Kindred Spirits

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In this episode, Andi Sullivan from the Washington Spirit joins the RFK Refugees podcast for a record third time. They discuss the changes and new coaching staff for the upcoming season. Andi reflects on the 2023 season and shares her motivations for 2024. They talk about the progress made during pre-season and the excitement for the upcoming games. The conversation also touches on the communication with new coach Jonathan Giráldez and the team's playing style. The conversation covers various topics including players' strength and versatility, Gotham FC's approach to building a super team, excitement and competition in the NWSL, the impact of the NWSLPA on player contracts, opinions on the new team colors, the CONCACAF Women's Champions Cup, players with the greatest versatility, and thoughts on life after playing.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Welcoming Andi Sullivan

01:11 Dealing with Change and New Coaching Staff

05:29 Pre-Season and the Coaching Transition

08:36 Pre-Season Progress and Excitement for the Season

10:53 Protected Environments and Learning from Pre-Season Games

13:30 Communication with New Coach Jonathan Giráldez

14:41 Tactics and Playing Style for the 2024 Season

16:18 Fun Moments and Inside Jokes with Drew

22:22 Internet Fame and Salad Ad

23:45 Replacing Key Players and New Additions to the Team

28:09 Discussion about players' strength and versatility

29:18 Gotham FC's approach to building a super team

30:15 Excitement and competition in the NWSL

32:15 Impact of the NWSLPA on player contracts

34:35 Opinions on the new team colors

39:45 Discussion about the CONCACAF Women's Champions Cup

46:30 Players with the greatest versatility

48:04 Thoughts on life after playingJoin us Live Monday at 8:30PM and Subscribe so you can get this and every episode wherever you get your podcasts!

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Jon and Brian talk about DC United secured a victory against the New England Revolution in their first game of the 2024 season. The lineup featured several new players, including Gabriel Pirani and Jared Stroud. The team dominated possession and created numerous scoring opportunities. However, concerns were raised about the left back position and the lack of a game-changing player. Despite these challenges, DC United emerged victorious with a late goal from Christian Benteke to finish the win. The conversation covers various topics, including the lack of dominance in games, different styles of play, individual player stats, Jared Stroud's performance, the potential return of Canouse and Birnbaum, the impact of New England's midweek game, the potential need for a new number 10, Jeahze's absence and Santos as a left back, and a comparison of red cards between Vrioni and Ola Kamara.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Weekend Recap

01:42 Snickers Partnership with Washington Spirit

02:11 DC United's Victory against New England Revolution

03:07 Lineup Analysis

06:38 Jared Stroud's Performance

08:21 Carles Gil's Goal and DC United's Response

09:02 Gabriel Pirani's Performance

11:19 Interplay between Stroud, Ku Dipietro, and Pirani

13:10 Christian Benteke's Goal and VAR Review

21:24 Lack of a Game-Changing Player

23:36 Youth Players' Contribution

27:36 Aaron Herrera's Assist and DC United's Victory

30:20 Lack of Dominance in Games

31:18 Different Styles of Play

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In this episode, Jon and Ted discuss DC United's recent signings and roster building strategy. They analyze the playing style of new signing Matti Peltola and discuss the potential formation change to a three-back system. They also evaluate the young players on the team and speculate on the captaincy. The hosts talk about the upcoming preseason game and the lack of streaming options. They also touch on the Leagues Cup group and kit leaks. Finally, they discuss the controversies surrounding Inter Miami's world tour. In this episode, Jon and Ted discuss potential acquisitions for DC United before the start of the regular season. They also assess the roster of the Washington Spirit and express concerns about the lack of additions. The hosts share their thoughts on the team's rebranding and the controversial yellow jersey. They also delve into Lindsay Horan's comments about American soccer fans and the evolving soccer culture in the United States.

00:00 Introduction and Weekend Recap

03:09 DC United's Major Signing: Matti Peltola

06:21 Analysis of Matti Peltola's Playing Style

10:13 Discussion on DC United's Roster Building Strategy

13:08 Formation Change to a Three-Back System

19:17 Evaluation of DC United's Young Players

22:22 Speculation on DC United's Captaincy

23:31 Upcoming Preseason Game and Lack of Streaming

25:48 Discussion on MLS Preseason Streaming Policy

28:53 Leagues Cup Group and Kit Leaks

30:22 Inter Miami's World Tour and Controversies

36:29 DC United's Potential Acquisitions

40:30 Assessing the Washington Spirit's Roster

46:08 Rebranding and Jersey Controversy

49:41 Lindsay Horan's Comments on American Soccer Fans

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Ted and Jon talk about the end of the San(chez) (Ro)dman partnership with the Spirit, and the rest of the chaos of the draft night, a coaching update for the Spirit, and the bare minimum of DC United news including the final details on their trip to Saudi Arabia.

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Ted and Jon talk about the rumored hiring of Troy Lesesne as the team's new head coach and review the most recent roster moves and other MLS related stories. They also talk Washington Spirit and other NWSL news including the new super club in New York!

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Ted and Jon talk about MLS exiting the US Open Cup for totally good and righetous reasons...

They also talked about the early moves of the McKaye Regime at DCU. Lastly, they cover the departure of Dorian Bailey, additions to the Kang Portfolio, and a coaching rumor for the Spirit (at last!).

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Ted and Jon talk about new DC United GM Ally MacKay, including how to say his name (we don't know yet). We spoke about MLS Playoffs and how DCU fans get to watch their old girlfriends get to be so happy. We do some news and notes about current and former DCU players, and finally covered some potentially concerning Washington Spirit news and a little player news.

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Ted and Jon talk about the NWSL Final (4:10), talk about the new NWLS media deal (12:30), Emma Hayes to USWNT (23:51), DCU Alum news (27:51), and DCU in disarray (32:03).

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Ted and Jon talk about how the MLS Playoffs are going, somehow existing without DCU. They talked about some player news and continue to speculate on the who the next GM and coach will be. Ted took a victory lap about being right about the Mark Parsons firing.

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Ted and Jon talk about some show news (1:00), talked about the funny way that DCU is 9th, and also eliminated (5:40) and talk about the rough end to the Spirit season (59:53)

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