Borchers: "I love [Dwyer's comments], I don't even consider that trash talk"

Real Salt Lake defender Nat Borchers appeared on MLSsoccer.com’s ExtraTime Radio on Monday, talking with Greg Lalas, Simon Borg and David Gass in a wonderful, wide-ranging interview.

Nat was at his best on the podcast, forthright, open and honest on a variety of topics, including RSL’s performance against Toronto FC, what makes Kyle Beckerman a great player, and the role of “bulletin board material” in the Claret-and-Cobalt locker room.

Borchers also addressed Saturday’s MLS Cup 2013 rematch at Sporting Kansas City. The veteran center back – who told media after Saturday’s win over Toronto that he’s “been thinking about [SKC] all offseason” – talked about Sporting forward Dom Dwyer’s RSL hatred, giving a bit of a surprise response when asked how he felt about the KC attacker’s statements.

“I love it, I don’t even consider that trash talk, that’s just being honest,” Borchers said. “I think when you look at the rivalry we have with Kansas City, it always just seems like two different ideologies of soccer. You’ve got us on the one side, we want to play this passing game, we want to create goals in this beautiful way. And you look at Kansas City, they can create goals that way too, but they also want to go very direct, especially at home where they’re very organized and very disciplined. And when you talk about hate, I’ll say it myself, I hate probably every team in this league and I think that’s what makes me a competitor, so I don’t think that’s trash talking at all.”

Click here to listen to Borchers’ entire ExtraTime Radio interview (it starts at the 6:00 minute mark). It’s well worth your time.