STL Soccer Talk

STL Soccer Talk

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STL Soccer Talk episodes

  • A win!

    St. Louis City SC beat writer Tom Timmermann and co-host Beth O'Malley discuss the team's win against the San Jose Earthquakes. Interim coach David Critchley delivered with a more entertaining, pressing style of play. Timmermann and O'Malley also chat about the USWNT game versus Jamaica.

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    • 57 min
    • A new coach, a new podcast episode

      St. Louis City SC beat writer Tom Timmermann and co-host Beth O'Malley discuss Olof Mellberg's firing and the naming of David Critchley as the caretaker coach. 

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      • 45 min
      • Pressure is mounting on Mellberg

        Olof Mellberg is still the St. Louis City SC coach. Or, at least he was on Tuesday when beat writer Tom Timmermann and co-host Beth O'Malley sat down to chat about the team's loss against Colorado. With San Jose coming to town on Saturday, and the growing sense of frustration with Mellberg and the string of winless games, what options are there to turn the season around?

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        • 46 min
        • The light in the tunnel is a train

          St. Louis City SC beat writer Tom Timmermann and co-host Beth O'Malley chat about the team's seeming inability to secure a win. What will turn the team's luck around?

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          • 51 min
          • Let's talk about ties that feel like losses

            St. Louis City SC beat writer Tom Timmermann and co-host Beth O'Malley chat about the team's tie against Sporting Kansas City. The sting of nearly losing a derby could last for a while, as the team faces a tough schedule over the next several weeks. Worse, it extended the winless streak. With nearly every game becoming a must-win situation, as coach Olof Mellberg admits, what will push City to a win?

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            • 40 min
            • A point-less win for St. Louis City SC

              St. Louis City SC beat writer Tom Timmermann and co-host Beth O'Malley chat about City's win in the Open Cup. While not pointless, the win didn't advance the team in MLS standings, just in the Open Cup bracket. But are the emotional impacts of a win following a bad 4-1 Seattle loss enough to lift the team to some wins at home in May? 

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              • 49 min
              • Awaiting a win

                St. Louis City SC beat writer Tom Timmermann and co-host Beth O'Malley chat about the team's tie against LAFC, goalkeeper Ben Lundt's penalty kick save. Bottom line? The team's struggles may only be resolved with the return of injured players.

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                • 26 min
                • A need for goals

                  Sports columnist Benjamin Hochman joins podcast co-host Beth O'Malley to chat about St. Louis City SC's 2025 performance and how the team just ... needs to start scoring goals.

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                  • 27 min
                  • Offense improves despite the loss

                    St. Louis City SC beat writer Tom Timmermann and co-host Beth O'Malley chat about City's near-tie against the Columbus Crew and how the players showed encouraging improvement despite the loss. Unfortunately, the team's schedule isn't giving them a reprieve. 

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                    • 45 min
                    • Another shutout as tough games loom

                      St. Louis City SC beat writer Tom Timmermann and co-host Beth O'Malley discuss the team's lack of offense yet again after City fell to Sporting Kansas City 2-0. The loss was St. Louis' third game in a row without a goal, and while there's some improvement, is it coming fast enough? The next few games are against tough opponents, making a return to last year's scoring form more difficult.

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                      • 3 min

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