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0:00 – Intro
1:26 – What changed for Miami in Matchday 3?
4:39 – DeAndre Yedlin Trade
7:04 – Montreal Encouraging Start
9:26 – Real Salt Lake a Dark Horse?
11:34 – Colorado Rapids Discussion
13:28 – Toronto FC Turning Things Around?
16:09 – Charlotte FC Discussion
17:30 – Seattle Favorite’s in the West?
19:50 – Philadelphia Union Discussion
21:36 – LAFC Struggles Continue
24:50 – Sporting Kansas City Slow Start a Concern?
27:28 – What’s Wrong With Orlando City?
31:30 – Minnesota United Discussion
32:58 – Atlanta United Under Pressure?
35:45 – New England Discussion
37:33 – New York Red Bulls vs. FC Dallas
40:30 – Nashville SC vs. LA Galaxy
43:20 – FC Cincinnati vs. D.C. United
46:14 – Austin FC vs. St. Louis CITY
48:55 – SJ vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
52:54 – All-Star Game Announcement
53:15 – Columbus vs. Chicago
57:14 – Portland Timbers Potentially Signing Berterame?

Wait we’re we’re taping this show every week and holding people to what they said I heard people in our circles saying well a team from Salt Lake City huh Christian arango I didn’t know Christian arango played for the Park City Rangers when he was under seven under 10 and under 12

I’m into it and especially just cuz it’s making Doyle frustrated Jason Hernandez former Red Bull teammate of not me hello and welcome to this is MLS we are going to get you all set for match day four and at this point no team a major league soccer has stayed perfect but

This squad certainly is kayln Carr joining me in the house alongside Taylor twellman and Sasha CL how we doing guys oh I’m doing good you two are color coordinated in the studio Taylor’s wearing the free jacket he got from the member guest last week at his country club another beautiful day in sunny

Southern California can’t wait to talk MLS with all of you Taylor C stole your jacket s we catching you before after a nice round of golf me or Taylor Taylor he’s the golf I’m in Boston get out of here I’m lucky to even be here I’m even lucky to see

The sunshine right now well one place where there may not have been Sunshine but there certainly was in terms of goals was Florida inter Miami a 5 nil thumping over their rival Orlando City when Le Messi and Luis Suarez score braces it is something that we have to

Talk about and something else that we have to talk about is this roster this group was a little apprehensive about what Suarez would show now granted was it based on what he had done in first two games yes but then Suarez said hold on a second Taylor twellman what changed

For Miami on Match day three you were there it’s kind of cool to be able to talk about Messi and Suarez each scoring two goals a piece in one game last last time they did that was an A2 win against wesa when they were both playing for

Barcelona but what changed for them was one Orlando city just flat out was the worst they’ve been in the last three or four years they gave the ball away numerous amount of times the first goal was sloppy third goal was sloppy You could argue four the five goals they

Gave up it was just sloppy from Orlando city now I’m not trying to take anything away from in Miami because gresle was fantastic Suarez was clinical and Messi was messy but make no mistake about it anyone that watched the game I commentated on the game you can make an

Argument that was the worst game Orlando City played in the last four years especially under Oscar perea so Sasha when I look at it yeah I want to say great Messi Suarez gressle the entire team got off to it as as Suarez said after the game none of us are concerned

But I’m also gonna say hang on a minute Orlando City played the worst game in four years it was probably the easiest game Miami will have all season in terms of space and disorganization at the back I do have to give Miami some credit though they changed a little bit what I

Noticed on the field was a lot of players and the way that they play with Messi they always defer to Messi in the final third they could have an open shot but they want to lay the ball off to Messi I didn’t see that this game I saw

Everybody on the field making the right play so hold on gentlemen I remember sitting here last week and both of you guys when I said inter Miami above Orlando what did you say no way no way right did that happen am I misremembering that am I forgetting everything are you talking about two

Games into a season kayin I’m talking about 5 nil against your Ral I think this was much more convincing and frankly kind of embarrassing for Orlando to lose this way I understand the way that uh you know you can maybe try to ride it off they bounc back with a good

Performance against tce at home nil nil but for me they got bullied and that’s the opposite oppos of what I see this Orlando team do it’s a team with predominantly South American players South American attitude but then when you come up against lonel Messi and Suarez they were like all right the more

You build into that the more this team seemed to respond you saw Suarez talking you know he had smoke for everybody the backup goalkeeper at halftime Taylor I saw you talking uh highlighting that it was just constant and the way that they kept piling on and piling on made me

Even more confident about this Miami team now you start to think about the moves that they’re going to make the additions Rondo more coming in made me feel even better I know in week two but I’m feeling good about my my take one of those moves and the move that many

People didn’t see coming is right back DeAndre yedin US Men’s National Team going from inter Miami being moved on to FC Cincinnati Sasha was it the right move for Miami well it’s it’s interesting I don’t know if it’s the right move because right now Miami doesn’t have a right

Back on their roster Deandre edin was that guy solid down the right side domestic player also a leader in the locker room so now does gressle have to play right back who’s coming off a game in Midfield where he had three assists I’m not so sure maybe inter Miami has

More signings in the pipeline and trying to bring in a right back but right now I’m not so sure about this move what’s interesting about this Sasha is I was doing the preseason games with the two games in particular that were in Saudi Arabia and early February it was told to

Me that they were looking to move four or five starting players and I didn’t see it I saw Gregory maybe or yedin I didn’t see both now it’s Jean Mata as well that was just transferred literally 24 hours after they trade yedin to Cincinnati they’ve obviously got moves on the book Sergey Roberto

From Barcelona could he be coming that’s obviously on there they’re now interested in a paraguayan international number 10 Matias like it’s very interesting how they’re going about their business because in early February I didn’t see them losing four or five starters yet here we are Kamal Miller Gregory a royal it’s consistent yevin

It’s Joseph Martinez they have moved on for five or six Bonafide starters within the roster and here we are they’re already three games in I would be stunned if there’s not two players on this team the next time all of us are doing a show yeah only thing I would add

To that is just the MLS experience is a big part of success and if you want to win the ultimate prize which is MLS Cup and look no further than Tata Martino’s teams with Park Hurst and Lorent totz alongside aliron and Joseph Martinez so

I start to W uh worry a little bit about what DeAndre yedin and some of that domestic experience might mean because look they’ve done a good job going out and getting Messi and all his friends but the balance of that sort of you know domestic MLS sweat versus International

