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Pulisic!
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Sometimes
there's a message sent
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without a word spoken.
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These transfers will
absolutely close the door
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on Christian's chances
of getting a regular place
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in the Chelsea side.
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Puli struggled a little bit
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since he came back
from national break.
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It's a bit like a broken record.
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It's happened too often to us.
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The man who trusted you most
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to give you your
first team debut
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now doesn't trust you enough
for you to play.
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When you don't start
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and you're not playing
regularly,
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it does erode your confidence.
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USA's Christian Pulisic
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is offered his first
Chelsea start in 101 days.
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So often it's about being
at the right place
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at the right time.
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And his move to Chelsea
would have been a dream.
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You're getting to go
to one of the biggest teams
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in the Premier League,
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but it's so much more
than just that.
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When people start to
say things about you like that
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at the club, it's clear that
you're not wanted there anymore,
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and that's not a good feeling.
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So that's when I knew
that it was time to move on.
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I think he got
a bit unlucky at Chelsea,
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but he's a great player,
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so he's gonna play with us.
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Team like AC Milan
comes calling,
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you don't really say no.
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He had an offer from Lyon
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and there was rumblings
that other big clubs
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were making a play for him.
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Well, we can now add Juventus
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to a growing list
of big clubs
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interested
in Christian Pulisic.
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A list which already included
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the likes of Manchester United,
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Lyon and Galatasaray.
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But the interesting one
was Milan,
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because in the last couple
of seasons
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we've seen an interesting
relationship
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between Milan and Chelsea,
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with the likes of Tomori,
Loftus-Cheek,
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Olivier Giroud making that jump.
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But this will be
an interesting one
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because the relationship
between the two clubs
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is already there.
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We'll start with
the news that Christian Pulisic
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has agreed terms
with AC Milan...
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Christian Pulisic has
left Chelsea after four years
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and completed a permanent
transfer to AC Milan.
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Christian wants to move
to Milan as soon as possible.
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If it meant him taking
less money, no problem.
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It was a bold move
because it's a huge club,
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one of the most famous clubs
in world football.
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The move felt right,
the coach felt right,
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and it was a matter of,
I just want to get there
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and I want to get there
and start.
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I mean, the relief
to have a coach who trusts you,
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to have a new opportunity
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to prove that you are the player
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that you think you are...
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He took it and ran with it.
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With AC Milan,
it's a different ballgame.
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You're gonna expect goals
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and assists
straight off the bat.
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That's not gonna be easy.
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It's different.
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When you score one goal,
you need to Italy,
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it's like two goals in Europe.
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I think that 100%.
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This was a big club.
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It was a club that a couple
of years back
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had won the Scudetto,
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a club that just made
semifinals of Champions League.
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Who has the most
pressure to perform?
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I think it's Christian.
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They brought him on to deliver,
not to sit on the bench,
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not to have an experience
like at Chelsea.
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There's a certain level
of expectation
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around representing that club.
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I'm not sure that's where
Christian Pulisic needs to be.
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There's always
that little aspect.
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It's like, all right,
you're big in America.
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That's cute,
but can you really do it here?
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All right,
once you get seated,
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uh, we'll start, I guess,
in Italy.
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And, honestly, I can't believe
how happy he looks there.
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Have you been to Italy?
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I mean, going out
and training in London,
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where it's raining
most of the year,
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compared to training in Italy,
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and to be able to enjoy
the rich culture there,
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I've got to imagine that
that's a nice lifestyle change.
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I mean, the culture,
the food, the passion.
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When you're there,
it's like you're transported
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to a different
century sometimes,
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when you can't quite believe
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that humanity was able
to create and conceive
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such a thing of beauty.
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I mean, this is one of the most
beautiful places on earth.
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And they also have some
really good football teams.
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People in Italy
go crazy about soccer.
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They go crazy,
they talk about it 24/7.
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It's just something you have
inside of your body.
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It's culture,
it's a lifestyle.
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It's something
that can encompass
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every part of your being.
And you could feel it.
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You see all the banners
that are unfurled,
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the fireworks that are
going off.
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It's completely different
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than anything you see
in American sports.
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Milan is definitely...
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This sport is everything, man.
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These teams here are
everything for the people.
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So putting this jersey on,
you can feel the history.
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You can kind of feel
the presence of people
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who have won Ballon d'Ors,
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or the trophies
that the club has won.
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So, for me, it's, uh--
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I don't take it lightly.
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You feel the history?
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So the Champions League final
from the year I was born,
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not telling anybody
that was 1963.
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- Did they get that for you?
- Yeah, yeah.
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Even the floor
in AC Milan is special.
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Where you see it's black,
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it's bad a season.
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Where you see it's red,
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signifies winning
again and again.
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There's a lot of red
up in front.
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Oh, yes, right.
I see a lot of red coming up.
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- So beautiful.
- You really know your stuff.
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I try, listen--
Like you said,
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it really is
an incredible club.
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- Oh, yeah.
