Underdog Soccer Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Matty, Marcus & Vince discuss the 0-0 draw vs Mexico & 5-1 win over Panama. Also look forward to what might happen in the World Cup qualifying finale vs Costa Rica.
Marcus & Justin get us ready for the final USMNT World Cup Qualifying Window with set piece delivery, why we should care about the edges of the roster and who can help the forward line in March?
Marcus and Justin breakdown the recent USMNT World Cup Qualifying games vs El Salvador, Canada & Honduras. They also go in-depth about Greg Berhalter's campaign so far as manager.
Matty & Vince breakdown the 3-0 USMNT victory over Honduras in World Cup Qualifying. Also, discuss the loss vs Canada and what it will take in the last 3 games to qualify.
Matty, Chris, & Justin breakdown the USMNT 1-0 vs El Salvador. We discuss man of the match, lineup, substitutions, & who we might see for the next match vs Canada.
Matty, Justin, & Vince break down the USMNT roster for the upcoming World Cup Qualifying games vs El Salvador, Canada, & Honduras. Surprises, snubs, in form players, & more
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Matty, Chris, Vince, & Justin bring you the USMNT top 5 players by position. Fun little exercise we do to see how are entire pool compares to each other.
Matty and Marcus are joined by USYNT guru Gideon Sutherland to discuss the newest U-20 top 50 players (version 3).
Matty, Marcus, & Justin discuss the next World Cup Qualifying match vs Mexico that will be a huge test for Gregg Berhalter and his team. They also talk about the December camp & what players we might see called in for the game vs Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Matty, Justin, & Vince discuss the USMNT upcoming World Cup Qualifying November matches vs Mexico & Jamaica. They also talk about what Gregg Berhalter should do with the December training camp.
Vince and Matty breakdown the World Cup Qualifying matches vs Jamaica and Panama. Also, Berhalter approval rating, who should start vs Costa Rica, and When can a new manager even be hired?
Justin and Vince join Matty to unpack the USMNT October World Cup Qualifying roster. Who are the snubs? How many points is a successful window? Which game do you play the best XI?
Matty, Marcus, Chris, Vince, and Justin draft their USMNT best XIs.
Draft order: Justin Matty Vince Chris Marcus
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Matty, Vince, and Marcus discuss USMNT now that the first round of WCQ is over. They answer questions about who the #1 striker is, their current approval rating of Berhalter, the Weston McKennie situation, and who will be added to the next WCQ roster.
Matty and Marcus discuss the first two USMNT WCQ matches vs El Salvador & Canada. After ties vs both teams (0-0 & 1-1) how will their next game vs Honduras end up?
Matty & Marcus discuss the USMNTs roster for the first window of World Cup Qualifying. The Yanks play El Salvador (Sept 2), Canada(Sept 5), & Honduras (Sept 8)
Matty, Marcus, Chris, & Vince discuss the USMNT pool in depth. with the 6th edition of the top 5 rankings.
Time Stamps: GK - 2:00 LB - 8:18 CB - 14:54 RB - 28:23 6 - 41:43 8 - 53:52 10 - 1:04:00 Wingers - 1:17:35 Forward - 1:33:22
Matty & Vince preview USMNTs game vs Qatar in the Gold Cup semifinals. They also discuss the striker depth, what happens if USA loses to Qatar & if Canada's hype is legit.
Matty is joined by Vince (@USMNT_Thoughts) to discuss USAs 1-0 victory vs Haiti in the opening game of the Gold Cup. They also talk about the Dual National situation and what players from the Gold Cup we should see in World Cup Qualifying.
Matty is joined by Marcus and Vince to discuss USMNTs 1-0 victory vs Honduras in the semifinal of Nations League.
Matty is joined by Vince (@USMNT_Thoughts) to discuss the upcoming USMNT friendly against Switzerland & the Nations League Semifinal against Honduras. They break down the roster, predict starting lineups, discuss who should wear the captains band, and predict who Berhalter sees as the #2 keeper.
Matty & Marcus discuss USP's Top 5 USMNT players by position. See where all USMNT players are ranked on the 5th edition of this ranking.
Marcus joined me for the second edition (#61 is first edition)of David Kerr's Top 50 U-20 players.
50 - 11:22
40 - 25:22
30 - 45:22
20 - 1:10:19
10 - 1:34:35
Matty & Chris are joined by Scott from @AmericanHoolis for a Q&A pod. We talked all about Olympic Qualifying and some USMNT camp too.