Quality and experience is something that I’m going to monitor as we look at these weeks ahead what about just a bunch of Barca teammates hanging out K it’s not bad all right well those Barca teammates will be taking on Montreal Kaylin Carr Four Points of a possible six so so far

You buying Montreal’s positive start yeah I mean I think you have to it’s been one of the surprises of the season so far they have four points on the road through two matches in difficult places going to Orlando and then uh getting the result on the road three points in

Dallas this is a team last year that only had eight points on the road all season so they’ve have that just in these first match days so that part is really impressive Lauren CTO deserves a ton of respect coming over from Columbus Crew The Champions hasn’t been able to

Fully Implement I would say the full realization of that possession style soccer that I think we will eventually see with his team but he’s been pragmatic understanding they’ve been on the road he’s dealing with some injuries Koko aoku are out V Saint comes in gets a goal and then Joseph Martinez uh comes

In gets a goal great to see him back looking himself just with that slashing run in behind and guess who they have up next going against inter Miami his old teammates difficult decision V got a goal Joseph Martinez but I think you always go with the player who’s going

Against his former team there’s just you know Sasha you know Taylor that that extra motivation that added uh sort of bite from going against one of your former sides even if you say everything’s cool you might not celebrate as much you you you’re desperate to get a goal in that

Game What’s going to be interesting to me is Wilford NY coached up every single one of his players at Columbus who was coaching MLS next pro at Columbus at the same time and what’s very interesting to me in watching Montreal early on in this season is the the the confidence take

Risk Go Fort don’t be scared they’ve got to outkick their coverage they don’t have a strong roster but from 1 to 18 from 18 to 25 if the managers coaching up these players you can do stuff in Major League Soccer will fernan prove that I get it cooo Diego Rossi nagby

There’s more quality there than there is in Montreal but the first two games they’ve got four out of six points I don’t think anyone of us had that and I think that’s a huge tip of the cap to the manager because the manager right now is complimenting the players and

Telling them go for it don’t be scared that plays into the hands of Joseph Martinez and others within that roster one team that really went for it this weekend was roal Salt Lake putting up three goals over la F FC yes it was in the snow and we’ve got the 57th edition

Of the Rocky Mountain cup with RSL taking on the Colorado rapid Sasha after what you saw from RSL why can they be the west star course this year they can be because they’ve got a dangerous attack I really like what I’ve seen out of Chicho arango Diego Luna new

Import from England Matty krooks but Andre Gomez is The X Factor so my caveat is yes they can be a Darkhorse in the west as long as we see consistent attack out of Andre Gomez yes he had two goals and an assist in this game but he has been wildly inconsistent since getting

To Salt Lake now he’s had his full second season with Salt Lake he has the opportunity to be a big time Winger for this club because you see the mentality that this club has the mentality that the players have when they play for Pablo mastroeni they will always be in

Every game they will always put up a fight and they have a chance if if Gomez can stay consistent in the attack yeah I agree with that sash the one worry I have though Pablo Ruiz going down with the knee injury he was hurt last year similarly with an injury and that really

Hurt the trajectory of this season the way that they were able to distribute the ball get forward in the attack so I worry a little bit about that injury specifically long term but I do like RSL they showed that mentality lafc I can say what they want about the weather

Trust me I would not want to get out there and move around in that but you could tell by the way this team played maybe taking on the personality of their manager Master Ry just getting on with it they ended up doing snowflakes snow angels on the field I just thought that

Put it in the Box Push It Forward take what the game is and they got the job done ended up with three points at home R’s unfortunately out for the season for Real Salt Lake Colorado Rapids also PS This Rocky Mountain cup you might as well rename it the Pablo Master cup like

The it must be so personal for him the fact that he played won a MLS cup with the Colorado Rapids coached the team to success and is now over at R Salt Lake so we will see how the 57th Edition pans out with a Colorado rapid side Sasha

That it’s looking like a little bit more of the same they go to Portland they give up four goals and also getting a one-1 draw at home against Nashville a a boneheaded mistake at the end of the game by Jonathan Lewis how he gets that

Handball in the Box it it was it it was awful so what Colorado needs to do is they need more of a presence up front whether that’s going to be Navajo or it’s going to be Darren yappi somebody has to turn into some type of goal score match winner because they have good

Support behind them Cole Basset movich are very good players but they are not match winners on their own they need somebody to step up I like when yappi came into the game set up a beautiful play a little slit pass to omir Fernandez that could have made it two

Zero Colorado needs to find a way to be clinical right now as they learn their pressing cues under Chris armis I spoke with Chris armis recently on offside on Apple podcast and Sasha what was very interesting you know this better than any of us is that the Red Bull system

The style of Play It kind of breeds this winning mentality and yet my argument to Chris was well how does Colorado have a winning mentality all of a sudden you don’t just show up and immediately learn how to win you don’t show up and know

What it takes to win and that’s why when you bring in they’ve had 24 transactions since the end of last season new players in Old players out yet right now it looks like they’re trying to find an identity I think the style of play and system should help with that but if you

Keep having these boneheaded mistakes at the end of games that lose two points at home and you only leave with one that’s going to all of a sudden become the DNA that guess what the old Colorado Rapids are back and the new ones still haven’t found a way to win games let’s talk

About Toronto FC taking on Charlotte TFC picking up Taylor their first win of the Season 1 nil at New England how much are things turning around for Toronto what’s remarkable guys this is the first time in Toronto FC history in Major League Soccer they’ve started a campaign

With two clean sheets that in and of itself tells you how this team has changed Herdman has basically said hang on a minute sea Johnson’s going to be our St our staple we’re going to defend in a shape we’re going to make life very difficult and then we’ve got a couple

Game changers in C with one of the best finishes you’ll see all week long does it expose the goalkeeper of New England the backline defending sure but it’s still your highest paid player it’s still your best player when it all things are said and done great finish

But more so the first time in their MLS history they’ve had clean sheets and back-to-back games to kick off a campaign I think if you told Herdman this in January and February sign the dotted line you get two clean sheets of the first two games kayin he’s signing

That immediately oh absolutely I mean this is is their first road win since 2022 so uh a lot of first in this and trending in the right direction Herdman I think has made this team a really interesting Club to watch especially early on in the season because you

Wanted to see how he was going to do especially with the big players and I think you hit the nail on the head with in he came off at halftime I believe Herdman said something along the lines of he’s not a big fan of turf but he got