- And everywhere you look.
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You see the trophies
that they're winning.
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World club championships.
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But in here, this, I think,
is what it's all about.
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If you can have
a trophy cabinet,
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like, maybe this is the same
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as you've got at home,
I don't know.
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Nothing like this, man.
This is--
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This is unbelievable.
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It's kind of special, right?
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It's hard to believe
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that most of these
Serie A teams that you see
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are over a century old.
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And for Milan now,
they're proudly
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celebrating 125 years.
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So just think of
all those decades,
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all those generations.
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I mean, these are genuinely
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incredible histories
that these clubs
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can be proudly wearing
on their kits.
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And beautiful
pass to Rivera, he's on side.
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He must score, surely.
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And Prati has got his third
goal of the match.
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If you look
historically, Milan,
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there were some pretty
big players in Milan
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and they won
some big trophies also.
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This club has had
some players
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that are generational,
not just world class,
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but players that you cannot
find a copy of
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for decades and decades.
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I go back to that period
in the late '80s, early '90s,
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the Dutch trio,
Marco Van Basten,
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Frank Rijkaard, Ruud Gullit,
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Ballon d'Or winners
who have graced the club.
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I mean, in the '90s,
they were so dominant
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that they went 58 games
undefeated in the league.
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And then you had the 2000s
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with Andriy Shevchenko,
Kaká,
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a player that had been
to the mountaintop
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in world football.
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And that's what Milan has been
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for large parts
of their history,
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whether it's the Scudetto
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or the Champions League,
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a competition
that only Real Madrid
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has a better record in.
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Milan is a team
that has been expected
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to challenge on all fronts.
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It's really on another level
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because is not just to be
a football player.
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Here you become
a part of a family.
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So when you play
in a club like Milan,
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you become a family member
of all Milanistas.
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Milan are champions of Italy!
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It's a football country
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and when you're playing
those big teams there,
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everyone loves you, man.
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But my father always told me,
remember one thing,
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those jerseys,
they're very heavy jerseys.
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Not everyone can play there.
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To the course we go.
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Fast!
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Fast-like!
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The Italian culture,
it's something unlike
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what I've experienced in this--
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in this sport before.
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Yeah!
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Holy-- rocked my camera.
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Sorry about that.
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It means everything
to the people in Milan.
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- Can I ask you a question?
- Yep.
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Do you want to share
what you were--
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what you were feeling
about confidence earlier?
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Um...
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But it's-- it's something
that you just have
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to be conscious of because
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there is a lot
of attention on you.
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Mm...
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Any feelings like,
what-- what's--
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What--
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But, you know,
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I wouldn't want it
any other way.
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Sometimes I would just say
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I wish I was--
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I don't know, man.
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I'm playing at a high level
right now
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with some of the best
in the world,
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but I feel like
to stay on that level
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and to reach that level,
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you have to have this level
of confidence
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that sometimes
I feel like I miss.
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Like, I don't feel like I--
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I don't know, I don't have
that, like, constant, like,
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cocky confidence
that some of the best have.
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- Hm.
- And that's--
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That's the next step.
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That's the next step
to get to the top, I think.
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You know, from
an outsider looking in,
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I think when you follow
a specific person,
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you really see what
a roller coaster it can be
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and all of the highs
and the lows.
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So for Christian,
with the big move from England
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to Italy, it really felt
like this was make or break.
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Why Milan?
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It's a historic club,
it's legendary,
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and I'm really excited
to come here
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and try to win
some titles here.
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The move was gonna be
so important
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because there are all
these questions
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that started to arise
around Christian Pulisic, that,
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oh, in America, he's Captain
America, he's great.
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But in Europe,
ah, we're not sold yet.
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And so if those questions
start to arise,
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you know, that this next move
has to be the right move.
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Is this good?
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He's got the whole
weight on his shoulders,
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you know,
coming from America
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and, you know, playing for
the biggest teams in the world.
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I think he likes that pressure.
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He likes, you know,
taking on a challenge,
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and he's ready to kick on and--
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whatever comes his way,
he's ready to-- to take on.
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I remember getting on a call
with Coach Pioli,
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and he wanted
to just talk to me right away
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and basically just telling me
how-- how interested he was,
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how-- how he thinks I would fit
in his system
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and, uh, that-- that
they would take care of me.
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But between my Italian
and his-- and his English,
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we kind of just had to make it
work at the beginning.
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In a lot of ways, though,
going to a new club
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with that language barrier,
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it almost allows me to play
a bit free in a way,
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because I always have
that excuse of like,
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"Oh, I didn't understand."
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So I can kind of
just go do my thing.
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Si, si, si.
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Milan hand debuts
to three of their new recruits.
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Christian Pulisic
plays on the right
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of a very exciting
Rossoneri front three.
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Before he played
his first game,
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I went on Milan TV and
all the guys were like,
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all right, come on,
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like, all right, Pulisic,
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like, what-- what are we
really gonna get?
