Welcome to Soccer 101 STL, the safe space for Saint Louis to learn about soccer. Join Moon Valjean and Matthew Rocchio for a weekly conversation to help educate you about the game of soccer, MLS and St. Louis CITY SC with some help from our friends in the game.
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October 24, 2024
Rocc & Moon are back to kick-off the offseason by recapping the last couple of games to close out the season, celebrate playoff soccer that is happening in STL & dive into a lot of new information to start off the offseason: 00:11 - Open up about some end-of-season disappointment from a BAD loss against Minnesota as CITY leaves us all with a bad taste in our mouths... 3:10 - Lets get into our first offseason discussion of the winter: Is CB the biggest and most obvious issue on CITY's roster? 5:41 - Next up is the positioning on offense as Klauss had some candor and Cello+Cedi made their thoughts known as well 8:26 - Moon admits he's *confused* by Klauss and we try to figure out, "Why?" ((12:56 - Rocchio has the quicket mea culpa in podcast history as it takes him less than 10 minutes to realize he was wrong)) 16:51 - Lets talk about this expansion draft and CITY's potential protection list, including the BIG NAME both Rocc & Moon have left off their list... 23:36 - Moon has an issue with the idea that CITY's offense wasn't a problem in the second half 29:05 - Lutz was clear about the need for a new CB--but he mentioned a need for speed--which position will that come from? 32:21 - Is John Hackworth the Head Coach of STL CITY SC in 2025? 37:30 - Shoutout to CITY2 for a playoff win--how important is that success for the future of CITY? 39:22 - The Euros on the team HATE flying (and training?) in the US... 40:30 - A very long discussion as the MLS is considering a huge change to the format of the entire league 54:20 - Is the MLS starting to pass other large leagues around the world? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 30, 2024
Moon & Rocc are back following back-to-back victories for CITY against the bottom of the Western Conference, including a big rivalry victory & the official end to our playoff hopes: 0:13 - Back-to-back wins means we have something to be positive about! 3:15 - How does a rivalry win feel without any playoff expectations connected to it? 6:10 - Moon has Rocc explain xG (succeeds in the explanation, fails in not being a huge nerd) 7:50 - How fans can--and should--use numbers like xG to inform themselves on what's happening 10:06 - We dive into the big conversation on Klauss that took over parts of the broadcast & postgame discussion 14:45 - Rocc presented his argument as to why Klauss is an effective striker despite the lack of goals 17:26 - This is about the future of city in 2025 & Hackworth's system 19:16 - Teuchert is the perfect comb for Klauss & how that affects the analysis of Klauss 21:16 - Moon's conclusion on Klauss & the big questions for the future at the position 23:00 - What is Klauss just isn't a true/pure #9? 25:47 - Looking forward to the two games coming up this week 26:25 - What changes could we see this week because of the congestion & injuries? 27:45 - CITY might not be in the race, but Hackworth still is... 28:55 - Thoughts on Totland's return to the starting lineup versus Sporting Kansas 31:16 - Can CITY handle LAFC's counter-attack? 34:46 - Moon helps explain two key principles for Hack's plan on Wednesday, "rest defense" & "defending in advance", plus some helpful tips from a father 36:45 - Why Rocc's biggest thing to watch for on CITY's defense will be how they handle *numbers* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 20, 2024
Moon & Rocc are back without much hope following CITY's playoff hopes being dashed with a 3-1 thumping at CITYPARK against Minnesota United: 0:13 - CITY Fals 3-1 & we feel defeated as well 2:30 - This game felt a lot like almost every every big CITY loss this season... 4:33 - Hey MLS, why are you forcing us to spend more time talking about missed calls? 10:10 - Do replays like the situation from Saturday hurt the experience of going to a game? 12:36 - Questions from Saturday's lineup/formation 13:50 - Getting the plan directly from the man who drew it up... 16:20 - Did the scheme or the team fail on Saturday? 18:00 - Moon just wants to see MORE 20:30 - and Moon is gonna show us how you do that... 22:36 - You shouldn't be smiling when you're losing! 25:00 - A lot of fans feel this way...but lets have some perspective... 27:30 - Mentality vs. Strategy and why one matters more in game-to-game analysis 29:40 - Moon tries to tell us all that there were underdog Man U teams... 32:40 - Moon wants to see more demand, but from where exactly? 34:00 - Rocchio feels like he's taking crazy pills when it comes to this effort discussion... 36:40 - Is CITY more talented than Minnesota? Does that factor into Saturday's issues? 38:30 - Rocc wants to keep this discussion on tactics, Moons wants to talk effort 40:45 - Thoughts going in San Jose tomorrow, lineup calls, a chance for Alm? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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