Him to play the first half you get that special moment of magic you couldn’t pick a dream start for that to be able to show hey Buy in give us what you have we’re going to play to you know understand you as a player you as a personality he’s got he’s got Bernard

Deski to buy in as well playing a little bit more defensive in the first half then he gets to push more advanced position when Inc comes off so if you’re trying to get byy in they’ve got some really big points on the road and that’s

The first time you can say that in years I think we got to give a little bit of credit to General Manager Jason Hernandez as well because going into this off season there were a lot of question marks around in and Bernard deski would they come back would they

Buy in so that meant Jason Hernandez had to wait in the transfer window and is just now getting players in after preseason Richie Lara they’ve added long staff from Newcastle long the center back who has done well pairing with Shane O’Neal so adding more quality now

I think the team will continue to get better over the coming weeks as they integrate into this team Jason Hernandez former Red Bull teammate of not me we played together at Chivas USA I just wanted to get Chivas in here oh there you go I remember at nycfc yeah

But let good shout all right good shout let’s talk about Charlotte Charlotte filling out that roster getting four points Kaylin of a possible six what have you made from them well look I I think Dean Smith has done a fantastic job so far as far as just simplifying

Things giving them a real structure giving them an identity bringing the group together last year we saw Lono playing with a hybrid Center back position with privet moving forward into the Midfield trying to turn this team into something it wasn’t and now we’ve seen at least a base a solid core moving

Forward my question for them has been consistently whether they’re going to be able to have enough in the attack going forward copetti steps forward uh I think he’s going to give them something but then they’re also going out into the market with the Israeli International Winger uh who’s rumored to come A young

DP abata I think as they start to add those pieces they still have another senior DP they have an owner that’s willing to spend they have the fan base there’s something there I still think there’s a little bit more to convince as far as um really that top end Talent if

They want to compete in a stacked Eastern Conference but early indications have been a positive start for them Toronto taking on Charlotte kicking things off on Saturday afternoon Matt Doyle the armchair analyst joining us now let’s get right into it some cross conference Showdown with the Philadelphia Union taken on the

Seattle Sounders in our first show um some people including both of my friends sitting right here said that the Seattle Sounders are the favorites in the Western Conference okay so heading into match day four a loss in a draw to start the year one goal in two games and it

Was a penalty kick from Pedro DEA who is now out for two months with a hamstring injury Doyle are they still the favorites in the west I think they still are though obviously the margins are smaller than they were a couple of weeks ago bear in mind the Sounders have not

Had the other two of their DPS Albert rusak or J Paulo through the first couple of games and bear in mind that the western conference is still not complete like this is the weaker conference we are pretty certain of that especially after what we saw last year

So there is a little bit of wiggle room but the really concerning part is that that game against Austin that was the type of game that cost them first place in the west last year and they were supposed to have fixed it with the acquisition of De la Vega and then the

Acquisition of a center forward Danny mski in MLS free agency neither guy really made an impact but that’s the other problem Jordan Morris on the break getting Sounders had their looks in this one the forwards could not put the ball away somebody has to step up and start

Scoring goals for this team the most important part to this Matt is you just hit the nail on the head no jaia Paulo no rusnack now de la Vegas in and out his Fitness isn’t completely there but the X Factor for the Seattle Sanders because I’m with you I still think

They’re the favorite to win the western conference is whether or not Jordan Morris can score you 15 goals on the year he scored 11 12 goals last year eight were in the first six games if you’re going to be the number nine if you’re going to be the goal scorer you

Can’t go five six seven eight games without a goal that can’t happen and so I think this summer and I’ve been on the record and I’m GNA stay on the record I think Seattle goes out and finds himself a nine because I don’t think Jordan

Morris is your out out nine I think he thrives better when he’s coming from a wide area coming in I don’t think ruie Diaz is going to be that guy they can buy out ruy Diaz and then they can go find themselves another DP number nine

That’s why I still think they are the favorite no Rus neck no ja paollo De la Vega in and out this doesn’t concern me but the X Factor 100% is if Jordan Morris can score you 15 plus goals on the year because the answer is as of now

The answer to that is no something that the Seattle Sounders do have that the Philadelphia Union do not is MLS cups and it is no secret that that is the Union’s goal this year they’re The Perennial Runners up right you think about about the games last year you know

The third place game in leagues cup Runners up in MLS Cup in 2022 three US Open cup losses they want this year to be different kayin with all these competitions that they have going on how do they prove to you that this year will be different well I’d start off by

Saying that those competitions you mentioned would be the Envy of most clubs in MLS to even be there and to sure but they want to be Champions right 128th minute from Bale I mean they’ve been so close but hey if you look about the number of competitions they’ve been

In just look at last night they they drew to puka nil nil at home and they asked Andre Blake after the match uh do do you have enough is this team deep enough do you have enough pieces that’s been invested and he said I don’t want

To say anything to get me in trouble let’s see so of course sorry Andre I’m going to bring it up on camera because I don’t think he was wrong in the sense that in this Eastern Conference in this new MLS if you’re not getting better you’re getting getting worse because

Cincinnati are adding to their uh Firepower consistently bringing in free agents top free agents from around Miami we don’t even have to tell you that story Columbus is continuing an arms race in the East I worry a little bit about this Philly team if they have that depth because julan caranza is missing

You no longer have that goal scorer up front that depth especially in the front line is an issue I do think that um uh M mcra sorry mcglen excuse me uh and Quin suvan have both been big young players that are emerged so Philly’s always going to bring forward in that pipeline

But haven’t done enough maybe outside to put them right at that conversation to be bringing home silverware again out west lafc taking on Sporting Kansas City lafc Taylor losing 3-0 to real Sal Lake is it just a oneoff in the snow or is it a sign of something bigger for

Lafc uh is there a both option there’s no option C what you asked for last week and we don’t have both option this week I don’t think they’re mutually exclusive I don’t I really don’t and my biggest concern for lafc and has been for about 9 months now is every single time

Something goes arai there’s an excuse there’s an excuse about the schedule there’s an excuse about the depth there’s an excuse about the weather listen this team is as talented as any team now they’re younger they’re 100% not as deep as the team was in 22 and quite honestly even as 23 I think

They’re may be a little bit better when they’re all fully fit and healthy that they’re their 11’s better this year than last but every single time something goes arai there’s an excuse and now all of a sudden that becomes part of your DNA they lost three finals last year

