Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we had
Speaker 1: fun kicking it in New York at the Wiser Symposium
Speaker 1: through wise moderating panels with and for badass women.
Speaker 2: It's Wednesday, March.
Speaker 1: Nineteenth, and on today's show will be skipping the need
Speaker 1: to Know and heading straight into my conversation with former
Speaker 1: US women's national team and pro soccer player Jill Lloyden,
Speaker 1: now an NWSL analyst and the founder and CEO.
Speaker 2: Of The Keeper Institute.
Speaker 1: We chatted about her quote unquote goalieck, how the keeper
Speaker 1: position and footy as a whole has evolved since her
Speaker 1: playing days, and we do a good old NWSL preview.
Speaker 1: She breaks down the league club by club, what she's
Speaker 1: watching for, and the strengths and weaknesses of each team.
Speaker 1: You will be so informed and ready to watch this
Speaker 1: season after you listen to this interview.
Speaker 2: She was fantastic, it's all coming up right after this
Speaker 2: joining US now.
Speaker 1: She's an NWSL analyst, CEO of the Keeper Institute who
Speaker 1: works with some of the keepers for the US women's
Speaker 1: national team, and a former pro soccer player who earned
Speaker 1: ten caps with the US women's national team herself and
Speaker 1: played for clubs including sky Blue FC, Magic Jack and
Speaker 1: the Chicago Red Stars.
Speaker 2: A Villanova Wildcat. She's a keeper. It's Jill Lloyden. What's up, Jill?
Speaker 2: Thanks for having me. I'm super pumped to chat all things.
Speaker 2: End of yours.
Speaker 1: Oh, I'm so excited to have you before we break
Speaker 1: down this season and all the teams.
Speaker 2: The most important question.
Speaker 1: First, do people who say goaltender give you the ick?
Speaker 2: Yes?
Speaker 3: I hate goalie and I hate goaltender. We're goalkeepers.
Speaker 2: We're keepers, and that's it.
Speaker 3: The British say goalie because they don't have hockey, but
Speaker 3: we have hockey here, so I prefer goalkeeper or keeper.
Speaker 1: Okay. I have learned to say keeper, not tender, but
Speaker 1: I am guilty of just sometimes saying goalie.
Speaker 2: But I'll stop now.
Speaker 3: Okay, that's if you say in a British accent. I
Speaker 3: think it'll it's okay.
Speaker 1: Can you can you do that for me?
Speaker 2: Just goalate? Goallee, yeah, yeah, golet something like that. Okay,
Speaker 2: all right, okay, tell us about the Keeper Institute.
Speaker 1: When did you know that you wanted to create a
Speaker 1: training school and how does it work?
Speaker 2: Yeah?
Speaker 3: So when I was growing up, I didn't have access
Speaker 3: to great goalkeeper coaching.
Speaker 2: I'm from South Jersey.
Speaker 3: All the great goalkeeper coaching was in North Jersey, and
Speaker 3: so I didn't have my first goalkeeper coach till I
Speaker 3: was in college, and I had someone who educated me
Speaker 3: and inspired me, gave me the tools to become the
Speaker 3: best goalkeeper I could in college, became an All American
Speaker 3: and got drafted to play in the league after that,
Speaker 3: and I always attributed my success back to that teacher.
Speaker 3: And so when I was still playing, I knew that
Speaker 3: I was fulfilled by playing soccer, but I wanted to
Speaker 3: give back to the next generation to help them achieve
Speaker 3: their goals and do crazy more important things and I
Speaker 3: would ever do as a soccer player. So when I
Speaker 3: was still playing, I started the Keeper Institute because I
Speaker 3: knew when I was done, I would transition into that
Speaker 3: and I wanted to have it already set up so
Speaker 3: that I could just start coaching right away. And yeah,
Speaker 3: we've been in business for twelve years. We have our
Speaker 3: own indoor facility, which is the only one in the
Speaker 3: country for goalkeepers work with kids eight to pro and
Speaker 3: everywhere in between.
Speaker 1: That's wild and what a cool thing for the youngsters.
Speaker 1: I'm sure they're not getting the same training at the
Speaker 1: same time, but just to be in the facility and
Speaker 1: to have that connection to the next level and see
Speaker 1: what the possibilities are. Let's talk about this era of
Speaker 1: the NWSL. You're an analyst, you're working with players currently playing.
Speaker 1: When you compare it to the one that you competed
Speaker 1: in and the precursor leagues you competed in, what stands
Speaker 1: out to you the most as different.
Speaker 3: The quality of these women is just so much higher.
Speaker 3: And I think the future of football really is in
Speaker 3: the flexibility of adapting to whatever the opponent is doing.
Speaker 2: Right, and not.
Speaker 3: Only collectively as a group, but individually. The functions of
Speaker 3: positions have changed so much, and so for example, just
Speaker 3: take the goalkeeper position. We used to be shot stoppers
Speaker 3: and that's it. We just defend the goal as best
Speaker 3: you can and lump it up the field as far.
Speaker 2: Away from the goal as possible.
Speaker 3: That's the I lived in, right, But yeah, exactly when
Speaker 3: in doubt kick it out. But now the game has
Speaker 3: changed so much because the functions of the position have evolved,
Speaker 3: and not only the goalkeeper has adapted to becoming like
Speaker 3: a sweeper like you know, another center back, but now
Speaker 3: having the capabilities of an in possession, almost like a
Speaker 3: holding midfielder. So like we saw this weekend, Manny McGlenn
Speaker 3: had an assist in a game.
Speaker 2: Because of her abilities to be brave.
Speaker 3: Come off her line and playmake and so because the
Speaker 3: game is continuing to evolve, players are starting to function
Speaker 3: in different capacities and become more well rounded, which just
Speaker 3: gives so much more flexibility to the teams and it
Speaker 3: makes it way more fun to watch because you're like, well,
Speaker 3: how is Kansas City are going to play this weekend?
Speaker 3: They're going to build in a three, They're going to
Speaker 3: build in a four. How are they going to circumvent
Speaker 3: this press and get the ball to their playmakers higher
Speaker 3: up the field.
