Cincinnati Forward Ody Oguama on John Newman III's Recovery, Impact

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00:00 I'd say most importantly, like having John Newman back,

00:04 you know, being like, that's like his game.

00:08 That's sort of what he's known for.

00:09 And I mean, he takes pride in that too.

00:11 He's a, he's a, like a great nose defender.

00:13 You know, we, I mean, we stick him on

00:16 the opposing team's best player, like almost every game,

00:21 almost every game, he be logging up.

00:23 I mean, having John Newman back is definitely

00:25 like a huge plus, but I also say just like the overall

00:30 tradition and identity that Coach Miller

00:33 and the rest of the staff has been implementing

00:36 into the program, you know, it's definitely helped

00:39 and it's definitely progressed throughout the years.

00:41 My first year here, of course, you know,

00:43 being him being, Coach Miller being a new coach

00:45 and a new staff and having to work his way into a new team,

00:49 you know, it's hard sometimes getting everyone

00:51 immediately on board and understanding that, you know,

00:54 this is what it takes to win.

00:55 But I think just through the years,

00:57 he's just gotten and earned the trust of his players

01:01 and, you know, just everyone participating

01:03 within the team.

01:04 - Yeah.