They wanted to win five trophies they didn’t win any of them yes on one hand you got to the finals I get that but how many times are we talking about lafc and we’ve got to give an answer to an excuse from top to bottom front office now all

The way down to a player talking about and complaining about the system the reality is this should the game have been played I think there’s a good argument no but the other team played you didn’t so now lafc can look in the mirror they can look at themselves and

Then they can finally say everyone else in the western conference is looking lafc and say if it goes a little arai we already got you beat because in between your ears your team is already up against it I think they’re I don’t think they’re mutually exclusive I do think

It’s a one-off but I also think there’s a real DNA thing here with lafc Steve tundo John thoron everybody else always an excuse when something goes a r yeah I agree with that I mean think of what MLS is oh Houston it’s too hot oh New England I’m playing on Turf Yankee

Stadium the the pitch is too small for us to play our football whatever it is that’s a part of it the other thing Taylor it’s not like real Salt lak’s players are from Salt Lake they’ve got Andres Gomez coo arango like these are Colombian play playing in the same

Climate the envir Ken I could kayen 100% I heard people in our circles saying well a team from Salt Lake City huh Christiano I didn’t know Christian arango played for the Park City Rangers when he was under seven under 10 and under 12 like what what are we talking

About here this league is as eclectic as diverse as anyone just because you train in Salt Lake City doesn’t mean you could deal with three Ines of snow good on Pablo good on that team but more so keep an eye on LFC cuz now all of a sudden there’s

This I don’t know or E this didn’t go our way that’s not how you win trophies in this league if there’s one thing Pablo masterani coach teams have is the mentality right that we’ve seen them do things year after year and make waves let’s talk about the opposition versus

Lafc and that is Sporting Kansas City and if you can’t tell already on the show we are keeping seat so let’s take a listen to this have their guns now and they have to use them at home going against a Philly team that has put a ton into Champions Cup right now these

Matches at home are the type you have to win right now if you’re for me you have to Circle this one early on and say we have to do take this opportunity at home to get off on the right foot SKC two draws to start the season yes most

Recently it was a controversial ending so kayn not following your call to action and cashing in at home how concerned should people be about a start for Peter veres side wait we’re we’re taping this show every week and holding people to what they said and you’re

Coming in every single week Jo you tell me before that I I shouldn’t be concerned if it if it wasn’t so you you help me out of this one I think they should be pissed but not concerned I don’t think there’s any Panic that needs to be hit in Sporting KC because they

Were the better team uh against Philadelphia Union and they should be angry at themselves for not making it two- n and putting the game away when they were essentially playing the union JV team that said Sporting Kansas City this group have built up enough equity with me and Peter veres in particular

Has built up enough equity me Equity with me as a manager for me to have confidence in them to find the the right switch and to flip it and to start turning those performances into points we saw it last year and I think we’ll see it again this year but I think

They’ll spend this week being angry and I think that’ll be good for them because they didn’t play Angry last week they played safe down the stretch and that is part of what came back to p I’m going to use that in life I’m pissed hang on a

Minute hang on a minute hang on a minute hang on guys hang on they’ve got four points if the right call was made just just should they have put themselves position on a corner no Taylor I agree with you completely that the Miss throw call is the only reason why we’re

Sitting here talking about two points versus Four Points absolutely Fair absolutely fair so I think anger in part because of the call but in part because it should never have come to that it had like those were the Union B teamers out there they had dead legs and over the

Final 10 15 minutes of the match Sporting Kansas City didn’t find it in themselves to put it away so there is plenty of anger this week and again I think that’s what Sporting Kansas City need and I think probably yes over the next couple weeks we’re going to see

Them round into the type of shape they were in in the second half of the season and into the playoffs a team where maybe there’s a little bit more flares going up could be Orlando City who’s taking on Minnesota United this weekend Taylor Min Minnesota rather sorry Orlando one point

No goals through two games what’s wrong with the Lions oh boy this is how long do we have because this is as concerning as any game that I’ve seen because Oscar Pereira has taken this team to the playoffs four straight years he’s won an open Cup trophy he’s changed the

Mentality of this franchise to now all of a sudden go into 2024 and have high aspirations we’re talking con Champions Cup we’re talking supporter shield and ultimately MLS Cup and they had the worst performance they’ve had since he’s been manager of that team the way they

Gave the ball away the way they look like a deer in headlights this was the same Orlando City team that frustrated Messi in leagues cup Messi should have been red carded in that game if you guys all recall they were under his skin they got after him soft penalty call that

Changed the game they were the best team to play Messi and Miami on the field last year and this year they laid an egg they laid an egg one of the worst performances I’ve ever seen I think there’s real concern about this team in two areas first and foremost now all of

The sudden that there’s expectations do they know how to handle that I don’t know if they do but two more importantly Duncan Maguire last year scored 13 goals they go out and sign a DP without having mov Duncan Maguire no matter what what you hear publicly that’s the fact Mariel

Was already signed before they had moved Maguire now they’ve got two de two Center forwards two distinctly different Center forwards they now got OA leero two different tens that don’t play the same way now they jeopardized the tactics postgame Oscar Pereira I saw him he was very concerned because they

Didn’t look like the Orlando City team last year that looked like they had turned the corner and they were ready need to win the supporter Shield win conera Champions Cup and have a St in MLS Cup they played well against T that’s a positive sign but they played

Well against T nil nil they haven’t scored a goal yet if I’m not if I recall correct so like what this is a team that can score goals they have enough Firepower to fundo Torres and companied they look frustrated I think it’s real concerning for Orlando City last weekend

I really do TT I I think you’re absolutely correct to to focus on I think the chemistry issue uh I think that is first and foremost and maybe the confidence issue because that is something that Orlando city had down the stretch last year I’m just going to

Focus on the tactics Orlando City last year didn’t become what they became until they were able to get their fullbacks up into the attack and this is a theme tactically throughout Oscar pera’s career as a head coach his teams don’t attack up the middle they attack out wide usually with overlaps and

Overloads in those spots and they weren’t able to do that until the second half of the season they haven’t been able to do that at all through the first few weeks because they’re not getting on the ball enough and they’re not playing clean enough through Central Midfield so

The rhythm is off and when the rhythm is off you can’t get your fullbacks up and you can’t get your fullbacks up then you’re not going to create chances for whichever of the center forwards are out there so it’s all kind of snowballing it’s a number of things happening all at