Speaker 2: So it makes it more fun and more entertaining.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm still learning a lot of the like high
Speaker 1: level strategy of footy of soccer because I played, But
Speaker 1: I remember hearing someone say that for a long stretch there,
Speaker 1: it felt like the NWSL was just like, we're going
Speaker 1: to play our style regardless of who we're facing, which
Speaker 1: was very different from watching the US women's national team
Speaker 1: that would adjust based on whether the other team was
Speaker 1: giving them a lot of space or playing defensively and
Speaker 1: waiting for them to make an error. Does it feel
Speaker 1: like that's changing in the NWSL by necessity? Like, do
Speaker 1: teams feel like the only way to thrive is to
Speaker 1: be more flexible.
Speaker 3: I think the best teams in our league are the
Speaker 3: most flexible and the most adaptable and give their players
Speaker 3: the most autonomy.
Speaker 2: So it's not you have to do these things.
Speaker 3: It's well, if the opponent does this, here are principles
Speaker 3: that are laid out, and you have choice.
Speaker 2: You can do this or you can do this. But
Speaker 2: there are.
Speaker 3: Teams in our league too, they just don't have the
Speaker 3: quality players, so they have to rely on playing the
Speaker 3: same style each week, which is really forced into by necessity.
Speaker 3: But the teams that have quality, who have really invested
Speaker 3: in their rosters and bringing players in that are wildly talented,
Speaker 3: they have the ability to play or flexible, unpredictable manner.
Speaker 1: What would you like to still see the league do
Speaker 1: or the teams do to up the level of play
Speaker 1: or play or comfort or professionalism.
Speaker 3: I think, you know, we're still I think we have
Speaker 3: to remember we're one of the best leagues in the world,
Speaker 3: but we're still in the infant stages. Of this league,
Speaker 3: I mean eleven or twelve seasons now, and so we
Speaker 3: still have a long way to go. But I'm really
Speaker 3: looking forward into academies underneath of the top teams. Right
Speaker 3: just being a goalkeeper who was under the best that's
Speaker 3: ever played in Hope solo, I didn't get that many
Speaker 3: caps because I was behind the world's best, Whereas like now,
Speaker 3: if we had academies underneath, then your second or third
Speaker 3: choice goalkeeper can go get some games on the weekend
Speaker 3: and then come back up and be rostered for the
Speaker 3: senior level games, and then that's a way that you
Speaker 3: can predictably develop talent over time to transition to your
Speaker 3: top team, which I think if we had those academies
Speaker 3: ultimately overall our country and our national teams would be
Speaker 3: better as well.
Speaker 2: But it's step by step.
Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, that's a big conversation. I'd love to have
Speaker 1: you back to talk about the intricacies of the academy
Speaker 1: system everything else, but we have to do an NWSL
Speaker 1: season preview because we kind of did our own last
Speaker 1: week ahead of our interview with another keeper listener, but
Speaker 1: was pretty short, and we need a pro in here
Speaker 1: to give us a true breakdown of what to watch
Speaker 1: for this season, and you are the best of the best,
Speaker 1: So I want to go team by team and for
Speaker 1: each club, I'll keep it pretty broad. I just want
Speaker 1: to see your ws W what you're watching for, and
Speaker 1: then strengths and weaknesses. So let's start with the defending champion,
Speaker 1: Orlando Pride first. What are you most watching for with
Speaker 1: this team?
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm looking for some of the young talent that
Speaker 3: seb Hines has brought in because he's had this great
Speaker 3: track record of being able to develop talent into becoming
Speaker 3: impact players, not just role players that you just well,
Speaker 3: we don't really have anybody else for right wings, We're
Speaker 3: gonna put in Ali Watt. No, he is actually getting
Speaker 3: this ceiling out of her every single game. So I'm
Speaker 3: really looking forward to see how they continue to evolve
Speaker 3: and adapt and get some of those younger players because
Speaker 3: Marta is going to be here for a very limited time,
Speaker 3: so they're going to have.
Speaker 2: To figure out how to evolve themselves.
Speaker 3: But the one thing I love so much about them
Speaker 3: is their defensive stability.
Speaker 2: They have to be the best defensive.
Speaker 3: Team in the whole world, in my opinion, and I
Speaker 3: think that that has been their platform to build their
Speaker 3: successful attack upon.
Speaker 1: Okay, that leads me right into strengths. I'm guessing you're
Speaker 1: going to talk defense.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I think that they're so calculated and
Speaker 3: they're very measured, and I think the real everyone says,
Speaker 3: you know, Marta is a superstar. I believe it's StEB Hines.
Speaker 3: I think he is brilliant. I think he creates an
Speaker 3: environment where people can grow, where players can individually get
Speaker 3: better and figure out how they add to the team
Speaker 3: because there's so much flexibility in their left wing position
Speaker 3: or any of their positions, and allow the freedom for
Speaker 3: their personalities to shine. So I think that he really
Speaker 3: is like think about you know your closet and you've
Speaker 3: got to figure out the best dress code to go
Speaker 3: to an event in he's the best at picking out
Speaker 3: you know, whether you're wearing the.
Speaker 2: Three piece suit or whatever. But yeah, I'm really.
Speaker 3: Looking forward to seeing how he continues to evolve this team.
Speaker 1: A lot of strength at head coaching. I agree with you, though,
Speaker 1: I will clip this off and aggregate it and send
Speaker 1: it out to you saying a lot of people think
Speaker 1: Marta is a superstar, not me, not her. Nothing to
Speaker 1: do with their hot take hot take. What about weaknesses?
Speaker 3: Ooh, this is gonna be a hard one. I think
Speaker 3: their weakest position is goalkeeper. I think on a Morehouse's
Speaker 3: weaknesses get masked by this team because they're so defensively
Speaker 3: solid and they have such a commitment to get numbers
Speaker 3: back behind the ball.
Speaker 2: And you know, even.
Speaker 3: Marda, she's still running out, hustling setting the standard for
Speaker 3: the rest of the team. So I think they insulate
Speaker 3: their goalkeeper a little bit. So that's something. I think
Speaker 3: she's typically good for one mistake of game, so that's
Speaker 3: something they're going to want to continue to limit opportunities
Speaker 3: on their goal.
