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Moon & Rocchio are back for a mid-week episode of Soccer 101 to get you ready for tonight's matchup against the Seattle Sounders & take you into the weekend against Sporting KC:

The defending hit an unbelievable point this past weekend

This is the kind of stuff that Moon has been warning us about!

What does that fire, that accountability look like on the field?

They need to break it down to the basics

Philosophy is fine, but if you don't have the muscle-memory, you're going nowhere

Rocc is surprisingly apathetic about CITY's current coaching search

Breaking down the post-game comments from Coach Hack, Edu Lowen & Chris Durkin

Moon can't help but feel for Hack after this past game

What is going on in the room down at CITYPARK?

At least they're getting it out in the open & talking about it--right?

How does simplifying things look tonight in Seattle?

Do you have the hope that they can get a point--should they be prioritizing winning one game over having a better chance in both?

Lineup predicitons!


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Moon & Rocc are back to preview a crucial matchup against the Whitecaps (the second in just two weeks) , sort through some big problems against the Rapids, get into a little positivity & sort through the news of the week:

We're going to try to be positive today despite CITY getting rolled 4-1!

...we failed almost immediately!

Why there's a big difference in what went wrong in the Rapids first goal vs. 2, 3, AND 4

The "thin line" of defending & why CITY's mistakes were about decision-making

Positives! The excitement for Girdwood-Reich, Tuechert & Hartel as they arrive, get acclimated & we guess how they're be best utilized

Moon & Rocc's weekly disagreement: Is there enough accountability & leadership in the CITY locker room

More positives! Jay Reid, Johnny Klein & Kijima continue to make a big impact!

Is the math starting to turn against CITY in the playoff race?

These next three games are important but lets be honest--everything comes down to how this team starts looking after July 18th


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Moon & Rocc are back after a very busy week, and in a slightly different configuration as moon is live from his vacation, following the firing of Bradley Carnell, a number of announcements & the first win under a new coach:

Not only was this busy, but oh man, was this a poorly timed week for this to happen

Should we have seen this coming faster?

Our reactions to the news on Monday morning + some last thoughts from that Vancouver game

Rocc still has questions for Diego & Lutz about timing & expectations

Did Carnell lose the locker room? Do Indy & Burki's comments in the postgame impact your opinion?

Is this a playoff roster? Are those expectations too much for an expansion franchise in just its 2nd season?

How do YOU separate/assign blame between the coaches & players? Is there anyway for us to know outside the room?

The Adeniran situation is still confusing Rocc, but "Gaffer Moon" is on the way to help!

Alright, sorry about that, all positives starting around 19:30

The youth invasion continues, and it's starting to take over

The Klein & Kijima change up was the biggest takeaway from Wednesday

Except! For the third straight strong game from Nokkvi Thorisson

Moon is possible about Thor but this leads to the big question of the podcast...

Random vs. Repeatable: Do Thors strong games matter without the finishing to cap it off?

Jay Reid dominated again in his second start--is a 1st-team contract on its way?

Coach Hackworth mentioned "wrinkles' for Sunday--what do you want to see?

How different will the Indy-Klein-Kijima line look against the Rapids?

A quick thing about formations to close out the episode


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Moon & Rocc are back for a late week preview of the CITY's away matchup versus the Vancouver Whitecaps, but mainly we're talking about another draw for CITY against Atlanta this past weekend, more unfortunately time spent on officiating and some positivity with the youth in the program:

Officiating was so annoying we just have to talk about it again (we're sorry...)

What We Learned Today: Hockey assists in soccer

Parker gets fined for "commenting" on the viral moment from the game and now we have our first ever Soccer 101 poll!

Jay Reid was incredible in his first MLS start -- and Bradley Carnell certainly agreed in the postgame

MOON SAID SOMETHING POSITIVE ABOUT THE DEFENSE

It's not a week with CITY if doesn't have to deal with attacking injury, and this time it's Klauss

Did Caden Glover show enough in his short time to get minutes in place of an injured Klauss?

Thor had his best game* (*this came with a lot of qualifier, but still...)

People need to trust the training.

The kids are more than alright, this kids are AMAZING

The importance & strong play of the pyramid

(Congrats to the CITY Academy who did in fact win the Gateway Conference on Thursday night)

Thoughts on the Vancouver FC matchup

Why Moon things the floodgates will open in this game, but refuses to say for which offense...

What will the two big questions marks in the lineup--for different reasons, LB & ST--look like on Saturday?

Can it please just be July 18th already?


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Moon & Rocc are back for an early episode this week with all the CITY transfer news and a midweek matchup against the Rapids:

Breaking down another disappointing result with CITY falling 2-0 in Dallas

Injury news with Celio Pompeu & Joakim Nilsson + Parker catching a suspension

No one wants to hear it, but Klauss had a good game but without the finishing, does it matter?

AZ Jackson trade to Columbus has been finalized, why this is a good move for CITY overall

The Marcel Hartel news that broke over the weekend + How the AZ Jackson news connects to Hartel

A deep dive into the numbers and style of Marcel Hartel + how he will fit with Klauss+Lowen in the middle

Did Moon jinx Celio?

Can Thorisson step up with a need at the wing spots following another injury?

Can the young CITY2 players bring some of the winning touch to the 1st team?

A deep dive into how Rocc & Moon see things like passion, effort & instinct in VERY different ways

Breakdown of the Rapids improved season so far + Predictions + Players to Watch

Stay tuned at the end for a special Rocc-only addendum that was recorded when the Dyhr news (that all but complete the Hartel move) was finalized!


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Moon & Rocc are back after another draw for STL CITY SC (up to 9 now), and to make it worse it was another scoreless draw (3rd of the season), so it's time to talk about more problems with the office, the four big numbers that tell the story of CITY's offense, if there's a reason to expect a change in any of these numbers, if Lowen can change the quality of CITY's average shot enough to notice, another dive into Markanich's defense, whether or not the issues is mindset or workload, a couple quick notes on the international window as we wind up to the Copa & Euros, expectations for an odd game, how to guess at what Dallas with look like with a new coach, leaning on CITY's chaos as the perfect antidote for the "new-coach" bump & predictions for Saturday's matchup.
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