Five Takes On The Five Stripes

The one where our hearts began to sink until Jamal took a drink

On this episode we discuss

🖐️Takes
😜 Dirty pool or clever play? 
✌️A better goodbye 
🇺🇸No Weah 
🇪🇺Euros gone wild

 

Apologies for no video for this episode. 

 

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The one where if it wasn't for the academy, we would have given up three

#FTOTFS #WeAreTheA #AllForCITY

New Pod!

It still ain't pretty, but we're back(ish) for a ladies power hour. Jen, Cat and special guest Amy Anna Marie break down the week that was for AUFC.

A night out with the GOAT

Extra salty GG takes

Homegrown tastes better than store bought

Can Zombie Atlanta rise from the dead

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The one where where might blame the refs but the offense still leaves us bereft

#FTOTFS #WeAreTheA #Hustlin4More

New Pod!

Jen, Cat & Jack are back from international call ups. Thanks for putting up with our technical differences at the moment!

Euro Spoilers

ATL says bye felicia to GG

New interim manager, same story on the pitch

Why does PRO hate us

The children are our future

Marry/Death/Kill for the second half of the season

 

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The one where the goals didn't flow so Pineda had to go

On this episode we discuss....

✌️A Five Takes hiatus

👋 Pineda's exit

🤞 Expectations and qualities for the next manager

🧐 The hiring process

🏥 Fixing the constant injuries

🧤 Guz and Cohen 

🥅 The VAR goal decision

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The one where we went five in the back and looked better in attack

On this episode we discuss...

🖐️Takes

🫵 Your takes and low-key MOM

🧠The importance of adaptability

🫤 Guz slander

🧮 A complicated equation

 

1: The best first half we’ve seen all season and not just because of Saba resetting all of Miami’s clocks. The team was calm and composed in the middle of the pitch. Comfortable and fluid in our buildup. Good off the ball movement particularly within the final third. Less of the ball, more of the attack IN TRANSITION, very productive. Fancy that. 

2: Derek Williams is low key massive for this team. Everything feels more calm and assured. We saw him actively communicating when Miami was on the attack and also when we started our build up play….or a COUNTER ATTACK. We’ve been missing a conductor on the backline. 

3: That was Almada at his best. He could’ve scored if he’d be a little more direct and a little more selfish but that’s the level of play we got accustomed to and just haven’t seen. 

4: Muyumba was stirring the pot the whole game.  Dynamic and crafty on the ball. Good vision to see…good attacking runs in behind. Fancy that. The guy was pulling the strings all night. If there’s anything critical to say, at times he tried to do too much. 

5: In some ways this result is surprising, and in others it’s not. For reasons unknown, this team needs extra motivation to get going. Whether that comes from going down a goal, going down a man or in tonight’s case, going against the 🐐. The pressure of the game itself never seems to be enough motivation. 

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The one where now we have a red to go along with our dread

On this episode we discuss...

🏃‍♀️DecaturFC
👋 Gonzo the caretaker
🏆Priortize US Open and Leagues?
🤔Qualities of the next manager 

1: That starting Xi (albeit not first choice) was chosen and setup to score an early goal. Best we could do was get 56% percentage and .5 XG. That Xi was talented enough to do more and we didn’t. BTW we’ve had the majority of possession in all our losses. 

2: Speaking of doing more, Gonzo has consistently talked about simplifying the game for these players, you know what’s not simple? Having MORE of the ball. This team is not capable of playing tiki taka possession ball and Pineda has refused to adjust. 

*He said in his presser that he was not expecting LAFC to play with back 5. But they did. So basically a team did something outside of what they normally did in order to obtain a result. Interesting. 

3: It’s Embarrassing when we are undone by the simplest of things like balls over the top, & direct through balls that eliminate 3 defenders & not playing to the damn whistle. Tired of hearing praise from Gonzo for the basics when we don’t even execute those. 

4: Brooks’ drop off is DEEPLY concerning. We’ve called him Mr Reliable for a reason. He’s been a robot at times with his endurance and consistency and something has happened with his software. He looks defeated, gassed and his service has been crap. 

5: “I liked the team’s fight and the chances we created after going down a man” Pineda in is his presser probably. If he genuinely thinks that really starting to play after conceding first AGAIN and going down a man is worthy of praise he needs to go. Truthfully there are plenty of other reasons for him to go. The mentality of this team top to bottom, players to coaches to social media team is wrong. There is no reason to keep him and the staff he brought in. 