Once you know who you are going to to your to your point though think about it Matt your point Cara and OA had the same amount of touches in front of Jansen their Center back yeah I mean that’s a that’s a tactics that’s a chemistry that is a real concerning sign when your

Number 10 is taking the ball off of your Center back and then giving it away and then all of a sudden the other teams got Messi Suarez gresle and Company that’s how you lose 5-nil you two are going to be making some Orlando City fans on

Twitter very happy you were hot on them hot on them last week and they they didn’t like it they didn’t like it it freaked them out a little bit all right let’s talk a little bit about their opponents in Minnesota United brand new head coach announced last week a former

Assistant at Manchester United Eric Ramsay the youngest in major league soccer at 32 years old unlikely to coach this weekend that could be changing by next week kayn how does Eric Ramsey level up Minnesota United well hearing these two guys talk about going against Orlando and them being bad with the ball

Might give me some hope with the the the way that this Minnesota team had been playing we saw them go out against um a Columbus Crew team and press them and that’s not something we’ve seen teams do against Columbus because it hasn’t worked and we’ve not seen Minnesota do

This at all they’ve been much more of a you know sit back give the ball to Roso and the fact that they’ve been able to do have this success fighting back against Columbus um and to get the the the draw there and just good results overall without a full-time manager

Without Ramsey and without his imprints at all even on this team is really promising there’s also no bongle Lan who’s not into the team the question I have is can you press with TAMU puki can you press with a Roso can you press with a robin lud it doesn’t seem to me like

These are the players that I would pick for that system but then again I didn’t think you could do that with bentek uh Matos click and DC are doing a pretty good job of that so so far it’s been really interesting but I would say say

TBD as far as what this new manager does let’s talk about Atlanta United and the New England Revolution team that both squads having a ton of expectations around them this year Taylor Atlanta United an opening week loss to the Columbus Crew and then a bye this past

Weekend how concerned or should I say how much pressure is there on Atlanta United now uh I I don’t know because obviously you’re losing to the MLS Cup champions at home were they great no were they really bad no um I don’t think there’s pressure on him I just think there’s a

Line of expectation that this team needs to be different now ask me that question after the home game against New England I think they’ve got to be better at home I know Matt I know kayin and everyone else that watches this league week in and week out knows HomeField Advantage

Has to return to Atlanta United they’ve got to own Mercedes-Benz Stadium they’ve got to own that building the way tataa Martino Joseph Martinez Miguel Amron in those early stages of Atlanta United owned it if they do that then I think they’re going to have something to say I

Still have high expectations for this team I think yako makis could be ultimately the Golden Boot winner but I think they’ve got an own home field so I think as this season progresses that’s where I think the pressure builds but going into this one New England’s got a conera Champions Cup game Wednesday

Night they know they’ve got short rest I would be stunned if Atlanta United’s not on the front foot but last time I said that it turned out to be a 3-3 game with Carlos scoring a tying goal with his right foot in the 94th minute I’d be stunned if Atlanta United doesn’t

Dominate this game this weekend you’re so right to mention the HomeField Advantage because the last time Atlanta United won a playoff series was 2019 when they went on to the Eastern Conference Championship and they had that HomeField advantage throughout the postseason we haven’t seen them do it

Since yeah that and that’s why the expectations are going to be there you’re absolutely right Taylor to say that that is the word for Atlanta United this season and part of it is having Thiago alada and georgos Jack yak but part of it is also it feels like a

Complete roster that has been put together thoughtfully in a way that we frankly haven’t seen from Atlanta United since about 2019 the pieces they went out and got last summer sabab Janita and John de Silva and Tristan Muma in Midfield they all fit perfectly and from

What we saw in that first game they weren’t great against Columbus the new additions bartash uh and Gregerson the the center back but they also looked the part they look like s looks like a number six to me who allowa hunt the little more Midfield and

GRE looked a like for like replac with Miles Robinson so I’m not concerned I think that any pressure they’re feeling this week is probably healthy pressure because the pieces are in place for this team to be really good and it’s been a long time since we have said that about

Atlanta United this is year four for Gonzalo pan it is year one for Caleb Porter at New England kin two losses to start the season for New England what are your thoughts on New England going up against Atlanta well I I think these guys are a right to point to Atlanta at

Home as the large favorites in this one and you know they’ve had a they’ve had a buy too as well so they’ve got rest they’ve got time and energy to get those guys clicking and it’s been the exact opposite for New England Revolution these guys have not been able to catch

Their breath and I’d say they have a number nine problem but they don’t actually even have a number nine available for cona cap Champions Cup right now that’s how bad is gotten fion we saw the documented red card that missed uh a match in League Play but he

Also picked up two yellow cards in cona Champions Cup Bobby wood is nursing an injury so they are Beyond shallow at that nine position Caleb Porter has come out and said he believes in fion and he’s going to push him he doesn’t have another Choice Shanay is playing up top

Nearly every minute of every game he’s not a natural number nine he’s a great finisher but he prefers to face forward towards goal driving at the heart of back lines so big questions for me as far as that number nine their one goal on the season and League Play has come

From a miracle from Carlos seel who I wouldn’t put it against him playing against alada as a number 10 to maybe have you know a moment of magic but that number nine position has been a big problem for New England Atlanta United going up against the New England

Revolution 7:30 p.m. eastern time only right here on the MLS season pass we are bringing out the big numbers for this one well we aren’t Matt Doyle is the armchair analyst and if you ever pay attention here on the set except for right now this guy has no laptop no

Notebook it’s yeah no he has too much information in there right now it’s all up here so this is a little buy the numbers are you guys buying or selling it Matt Doyle let’s start with the New York Red Bulls taking on FC Dallas the New York Red Bulls have a newcomer don’t

They yeah Swedish newcomer not the one you think our number is 3.61 that is the number of passes Center back Noah Aya is completing above his expected number uh that’s according to our friends at American soccer analysis to me this kid has changed the way the Red Bulls can

Play and we’ve seen a lot of that over the first two weeks but especially in match day two uh in that win down in Houston I’m buying that big time I’m going to jump right in before Sasha takes this one uh as the Red Bull guy

But the reason I’m doing it is because one he looks like a Red Bull Center back cuz he’s 65 but then with the ball at his feet it totally changes the picture and and really the prognosis of what I think this team can be if you I did

