he's not just some guy on a spreadsheet.

He doesn't look like, at least initially, he won't be in a lone army type situation.

I don't know what his real prospects for minutes are, but it certainly looks like they're going to give him a shout because this is not like an everyday kind of transfer deal for this club.

So I'm hoping that this works out to be the right size and the right environment, much as it was for Chris Richards.

Yeah.

I am curious to see how it goes.

What do you think would be a successful season for him there? I

think it's you know, we got to remember the kid's still a teenager.

It's a, it's a, you know, born and raised in Utah.

It's a long way culturally lifestyle wise.

I think the, I think if you get any kind of minutes and that includes, even if he goes out on loan, whether it's for maybe a chunk of the season or what, what have you, I think you want to just be on the field.

You want to be making a positive impression on the manager and settling in and comfortable.

I have a, I have a distinct sense of, I don't think we have reported on this yet, but I have a distinct feeling that he will be in the first camp, the September-October camp for the USMNT, which will be another thing that will hopefully help to help him settle and build momentum and keep the positive vibes.

But it's already an amazing story.

I mean, I feel fortunate here because He had given a few flashes.

He scored a banger last year.

Xavier Gozo.

The transfer is, as all of you know, official.

He's sitting on a couch in a lovely appointed room with Chris Richards right now, shaking hands.

I saw some training footage on the Crystal Palace socials.

Nice.

They're pumped.

It has been noted.

I think Tom Boger talked about this a little in his reporting.

Really interesting kind of the way it worked out.

He's in the Premier League, but he's in the right size club where he's not just some guy on a spreadsheet.

He doesn't look like, at least initially, he won't be in a lone army type situation.

I don't know what his real prospects for minutes are, but it certainly looks like they're going to give him a shout because this is not like an everyday kind of transfer deal for this club.

So I'm hoping that this works out to be the right size and the right environment, much as it was for Chris Richards.

Yeah.

I am curious to see how it goes.

What do you think would be a successful season for him there? I

think it's you know, we got to remember the kid's still a teenager.

It's a, it's a, you know, born and raised in Utah.

It's a long way culturally lifestyle wise.

I think the, I think if you get any kind of minutes and that includes, even if he goes out on loan, whether it's for maybe a chunk of the season or what, what have you, I think you want to just be on the field.

You want to be making a positive impression on the manager and settling in and comfortable.

I have a, I have a distinct sense of, I don't think we have reported on this yet, but I have a distinct feeling that he will be in the first camp, the September-October camp for the USMNT, which will be another thing that will hopefully help to help him settle and build momentum and keep the positive vibes.

But it's already an amazing story.

I mean, I feel fortunate here because He had given a few flashes.

He scored a banger last year.