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MLS Assist ? tactical analysis of Major League Soccer

MLS Assist ? tactical analysis of Major League Soccer

Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli serve up analysis of the players, teams, tactics, and trends in Major League Soccer. With match reviews and other insights, they are your pass before the pass to help make sense of MLS's on-field action.

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Episodes

The anatomy of a double pivot, Higuain the super-sub, and more from?; SKC v Colorado, D.C. v New England, and RSL v Minnesota

1:18 - Sporting Kansas City vs. Colorado Rapids

5:40 - D.C. United vs. New England Revolution

13:10 - Real Salt Lake vs. Minnesota United

2020-07-18
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Pozuelo's off-ball movement, an ode to Nagbe, and more from; Atlanta v Cincinnati, Toronto v Montreal, and Columbus v New York

1:00 - Atlanta United vs. FC Cincinnati 

7:35 - Toronto FC vs. Montreal Impact

16:17 - Columbus Crew vs. New York Red Bulls

 

2020-07-17
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Corner kicks, mass subs, and general insanity from San Jose and Vancouver's seven-goal thriller

0:00 - Tactical analysis of the craziness beings

22:44 -  Tactical analysis of the craziness ends

2020-07-16
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Orlando City is good now? Plus plenty more from; Seattle v Chicago, NYCFC v Orlando, Philly v Miami

1:18 - Seattle Sounders vs. Chicago Fire

5:19 - NYCFC vs. Orlando City

13:42 - Philadelphia Union vs. Inter Miami

2020-07-15
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Goals galore, how to fix the Galaxy, and more from; Toronto v D.C., LAFC v Houston, LAG v Portland

1:06 - Toronto FC vs. D.C. United

6:04 - LAFC vs. the Houston Dynamo

14:50 - LA Galaxy vs. the Portland Timbers

2020-07-14
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Pulido's skill, late goals, and more from day five of the MLS is Back Tournament

1:25 - An MLS is Back coronavirus update

3:40 - Sporting Kansas City vs. Minnesota United

14:25 - Real Salt Lake vs. the Colorado Rapids

2020-07-13
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Late, late night analysis from MLS is Back, day four

2:30 - New York Red Bulls vs. Atlanta United

10:22 - Columbus Crew vs. FC Cincinnati 

2020-07-12
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MLS is Back Tournament day three: Man-marking, right-sided attacking, and more

1:13 - For very important (and quality) coverage of the circumstances surrounding this tournament, check out Allocation Disorder, located in the Total Soccer Show feed and hosted by The Athletic's Paul Tenorio and Sam Stejskal

2:46 - Analysis of Seattle vs. San Jose

2020-07-11
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Reviewing the action from day two of the MLS is Back Tournament

1:29 - Nashville news

3:22 - Philadelphia vs. New York City

13:45 - New England vs. Montreal

 

2020-07-10
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Analyzing the MLS is Back Tournament opener: Orlando City 2-1 win over Miami

0:00 - MLS is really and truly back

2:20 - How did Diego Alonso's Inter Miami set up?  Then, what went right and what went...less right for them in their setup?

4:52 - How did Oscar Pareja's Orlando City set up? Featuring João Moutinho's fun positioning.

8:08 - Inter Miami's goal

11:57 - Orlando City's first goal

17:52 - Orlando City's second goal

2020-07-09
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What to expect from MLS Assist during MLS is Back (plus bonus predictions!)

0:00 - We're in our own feed...and part of The Athletic!

4:26 - What to expect from MLS Assist during the MLS is Back Tournament!

8:06 - Predicting the winners of the tournament's Golden Boot, Player of the Tournament, Golden Glove, and Young Player of the Tournament awards

2020-07-06
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10 Very Specific Predictions for the MLS is Back tournament

From where you'll see the most attempted dribbles to who will receive the most through balls, Joe and Jordan offer 10 very specific predictions for the upcoming MLS is Back tournament

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2020-06-30
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An MLS is Back Extravaganza!

0:00 - The details and pertinent info for the MLS is Back tournament

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16:58 - The structure of the tournament and its inherent imbalance

Then some Quick Hits on the individual groups:

21:44 - Group A

24:29 - Group B

26:46 - Group C

28:21 - Group D

30:19 - Group E

31:47 - Group F

33:37 - Go to GetRoman.com/TSS for a free online visit

34:57 - Individual player news, featuring LGP, Andy Najar, Federico Higuain, and more

48:34 - Answering some listener questions

2020-06-23
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10 players who could (and should) make the move to Europe

Joe and Jordan name 10 MLS players who could and should move to Europe. But, there are conditions to being on Joe and Jordan's Future Transfer List:

No USMNT-eligible players, because that's next week's showMust have bee in MLS at least one yearNo loaneesMust be 26 or youngerNo more than two players per MLS team on the list

And here are the timestamps:

6:30 ? Latif Blessing (LAFC)

12:40 ? Eddie Segura (LAFC)

17:20 ? Julian Gressel (DC United)

25:10 ? Franco Escobar (Atlanta United)

29:45 ? Artur (Columbus Crew)

36:40 ? Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United)

42:30 ? Milton Valenzuela (Columbus Crew)

48:45 ? Valentín Castellanos (NYCFC)

53:05 ? Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo)

57:25 ? Alberth Elis (Houston Dynamo)

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2020-06-16
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10 Americans in MLS who could (and should) make the move to Europe

This week, your intrepid hosts return to discuss which Americans could (and should) make the jump to Europe. The rules, as with last week:

Players must have been with their current team for at least one seasonNo players on loan at their current MLS teamThey must be under 26 years oldNo more than 2 players from any one team can be on the lists

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2020-06-09
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The Goals Added soccer metric explained, with John Muller of American Soccer Analysis

Joe Lowery is joined by John Muller of American Soccer Analysis to talk about goals added, the new soccer metric that captures the effect of every touch on the ball on that team's chances of scoring or conceding and might change the way we measure soccer.

John says goals added is a soccer metric that "tells us what matters" on the field.

See more of John's work at AmericanSoccerAnalysis.com

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2020-06-02
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