Their match last week um in Houston and on paper it looked just like basically a smash and grab on the road traditional Red Bull win where they take two turnovers and high pressing moments and they turn into goals but when you actually look at the match Noah Isa was

So good with the ball in possession allowing Progressive passes getting them in the attack then you unlock forsburg his Swedish buddy who I saw walking around the hotel together so nice sort of uh teamwork already connecting on the pitch and that really changes the way

This team can play not to mention uh uh you have uh Lewis Morgan as well who came in and so suddenly so much was on tolken goals assists set pieces personality now they start to have pieces to build out of the back get him more advanced positions and take some of

The pressure off him as far as getting goals in the attack you buying that Sasha I’m buying better players equal better teams let’s go lots of money lots of money around around here can we get an instant replay by the way of how quickly Doyle shut you down for shutting

His laptop he’s got he’s got all the big numbers in there FC Dallas we’ve seen a formation change from n Estus through two weeks Doyle is it the right move it’s the right move but the number says there’s something to be worried about our number is 19 that’s the number of

Successful Progressive carries we have seen as a team from FC Dallas through two weeks the team that they’re trying to imitate Columbus Crew with that 3421 they have 34 Progressive carries and what we see in the difference in these two teams is the ability of Columbus to change uh to switch the

Field of play and get those Wing backs into 1V one situations Dallas are not going to get there unless they fix this ASAP buying I’m I’m selling I I think Dallas is going to be good they need to get their best players on the field though when I think of pomy call in

Midfield he’s a player who can carry the ball Ferrera up front he’s a player that can carry the ball and I think Paul ARA’s best position might be as the right wing back which will put him in better positions to succeed in carrying the ball down that right wing as well

Yeah I’m telling too I think once they get Ferrera maybe in a different position a step deeper he can get on the ball more uh I I agree I like to see all the pieces before I make that choice let’s talk about Nashville SC taking on

The LA Galaxy at Judas Park this weekend it has been a tough start for Nashville FC Sam surge honey MTAR both injured but honey mkar could be making his return and nobody will be happier than Tyler boy you tell me Matt do yeah our number

For this one is 7.2 that was his total expected assists last year for the LA Galaxy uh as per opta that was in the 80th percentile among all Wingers in MLS and that is borderline Elite and what I am trying to sell you guys here is that

Tyler Boyd actually is the right third option for this team we just have not seen it yet because Han and Sam surage have been injured but as soon as those guys get back I think it’s all going to click for Nashville I’ll buy that but more as a

Decoy I don’t think he’s going to hit those numbers of the seven expected assists I think it’s really more in this Nashville system of having shaffle BG and maybe now this balance of Boyd on that right hand flake but more to be a diversion to create space for Han but I

Think he’s got everything he needs uh the one man show Wrecking Crew going Counterattack so I think it’s really about getting Hy back because we’ve seen frankly without him this Nashville attack looks toothless right now uh big time buy for me I think Tyler Boyd was a great signing to this Nashville team

Disagree with kayin a little bit I think he’ll get more goals and assist than you believe the LA Galaxy had a league gave up a league wor 67 goals last year it’s looked a little bit different this year Doyle how much better is this galaxy backline looking about 30% better uh per

Shot allowed the number that we’re going to use for this one is 0.073 that is the expected goals per shot that the Galaxy are allowing this year compared to last year that number was 0.104 so almost a 50% increase in shot value last year uh what the Galaxy have

Done through two games they look like a completely different team and I don’t think it’s all Personnel I think it’s structure and I think that structure is going to lead to them being at least an average team defensively this year after two weeks I am absolutely convinced I’m convinced as well I’m

Buying uh I I don’t know if it’s purely on the structure I got to give a little credit to Mickey yamane the new Japanese right back who has just been solid he’s been a very good Defender he Partners well with Maya Yoshida his positioning is very good tactically very smart and

He’s solid with the ball I’ll buy as well but not for the backline I’m not giving any credit in that sense I’m going with the attack when you have to worry about paino and you have to worry about Ricky pu and eventually Peck I think that that threat on the counter is

Really what’s pushing them on the front foot getting them in better spots last year it seemed like they had to get two or three goals just to get a point this year they’ve only conceded one goal in two matches uh in each of their matches that’s been enough to get them point so

Far so I feel good about them FC Cincinnati taking on DC United manager Pat Nunan said ahead of the season this team will go as far as Lucho aosta and Aaron Bueno will take us how far have they taken them so far Doyle I mean they’re getting the results that they

Want for the most part so far but I’m seeing some red flags and our number is 35.6 uh that’s the success percentage for take on for FC Cincinnati this year One V ones uh second worst in the league so far and I know it’s very very early

But it’s kind of tracking with what I’m seeing from Lucho aosta in particular he has seemed to lack the burst through two games now maybe part of that was Debbie Flores and on first kick he was awesome for Toronto FC but even this past weekend against Chicago I didn’t see it

From Lucho and given the work rate he’s had over the past couple years and how Central he is to everything Cincinnati do I’m actually starting to get a little bit worried about this team the reigning MVP I’m selling I’m selling on that one I’m not I’m not going to go against

Lucho I do think he miss misses his buddy baral but I think this team in general is I’m buying on they continue to go out spoke earlier about DeAndre Yedlin and his absence what he might bring you can see what Cincinnati values that experience that ability of guys that

Have been there and done that I think that system that platform puts Lucho in better spots to win balls higher up the field that’s where you’ve seen him find success in the past so one-on-one Lucho aosta I’m always buying that yeah I’m selling what Doyle’s spitting out as well and I’m buying on

Lucho aosta good players on FC since CNA they’re a good team they’ll be fine you two are just teaming up against Doyle aren’t you DC United in a nice little surprise to start the year five goals through two games Doyle where does this attack rank in MLS well our number is

6.5 that’s their total expected goals through those two games that’s best in the league by a mile only one other team is over five and that’s RSL who have played three games and anybody else nobody else is is even approaching DC United I can’t even get myself to

Believe believe that this is actually a top 10 attack in the league let alone top one so I I’m selling this from the I think they’ll be improved but I am selling this amount this amount of year-over-year improvement I’m selling as well I I don’t believe that this is going to be a

Top attack in Major League Soccer and we got to remember 65 minutes against New England for DC United was against 10 men when they end up scoring three goals yeah I’m selling and it’s because I have my own homework Doyle I did that first match with DC their expected goals were