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Like, is this legit?
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But he was really lucky that
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he was in a position
to succeed at Milan,
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where the coach Pioli put him
at the center of his game.
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He said, "You're gonna play
on this side,
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you'll have this sort
of freedom"
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and then unlocked him.
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Here is Pulisic...
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Brilliant!
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It immediately became,
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"Oh, my gosh,
this is not a joke."
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Absolutely brilliant.
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On his debut,
the American star
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shining so brightly for Milan.
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This is not a signing
just for headlines.
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This is a really
talented player.
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I think that
that early period
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that Christian was able
to put his marker in the sand,
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I think was critical
in his Milan career.
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Because it gave him
an early chance
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to stake his claim
as being the guy that
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you got to start me
in the lineup
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for the first league game.
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The American scores
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in his first two games
in Serie A.
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And he was able
to perform from day one.
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And San Siro
welcomes a new hero.
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San Siro.
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To play in the San Siro
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every other week
in the Serie A.
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And what he's doing as well,
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he's not just playing
for AC Milan,
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he's starting for AC Milan.
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Watching him in Italy
from the very beginning,
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- This is great.
- His grandmother from Italy,
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the culture, the openness,
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the way their footballers
are respected
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and celebrated.
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You saw him immediately, for the
first time in his club career,
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play with his guard down.
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Pulisic,
he's gonna go on his own.
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Christian Pulisic!
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I think, you know,
with different coaches,
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different clubs,
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they expect different
things from you.
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I think that Chelsea, he was
more-- more of a creator,
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you know, and now he's got
both sides of his game.
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He's a creator
and he's a goal scorer.
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I think finally
he had a coach that trusted him.
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Pioli put a lot of faith
in Christian.
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I think he made
Christian feel that,
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you know, if you have
one bad game,
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it's not the end of the world.
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So I think from a mental
perspective,
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having someone that
trusts you like that,
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it gives you
all the confidence you need
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to-- to go out
and do what you do.
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And I think he repaid
their faith.
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Pulisic
having that consistency
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under Stefano Pioli,
I think was massive
347
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for also avoiding injuries.
348
00:15:09,275 --> 00:15:11,724
Even though it sounds like
this would be counterintuitive,
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the more you play, the more
chances you get injured.
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This wasn't the case
with Pulisic.
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He was able to play, perform
consistently, score, assist.
352
00:15:22,034 --> 00:15:23,517
It's like Formula One cars.
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It's all about the details now
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because the way
he's performing,
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you just have to keep it
like a continuity.
356
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And when the low level comes,
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keep the low level
as high as possible.
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Swing and miss by Tomori...
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Oh! It's Pulisic!
360
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And Milan are on the board.
361
00:15:37,517 --> 00:15:39,034
He should be amongst
the conversations
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of the best strikers
in the world, you know?
363
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On the turn, Christian Pulisic!
364
00:15:44,517 --> 00:15:46,724
When I see that
his first season here,
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he did amazing,
scoring goals and assists
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and really helping
the team, so...
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00:15:50,482 --> 00:15:51,827
Come on, guys, like,
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00:15:51,896 --> 00:15:53,517
he's the guy, you know?
369
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Pulisic wants it
over the top,
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the American's header!
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00:15:56,724 --> 00:15:58,931
And it's game on here.
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Christian Pulisic and
his performances for Milan
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have been simply outstanding.
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And this is from someone
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who I thought he was making
the wrong move.
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00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:06,517
When Milan needed
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some of their players
to step up,
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00:16:08,689 --> 00:16:12,241
it was the one who has the most
goals on the pitch this season.
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00:16:12,310 --> 00:16:14,758
The way he's performing now,
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00:16:14,827 --> 00:16:17,275
it's really on an elite level.
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00:16:17,344 --> 00:16:19,344
He has been
AC Milan's face.
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He has been AC Milan's
dominant force.
383
00:16:21,689 --> 00:16:25,620
He is one of the most
potent players in Serie A.
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00:16:25,689 --> 00:16:27,689
and for American players,
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that is a whole new reality.
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00:16:31,965 --> 00:16:33,689
You know, Milan paid
for Pulisic
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something around 20, 25 millions
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00:16:35,448 --> 00:16:37,965
with same add-ons, as always
in-- in modern football.
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00:16:38,034 --> 00:16:40,275
But in my personal opinion,
the player today,
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if you wanted to sell him today,
391
00:16:42,310 --> 00:16:45,551
it's not gonna be less
than 60, 65 million euros.
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00:16:45,620 --> 00:16:48,206
And probably Milan are
not selling him for 60 today.
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00:16:48,275 --> 00:16:50,448
I hope so, because
they need a player like him.
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00:16:50,517 --> 00:16:52,206
But all the teammates
and even the fans
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00:16:52,275 --> 00:16:55,586
can see how Christian Pulisic
every single time
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00:16:55,655 --> 00:16:58,448
is showing how committed
he is to AC Milan
397
00:16:58,517 --> 00:17:01,931
and to showing how important
is for him every single game.