 

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The one where Glenn is back from the boat and a draw is no reason to gloat

One this episode we discuss....

 

💍AEIOU

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The end of the EPL season

🙋‍♂️Accountability and the fringes

⚽️ Possession without purpose

👮‍♂️ Good cop good cop

 

1: This should NEVER have to be a take but unfortunately we still have players not playing for every ball or even until the whistle. It’s deeply concerning. Full blooded commitment has to be the bare minimum and even that appears lacking too often. 

2:Distribution from Guz isn’t bad most of the time but we are not winning the 2nd balls. Infact Nashville’s goal comes off our inability to win those second balls in the middle of the field. 

3: When we did win a 2nd ball or a duel it came off Muyumba or Xande so, not bad games for them. But once we progress into the final third there’s no end product. We’re reliant on individual magic but at least we did have one moment of it. 

4: Hasn’t been Saba time in quite some time. His flashiness is quite bright, his composure has been quite dull. He’s just been looking less & less like a genuine attacking threat & more & more like a flash in the pan. 

5: Nothing has changed. We almost conceded both immediately after scoring & after set pieces and dead ball situations. We were spared by luck, VAR & Nashville not being able to put it away. We’re still a 2nd half team & still decimated by injuries. 

 

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The one where Benteke makes us pay and we keep losing the same way

On this episode Jack Purdy joins....

 

💍It's really easy to get ordained 

❓Is the ATL UTD way too much for these players?

🧠Pineda has the soccer IQ but it's not translating

🤷‍♂️A new coach will be in the same spot Pineda was in

 

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The one where we're tired of the same old trope & are in dire need of A New Hope

On this episode...

🖐️Our takes

🫵Your Takes

🔑Low-key MOM

🙋‍♂️Accountability

🤷‍♂️So What's the fix?

 

1: Well Jennifer got her wish with Saba playing on the left. But as soon as we put one of our more creative and dynamic players on the left, we played predominantly on the right. That was confounding especially when one of our best early chances came off the left. 

2: We are not utilizing Thiago to full effect and he’s also not at his absolute best. Apart from that incredible ball he whipped in for GG he’s just not in  possession in key dangerous areas where he can attract multiple defenders creating space for others. He’s drifting, trying to find the game. 

3: Once again we give up a soft goal from a reset of play. In fairness, we’re really missing a 6’5” Norwegian in those situations but that’s no excuse. And once again we conceded immediately after conceding. We’re so easily exploited and teams know it. 

4: Our one goal came off some quick direct counter play. Sure would be nice if we did that more often. 

5: Gonzo is a really smart guy. He’s a student of the game. He’s very detail oriented. He knows every little detail about every opponent we face. It’s really impressive. But for unknown reasons, all of his knowledge is not translating to performance results and sooner rather than later it’s going to become untenable.

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The one where we played Chicago and maybe Pineda has gotta go?

On this episode....

🖐️Takes
🫵Your takes and low-keys
🤷‍♂️Should he stay or should he go
🦅Falcons prioritizing mediocrity 
🗓️What do we need to see in May?

 

1: To the left to the left, everything we had was going down the left. Points for trying, but nothing really threatening came of it. Grant it we are missing Xande but even with him in the XI we haven’t been able to create any attacking threats and that continues to be the case. 

2: *In the voice of Paula Cole* Where is our set piece threat? Why can’t we score a goal? Where have all our free kicks gone? Seriously, we use to be somewhat productive from free kicks and corners and now we get very little from either. 

3: We still look incredibly shaky on dead ball situations and resets in play. Literally with any stoppage in play we just don’t look ready when play resumes and the scouting report is out on that aspect of this team because we’re seeing more and more teams take free kicks and throw ins quickly. 

4: We looked really good in the last 20 minutes. If we could just figure out the other 70 we might really have something. It continues to be a total mystery as to why we cannot play with urgency and attacking dynamism over the course of an entire 90 minutes. Clearly we can do it in moments. We just should be able to replicate that over an entire match. 

5: We can’t count on our counter press. We don’t look in sync at all when we try to win the ball back. The players just look confused as to what the trigger for the press is. Credit to Slisz and also Dax, who we need to see more of FWIW, for individual efforts but it has to be more about the collective than one or two players. 

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