Five in that one against New England so you’ve kind of skewed the numbers you don’t have to hold up you don’t have to hold up that notebook I always keep your notes on Deck this guy’s keeping his computer out so I got to I got to bring

What I got far you guys are killing my buzz you’re not saying no more bente hat tricks I mean come on they don’t they don’t even need one they got it without of them yeah all right Austin taking on St Louis Austin one goal so far this

Season they’ve got a draw and a loss now granted they did get a result in Seattle no Sebastian Drew yet should fans be concerned about Austin’s offense so our number is 11 that’s the t total number of shots that this team’s generated over two games two of them were in that

Scoreless draw uh at Seattle nine of them were in the first game where they were chasing a result uh playing from behind I I just think this team’s broken Jus is going to come back and they’ll get better but I don’t think he’s going to fix what is wrong with this team it

Just none of it is working as far as I can see I’ll buy it I think they have three of those shots are on target as well so you’re not GNA get goals if you’re not putting on frame Sasha are you buying that Austin’s broken easiest buy of my

Life Phil he’s going shopping all right well one team that is generating goals is St Louis City two-nil win over New York City FC what’ you see in that one uh our number is plus 1.6 that’s the expected goal over performance from St Louis city through two games this year

Which is actually ahead of the pace that they hit last year with which was ridiculous it was like the highest expected goal over performance in the American uh soccer analysis database history which goes back a dozen seasons and they’re outperforming it through two games it’s crazy to think that they’re

Doing again uh I feel like they have to regress but I’ve been saying that for a year now yeah it sounds it’s starting to seem disrespectful but yet it’s our question they overperforming Sasha I’m selling that I like this St Louis team I like the style of play and

I think they have good players all over the field when I think about Len oel Jackson really coming on in the attack now I love the way he turns and faces the defense and asks questions of the defense and sadan just looks like a bowling ball that cannot be stopped when

He joins the attack yeah I’m selling it too just because how long can you overperform XG before you start to get some credit I mean they have they’re breaking the model they just completly doing and same thing goes with the shots you mentioned the Dinan the way you’re

Not supposed to shoot that like not a good decision but it hits the back of the net that if you do that time and time again you put yourself in good spots I’m into it and especially just because it’s making Doyle frustrated this came back to bite me last year

Because we always said no St Louis city is not going to win the West they’re not going to set this record so then when we had to fill out our end of the year playoff brackets I said you know what I’m tired of counting St Louis out I’m

Going to put them all the way and then we all know how that ended I wouldn’t go that far but I got them beating their little continuing to do that finally s San Jose rather taking on Vancouver the rumor mill is flying that lafc Legend Carlos Vila could be getting signed by

The San Jose Earthquakes Doyle should they sign ve uh our number is 75 that’s the percentile that Vela was in last year as a chance Creator primarily as a Winger but also as a false nine in San Jose they lost their number 10 from last year Jamir Montero they did not resign

Him they have a DP slot open they were 13th as a as a team in expected assists last year through two games they have dropped down to 21st I don’t think anybody who has watched them play has been particularly impressed by them you would think that Val would be a fit but

I don’t really see it because they need a true number 10 for San Jose Vel has never been that he’s always been a right- Winger or a false nine and more to the point he’s only ever been happy in San Sebastian or La he’s not a San

Jose type of guy he’s also 35 years old so he doesn’t really fit the timeline for this team I don’t think it would be a great signing for them Kaylin you’re a northern California guy you look disrespect I was gonna say first of all I’m selling this Bay Area slander you’ve

Lived in Berkeley man what’s up with that you buying Carlos F you’re San Jose I’m not and but it’s only just because of what I think the price tag would be uh as a designated player coming into this team and I think that that position

Could be used in a different way and I think ultimately I’m thinking if I’m Vela I’m using this more as a bargaining chip to go back to Lac I think he’s a guy that could fit in maybe not at that cap number but to take a team from you know continuing to fight

For trophies in La where I think he wants to be whether I convince him on the Bay Area I’m sorry I don’t think I can do it San Jose but I see him staying in La if anything if I’m San Jose I’m going after vea hard more so just for it gives them

Relevance he will bring people into the stadium he will score world class goals he will set up a assist he’s not going to make the earthquakes a contender he’s not going to even make them maybe a playoff team in the west but at least they would be relevant for the first

Time in a long time and I I don’t want to see Vel go there I think it would be weird to see Vel in anything but an lafc Jersey but if I’m the earthquakes I would go after what they did with matis alada Almeida where they’re going with

The big money you know me you know play me Lega X Legend and but it didn’t it wasn’t sustainable and that’s the other part for me where you might be relevant for what another season you might get a couple more tickets but I don’t know man

You bring them for you bring them for one season for some excitement up in NorCal so is his expectations for the San Jose Earthquakes are not super high the Vancouver White Caps already knocked out of cona Champions Cup vany sartini now in his third full season Doyle what

Are you thinking about the White Cap uh our number is one that’s the number of open DP slots they have right now and uh until and unless they fill that slot with another high upside uh high ceiling attacker I I just don’t think that they’re a team that can compete for the

Biggest trophies in MLS that includ look they’ve already been eliminated from KF Champions Cup uh we saw what LFC did to them in the playoffs last year Canadian championship that’s still on the table because they’re a good team they won’t be great until they fin they fill that final DP

Slot I thought I couldn’t agree more or buy more when you talked about Austin but this is spoton Matt totally agree with you there is a ceiling to this Vancouver White Caps team right now without another highlevel attacker on the field yeah you buying I’m buying with these guys I’m sticking you’re

Buying the White Cap they’ve beaten me down enough I have to agree with them all right well that does it on our first byy the numbers with Matt Doyle my head is spinning Doyle I don’t know how you do it but you’re amazing my friend it’s

All it’s all the computer does all the work it’s AI it’s all up here it’s time for a rematch MLS announced Monday the 2024 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target will see the MLS Allstar going up against Liga MX once again the game will be held July 24th at

Lower.com field in Columbus tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 p.m. and that is where Columbus will be hosting the Chicago Fire this weekend the fire have not qualified for the postseason since 2017 they’re off to a rough start one point from a possible six Sasha how do you convince me that

The fire keep this from being another rebuilding year not sure I can Jill I’m not sure I can you mentioned it they haven’t made the playoffs since 2017 and somehow the sporting Department that’s been in charge of this team for the last four years just got signed to new contracts

