Call It What You Want: A CBS Sports Golazo Network Podcast · CBS Sports, USMNT, U.S. Soccer, MLS, World Cup, UCL, Americans Abroad

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Patrick Agyemang tells the story of finally getting Sergio Busquets’ shirt after a missed chance and a red card.

1. Call It What You Want focuses on Patrick Agyemang’s season at Derby County and the club’s push toward the Championship playoffs. 2. Jimmy Conrad, Charlie Davis, and Tony Miola host Patrick Agyemang, who is the Derby County and U.S. Men's National Team striker at the center of the conversation. 3. The episode asks whether Agyemang’s form, health, and mindset are pointing him toward a bigger club and a bigger international role. 4. The hosts open with Agyemang’s 27 appearances, nine goals, four assists, and three wins plus a draw in Derby’s recent run. 5. Agyemang says he got back to himself after surgery, because the pain from pubalgia and a sports hernia had affected how he moved. 6. He says Derby found a system that works for the team, which helped the squad click in the last few matches. 7. Agyemang describes a striker mentality built around being relentless, making defenders work, and staying active in the box. 8. He says the staff pushes him with clips from training and matches, focusing on runs, timing, positioning, and when to arrive for crosses. 9. The hosts repeatedly return to the Championship playoff race and Derby’s upcoming match against Ipswich. 10. Agyemang says he does not want to add extra pressure and prefers to keep enjoying the games as the team’s rhythm improves. 11. He says Derby felt like a family from the first call, and that welcome was a major reason he chose the club over other options. 12. The conversation names rumors about France and other clubs while Agyemang explains that fit and confidence mattered more than a bigger transfer story. 13. Agyemang says he does not compare his path to other players, because his professional career only began in 2023. 14. He says his focus is on controlling what happens on the field and trusting that goals and selection decisions will follow. 15. The hosts discuss his 12 caps and five goals for the U.S. Men's National Team and ask what he gained from the Gold Cup. 16. Agyemang says representing his country felt intense because everyone in the group had their game face on and wanted to show what they could do. 17. The episode has a conversational interview style, with the hosts coaching, joking, and then circling back to serious development questions. 18. Agyemang’s answers are calm and specific, while the hosts add personal memories, including Jimmy Conrad’s own late-bloomer story. 19. Listeners who follow U.S. soccer, Derby County, or striker development will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners seeking a tactical breakdown of European league systems may skip it.

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