Sunday, July 12, 2015

[PODCAST] Red Card in Helltown: Season 2, Episode 10



David Burgin and Larry Johnson join host Rick Gethin this week for another episode of RCiD. Great show this week with one of the best Crew SC segments we've ever recorded. Enjoy!

01:05 - SOCCER HEADLINES
► US Women's National Team win 3rd World Cup
► Better than the '99 team?
► Game way more enjoyable to watch now
► FIFA updates, Chuck Blazer banned for life
► CNN report on FIFA, Blazer LINK
► CONCACAF Gold Cup update
► How meaningful is the Gold Cup and to whom
► Steven Gerrard introduction, Pirlo, Lampard

15:40 - COLUMBUS CREW SC NEWS AND NOTES
► Montreal blank Columbus 3-0, early goals!!
► Dwight Burgess and Neil Sika losing their minds!
► Lack of emotion from coach extending into the team (a calm?)
► Crew lost part of what was developing last year, ability to control pace
► Predictable approach
► Aging group with nothing behind them on the bench
► Debate sparked over Berhalter's role, team needs
► Bench Parkhurst? New captain? Berhalter brave enough?
► Conversation continues on Berhalter's work load

35:10 - GENERAL DISCUSSION, RULE CHANGES
► Target Allocation Money (TAM)
► Adding difficulty to finding players
► Who benefits? Who does it hurt?
► How TAM impacts the Crew and other teams
► Parity as a sales pitch is gone
► Watching good teams is fun!
► 2015 LA looking like best team in MLS history
► Fix the cap

49:30 - QUICK HIT, WRAP UP
► Question of the week: How can you tell you're watching a bad MLS team
► Points worst indicator of good team in MLS...
► David breaks down what equals a good game
► Summer distractions for MLS
► Schedule needs to change

Really fun show, thanks for listening!

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