Again in the offseason it’s mindboggling to me what Frank Kus has to do is find a formation that wor works with the players that he has Yugo kypers they spent money to bring him in he needs service Brian Gutierrez is the player to provide that service it’s it’s been seen

Over and over again Jeron shakiri is not the guy Kellen aosta as much as he is a very good Center Midfield player in major league soccer he is not the guy they are not the players that are going to lead this team I saw them play against Cincinnati last week sitting

Deep in a 352 you know five Defenders the lines were so big between mid field and attack they weren’t able to defend Cincinnati I have worries about this team and Frank Kus needs to find a formation and stick to it that works for this squad the biggest concern I have

Sasha it feels like Square pegs and round holes a little bit I think gooder is fantastic as the third or fourth complimenting guy shakiri hasn’t been the 10 that they desperately need I think if they got themselves a chance Creator someone that is that then all of

A sudden the other pieces look like it but you just hit the nail in the head in order to have consistency you’ve got to be consistent and I hope Frank CL Kos understands that this team may need just a metronome in saying this is how we’re

Going to play this is the way we’re going to go about it we can’t change so drastically from on the road at home and we’ve got to be a little bit more aggressive I think when we’re at home but I’m not sure the entire complexion of this attack fits together the way

They hoped and the way they spent money I still think they’re one piece away they’re more than they’re more than no I cannot they’re more than one piece away T they need a metronome they need a playmaker they need a backup left back because apparently when Andrew Gutman

Who’s a nice player but when Andrew Gutman gets hurt your whole plan Goes Up in Smoke that’s insane heading into the season but the real culprit for the Chicago Fire since Jor jork Heights got there four years ago that sporting Department uh GM uh has been the dce

They have not delivered on any level I know Jeran shakiri got himself a goal off the penalty uh the other day that was his only shot he did not register a shot uh from open Play he did not create a chance for any of his teammates he h

He touched the ball once in the penalty area so he’s not even being dangerous off the ball he only hit four passes into the attacking third so he’s not even facilitating other guys in the attack that’s one DP the other DP is kypers the new number nine in 192

Minutes on the field this year he has one shot this is a team that is broken in how they are constructed they have been for most of the past decade there does not look to be any change with that and I don’t think anybody here could convince you otherwise Jillian given

What we’ve seen over the past five years one shot forers what’s your reaction to that Taylor Sorry Sasha I’ll come to you in a sec I don’t have one Sasha go ahead the One X Factor that I would going to say is that Chicago might have is Chris

Mueller if he can come back from injury and find some form he’s one player who can beat players off the dribble and make the dominoes start to to fall so to speak when you can beat people off the dribble you can create chances Chris Mueller has shown when he’s healthy he’s

Able to score goals and get assists in Major League Soccer let’s talk a little bit about Portland now going up against New York City FC the Portland Timbers are in advanced talks to sign forward from CF monay in Liga MX beram it reported $15 million that would be tied for the third

Highest in MLS history Atlanta United owning all three of those spots with Thiago alada Penny Martinez and Ezekiel Barco Doyle 15 million is beram worth it I don’t think so and I think there there are two ways to look at it the the glass half full way is that he’s 25 he has

Been a consistent goal scorer in Liga MX and we know that uh goal scoring in Liga MX tends to trans late pretty well to MLS uh and if he comes here and he’s happy and he buys in can he be here 6 seven8 years if he can then yeah he’s

Probably worth 15 million but that’s like I just stacked a lot of ifs here’s the fact he spent 10,000 he’s played 10,000 Minutes in Liga MX he has 46 goals and 12 assists compare that to r r Diaz he spent he played 5,300 minutes in

Lega MX he had 38 goals and four assists so on a per minute basis Ru Diaz much much better than than Berto RAM and then you compare it to what’s happening right now with CF Monteray Brandon Vasquez has come in and taken Berto Ram’s job I love

Brandon Vasquez do you think he’s a $15 million Striker do you think R Diaz is a $15 million Striker so no I don’t think that this is going to live up to that price I would be surprised if he lived up to that number Sasha what do you think I wonder

15 million is a lot of money there’s no doubt about it but if Berto Ram can come in and show what he showed in League’s cup and get goals for Portland doesn’t really matter how much you spent on him if he can lead this team back to the

Playoffs back to the top of the Western Conference he’s obviously a very talented player I also think this might be a little bit of desperation from Portland now now that the season is going on and now that we’re getting closer and closer to the end of the

Window montere is able to say yeah he’s 15 million if you want them you got to pay the big bucks yeah it’s interesting isn’t it because they need a nine and I’ve said it and I really believe this that if they get the nine right they’re a really

Good team they’ve got a real good diversity to their attack they’ve got experience MLS experience they’ve got Phil Neville who’s got a chip on the shoulder to prove himself if they get the nine right first off I don’t it’s not it’s not my money right so if Mar

Pson wants to go out and splash Major League Soccer all over Mexico go take take someone for 15 million I’m all for it but it is only 40 some odd goals in 10,000 Minutes that I’m a numbers guy always have been always will be for nine but that’s where I disagree with you

Matt I think ruie Diaz now in 2024 he’s close to 15 million I think the numbers that are going out right now for Center forwards and for attacking players around the world is 30 to 40% over the number that it should be but that’s the reality of the business quite honestly

For T’s probably worth 11 to 12 million but you’re desperate Vasquez has been good they say you want him go ahead now it’s 15 million you follow where I’m going I I think it works because I think he’s going to suit the system but he’s never played on Turf that’s what he’s

Going to regularly play on and I just love the fact Portland’s going for it we need more owners to say this is what we need let’s go for it I’m fine with it so let me ask you about that system because that’s where I’m a little bit confed

Confus Berto rame certainly with monter has been better off top in a two and the Way Portland is constructed it looks to me like they’re playing more of a 4-2 31 and I think that’s what Phil Neville probably uh preferred during his days with the England ntion England Women’s

National Team and then with inter Miami so maybe this haralds a formational change I’m not sure about that that depends on who’s playing 10 yeah well that that remains a big question if they can get Vander healthy and and bought in uh but again we’re we’re all stacking

Ifs with this team right now aren’t we well if they would go on to win an MLS Cup we know it’d be worth every 15 million of Meritt Paulson’s dollars that does it for this is MLS enjoy match day four and we’ll see you next week