Chris & Marcus join Matty to discuss the first two games of the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament and preview the upcoming game against Mexico. They also talk about the upcoming USMNT friendlies vs Jamaica & Northern Ireland and finish with "What are the chances?"
Marcus & Matty interview USMNT Midfielder Bryang Kayo of Wolfsburg. BK talks about his development, adapting to life in Germany and playing with the national team.
Matty & Marcus are joined by USYNT CB Nico Carrera of Holstein Kiel. Nico talks family, football, development, what brought him to Kiel & how he stays motivated!
Matty, Chris, & Marcus discuss the 25-man USMNT roster that will face Trinidad & Tobago on January 31st. Lineup predictions, snubbed players, injuries, & Jozy Altidore is back, but where does he fit in?
Show Notes: Chris Kerr and Justin Moran join me to rank the USMNT player pool by position. 4:53 - GK 8:30 - LB 14:25 - CB 24:10 - RB 31:58 - MF (6) 36:22 - MF (8) 42:15 - MF (10) 47:35 - Wingers 55:46 - FW 1:04:10 - Closing questions
Matty and Marcus discuss USMNT's 6-0 victory vs El Salvador and they give their picks for player and young player of the year.
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Matty and Chris preview the upcoming USMNT friendly vs El Salvador on December 9th.
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Marcus and Matty interview Philadelphia Union and USMNT CB Mark McKenzie. Mark talks about the USMNT CB pool, preparing for a potential European move, and his life outside of soccer.
Matty is joined by Marcus O'Malley and Larry Henry of SBI Soccer to discuss the recent USMNT camp in Europe and the player pool in general. Who will be the next uncapped player to be called in? Who are some dual-nats we should pay attention to? Where do Soto & Gioacchini fit into the forward depth?
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Matty, Chris, and Marcus break down the USMNT friendly vs Wales. Whose stock declined the most in this game? Who was the Stud & Scrub of the match? What would we grade Berhalter's performance? What is our predicted starting XI vs Panama?
Marcus and Matty breakdown the newly released roster for friendlies vs Wales and Panama in November. Also, who were the surprise additions, the snubs, and what our predicted lineup looks like.
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Show Notes: Matty is joined by Chris and Marcus to predict the upcoming #USMNT squad that will face Wales on November 12th. 3:32 - Goal Keepers 8:31 - Defenders 14:39 - Midfielders 22:35 - Forwards
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Show Notes: 4:24 - Stock Falling 34:39 - Stock Rising 1:10:31 - Jorek's Rising/Falling 1:18:00 - Tell Me I'm Wrong - Marcus
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Chris and Marcus join me to rank the #USMNT player pool by each position.
Rules of rankings (3:37), GK (4:28), LB (9:04), CB (14:46), RB (23:26), MF-6 (30:43), MF-8 (37:16), MF-10 (43:47), Wingers (50:39), & FW (58:40)
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Matty & Marcus talk to David Kerr about his USYNT top 50 under 20 players. David tells us how he came up with his ratings as well as an in depth look at each player. We also covered snubs, players moving in/out of the top 50 in the future & players just missing the list.
50 starts at 15:14 40 at 26:30 30 at 48:20 20 at 1:15:40 10 at 1:36:45
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Matty and Marcus talked to CJ about his goals at Benfica and USMNT, the GKs that he respects and admires most, and his hobbies outside of football.
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Matty, Marcus, and Chris talk with Brian Sciaretta of American Soccer Now about all things #USMNT related, including his future USMNT captain, GK depth chart, starting XI, and more.
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Show Notes: Matty & Marcus (@Chasingacup) interview Jason (@ramsreview1) and Cory (@chancoc37) from Rams Review Podcast to discuss #USMNT player Duane Holmes, as well as, Derby County and the Championship.
Hosted by Marcus O'Malley @Chasingacup and joined by @kerrc17, @dkerr0118 and @UnderdogSP, we interview up and coming USYNT players Patrick Weah (@weah526) of Minnesota United Academy & Jonathan Gomez (@jonathan_42) AKA Jogo.
Show Notes: 4:59 - Bundesliga Preview (Chris, Marcus, and Matty go through each Bundesliga team that has American representation and the teams expectations.) 49:11 - Matty leads the "Tell me I'm wrong" segment
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Show Notes: Marcus and Matty interview Bayern Munich and USYNT player, Chris Richards. Chris shares his development in the US, training at Bayern, his fathers inspirational words, his goals for club and country, & much more.
Show Notes: Chris, Marcus, and Matty draft their best USMNT starting XI (Version 1.0 was episode 25). Which roster you think is the best?