Speaker 1: Okay, last year's runners up, the Washington Spirit, what are
Speaker 1: you most watching for?
Speaker 2: I can't wait for their roster to get healthy.
Speaker 3: I mean, when their roster is healthy, they are fighting
Speaker 3: to be one of the best teams in the league.
Speaker 3: I mean, they can beat teams in transition. That is
Speaker 3: their bread and butter. And even with all of the
Speaker 3: injuries that they had toward the end of last year,
Speaker 3: they were still finding ways to pick teams off, even
Speaker 3: though everyone knew that was their super strength, still finding
Speaker 3: ways to pick teams off and get the ball into
Speaker 3: the attacking third and to their playmakers as quick as possible.
Speaker 2: They will do that this year as well.
Speaker 3: The next evolution for them is getting some of those
Speaker 3: players back that can allow for more dynamic attacks in
Speaker 3: the final thirds. So when Kroubethun comes back, when Uleisar
Speaker 3: comes back, they have so many dynamic pieces and it's
Speaker 3: just so fun to watch because they're having so much
Speaker 3: fun and they feel comfortable and confident. And when teams
Speaker 3: feel comfortable you can't quantify that in a stat but
Speaker 3: it's just like the game slows down for them and
Speaker 3: they just have so many different like all right, well,
Speaker 3: what way are we going to unlock this back line today?
Speaker 3: And it just it doesn't feel like if it will happen.
Speaker 3: It feels like when yeah.
Speaker 1: So the strength transition game.
Speaker 2: What else? I mean?
Speaker 3: I think their creativity when they have a full complement
Speaker 3: of players. Right now, I think they have like thirteen
Speaker 3: healthy players, which has been their biggest constraint at this point,
Speaker 3: playing players out of position, in uncomfortable positions, out of necessity.
Speaker 3: But yeah, I think over time, adding some of these
Speaker 3: younger players like McKenna Morris, who has developed so much
Speaker 3: and contributing so much into the attack. I think it
Speaker 3: is going to just add another layer for teams to
Speaker 3: have to cope with and their weaknesses. At this point,
Speaker 3: I do believe that they need more possession.
Speaker 2: I think they need the ball a little bit more.
Speaker 3: But they did bring in Narumi from the North Carolina courage,
Speaker 3: who's going to add a bit more composure in the midfield.
Speaker 3: I mean, Narumi plays like she has eyes in the
Speaker 3: back of her head. She can solve pressure from all angles.
Speaker 3: She's so press resistant. It's those clever little two three
Speaker 3: yard movements that getting good angles of support that's going
Speaker 3: to bring out the best in how hirshfelt as well,
Speaker 3: because now Hirshfeldt has an immediate option to her left
Speaker 3: or right to be able to dish the ball to
Speaker 3: and make it really simple. It's just as a collective unit,
Speaker 3: they need to be better in transition. If it's on
Speaker 3: great go, I mean they can slice through teams, but
Speaker 3: if it's not on consolidate possession, and that's going to
Speaker 3: help with their defensive side of the ball as well.
Speaker 1: So correct me if I'm wrong. What I'm hearing is
Speaker 1: decision making in those moments of transition. So while they
Speaker 1: thrive when it works well. They also sometimes push it
Speaker 1: when it's not there, and then that prevents them from
Speaker 1: hanging out to possession and setting something up.
Speaker 2: Yeah.
Speaker 3: Absolutely, it definitely mutes their attack, but it also leaves
Speaker 3: them open and transition themselves on the defensive side of right.
Speaker 1: Fair Okay, Casey Current who A lot of us, just
Speaker 1: you know, non biased thought would be really cool to
Speaker 1: see in that championship game at their own stadium last year.
Speaker 1: They came up just short, but they come back obviously
Speaker 1: with tem wasshewinga and a real good shot again this year.
Speaker 2: So what do you watching for?
Speaker 3: I mean, I believe that this team is going to
Speaker 3: be the top contender for the Shield. I think between Washington,
Speaker 3: Kansas City, and Orlando, I think that these are gonna
Speaker 3: be the three teams that are gonna be the front
Speaker 3: runners for the Shield. I mean they have quality in
Speaker 3: every position that in every single position, and not just
Speaker 3: one player, two players and three different players.
Speaker 2: Debinia can play all over the field.
Speaker 3: We didn't even see Bea Zanarat in the first game,
Speaker 3: and to me, she could be the best player in
Speaker 3: the league and most influential players in the league in
Speaker 3: terms of how she can unlock space for other people.
Speaker 3: How she can play make the final ball, her crosses
Speaker 3: into the box. I just think, you know, I think
Speaker 3: she's so multi dimensional and just can elevate what Tim
Speaker 3: much the winger can do as well. Okay, strengths strengths
Speaker 3: their transition game from A to B and their turnovers
Speaker 3: and the way that they can combine.
Speaker 2: It's not just one pass.
Speaker 3: It's not like we're going to pick you off through
Speaker 3: Hutton and Low Labonta and immediately played in behind. We're
Speaker 3: going to pick you off through Lola Bonta and Claire Hutton,
Speaker 3: and then we're going to quickly combine in three different
Speaker 3: places and then we're going to draw them in and
Speaker 3: then exploit the space in behind. To me, it's unstoppable
Speaker 3: because teams are their heads are spinning, they're trying to
Speaker 3: you know, spin plates on their feets and their hands,
Speaker 3: and they're trying to keep Tim washawinga silent. But it's
Speaker 3: really Vanessa de Bernardo's movement and de Bean's movement that
Speaker 3: teams get occupied with, and then that leaves to wing
Speaker 3: ope and so I don't know how you defend it.
Speaker 3: I'm so glad that I don't have to be a
Speaker 3: coach on other teams because I just I don't know
Speaker 3: how you defend her.
Speaker 1: Or a keeper back there watching Sawego break out in
Speaker 1: front of the pack and go one b one like
Speaker 1: we saw in that first game weaknesses.
Speaker 3: I know people are going to think I'm like super critical,
Speaker 3: but I'm still wondering how their goalkeeper is going to do.