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So in terms of image,
in terms of marketing,
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00:17:04,517 --> 00:17:07,379
now it's very clear that
Christian is one of the faces,
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if not the face of this--
of this Milan project.
401
00:17:09,793 --> 00:17:11,620
And let me say,
it's unbelievable.
402
00:17:11,689 --> 00:17:14,379
So this is absolutely
the best piece of business
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00:17:14,448 --> 00:17:15,896
they did in the recent years.
404
00:17:15,965 --> 00:17:18,965
Well, think about how well
this has worked out for Milan.
405
00:17:19,034 --> 00:17:21,379
They get a player
for much less money
406
00:17:21,448 --> 00:17:22,965
than what he's worth now.
407
00:17:23,034 --> 00:17:24,586
He's an immediate impact player
408
00:17:24,655 --> 00:17:27,379
and some could say
their best player.
409
00:17:27,448 --> 00:17:30,551
And on top of all that,
you now have Captain America.
410
00:17:30,620 --> 00:17:33,103
So you have a leg up over
every other club
411
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in the most lucrative,
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important market
in the world, America.
413
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Ahead of Christian's
second season with the team,
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the US Was picked as a place
415
00:17:44,137 --> 00:17:46,448
for the team
to train in the summer.
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00:17:46,517 --> 00:17:49,034
They like to take the players
outside of a city
417
00:17:49,103 --> 00:17:50,655
where they normally train,
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00:17:50,724 --> 00:17:53,689
away from family, just so
they're really, really focused
419
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and can start the season
in the best way possible.
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00:17:58,034 --> 00:18:00,517
So we played a game
in Yankee Stadium,
421
00:18:00,586 --> 00:18:03,689
which for me was like
the pinnacle of matches.
422
00:18:04,620 --> 00:18:06,724
To see Milan play
in the Yankee Stadium
423
00:18:06,793 --> 00:18:08,275
is, uh, is something incredible.
424
00:18:08,344 --> 00:18:09,655
I mean, I never
would've imagined it
425
00:18:09,724 --> 00:18:12,103
if you told me this
when I was growing up.
426
00:18:12,172 --> 00:18:15,068
Let's give it up!
427
00:18:15,137 --> 00:18:17,034
Partly for the fact
that it's Milan coming there,
428
00:18:17,103 --> 00:18:19,379
but also for it being
in a baseball stadium.
429
00:18:19,448 --> 00:18:21,275
And it's a day of celebration.
430
00:18:21,344 --> 00:18:24,034
You know, the Yankees
are part owners of AC Milan,
431
00:18:24,103 --> 00:18:25,620
who are one of the biggest
432
00:18:25,689 --> 00:18:27,448
sports brands in the world.
433
00:18:27,517 --> 00:18:29,586
Tremendous connections.
434
00:18:29,655 --> 00:18:32,000
And so to be able to have
a collab like that
435
00:18:32,068 --> 00:18:34,551
featuring Americans on the team
is really important.
436
00:18:36,103 --> 00:18:37,965
My nonno made me
a Milan fan.
437
00:18:38,034 --> 00:18:39,689
He never had a son,
I was the first boy for him,
438
00:18:39,758 --> 00:18:41,275
so he got me a Milan scarf.
439
00:18:41,344 --> 00:18:44,241
And ever since then
I just followed the team.
440
00:18:44,310 --> 00:18:46,758
Thankfully, she's hopped
on the bandwagon.
441
00:18:46,827 --> 00:18:48,689
I really have. Yeah,
it's all thanks to him, so--
442
00:18:50,275 --> 00:18:52,068
My uncle.
I would go over to his house
443
00:18:52,137 --> 00:18:53,482
every Sunday after church.
444
00:18:54,931 --> 00:18:58,482
He had about a 13 inch TV
in his kitchen.
445
00:19:00,689 --> 00:19:02,413
I can go and I sit with my zio
446
00:19:02,482 --> 00:19:03,551
and I watch
the partita with him.
447
00:19:03,620 --> 00:19:05,379
It's a once in a lifetime
opportunity
448
00:19:05,448 --> 00:19:07,551
to have AC Milan
here in Chicago.
449
00:19:07,620 --> 00:19:09,620
We don't have an opportunity
to travel to Italy,
450
00:19:09,689 --> 00:19:10,896
see Serie A games.
451
00:19:10,965 --> 00:19:12,517
So this is really a once
in a lifetime opportunity.
452
00:19:12,586 --> 00:19:14,241
We weren't gonna miss it.
453
00:19:14,310 --> 00:19:15,758
- Ciao, come stai?
- How are you? How are you?
454
00:19:15,827 --> 00:19:17,310
- We are from Dallas.
- From Dallas?
455
00:19:17,379 --> 00:19:20,000
It's huge for us because
we needed somebody like Pulisic.