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Show Notes: 2:57 - Olympic Qualifying Squad (roster, snubs & players not released by clubs, and possible starting lineups) 37:31 - "Tell Me I'm Wrong" - Marcus
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Show Notes: 2:13 Interview with Christian Cappis (20 year old from Katy, TX talks about his journey to becoming a pro, the next up and coming USMNT player, his diet, and about his experiences with USMNT)
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Show Notes: 2:51 - U23 Olympic Qualifying Tournament (roster & lineup predictions) 22:49 - USMNT Friendlies vs Netherlands & Wales (roster & lineup predictions) 42:40 - Chris leads our "Tell me I'm wrong" segment
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Show Notes: 1:54 - David Ochoa Interview - David discuss his favorite players growing up, winning the USL Championship, playing in the U-20 World Cup, and most importantly, his love for The Office
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Show Notes: 2:51 - January camp update & projected lineup 14:25 - January transfer window 20:38 - USMNT lost generation XI 30:34 - Listener questions 42:17 - Final thoughts - "Tell me I'm wrong"
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Show Notes - 1:29 - January camp (initial reactions & lineup predictions) 18:27 - Transfer window hopefuls 22:24 - Youth players about to breakthrough 27:16 - Olympic qualifying draw 31:23 - New hirings (McBride & Hudson) 39:39 - Weekly soccer chat
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Show Notes- 1:14 - Midfield (6) 8:07 - Midfield (8/10) 21:58 - Wingers 36:36 - Strikers 44:11 - Listener Questions (Thanks @pkeeler167 & @blharreld)
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Show Notes: 1:04 - Explanation/rationale of Top 5 rankings 3:12 - GKs 8:04 - LBs 12:00 - RBs 20:04 - CBs 35:49 - YNT Coaching Vacancies
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Show Notes - :55 - Reviewing 2019 (Positives, negatives & Player of the Year conversation) 25:17 - Previewing 2020 (biggest need, next player to break into senior team, & bold predictions)
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Marcus, Chris, and Matty discuss the 4-0 USMNT victory over Cuba to move on to the CONCACAF Nation's league Semifinals. We also discuss potential players moving to Europe and listener questions.
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Show Notes: Matty and Chris breakdown USMNT 4-1 victory over Canada in Nations League group play (lineup, goals, good/bad games, & lineup prediction vs Cuba on Tuesday
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Show Notes: 1:57 - Matty, Chris, and Marcus discuss how the Berhalter Bro's are ruining USMNT and the "The Big Plan"... 21:26 - November "roster" breakdown (snubs, injuries, and the Fed's trick to gain supporters)
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Show Notes - 8:15 - Where do we go from here? (Berhalter's flaws, MLS collusion, When Bert's time will end and who will be his replacement, and also roster choice mistakes) 50:59 - Where does the lack of passion come from that USMNT displayed vs Canada?
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Show Notes: Matty and Chris discuss two Nation's League group games vs Cuba (7-0 victory) and Canada (2-0 loss) and a few important questions. Is it time to fire Bert? How does this loss compare to 2 years ago vs T&T? What is Sergino Dest thinking now? Why was Pulisic subbed out so early?
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Show Notes- :52 - Nation's League Roster (roster breakdown, snubs, major takeaways, and lineup & score predictions) 32:12 - Chris' Questions (Pulisic problem, Marsch Madness, & Fed Flop)
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Show Notes: 1:23 - Nation's League roster predictions(Dest?, No more Trapp and/or Zardes, and still too many injuries!) 33:28 - Counter Attack!! (Brooks injuries, Timeline for firing Bert, Where is Horvath, Zardes' replacements & Sergino Dest watch)
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Show Notes- 1:44 - Roster breakdown (plus injuries, snubs, & MLS duty) 19:21 - Initial reactions and takeaways (Pulisic as a winger, the LB situation, too many GKs, & who is the 6) 30:05 - Preferred roster vs predicted roster
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Show Notes- Top 5 ranking of each offensive position. 2:33 - Midfield (6, 8 & 10) 36:13 - Attack (Wingers and Forwards) Chris Kerr on Twitter @Kerrc17
Matty & Chris breakdown the top 5 USMNT players at each position. This episode includes the defense only (GK, CB's, RB, LB)
3:45 - Goalkeepers 13:10 - Center backs 32:58 - Right backs 44:23 - Left backs
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Show Notes 2:06 - Nations League, Olympic Qualifying, & U-17 World Cup 7:12 - Predictions and projections for upcoming European season broken into 3 tiers of players.