Speaker 3: Lowdan and bringing in a Brazilian goalkeeper, first Brazilian goalkeeper
Speaker 3: to come to our league. I think that's probably for
Speaker 3: a reason because the Brazilians haven't had the best women's
Speaker 3: goalkeepers in their history, so so maybe not a doubt,
Speaker 3: maybe just a question mark to see how that translates.
Speaker 1: We're gonna take a quick break when we come back
Speaker 1: more with Jill Lluyden.
Speaker 2: Don't move a muscle.
Speaker 1: Gotham f C. Interesting off season for them, but still
Speaker 1: a lot of talent. What are you watching for?
Speaker 2: Yeah?
Speaker 3: I think wan Carlos Amros's style is very distinct, very
Speaker 3: different than most teams in the league, and I think
Speaker 3: he has coined it controlled chaos, and it's something that
Speaker 3: takes time, and it takes fluidity, and it takes a
Speaker 3: lot of flexible players.
Speaker 2: And a lot of special players.
Speaker 3: To play this way, you have to have two very
Speaker 3: competent center backs and of competent holding midfielder and competent
Speaker 3: goalkeeper because they take so many risks with getting numbers
Speaker 3: forward and then they counterpress and they take a lot
Speaker 3: of risks to try to win it back close to
Speaker 3: their goal that the natural place you're vulnerable is in
Speaker 3: behind them, the space behind the two center backs. So
Speaker 3: you need to have players that can proactively defend, and
Speaker 3: you need to have a really brave goalkeeper that plays
Speaker 3: a high vertical position. And so I'm just curious, you know,
Speaker 3: with some of the mass exodus that happened in the offseason,
Speaker 3: if these new players can quickly adapt to his style
Speaker 3: and take on some of the principles of play.
Speaker 1: But and Katrin Berger back there is a pretty good
Speaker 1: person to have if that's your style. And same with
Speaker 1: Tieranna Davidson. Yeah, those are two you can count on
Speaker 1: back there.
Speaker 2: And Emily's on it.
Speaker 3: I mean, I think I compared her last year to like,
Speaker 3: I'm a mom, i have two kids, and I'm constantly
Speaker 3: walking behind my kids and cleaning up their mess. And
Speaker 3: that's what Emily Son it does for this Speaking.
Speaker 1: Of controlled chaos, right, yeah, exactly. You kind of gave
Speaker 1: us some strengths and weaknesses in there, but hit those
Speaker 1: real quick.
Speaker 2: Yeah.
Speaker 3: I think their strength is their ability to keep the
Speaker 3: ball and get it in established territory, get it into
Speaker 3: their final third as often as possible, and allow players
Speaker 3: in the wide channels to either go one b one.
Speaker 3: And having Midge versus back is a huge addition.
Speaker 2: So exciting. Yeah, I'm so excited.
Speaker 3: I love watching her play and Rose level and seeing
Speaker 3: how that connection works out in the final third. I
Speaker 3: think this space they're exposed in is behind their back line.
Speaker 1: It is pretty gross when we're like, oh them lost everyone,
Speaker 1: and then you're just ripping off the names of people
Speaker 1: they still have. Thank you.
Speaker 2: I'm fair.
Speaker 1: Yeah, let's go to the Utah Royals.
Speaker 2: What are you watching for other than Ali, Sentin or Bangers? Yeah, yeah,
Speaker 2: we're always on that alert. Can't you score in the
Speaker 2: box is what we're all watching for. That's fair. Yeah.
Speaker 3: I'm really looking forward to some of their new players
Speaker 3: that they have on their team. They brought in Alex Loyda,
Speaker 3: who I think is going to contribute a lot when
Speaker 3: she gets healthy, hopefully in the next couple months, and
Speaker 3: that's going to be able to push Claudia's or nose
Speaker 3: a little bit higher up in the fields. And I'm
Speaker 3: really excited to see her relationship with me.
Speaker 2: And it's Knock up front as well as Ali Sentinor.
Speaker 3: They have playmakers in the back, and now they've figured
Speaker 3: out how to break lines with their possession, and now
Speaker 3: I'm curious to see how those three can work together
Speaker 3: in the final third to create the openings in their
Speaker 3: opponent's defensive lines.
Speaker 1: Yeah, and Tanaka and set Nor on the same team,
Speaker 1: after watching both of them in the She Beliefs Cup
Speaker 1: do their own thing is pretty fun. Strengths on that team.
Speaker 2: Manny mcglenn's got to be their greatest asset.
Speaker 3: I think a team's ability starts with the foundation of
Speaker 3: their goalkeeper and how they can play both on the
Speaker 3: ball but also out of possession. And we saw how
Speaker 3: important Manny mcglenn's contribution was this weekend, playing super high,
Speaker 3: almost as like that second or third center back, and
Speaker 3: she had an assist.
Speaker 2: She was able to read the movement of the midfield.
Speaker 3: They baited that movement back and then Bianca Saint George
Speaker 3: making the run in behind was a fantastic recognition from
Speaker 3: Mandy and great execution of her final pass. So I
Speaker 3: think that's one of their greatest strengths. Maybe one of
Speaker 3: their biggest weaknesses is their play from their fullbacks. We
Speaker 3: haven't quite seen how they're going to defend the wide
Speaker 3: areas yet. I think they've had some injuries in that area,
Speaker 3: but I'm looking forward to see if a Mani Dorsy
Speaker 3: can come back and contribute.
Speaker 1: It's funny you're talking up many Mglenn changing like the
Speaker 1: field in the way that she's able to push up
Speaker 1: and be a part of play, and as the Chicago
Speaker 1: Bears fan, it's just reminding me of Devin Hester as
Speaker 1: this return man that like completely changed out the team
Speaker 1: played because they started from a like further up the
Speaker 1: field than any other team every single time, even if
Speaker 1: he didn't score on punts and kick returns. I don't
Speaker 1: know why my brain went there, but I'm just thinking
Speaker 1: about how if you do have that talent back there,
Speaker 1: it can totally sort of flip the field in the
Speaker 1: way that you're positioning and imagining your attack. So now
Speaker 1: that you keep talking about that, I'm gonna have to
Speaker 1: watch that more closely. Okay, San Diego.