456
00:19:20,068 --> 00:19:23,068
The name, the brand,
an American soccer player
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to come in and help
grow the Milan brand,
458
00:19:25,586 --> 00:19:27,724
but also the homegrown talent
459
00:19:27,793 --> 00:19:29,103
and the fact
that they're able to see it
460
00:19:29,172 --> 00:19:31,000
with the team that
we've loved for so long,
461
00:19:31,068 --> 00:19:32,517
it's actually really special.
462
00:19:32,586 --> 00:19:34,586
You have to think, Milan fans,
463
00:19:34,655 --> 00:19:37,413
you're supporting a team
that plays 3,000 miles away.
464
00:19:37,482 --> 00:19:41,068
It's not easy to support a team
that plays that far.
465
00:19:41,137 --> 00:19:43,137
So you almost even get
a stronger connection
466
00:19:43,206 --> 00:19:45,034
than those in Italy because
you don't take it for granted.
467
00:19:45,103 --> 00:19:46,413
Thanks, man.
Appreciate it.
468
00:19:46,482 --> 00:19:48,517
You're like, I'm waking
up at 9:00 in the morning.
469
00:19:48,586 --> 00:19:49,931
Even earlier.
6:00 in the morning.
470
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If you're in LA,
3:00 in the morning,
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00:19:52,586 --> 00:19:53,862
this is your opportunity
472
00:19:53,931 --> 00:19:55,379
to see that team in the flesh,
473
00:19:55,448 --> 00:19:57,172
even if they don't play at 100%.
474
00:19:57,241 --> 00:20:00,310
It's a way to represent
the pride that you have
475
00:20:00,379 --> 00:20:01,965
in the team that you support
all year long.
476
00:20:02,034 --> 00:20:04,482
Coming on for AC Milan,
477
00:20:04,551 --> 00:20:07,689
Number 11, Christian Pulisic!
478
00:20:09,793 --> 00:20:11,413
You know,
getting a standing ovation
479
00:20:11,482 --> 00:20:14,344
when I walk on the field
at Yankee Stadium,
480
00:20:14,413 --> 00:20:15,689
I get goosebumps
in those moments.
481
00:20:15,758 --> 00:20:17,068
It's-- it's incredible.
482
00:20:18,206 --> 00:20:19,482
I never get used
to seeing his name
483
00:20:19,551 --> 00:20:20,965
on the back of jerseys either.
484
00:20:21,034 --> 00:20:24,551
Like that just blows my mind
every time, every single time.
485
00:20:24,620 --> 00:20:26,344
I mean,
I never pictured
486
00:20:26,413 --> 00:20:27,862
something like that possible.
487
00:20:27,931 --> 00:20:30,551
Playing soccer with
my European club
488
00:20:30,620 --> 00:20:32,517
and people
even knowing who I am
489
00:20:32,586 --> 00:20:34,413
is still mind-boggling to me.
490
00:20:34,482 --> 00:20:35,827
Those games in the U.S.,
491
00:20:35,896 --> 00:20:37,206
I mean, every time
he touched the ball,
492
00:20:37,275 --> 00:20:38,724
there was just cheers for him.
493
00:20:38,793 --> 00:20:40,793
And it made me really proud
of the work
494
00:20:40,862 --> 00:20:44,068
that we've been doing to
continue to support Christian,
495
00:20:44,137 --> 00:20:47,068
because right now
he is our best player.
496
00:20:57,344 --> 00:21:00,551
I remember when I first
saw Christian play for Milan
497
00:21:00,620 --> 00:21:04,241
and I remember thinking,
"Wow, he looks so happy."
498
00:21:04,310 --> 00:21:07,068
I saw the smile on his face
before and after the game
499
00:21:07,137 --> 00:21:09,517
and how he interacted
with his teammates.
500
00:21:09,586 --> 00:21:11,172
And I think that
really translated
501
00:21:11,241 --> 00:21:14,000
into how he was playing because
he played with so much joy
502
00:21:14,068 --> 00:21:15,172
and so much freedom.
503
00:21:15,241 --> 00:21:16,793
And in the past couple
of seasons
504
00:21:16,862 --> 00:21:18,034
when I'd seen him at Chelsea,
505
00:21:18,103 --> 00:21:20,793
not that he had a heaviness
about him,
506
00:21:20,862 --> 00:21:22,551
but it was almost a sense
507
00:21:22,620 --> 00:21:25,620
of he wasn't entirely
comfortable at Chelsea.
508
00:21:25,689 --> 00:21:29,068
With Milan, it was a completely
different story from the get go.
509
00:21:30,103 --> 00:21:32,862
It's been a breath of
fresh air at times, for sure.
510
00:21:32,931 --> 00:21:35,344
Kind of come into
a new situation
511
00:21:35,413 --> 00:21:37,689
and just being able to prove
myself as a player
512
00:21:37,758 --> 00:21:40,551
and just getting to
a place in my life where
513
00:21:40,620 --> 00:21:42,068
I think
I'm in a different space.
