Southside Trap Podcast

For better or worse, the Red Stars are moving into the end of their 2020 campaign (for real this time), and we're here to talk about it. We talk Chicago's draw with the Washington Spirit, possession battles, physicality, goalkeeping, breakthroughs and late equalizers. We also preview Chicago's last game against Sky Blue (spoiler, we just want them to have fun).

We had...so much to talk about. The SST crew got to watch the Red Stars' grand return to SeatGeek Stadium this weekend, and the team most definitely showed up. Sandra and Claire talk partnerships, protocols, new kids, old vets, and many many goals preceding Chicago's 4-1 win against New Jersey. What a weekend - we won't forget it.

Well, a lot has happened since we last recorded! Chicago dropped a roster, completed a trade, and played a game against the Washington Spirit - which went not badly, in our estimation. We sat down to talk rosters, formations, good things, and less good things (cards and suspensions) as Chicago worked its way through its first game in the Fall Series.

This upcoming Saturday, the Chicago Red Stars are going to take on the Washington Spirit in their first Fall Series and we had a lot to say! First we broke down Yuki Nagasato's historic loan to Hayabusa Eleven, and talked through who we want to see shine on Saturday. Then we joined Jason Anderson of Plex Weather to talk through big concepts and smaller comparisons between the Red Stars and the Spirit.

The Fall Series is quickly approaching and folks, it's time to get into it. Sandra and Claire sat down with Scott Parkinson on Thursday night to talk through the Challenge Cup Final, coming back to Chicago, how to give back to the community, who exactly plays for the Chicago Red Stars, and what the team is looking for in their upcoming games against Sky Blue and the Washington Spirit.

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There are going to be women's soccer games in Chicago again this year.

We don't know when, exactly, or who might be playing in them, but Sandra and Claire sat down this weekend anyway, to  first speak what's on their hearts and minds during a monumental week in American sports. They also discuss Chicago's 'Northeast' division/pod, and what we have to look forward to in the month of September.

Happy Leo/Virgo cusp babes - it's time to make this a weekly ritual again.

It's been almost a month since the NWSL successfully wrapped up the 2020 Challenge Cup, and Sandra and Claire sat down to see how everyone's been doing. They talk WNBA, important television, transfers, loans, the state of the NWSL at large and what that all means for the Chicago Red Stars, both in the long and short-term. It feels good to be back.

The Chicago Red Stars went through a lot this month, and Southside Trap is here to go long about it. Sandra and Claire start with the Challenge Cup Final, which didn't go the way Chicago wanted, but also left both with hope for the future. They also talk the disconnect of experiencing that game online in a pandemic, expectations, narrative, the privilege of making it this far, and what we hope everyone can carry into an uncertain offseason.

You know we had to do it to 'em. The Chicago Red Stars are back in an NWSL final, and we needed to talk to some Red Stars about it. First off, we sat down with Katie Johnson and Vanessa DiBernardo to talk the mentality needed for the long haul, bubble life, playing every other team in the tournament, growth, and a season in fast forward. Then we talked to Julianne Sitch and Scott Parkinson about many of the same things, including how they found their way to the Red Stars coaching staff, how squad integration worked in quarantine, how they've kept everybody going in the bubble, and how they feel they can bring home the hardware on Sunday

Chicago is back in an NWSL final!  And...it's a vibe. Sandra and Claire recap the semifinal and discuss the goals, injury reports, playing well, playing poorly, and what the upcoming game on Sunday is going to mean, for everybody. Chicago Red Stars face off against Houston Dash for the cup on Sunday, July 26.