Speaker 2: Wait what are you watching for?
Speaker 1: Who?
Speaker 3: They're my biggest wild card going into the season. I
Speaker 3: was like, who are all these players, these international players
Speaker 3: that they've brought in, and who are they going to
Speaker 3: be under this new manager?
Speaker 1: Because also like no Alex Morgan and Naomi Germa just
Speaker 1: to start, and lots of other people gone, but like
Speaker 1: those two in particular, like that's who the Wave are
Speaker 1: in my mind.
Speaker 3: Right, and Jane Shaw too, I mean, she buried a
Speaker 3: huge creative burden on that team, but they had such
Speaker 3: a distinct style for so long with Casey's and now
Speaker 3: I'm just really curious of like, well, who are they
Speaker 3: this now with all these new players, and it's almost
Speaker 3: like a changing of the guard there.
Speaker 2: We've had these.
Speaker 3: Older players retire or we had these younger players leave,
Speaker 3: and so who are they going to be? I mean,
Speaker 3: I was super impressed with them last night against Angel
Speaker 3: City and their ability to build out and and their
Speaker 3: brave build up.
Speaker 2: I'm really encouraged.
Speaker 3: Excited to see who these what this team could be.
Speaker 3: Cas Garino's got to be one of the most entertaining,
Speaker 3: fun players on the ball.
Speaker 1: It is kind of wild for a team as young
Speaker 1: as they are to already be onto a new era,
Speaker 1: a new generation, changing of the guard.
Speaker 2: We just met the first guard and now they're gone.
Speaker 1: Ready, Yeah, strengths of this.
Speaker 2: Team Killen Sheridan.
Speaker 3: I mean she's very similar in my mind to Mandy Glenn.
Speaker 3: I mean, they've could have easily conceded three goals last night.
Speaker 3: I thought she stood on her head. She had one
Speaker 3: of her best performances, and they need her. She's the captain,
Speaker 3: she's the leader. She's been there the longest. She is
Speaker 3: the best personality of the greatest character and they need
Speaker 3: to rely on them all season long. So as long
Speaker 3: as she's doing well, I think this team's going to
Speaker 3: be in a good place.
Speaker 1: I love how most previews they might not mention a
Speaker 1: keeper once, and you're like, well, in every one of
Speaker 1: these teams, it's either their finest point or their weakest point,
Speaker 1: no argument. What about weaknesses for the way.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing how Savanna mccaskell does
Speaker 3: this season because I think she has a high, high ceiling,
Speaker 3: a high ceiling player, and they really could build their
Speaker 3: attack upon her and her ability to link her ability
Speaker 3: to playmake get into the final third and we haven't
Speaker 3: seen the best from her quite yet in San Diego,
Speaker 3: but I think the potential is there, and I think
Speaker 3: if they can retain possession a little bit longer, they're
Speaker 3: going to be able to create some opportunities.
Speaker 1: Okay, Angel City watching for what other than a coach
Speaker 1: to show up, that's a.
Speaker 2: Big red flag.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I am curious, because you know, if you stay
Speaker 3: the same, you're moving backwards in this league, and everybody
Speaker 3: is getting better in every offseason. All of these teams
Speaker 3: are adding more pieces to their puzzle to make their
Speaker 3: team stronger, and I just feel like Angel City really
Speaker 3: didn't add anybody that I'm like, Wow, that player is
Speaker 3: going to make a really big difference. I think they
Speaker 3: brought in Alana Kennedy, who isn't really going to add
Speaker 3: any bit of.
Speaker 2: You know, mobility or use to this team.
Speaker 3: But they did start some young players last night in
Speaker 3: Macy Hodge and Riley Tiernan up top, and that kind
Speaker 3: of falls in line with the way that Sam Lady
Speaker 3: wants to play in terms of like that high pressure attack.
Speaker 1: Thompson's sister is still young. They've been around a couple
Speaker 1: of years, still quite young and looking good. What about
Speaker 1: strengths and weaknesses for ACFC.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think they're They're dynamic partnership and the way
Speaker 3: they collaborate up their left hand side with m Vanola
Speaker 3: and Alyssa Thompson is a really fun pairing to watch.
Speaker 3: I think they play really well off each other, occupying
Speaker 3: different spaces which unlock some space for them higher up
Speaker 3: the field. Their weaknesses, I think probably is just the
Speaker 3: mobility in the midfield. Is this league is a transition
Speaker 3: league and last year that was their biggest achilles heel.
Speaker 3: They can see it far too many goals in transition
Speaker 3: and in open space, and I think that was because
Speaker 3: of the lack of mobility in their midfield.
Speaker 1: Okay, BFC up the coast, what you're watching for Rachel Kunanaji.
Speaker 2: I mean, I'm seeing what she can do on the
Speaker 2: ball again, do it? That's what happens?
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I think they have a lot of pieces.
Speaker 3: I'm actually really excited about this team. I think they
Speaker 3: were trending upward to the latter part of the season.
Speaker 3: Last year they were trying to refine their identity and
Speaker 3: in the beginning of the year Albertine said, we don't
Speaker 3: care about defending. We just want to attack, and I
Speaker 3: think that was the naive game plan early on in
Speaker 3: the season, and to his credit though they adapt it well.
Speaker 3: They changed their structure. They were a bit more conservative
Speaker 3: and they attacked with their defense in mind. They also
Speaker 3: changed their personnel, bringing in Abby dal Kemper. They started
Speaker 3: playing Alissa Malansa, and they just put Keky Pickett in
Speaker 3: the holding midfield position. And with a little bit of
Speaker 3: a mentality change and a personnel change, they stopped con
Speaker 3: seeting so many goals and that allows them to take
Speaker 3: more risks to get higher up into the field.
Speaker 1: What about strengths and weaknesses.