514
00:21:42,137 --> 00:21:44,551
Mentally. Not just in the game,
515
00:21:44,620 --> 00:21:45,793
but also just in my life.
516
00:21:48,896 --> 00:21:50,000
He's a bit of a
different character
517
00:21:50,068 --> 00:21:51,551
on and off the pitch, you know?
518
00:21:51,620 --> 00:21:53,310
He's such a cool guy
off the pitch.
519
00:21:53,379 --> 00:21:55,517
And seeing him focused
in game mode,
520
00:21:55,586 --> 00:21:57,310
I'm just like,
who is this person?
521
00:21:57,379 --> 00:21:58,517
You know?
522
00:21:58,586 --> 00:22:00,310
But it's nice,
you know, someone who can
523
00:22:00,379 --> 00:22:03,310
easily switch from,
you know, serious football mode
524
00:22:03,379 --> 00:22:05,413
to, you know, his joking self.
525
00:22:06,655 --> 00:22:09,241
I just want to thank you
for your services.
526
00:22:09,310 --> 00:22:10,517
You know?
527
00:22:10,586 --> 00:22:13,103
There were peanut butter
and jellies being toasted,
528
00:22:13,172 --> 00:22:15,689
you know, between school
and training sessions
529
00:22:15,758 --> 00:22:17,172
in Dortmund when I was 15.
530
00:22:17,241 --> 00:22:20,137
He's really funny and loud
531
00:22:20,206 --> 00:22:21,793
and silly and all those things.
532
00:22:21,862 --> 00:22:24,310
There were dinners
made here in Italy,
533
00:22:24,379 --> 00:22:26,241
the finest Italian food,
you know?
534
00:22:26,310 --> 00:22:28,034
I think he's kind
of found a really
535
00:22:28,103 --> 00:22:30,862
good spot, you know,
especially right now,
536
00:22:30,931 --> 00:22:32,517
um, you know, in Milan.
537
00:22:32,586 --> 00:22:33,620
I feel like he's found it.
538
00:22:34,724 --> 00:22:36,827
You've done everything
that I could have asked to do.
539
00:22:36,896 --> 00:22:38,379
And for that I thank you.
540
00:22:39,689 --> 00:22:41,413
Aw.
541
00:22:41,482 --> 00:22:45,034
- Out with the old--
- Whoa! Just kidding.
542
00:22:45,103 --> 00:22:46,758
In with the new.
543
00:22:46,827 --> 00:22:48,413
And say hello...!
544
00:22:50,586 --> 00:22:52,931
You know, that's--
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
545
00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:54,448
Things can get pretty crazy.
546
00:22:54,517 --> 00:22:55,931
It's easy to forget,
but, you know,
547
00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:57,482
sometimes they're just kids.
548
00:22:57,551 --> 00:22:59,448
We've seen some pretty
funny videos of Christian.
549
00:22:59,517 --> 00:23:01,862
Yeah, the one him
and Dan did, right? Yeah.
550
00:23:01,931 --> 00:23:03,379
Yeah.
It's fantastic.
551
00:23:05,137 --> 00:23:07,000
When Dan shot
his personal best,
552
00:23:07,068 --> 00:23:09,137
it was the first video that
was sent in the group.
553
00:23:09,206 --> 00:23:12,068
And I just couldn't believe
what I was seeing.
554
00:23:12,137 --> 00:23:13,517
And they were so excited.
555
00:23:13,586 --> 00:23:16,344
'Cause Dan finally broke 100
or whatever it was.
556
00:23:16,413 --> 00:23:18,344
And it was just--
it was just classic.
557
00:23:18,413 --> 00:23:21,137
When someone breaks their
own record, you know,
558
00:23:21,206 --> 00:23:22,896
or they have beat
their best score,
559
00:23:22,965 --> 00:23:24,793
we just do
a little dance video.
560
00:23:24,862 --> 00:23:26,206
Just kind of for fun.
561
00:23:26,275 --> 00:23:28,206
You know, celebrate.
562
00:23:28,275 --> 00:23:32,103
- ♪ Won't you take me to...♪
- ♪ Funkytown? ♪
563
00:23:32,172 --> 00:23:34,655
Oh, man.
Bogey boy was bad.
564
00:23:34,724 --> 00:23:36,620
This round
isn't cheering me up.
565
00:23:36,689 --> 00:23:38,482
- We needed this today.
- We did.
566
00:23:38,551 --> 00:23:40,655
Only problem is the second
hardest hole
567
00:23:40,724 --> 00:23:42,379
on the course is up next.
568
00:23:42,448 --> 00:23:44,413
What to do what to do.
569
00:23:44,482 --> 00:23:46,206
Bring them all, you know?
570
00:23:46,275 --> 00:23:48,172
♪ Gotta make a move to a town
that's right for me ♪
571
00:23:51,172 --> 00:23:54,137
- Smart play.
- Had to be done.
572
00:23:54,206 --> 00:23:55,275
- It's good.
