00:00Messi now retired from the Argentina national team
00:03and solely focused on his MLS career
00:06to continue shattering records here in the United States.
00:11Absolutely.
00:11And in Miami, if you didn't know,
00:13finally clinched a playoff spot after a 2-0 win
00:17over New York City Football Club on October 14th.
00:20This was DePaul scoring after a Messi assist
00:24and also Bertemare adding that second goal.
00:26And Miami actually are the reigning MLS Cup champions.
00:30So I think with Messi now being totally focused on the MLS
00:33and not the World's Cup, not the national team,
00:36he's just going to be doing better than ever.
00:38Messi still leads the league with 23 goals and 14 assists right now.
00:44The GOAT is GOATing, my friends.
00:47It is going to be an interesting playoff scene.
00:51In front of them, though, they have a rival that they struggle with
00:55and it will be Epanavar City que va a ser su coco
00:57and that's going to be Nashville, Camila.
00:59Nashville is a team that is, it pains me to say,
01:03the very, very best in MLS right now.
01:05Way better than Miami, way better than LAFC,
01:10way better than Vancouver,
01:11and all the newcomers that we've seen this season
01:13coming back into relevance like Chicago
01:17and San Jose as well doing very well.
01:20But I think that this is going to be a very interesting MLS playoffs
01:25with these two teams battling to make it to the first,
01:28battling to make it to the conference finals.
01:30And in the conference final, we're going to,
01:33that's going to be a fire of a game.
01:34Without a doubt, there's going to be a firecracker.
01:36That game is the most expected game.
01:39And I think Nashville has a little bit of edge,
01:41but it's tough to bet against the Colts.
01:44We're definitely saying Nashville,
01:46not at the end, because you know,
01:47you see Torres, DePaul, all producing,
01:50you know, goals and the attack.
01:52But the question is the defense
01:53when it comes about Miami.
01:55Since then, Miami have conceded 50 goals so far.
01:59Gonzalez, the new coach who came in September 16th.
02:02Yeah, seems to have fixed the attack,
02:04but the real test is going to be on the plan
02:06to see how that defense, you know,
02:08can hold against top teams in the MLS.
02:11Yeah, it's a tough dilemma.
02:13You have a player like Messi.
02:15Do you maximize the offensive function of the team,
02:19providing him with players around him
02:20to maximize his skill?
02:22And then you figure out about the defensive.
02:25But also, they have invested so much.
02:29Casemiro is a player that has done a lot of effort,
02:32but also he's naturally offensive.
02:34Although he's a holding midfielder
02:36and improves the,
02:39let's just say the density of play in the midfield.
02:42He improves the,
02:45how compact the team's moves out the ball,
02:48but he's not quite like a center back,
02:50like a world-class center back
02:51that will command that area
02:52and give Miami that assurance
02:55of a player with category in the back,
02:58making sure that nothing goes out of control.
03:00They don't have that and they struggle to find it.
03:03And that's what they need.
03:04Also, beating Nashville for the top seed
03:06would be everything for Miami
03:08because it gives them home field advantage.
03:11That's a massive thing.
03:12But the question is,
03:13would they already sort of have home field advantage
03:16if we go somewhere else?
03:17Because, you know,
03:17there's going to be so many people
03:19just going, wanting to watch Messi.
03:20So I think that's going to be really interesting to see
03:22and kind of a little bit of an unfair advantage,
03:25if you ask me.
03:26Without a doubt.
03:26Camila, ¿quieres ver los standings de MLS?
03:30Let's do it.
03:30Let's take a look.
03:31East Coast,
03:32Nashville, like we said,
03:33clinching a playoff spot,
03:35Inter Miami.
03:36And then, like we were saying,
03:38these teams,
03:39they were out of the picture for a few seasons,
03:41but now the OGs are back.
03:44New England and Chicago
03:46in third and fourth place,
03:47really showing that
03:48the turnover in these teams have been impressive,
03:51especially in Chicago with Bill Harter.
03:53He took over as a sporting director and coach,
03:55and the formula is paying off.
03:57We have Charlotte,
03:58not surprising.
03:59And finally, Camila,
04:01Philadelphia that started with a terrible record
04:03at the beginning of the season.
04:05Little by little,
04:05they've been turning it around,
04:07and they're in play of contention now.
04:09Orlando,
04:10New York Red Bulls,
04:11and Cincinnati completing that
04:14ninth spot round.
04:15And then New York City Football Club,
04:16vamos at top 10,
04:20I'm not surprised.
04:21This United have been struggling.
04:23Columbus is sad to see them there,
04:24but they have been a terrible season
04:26since Rossi left
04:27and many of their stars.
04:29And Atlanta that has been just
04:31putting money out there
04:32to no return on investment.
04:34In Montreal,
04:35that is struggling,
04:36but they have a project.
04:38They have a project that is
04:39in rebirth.