Speaker 3: I mean, their strengths certainly is in transition. They've got
Speaker 3: vertical threats in Ashwala and Kundanaji and that's something that
Speaker 3: they're going to continue to utilize. But their greatest weakness
Speaker 3: is utilizing that way too much, and we saw that
Speaker 3: in their first game this weekend. I thought they weren't
Speaker 3: very decisive in transition. They looked for Kundananji, or they
Speaker 3: looked long, or they conceded it too cheaply in transition,
Speaker 3: and that could be Week one woes, but that also
Speaker 3: can be a tactical game plan. But I really am
Speaker 3: looking forward to see how their new formation works out
Speaker 3: for them in that three.
Speaker 1: Five to two and a weakness.
Speaker 2: Maybe not a weakness.
Speaker 3: I like the fact that they actually changed their defensive
Speaker 3: shape to have three center backs.
Speaker 2: I really do like that.
Speaker 3: But they have a young goalkeeper that's only played one
Speaker 3: game and they have no other goalkeepers on their roster
Speaker 3: that have played a single minute in the league. So
Speaker 3: maybe not a weakness, maybe just a question mark, but
Speaker 3: we'll see.
Speaker 1: Yeah, Okay, Racing Louisville watching for what.
Speaker 3: How this team gels under Bevvinez in her second year.
Speaker 3: This team has some of the best individuals in the league.
Speaker 3: I think their midfield could be one of the best.
Speaker 3: It just felt like last year they never truly got
Speaker 3: into a real rhythm and a style, and once they
Speaker 3: had enough time to implement the style they wanted, they
Speaker 3: had to change because then they were in the playoff
Speaker 3: race and they were forced into desperation football and situational football.
Speaker 3: They let Abby Orsa go and they're bringing another center back,
Speaker 3: which I think is going to be super helpful for
Speaker 3: them to aid in their build out. Abby Orsig's fantastic
Speaker 3: defensive player, but didn't add as much on the attacking
Speaker 3: side of the ball, and I think that kind of
Speaker 3: hurt Katie Linda on both sides of the ball. So yeah,
Speaker 3: I'm just curious to see how those personalities going to go.
Speaker 1: Strengths and weaknesses.
Speaker 3: You said the midfield, I mean Ari borgiis Savannah de Mello,
Speaker 3: Taylor Flint name a better midfield three compliment, right.
Speaker 2: But it's just going to be up to how they
Speaker 2: util that.
Speaker 3: Yeah, they can be great on the ball and their
Speaker 3: approach plate can be good, but they need to be
Speaker 3: finding ways to break teams down.
Speaker 1: Okay, Portland Thorns, what you're watching for a hero to
Speaker 1: step up? Yes?
Speaker 2: Yes, yeah, Who's going to score for them? That's what
Speaker 2: I'm concerned with.
Speaker 3: But like also, I've never in Portland's history thought about
Speaker 3: who's going to score for them. My biggest concerns have
Speaker 3: always been on the defensive side of the ball, and
Speaker 3: unfortunately those defensive woes are still there and now it's
Speaker 3: going to a bigger question mark of who's going to score.
Speaker 1: Okay, so the weaknesses. Obviously, they lost players to retirement,
Speaker 1: Sophia Wilson, Slash Smith out with pregnancy, so nobody to score,
Speaker 1: and a defense that struggles is a bad combination. Can
Speaker 1: you find a strength?
Speaker 2: I think, you know, Sam Coffee is got to be.
Speaker 3: Yeah, in the base of their midfield's got to be
Speaker 3: one of their greatest strengths in terms of shielding the
Speaker 3: back four, giving them a little bit more protection, also
Speaker 3: giving them the ability to combine through the thirds. And
Speaker 3: her relationship with Huina Sigita, I think is going to
Speaker 3: be really important. So those two in the midfield, I'm
Speaker 3: still waiting for, you know, Jesse Fleming to add more
Speaker 3: to this Portland Thorn's team. They brought Dana Costiano's in there.
Speaker 3: I'm curious to see how she plays and interprets the
Speaker 3: nine position. Is it going to be like more of
Speaker 3: a false nine to ten or is she going to
Speaker 3: be able to provide a vertical threat as well?
Speaker 1: And to strength is that everybody can go to the
Speaker 1: sports bra for a beer after the game. So we
Speaker 1: still got that in Portland. Okay, North Carolina Courage, what
Speaker 1: are you watching for? We know they can possess the ball,
Speaker 1: we know it.
Speaker 3: I mean, they're one of the best in the in
Speaker 3: the league in their terms of their approach play and
Speaker 3: their ability to repeatably gain territory to the final third.
Speaker 2: Now, can they score goals.
Speaker 3: That's going to be the separator for them being good
Speaker 3: in this league and being great and consistently being in
Speaker 3: the top four and challenging for a potential shield at
Speaker 3: some point. I'm really looking forward to seeing Jaydenshaw. I
Speaker 3: think Sean Ajas is one of the best coaches in
Speaker 3: this league, and he's good at individual development, and he's
Speaker 3: good at holding players accountable and getting the best out
Speaker 3: of them. And I'm looking for her to be consistent
Speaker 3: on a weekend week out.
Speaker 1: Basis not just a great player, but such an interesting person, funny, smart, thoughtful,
Speaker 1: like really great interview.
Speaker 2: Just I think going to be a star.
Speaker 1: The more people get to know her, they really really
Speaker 1: get to see her strengths and weaknesses.
Speaker 2: For the Courage.
Speaker 3: Strengths for North Carolina is their build out and their
Speaker 3: ability to possess the ball. And they've got eleven footballers
Speaker 3: on their team who at any point in time are
Speaker 3: trying to become an option to the ballcarrier. So they
Speaker 3: have these distinct passing routes through the field that allow
Speaker 3: them to just break through teams so easily. Can they
Speaker 3: make more of that though, can they get their better
Speaker 3: plays isolate it? And something I really like about them
Speaker 3: is they don't just settle for these like aimless crosses
Speaker 3: in the box that they're really fighting for high quality chances.
Speaker 3: Can they sustainably do that and then not only make them,
Speaker 3: but exploit them and finish them.
Speaker 1: Houston Dash providing some excitement this offseason, giving people a
Speaker 1: little bit of hope for a team that's kind of
Speaker 1: been bottom of the table most of the time. So
Speaker 1: what are you watching for with the Dash?