- I think so.
573
00:23:56,724 --> 00:23:58,724
Where's your ball?
574
00:23:58,793 --> 00:24:01,275
♪ Well, I talk about it,
talk about it ♪
575
00:24:01,344 --> 00:24:03,758
♪ Talk about it, talk about it ♪
576
00:24:07,137 --> 00:24:11,275
♪ Talk about, talk about,
talk about movin' ♪
577
00:24:11,344 --> 00:24:13,689
♪ To [humming] Funkytown ♪
578
00:24:13,758 --> 00:24:15,068
♪ Funkytown ♪
579
00:24:15,137 --> 00:24:16,620
♪ Gotta move on ♪
580
00:24:18,068 --> 00:24:19,241
Let's go!
581
00:24:19,310 --> 00:24:21,172
And that's how
Funkytown came about.
582
00:24:21,241 --> 00:24:23,275
That's-- that's
the Funkytown special.
583
00:24:23,344 --> 00:24:24,586
Yeah. I didn't know--
584
00:24:24,655 --> 00:24:26,344
I didn't know that would be--
that would be out there.
585
00:24:26,413 --> 00:24:29,034
Dan made sure to get
that one on the camera.
586
00:24:29,103 --> 00:24:31,482
So yeah, that's how
that started.
587
00:24:31,551 --> 00:24:32,827
Hey, Mark.
588
00:24:32,896 --> 00:24:34,310
♪ Won't you take me to
Funkytown? ♪
589
00:24:34,379 --> 00:24:36,517
This kid, sub 80s today.
590
00:24:36,586 --> 00:24:37,724
How'd you see that?
591
00:24:37,793 --> 00:24:38,724
Don't worry about it.
592
00:24:39,655 --> 00:24:41,620
No, gosh. Oh, man.
593
00:24:41,689 --> 00:24:43,034
Dude, I'm regretting--
594
00:24:43,103 --> 00:24:44,344
I'm regretting that.
595
00:24:44,413 --> 00:24:45,551
♪ Won't you take me to
Funkytown? ♪
596
00:24:45,620 --> 00:24:46,896
78 from the yellow tees.
597
00:24:46,965 --> 00:24:49,137
First time breaking 80
from the yellows.
598
00:24:49,206 --> 00:24:53,551
Dan sub 100 from the yellows.
599
00:24:53,620 --> 00:24:55,172
Unbelievable.
Up and down.
600
00:24:55,241 --> 00:24:56,827
- We're back, baby!
- Right at it.
601
00:24:57,965 --> 00:24:59,413
Oh, gosh.
602
00:24:59,482 --> 00:25:01,241
I didn't think that video
was gonna get anywhere.
603
00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:06,310
That's good to know
that you guys have that.
604
00:25:09,586 --> 00:25:11,241
I think the biggest thing is--
605
00:25:11,310 --> 00:25:13,758
it's not like
Pulisic reinvented himself.
606
00:25:13,827 --> 00:25:15,379
He found himself again.
607
00:25:15,448 --> 00:25:16,724
He started playing free.
608
00:25:16,793 --> 00:25:19,379
He went back to the Pulisic
that we knew and loved
609
00:25:19,448 --> 00:25:20,413
and played great football.
610
00:25:21,793 --> 00:25:24,034
How does it feel
different this year?
611
00:25:24,103 --> 00:25:25,655
Second season.
612
00:25:25,724 --> 00:25:30,034
Yeah, it's like more expectation
613
00:25:30,103 --> 00:25:31,931
but also more confidence.
614
00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,517
I've shown everyone
that I can do it.
615
00:25:33,586 --> 00:25:35,137
Now it's--
616
00:25:35,206 --> 00:25:36,689
Can I run it back?
617
00:25:38,103 --> 00:25:40,655
Milan revived him in a way
618
00:25:40,724 --> 00:25:43,896
and made him even better
than he was.
619
00:25:43,965 --> 00:25:46,689
He is in the best place
he can be
620
00:25:46,758 --> 00:25:49,206
and I've never seen him more
happy than he is today.
621
00:25:50,827 --> 00:25:51,931
...and in behind
for Theo Hernandez,
622
00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,103
gives it back in towards
Rafa Leão
623
00:25:54,172 --> 00:25:55,482
and Pulisic!
624
00:25:56,620 --> 00:25:58,172
His first of the season!
625
00:25:58,241 --> 00:25:59,551
He is completely different.
626
00:25:59,620 --> 00:26:01,137
He started this chapter like,
627
00:26:01,206 --> 00:26:03,103
"Okay, let's explore this new
country,
628
00:26:03,172 --> 00:26:04,655
this new opportunity to play
629
00:26:04,724 --> 00:26:06,137
for a big club like Milan."
630
00:26:06,206 --> 00:26:09,655
But now you can see he's really
the leader of this team.
631
00:26:09,724 --> 00:26:10,862
People were asking me
632
00:26:10,931 --> 00:26:13,793
what you need to do
to play and perform.
