The Drop Zone

Galen Clavio
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The Drop Zone is a football (or soccer) podcast featuring analysis and commentary from Zach Osterman and Galen Clavio. We talk mostly about English football, with a healthy smattering of international soccer thrown in for good measure.

  1. 08/02/2020

    51 - 2020 season wrap

    The Drop Zone

  2. 05/15/2020

    May 15 2020 - Football Returns in a Limited Way

    Football is finally ending its hiatus --- at least in Germany --- so it's time for The Drop Zone to do the same. Zach and Galen are joined by Josh Eastern and Zack Singer, and we take a close look at the decision of the Bundesliga to return to action this upcoming weekend, including a discussion of what the implications are if they succeed, what happens if they fail, and what happens with the global game in either case. We also go deep in discussing the Premier League, focusing on the issues that have been raised by clubs and officials about resuming the 2019-20 calendar, when that might happen, and what it might look like. There's lots of other interesting items in here as well, including discussions about economics, society, and the realities of clubs and players across the world needing to figure out some kind of competitive model that will allow their financial survival.

  3. 03/21/2020

    March 2020 - COVID-19 Derails the League

    The coronavirus has put nearly all sports across the world at a standstill, including the competitions most closely affecting English soccer. We discuss the various ramifications of the stop to the Premier League and Champions League seasons, and debate whether (and how) the leagues might try to resume the season in the future.

  4. 11/26/2019

    November 2019: A third of the way in

    13 games have come and gone in the 2019-20 Premier League season, and the Drop Zone is back to chat about it. We discuss Liverpool's surge to the front and the atmosphere surrounding their title push. We also talk about the separation that the top 4 have managed from the rest of the pack, the travails affecting Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, and Everton circling the drain (but likely staying just out of the plumbing).

  5. 08/09/2019

    August 2019 Deadline Day Wrap-Up

    The 2019-20 Premier League season is upon us, with the summer transfer window closing and the season starting today. The boys take the opportunity to evaluate the comings and goings of the league from a number of perspectives, looking at Arsenal and Manchester United's approaches, whether it was wise for Liverpool to sit this one out, and if Spurs did enough to close the gap with the top two. We also give our updated (but still not entirely final) Premier League finishing projections.

  6. 06/20/2019

    Technical Director Day - Mapping the Top Six

    Zach and Galen take over the role of technical director of each of the top six clubs, and role-play through the offseason, talking about what each team's needs are, what moves they should make, and what direction they would take things. United needs a fresh start, Arsenal's reboot may have to be put on hold, Spurs need to buy more players this window than they've bought in the last decade combined, Chelsea can't buy anybody, Liverpool don't need much, and City have a major core replacement to ponder. All that and more, on this episode of The Drop Zone.

  7. 06/04/2019

    Champions League Final Recap, Managerial Questions, and Media

    Zach and Galen return to do a surprise episode of The Drop Zone. We give some sober thoughts and reflections on the Champions League final, including a discussion of the penalty call and the way the game went as a whole. We then talk at length about some managerial off-season questions, including whether Mauricio Pochettino and Pep Guardiola are staying put. We also talk about the state of the narrative of the game of English football among the media who cover it, and how breaking the traditional cycle of arms length treatment of fans and media may be a necessary step in the new age of football.

  8. 05/15/2019

    2018-19 Premier League Season Recap

    It's hard to believe it, but the 2018-19 Premier League season has come to a close, after a thrilling title race and some desperate moments in the race for Champions League spots. Zach and Galen are back on The Drop Zone to recap it all. We talk about the title race and the historical implications of City and Liverpool's seasons, and give our reads on the narrative realities for each team in the top six. We also look at the pack of teams chasing the top six and discuss if any of them have a chance to pressure Manchester United going in to next year. We finish things off by previewing the Champions League final from both a Liverpool perspective and a Tottenham perspective.

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The Drop Zone is a football (or soccer) podcast featuring analysis and commentary from Zach Osterman and Galen Clavio. We talk mostly about English football, with a healthy smattering of international soccer thrown in for good measure.

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  • Creator
    Galen Clavio
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2020
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Galen Clavio
  • Show Website
    The Drop Zone