Speaker 3: This is the first year I've ever been optimistic about
Speaker 3: Houston Dash. I've never really been like, Wow, I'm encouraged,
Speaker 3: I'm inspired. I think they've got something there. But this
Speaker 3: year I do. I'm like, very encouraged by them. I
Speaker 3: think it's a project and it's going to take time,
Speaker 3: but I do think they're going to have the ability
Speaker 3: to challenge and be in the hut on the last
Speaker 3: day for playoffs. Bringing in players like yas Me, Ryan Delaney, Sheehan,
Speaker 3: Danny Colaprico, Kristen westfall Abby Smith.
Speaker 2: These are all proven pros that have.
Speaker 3: Been there, done that, wore the T shirt, know how
Speaker 3: to be good teammates in the locker room, know how
Speaker 3: to have great character when things are going sideways, because
Speaker 3: it's going to happen. But I'm excited. I think Fabriska
Speaker 3: Chraw's is a great soccer tactician and I am looking
Speaker 3: forward to seeing how that matriculates on the field for them.
Speaker 1: Okay, strengths and weaknesses.
Speaker 3: Strengths, I think they have added more control in their midfield,
Speaker 3: so Danny Colaprico Delaney sheet and these are footballers. These
Speaker 3: are players who can break teams down with possession. And
Speaker 3: They've had a very industrious midfield in the past and
Speaker 3: now they've got they still got a little bit of
Speaker 3: that muscle destructive side of them, but they've also got
Speaker 3: the ability to break teams down and progress the ball
Speaker 3: through the thirds, which is something that katral is gonna
Speaker 3: want from this team, is to possess the ball because
Speaker 3: you're playing in you know, the inner core of the
Speaker 3: sun heat for four to five months a night, so
Speaker 3: you have to possess the ball.
Speaker 1: So weaknesses besides melting.
Speaker 3: I think their biggest challenge this year is going to
Speaker 3: be retaining that optimism when you're getting some inconsistent performances,
Speaker 3: because you're going to have some good games, and you're
Speaker 3: gonna have some tough games, and you know they're gonna
Speaker 3: have some teething problems, and they're gonna give away possession
Speaker 3: in bad areas like they did against Washington Spirit.
Speaker 2: They're gonna get punished for it.
Speaker 3: But can they stick to the plan, continue to struggle
Speaker 3: during training sessions so that when it comes to the
Speaker 3: game they feel more comfortable and confident to execute their
Speaker 3: game plan.
Speaker 1: Okay, Chicago Stars, what are you watching for.
Speaker 2: A miracle divine intervention movement?
Speaker 1: It's like the meme with the stick, like do something, Yeah,
Speaker 1: don't just sit there.
Speaker 2: It is quite interesting.
Speaker 3: I think the biggest question mark is if Mallory Swanson's
Speaker 3: gonna be able to contribute to this group. Right, they
Speaker 3: were one of those teams I was talking about earlier
Speaker 3: where they have one way of playing and that's really it, right.
Speaker 1: Yet the ball to mal out up front and watch
Speaker 1: her go yeah one before yeah.
Speaker 3: Their attack is fueled by their defense. We're going to
Speaker 3: be so compact, so difficult to break through. We're not
Speaker 3: going to take many chances in the build out.
Speaker 2: We don't need the ball. We're going to be really
Speaker 2: good without the ball.
Speaker 3: We're going to control the game by defending well and
Speaker 3: looking for male Swanson in transition, and I mean she
Speaker 3: is one of one of three players who are the
Speaker 3: best transitional threats in the league, like generational talent we're talking.
Speaker 3: And so you're missing that piece, which is then going
Speaker 3: to force you to possess a little bit more because
Speaker 3: you don't have that transitional piece. But it's also going
Speaker 3: to cause a lot of compromise because who's going to
Speaker 3: make off for the attack?
Speaker 2: Everybody else has to do it.
Speaker 3: So then now you're open in small areas of the
Speaker 3: field you didn't want to be open in, and so
Speaker 3: on the defensive side of the ball, they are skinny
Speaker 3: in their roster. It's a good thing that Sam Stobb
Speaker 3: is coming back.
Speaker 2: That's going to be helpful.
Speaker 3: But yeah, I know the Stars are going to be
Speaker 3: hoping that Mouse Watson can contribute this season.
Speaker 1: Okay, that's a lot of weaknesses. What would be a strength.
Speaker 3: I mean they still have Ludmila, which I think she yeah, yeah, and.
Speaker 1: It kind of went under the radar when they added
Speaker 1: her because they just weren't that great of a team.
Speaker 3: Yeah, well, I think one thing I loved about them
Speaker 3: last year was they beat the teams they were supposed to.
Speaker 3: They got two points from the top four teams. They
Speaker 3: drew Kansas City and they drew Orlando. But besides that,
Speaker 3: they just beat everybody else that was going to eventually
Speaker 3: end up underneath of them. They were very consist in that,
Speaker 3: and they were actually really good away because opponents took
Speaker 3: more chances when they're at home because they want to
Speaker 3: go and win the game. And because of that, they
Speaker 3: got opened up in transition and that.
Speaker 1: Really suited Chicago laid into their style.
Speaker 2: Yeah.
Speaker 3: Yeah, So I mean they're gonna have to defend well,
Speaker 3: they're gonna have to stave off pressure, they're gonna have
Speaker 3: to struggle well.
Speaker 2: And if they can struggle well, I think they're going
Speaker 2: to have a chance in some games.
Speaker 1: Wow, Hi Pra Okay, finally the Seattle Rain. What are
Speaker 1: you watching for?
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm looking for reinvention from this team. I think
Speaker 3: just coming into this year with new ownership is going
Speaker 3: to be a huge weight off of Laura Harvey's shoulders
Speaker 3: in terms of, you know, we have some more resources,
Speaker 3: we have backing, we have people who are helping us
Speaker 3: make these decisions and are supporting us. Because that was
Speaker 3: something they were missing last year, and she couldn't really
Speaker 3: bring in any new players, so that's going to be good.