633
00:26:13,862 --> 00:26:15,206
And I always said
that it's on you
634
00:26:15,275 --> 00:26:16,896
to show people
what you need to do.
635
00:26:16,965 --> 00:26:20,551
Right now you are doing that
every week.
636
00:26:20,620 --> 00:26:22,103
Have I seen a difference?
637
00:26:22,172 --> 00:26:25,448
Nah. I think Christian's
always been a baller.
638
00:26:25,517 --> 00:26:26,655
Like you can just tell it,
639
00:26:26,724 --> 00:26:27,827
you can tell
in his demeanor, like,
640
00:26:27,896 --> 00:26:29,241
you know, he's flying.
641
00:26:29,310 --> 00:26:31,241
You know, when you're
enjoying the game
642
00:26:31,310 --> 00:26:33,275
and you're playing free,
you have confidence.
643
00:26:33,344 --> 00:26:35,448
You're going to bring out
your best version of yourself.
644
00:26:35,517 --> 00:26:36,758
And that's what
I was feeling last year
645
00:26:36,827 --> 00:26:39,482
and gonna continue to bring
that in into this year...
646
00:26:39,551 --> 00:26:41,000
What he's been doing, he's--
647
00:26:42,068 --> 00:26:43,068
He's different right now.
648
00:26:43,137 --> 00:26:44,793
And look who it is!
649
00:26:44,862 --> 00:26:46,724
Christian Pulisic!
650
00:26:46,793 --> 00:26:48,413
Going into the next season,
651
00:26:48,482 --> 00:26:50,620
I wanted to get off
to a good start.
652
00:26:50,689 --> 00:26:52,413
Pulisic! Oh!
653
00:26:52,482 --> 00:26:53,758
At the stop!
654
00:26:53,827 --> 00:26:56,551
Getting some goals right away
and feeling good
655
00:26:56,620 --> 00:26:58,517
'cause it helps, it grows
your confidence so much.
656
00:26:58,586 --> 00:26:59,655
Now it's Christian Pulisic
657
00:26:59,724 --> 00:27:01,344
for Chukwueze!
658
00:27:03,655 --> 00:27:05,344
How's the Italian coming out?
659
00:27:05,413 --> 00:27:07,206
I've heard some of your Italian.
660
00:27:07,275 --> 00:27:08,448
Um...
661
00:27:08,517 --> 00:27:09,655
It's getting better.
It's getting better.
662
00:27:21,862 --> 00:27:23,000
I think it's also
really important
663
00:27:23,068 --> 00:27:24,724
to kind of show
that I'm at least
664
00:27:24,793 --> 00:27:26,413
willing to try
to speak Italian
665
00:27:26,482 --> 00:27:28,724
to respect the club,
the country, and the fans.
666
00:27:39,379 --> 00:27:41,379
I know my Italian's
not perfect,
667
00:27:42,586 --> 00:27:43,896
and I think it's more
of the appreciation
668
00:27:43,965 --> 00:27:45,172
that you try a bit.
669
00:27:49,137 --> 00:27:51,068
They're probably not
the best interviews ever.
670
00:27:51,137 --> 00:27:52,586
They might be a little
short-answered,
671
00:27:52,655 --> 00:27:54,931
but I think it's something you
just have to kind of jump into.
672
00:27:57,586 --> 00:28:00,241
Honestly, I hate
listening to myself speak.
673
00:28:00,310 --> 00:28:02,586
I'm just like,
ugh, I'm so cringe.
674
00:28:07,689 --> 00:28:11,482
♪ Won't you take me to
Funkytown? ♪
675
00:28:11,551 --> 00:28:15,517
♪ Won't you
take me to Funkytown? ♪
676
00:28:15,586 --> 00:28:19,379
♪ Won't you take me to
Funkytown? ♪
677
00:28:19,448 --> 00:28:22,620
♪ Won't you
take me to Funkytown? ♪
678
00:28:54,724 --> 00:28:58,620
♪ Won't you take me to
Funkytown? ♪
679
00:28:58,689 --> 00:29:02,517
♪ Won't you
take me to Funkytown? ♪
680
00:29:02,586 --> 00:29:06,413
♪ Won't you take me to
Funkytown? ♪
681
00:29:06,482 --> 00:29:09,655
♪ Won't you
take me to Funkytown? ♪
682
00:29:17,413 --> 00:29:20,758
♪ I wanna go to Funkytown ♪
683
00:29:20,827 --> 00:29:22,517
♪ I wanna go ♪
684
00:29:22,586 --> 00:29:24,551
♪ To Funkytown ♪
685
00:29:24,620 --> 00:29:26,689
♪ I wanna go ♪
686
00:29:26,758 --> 00:29:28,344
♪ To Funkytown ♪
687
00:29:28,413 --> 00:29:30,482
♪ I wanna go ♪
688
00:29:30,551 --> 00:29:32,482
♪ To Funkytown ♪