-Back with episode 24

-Andrew and Chad talk about the the Champions League Final

-This review is based around tactical observations and how each team was set up

-Andrew and Chad talk about how Tuchel set his team up to play a Guardiola’s City and what City could have done better to create more scoring chances

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-We apologize for a couple technical issues. If audio or video cut out for a 10-15 second period, please continue to listen or skip ahead

-Andrew and Chad are back after a break a 5-6 week break since last episode

-Champions League Final preview starts at about the 35 minute mark

-Before diving into the final, Andrew and Chad talk about the final table for Europe’s big 5 leagues (EPL, La Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Siere A)

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•Andrew and Chad talk about the European Super League

•Already generating plenty of controversy, Andrew and Chad give their thoughts on why they don’t like the idea of the super league

•They also get into what the Super League could mean for the global soccer ecosystem

•The boys talk a bit about American owners in Europe, are they actually “Americanizing” European soccer, and should this be a wake up call to US Soccer to implement an open system (promotion/relegation)

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-Andrew and Chad breakdown the USMNT u23’s failure to qualify for the 2021 Olympics

-Tournament/roster breakdown and importance of the Olympics in soccer

-Loss to Honduras review

-Tactical breakdown

-Why the US plays boring soccer and how we can fix it

-Why boring soccer starts at the grassroots level

-We apologize for the 1 minute wifi issue at about the 32 minute mark

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-Great episode. Most of this episode is a pretty laid back, but very interesting soccer discussion

-Soccer kit talk

-Chad talks about his upcoming college “season” and what he has been up to

-Andrew gives an update on the teams he’s been coaching and the coaching courses he has been taking

-How much soccer they’ve been watching and who they enjoy watching the most

-A deep dive into FUTSAL. Andrew thinks it is being very misused, especially as a way to“develop” youth players

-Tadic vs Barkley

-Champions League round of 16 first leg thoughts/reactions/observations

-Mbappe vs Haaland

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-Alexi Lalas joins Andrew and Chad. He is a 2x World Cup vet, MLS/USMNT legend, experienced MLS GM, and has worked as an analyst for 3 World Cups

-current USMNT updates

-Playing in a successful 1994 World Cup, and a not-so-successful 1998 World Cup

-Stories from playing in Serie A

-As GM of the LA Galaxy, Alexi signed David Beckham

-In between many of these stories, Alexi talks a lot about what soccer means to him as we discuss different ways the game is growing here in the US

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-US men’s national team January camp

-Thoughts on Gregg Berhalter so far as USMNT manager

-Americans in the January transfer window

-Hypothetical transfers for some of the biggest players/clubs in the world

-Frank Lampard out, Thomas Tuchel in. What does it mean for Christian Pulisic?

-Talking some tactics; discussing whether playing 3 defenders can actually helpbuilding out of the back.

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In episode 17, Andrew and Chad do a deep dive into the art of the rondo. A great training tool for all players. We both believe that they are instrumental in developing soccer players. Andrew and Chad give interesting takes on the skills learned through rondos, how coaches can use them to implement team principles/tactics, and rondo progressions to challenge and develop players.

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In episode 16, Andrew and Chad discuss Mark McKenzie’s confirmed transfer to Genk. They talk about the top teams in the English Premier League and how the last half of the season could shake out. Then they have an unstructured debate over which European league is the best to watch and learn from.

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In episode 15, Andrew and Chad discuss the recent USMNT friendly vs El Salvador. Similar to episode 14, they go though the players in the camp and give honest thoughts about each. They give a quick recap of the 2020 MLS Cup Final. Then they talk about the rumor of a possible merger between MLS and Liga MX- what that could mean for the league, financials, expansion, fan bases, and possibly promotion/relegation.

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