Speaker 3: They brought in Lynn Biandolo new Williams, and I think
Speaker 3: she's going to add a lot to the attack and
Speaker 3: help bring out the best in Jorda Heine, who hasn't
Speaker 3: really been the most effective player in this league. But
Speaker 3: we also have to remember she's quite young and at
Speaker 3: times last year was like doing it all by herself.
Speaker 2: So I'm looking forward to seeing how that all works out.
Speaker 1: Okay, strengths for Seattle.
Speaker 3: They've always been a great defensive team, and they've got
Speaker 3: some really good leadership up the spine of their team
Speaker 3: in Lou Barnes and Jess Fishlock, and having them contribute
Speaker 3: on a weekly basis I think is going to be helpful.
Speaker 2: They missed them at the end.
Speaker 3: Of last year, so yeah, I think the defense is
Speaker 3: something that's always going to be part.
Speaker 1: Of their DNA and a weakness.
Speaker 3: Well, I think I do think they're going to score
Speaker 3: more goals this year. I think Lynn is going to
Speaker 3: help Heidema. I think that's going to bring out the best,
Speaker 3: and then they've got some young, fresh players, attacking players
Speaker 3: and a damis who's going to be able to take
Speaker 3: players on one v one find some gaps inside the
Speaker 3: penalty area to exploit the opponent. So yeah, I'm curious
Speaker 3: to see how that reinvention project goes.
Speaker 1: All right, those fourteen teams next year will be joined
Speaker 1: by the Denver team and the Boston team AKA coming
Speaker 1: soon FC. So I want to quickly ask you about Boston.
Speaker 1: What's your reaction to the whole name debacle and now
Speaker 1: the questions about the stadium and the potential lawsuit that
Speaker 1: alleges that they acquired it in ways that were untoured
Speaker 1: or otherwise illegal. It's just a lot for a team
Speaker 1: that hasn't played a game yet or have a single player.
Speaker 2: I mean, it's kind of on brand with NBSL one point.
Speaker 1: Oh the drama, right, Gosh, I thought we had moved
Speaker 1: on from one.
Speaker 2: Yeah, we are, we are.
Speaker 3: We're well beyond that now, but it is reminiscent of that.
Speaker 3: But I think, yeah, I'm excited to see how it
Speaker 3: all works out for them, because I think Boston is
Speaker 3: such a wonderful football market and part of the league
Speaker 3: in the WUSA and the WPS, and it's just part
Speaker 3: of like the soccer culture here in the Northeast, so
Speaker 3: I'm excited to see them get their act together and
Speaker 3: also excited for a name change.
Speaker 1: Agreed. I like breaking too Electric Boogloo because of the
Speaker 1: Boston Breakers. I don't think they're gonna go with that.
Speaker 1: I just I think that works. Do you have a
Speaker 1: favorite for the Denver team names that are out there.
Speaker 3: I'm gonna be honest, I didn't really love them all.
Speaker 3: Peak was it peak FC was one of them? Or
Speaker 3: the fourteen ers.
Speaker 1: Or Yeah, they're so handful that none of them quite hit. Yeah,
Speaker 1: but they were close. I do like the idea of
Speaker 1: incorporating like gold somehow because I just think that not
Speaker 1: enough teams like really take that color run and run
Speaker 1: with it in a fun way. But I haven't heard
Speaker 1: quite the right thing yet. Yeah. Okay, we're running out
Speaker 1: of time here, so real quick. I just want your
Speaker 1: opening weekend takeaways on the keeper side. I know we
Speaker 1: talked a lot about it in the team previews, but
Speaker 1: is there anything else that you saw that you were like, Ooh,
Speaker 1: the average fans should know more about this or understand
Speaker 1: what they're watching.
Speaker 3: Yeah, this is something I'm so passionate about, is that
Speaker 3: our league has good goalkeepers, and our league has great goalkeepers.
Speaker 3: Good goalkeepers good shots stoppers, right, they make the saves
Speaker 3: that they're supposed to make. Innately, being a good goalkeeper
Speaker 3: meets you are a good shot stopper. But what makes
Speaker 3: a goalkeeper great, and I think there's a few that
Speaker 3: have really separated themselves from the pack, is all the
Speaker 3: peripheral edges of goalkeeping. So your ability to be preventative.
Speaker 3: So not only are you stopping shots, you're stopping them
Speaker 3: before they even take place. So your vertical positioning is
Speaker 3: really high, your communication is really good, you're organizing your leading,
Speaker 3: you've got aggressive final actions to be able to transfer
Speaker 3: pressure onto the attackers.
Speaker 2: But you are also very good.
Speaker 3: In possession because if your team is retaining possession, the
Speaker 3: opponent can't score. And if you're playmaking and breaking lines,
Speaker 3: it's going to cause a lot of problems for opponents.
Speaker 3: So the goalkeepers I'm thinking of specifically Mandy McGlenn, Kayln Sheridan,
Speaker 3: and Katrin Berger. I think we're going to see elements
Speaker 3: of it from Jane Campbell and Casey Murphy and and
Speaker 3: Anderson is somebody that I've got my own as well.
Speaker 1: Doesn't qualify because hamstrung by the team in front of her.
Speaker 3: Well, I think Elyssa is one of the best shots stoppers,
Speaker 3: but they don't really ask her to be quite ris preventative.
Speaker 3: She's going to have to come up with the world
Speaker 3: he saves that. You're like, your mouth's on the floor.
Speaker 3: How does she do that every game.
Speaker 1: Right, as opposed to being set up to prevent that?
Speaker 2: Yeah, exactly, Yeah.
Speaker 1: Okay, we're finishing with the toughest question of the day.
Speaker 1: It is time for the long awaited return of fight me. Jill.
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Speaker 2: Solo, Brianna Scurry listener.
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Speaker 1: about the issues in this league, and rightfully so, it
Speaker 1: was so cool to just talk about the soccer and
Speaker 1: to get your expert opinion on all these teams. I
Speaker 1: feel so informed and I'm so much more excited to
Speaker 1: go out and watch these games with an I for
Speaker 1: a lot of the things that you talked about.
Speaker 2: So thank you so much for taking the time to talk.
Speaker 1: To us, Thanks for having me, Thanks so much to
Speaker 1: Jill for joining us. I feel so much smarter, so good.
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