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Show Notes 1:34 - Gold Cup Major Takeaways 7:46 - September Roster Predictions (What players are likely to be called in and what long shots are possible)
Show Notes - :29 - Gold Cup Semi Final highlights (USA 3-1 over Jamaica) 33:31 - Game takeaways (How the replacement starters faired and how did the dual 6 look?) 44:03 - Technical difficulties (I lost Chris - Sorry) 47:29 - Women's World Cup Final
Show Notes - 2:21 - Takeaways from first two Gold Cup games vs. Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago. 28:06 - Predications for rest of Gold Cup (Last group game vs Panama and knockout stages. 39:13 - The "November Nations League plan" - Who to call up for these 2 games?
Show Notes :22 - Why is Grunt gone from Twitter? 3:08 - U20 World Cup - Tab's mistakes selecting the roster, success/failure of the tournament?, & which players will make an impact first for the senior team 35:55 - Gold Cup - Concern with Tyler Adams, MLS "quota", & Bert's interesting roster decisions.
Show Notes :30 - Explanation of how we graded each player and the four subcategories (Germany, rest of Europe, England, Youngsters) 3:57 - German-based player grades 26:31 - "Rest of Europe"-based player grades 36:24 - England-based player grades 49:34 - The "Youngsters" player grades 1:07:19 - Listener questions. Thanks to @Chrisawesome63 @pkeeler167 @OneGoalUS for our listener questions!
Show Notes :40 - Assessing the USMNT player pool (Stock rising, stock falling, & no movement) and which players we need to see more of. 47:29 - Immediate reaction to the Gold Cup draw (Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, & Panama) 49:40 - Listener question (thanks @pkeeler167) Is Trapp preferred over Bradley? 54:10 - Closing thoughts - Why has Bert chosen 3 different captains in his first 4 games as USMNT manager?
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Show Notes: :28 - Recap of March camp (deep dive into which players should have been there and which we are done with seeing) 40:41 - U20 camp and upcoming U20 World Cup 44:20 - Bold predictions for U20 World Cup and Gold Cup
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You probably won't notice where our audio cut out and I had to splice it together.
Show Notes: 0:29 - Matty's rant (don't worry, its not too long) 4:27 - March roster breakdown (includes snubbed starting 11 w/subs and lineup prediction for upcoming games) 49:23 - A few questions to discuss (1 - How similar is this roster to the Gold Cup roster? 2 - Who is really making the decisions on who gets called up?)
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Show Notes: 4:09 Results from previous episodes "USMNT Draft Special". 9:51 Questions from Kerr (Are you worried about Pulisic at Chelsea?, What does our forward depth look like?, What are your thoughts on Bert's transparency and attitude so far?). 27:35 We make our predictions for the March roster. We separate players into 4 categories (starters, roster locks, bubble players, & long shots).
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Show Notes: :44 - Introduction of my guests (Grunt @DisgruntleUSMNT and Christopher Kerr @Kerrc17 ) 2:05 - Rules and order of the draft 4:46 - Draft begins (order is Grunt, Chris, Matty) 34:54 - After the draft, we discuss our lineups, strengths and weaknesses of our teams, and players we are surprised that did not get drafted. We also make out picks of the outcome when our teams play each other.
Show Notes: :34 - All about Dave - Bros Talking Soccer, Fan Futsal, The Soccer Tavern and Merch! (www.brostalkingsoccer.com Twitter: @BTSoccerPod)
4:15 - Breakdown of USMNT vs Panama and Costa Rica and discuss new coach Gregg Berhalter's tactics.
29:41 - Questions about the camp: Which January camp players will we see in March? How does the formation effect Lima vs Yedlin at RB? Thoughts on crossword puzzles during team meals.
49:39 - We pick our starting XI for a must win game tomorrow.
Show Notes: (0:55) Grunt and I speak about the ongoing USMNT January Camp (AKA Camp Cupcake), focusing on players we are excited to see, and discuss an ideal short-term outcome for one key positional battle. (19:30) We then dive into a mini pool of key Dual National players, assessing the likelihood that any of Efra Alvarez, Sergino Dest, Alex Mendez, Konrad De La Fuente & others will wear the senior team shirt, and how soon we think it should be. (46:03) Lastly, in our "PK's" we discuss Frankie Amaya's recent selection first overall in the MLS SuperDraft, including a personal anecdote about him, Josh Sargent's rapid rise... AND Grunt apologizes to Khiry Shelton.
Eliminating another excuse for why USA sucks at international soccer and my September 11th proportion for USMNT.