Does the Ted Lasso Solid Actually Play Soccer?

The query of who the perfect real-life soccer participant within the “Ted Lasso” forged is a “tough one to reply,” at the very least in response to Brett Goldstein, who stars as Roy Kent within the present.

“You have obtained [Cristo Fernández], who was knowledgeable,” Goldstein tells POPSUGAR. “You have obtained Moe Hashim, additionally knowledgeable. Phil Dunster is excellent. They’re all excellent.” Nonetheless, on the finish of the day, he is aware of who he’d decide. “Gun to go, when you stated you’ll be able to solely play one participant, I might go along with Moe Hashim, who’s simply an all-around f*cking nice participant. He is a god within the sport.”

There are plenty of choices to select from, because it seems that every one the gamers on the present truly do know learn how to play the game. “It was very important that every one the staff actually might play soccer, so it was completely a part of their audition course of,” the present’s casting director Theo Park advised IndieWire in 2021. “They needed to do regular scenes appearing, after which they needed to present us their soccer expertise on tape as nicely.”

Nonetheless, a few of the gamers are extra skilled than others — together with Fernández. “Again dwelling in Guadalajara, Mexico, the place I am from, I performed not the highest stage, like first version, however I performed professionally within the third and second division,” he stated in an interview with Display screen Occasions. “That was my factor. Soccer was my ardour since I used to be just a little child till now.”

However, regardless of understanding his means across the sport, Dunster is not precisely a professional, though he performs one of many present’s soccer stars. “I am not knowledgeable footballer. It takes plenty of time and good editors, which fortunately we have now, to make me appear to be Jamie Tartt,” he advised the AV Membership in 2021. “When it comes to coaching, we spent plenty of time coaching to verify we get it proper.”

“Ted Lasso” season three premiered on AppleTV+ on March 15. Try POPSUGAR’s interview with the forged above.