A win! Featuring a lot of the same stuff we’ve seen, and 3-4 brand new things (stellar goalkeeping, a Garcia-Hackshaw CB partnership, Fisher in midfield, and Wilson off the bench). We talk about the new stuff.
We’re still optimistic! After everything we’ve seen! Roots are now 11th, but defenders are returning from the disabled list, and Bruno Lapa might be the real deal! Will it be enough? Maybe! Plus: We talk the stadium.
Jon and Peter are joined by Daniel Poulter to talk about Oakland Roots’ recent stretch against Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, and El Paso. The tinkering Ryan Martin is making: where things aren’t working and why they might not be. We lean on Daniel to talk us through the upcoming match against Monterey Bay, which is somehow … More RootsPod Episode 118: You Know Where You Belong; Sadness
We talk stadia, negotiating, failure to convert chances, and defensive mistakes.
The Oakland Roots! The World Cup! Both good things. We discuss.
Opinions on how many conclusions to draw from Roots’ 0-1 loss to Colorado Springs range from “none” to “some, who knows how many”. The conversation quickly turns to more entertaining forms of media, and plumbing.
With Luis De Guzman. We discuss some news surrounding the World Cup and some other news surrounding the Coliseum deal. (Some of our speculation is, incredibly, potentially already out of date, but that’s not about to stop us.) We also praise the Roots’ performance against Orange County, and ask what is needed for the record … More RootsPod Episode 114: A Fiduciary Obligation to Their Shareholders
6 minutes of Shambolic Defense, a welcome red card, and Tucker Freaking Lepley. The El Paso match had it all.* We discuss, plus muse about the appropriate approach to the USL Cup, and ponder the musical guest for small business night.
Meh? A 2-2 draw on the east coast has us in a holding pattern, still encouraged by the quality of the play, but wary of the quality of results. Peter expresses some concern about the Oak-ness Monster tie-in. Jon drinks Decoy.
Luis De Guzman makes his pod debut! We talk about Peter Wilson, back line depth, and exactly how one should deploy Neveal Hackshaw, if at all. Peter teaches us about obselete characters in the English language.