ExtraTime Radio: Tim Bezbatchenko (Toronto FC), Garth Lagerwey (Seattle Sounders)

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🗓️ 5 December 2016

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

The guys save the tactical talk for Thursday in Toronto, where Sigi Schmid will bring his expertise to the table. Instead, it’s time to learn about how Toronto FC and the Seattle Sounders were built with the men who did the building. First up is Toronto FC general manager Tim Bezbatchenko, who explains why the salary cap is even trickier than you think and how he went about putting the pieces together after getting the job in late 2013. What happened with Jermain Defoe? How’d the Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore deals get over the line? How would an MLS Cup victory change the club and the city?

After the break, Sounder GM Garth Lagerwey calls in after a trip to South America to dish on Seattle's roller-coaster 2016 season. Next up? Another flight, this one to Europe, then an MLS Cup appearance that nobody thought possible in July. How shocking was it when Obafemi Martins took off in February? How crucial was Jordan Morris’ decision to eschew Germany for his hometown club? Did Luis Suarez help seal the Nico Lodeiro deal? Did analytics play a role in the Sounders (and Toronto FC’s run)?

In the mailbag, the Best XI drops and Matt gives his own team of the year, ATL UTD makes a splash in the transfer market and drafts of all different varieties are on the horizon.

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0:26.8	modge podge it is an ungodly mess I'm just trying to think about what I
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0:45.1	As always, David Goss, out in the octagon,
0:47.7	Matt the armchair analyst Doyle.
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0:51.8	Days I tell you of MLS Cup.
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1:04.0	The final game of the MLS season, Toronto,
1:06.3	hosting the Seattle Sounders.
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