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Soccer 101 STL: A St. Louis City SC Podcast

Soccer 101 STL: A St. Louis City SC Podcast

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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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  • Intro to the 2024/2025 Offseason: CITY talks, Expansion List Projection & Hack’s Future
    Oct 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?

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Back-to-back Wins, The Klauss Conversation & Testing CITY's Defense
    Sep 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*

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    39 mins
  • That Game Might Have Broken Us, Strategy vs. Mentality, Changes Coming in San Jose
    Sep 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?

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    44 mins
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