Five Takes On The Five Stripes

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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The one where Taylor dropped Tortured poets & Atlanta continues to blow it.

On this episode...

🖐️Takes
🔑 Low-key MOM
🫵 Your takes
🤔 Coaching vs player performance 
🤕Exploiting the new rules 

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1: In recognition of 4/20 day Cincy played really high and we were not ready for it. At times it felt like we were playing NYRB and we all know how that goes. Usually we can raise our level to make our opponent uncomfortable. Today we couldn’t raise ours to meet theirs. 

2: The energy that Saba brings to EVERY play is DEEPLY appreciated but if he could just dial it back a touch on his final pass, I think with a little more finesse and a little less power he’d have even more end product. 

3: Once again we took far too long to get going. Today it took us an entire half. Teams are figuring out that we don’t seem to be switched on at the start.  It’s a simple thing & it’s killing us.

4: In the high five we talked about how there could be some communication errors to exploit on Cincy’s back line, there weren’t. They looked like how we have looked up until now. They deserve a lot of credit. 

5: We talked last week about how we can’t let conceding soft goals become the story this season. Tonight we wrote another chapter. We have to flip this script IMMEDIATELY.

 

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5 Aside Ep 13: Rico Wade, WNBA Draft, Santos Women FC & more

Welcome in to this week's 5 Aside, the show where we discuss 5 topics apart from the most recent 5 stripes match. This week's topics are...

1: The passing of Rico Wade ✊

2: Player protests from Santos and Corinthian Women 🇧🇷

3: The 2024 WNBA draft 🏀

4: Donna Urquhart's 871 mile run in Antarctica 🥶

5: New MLS rules finally taking affect this weekend ⌚️

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The one where our depth came to play until we gave it away

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🖐️Takes                                                                                         🥅All our 9’s have scored
🤕Injuries across ATL
🤢 Philly ball 
➰ VAR loophole                                                                            😉Thank you Amy Marie for the title

1: The first half felt like we were pointing a gun at Philly, but both teams knew it was  unloaded. As expected we lacked a finishing threat and we played like it in the final third. In the second we loaded it and found some different weapons. 

2: All around, despite the result, we still looked solid defensively considering the absences. We’re still blocking shots & most importantly communicating and staying organized as a result. Depth players could’ve REALLY done with a win here though.

3: It was all yellow for Philly in the first half. Good. Happy to see refs dishing out the cards when teams play Curtain ball as it were. Martinez still should’ve been out on a 2nd for kicking the ball away. Yellow is yellow. 

4: We have been missing the dynamic and creative Thiago we have grown accustomed to. He showed up in the 2nd half. He stopped drifting out wide & got involved centrally in space. We have depth now so we’re not asking him to put the team on his back but he needs to keep playing like he did today in the 2nd half. 

5: Those were two of the most Philly goals we will ever see. Both were against the run of play, both were…dubious in nature. On the first, the ball appeared to go out of play in the build up and the second was off a foul throw. They got under our skin, as they do, and got the brief momentum they needed to flip the game.

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The one where we can score with Jamal and Brad can do it all

On this episode we discuss

🖐️Takes
🔑low-key MOM
👟Jason Longshore's double duty
😏Natural disasters, other than Chelsea

1: Considering how well we’ve been performing defensively, it’s really frustrating to give up a goal in that manner. The penalty is soft but the opportunity comes from our own error. 

2: Both teams created as many opportunities for the other as they did for themselves. NYC got a little fortunate with their goal. We provided everything but the finish for the majority of the match. 

3: We were missing GG’s frame to help get it on frame. On top of being a great goal scorer, his strength and hold up play has also been key. He’s also our best aerial threat we’ve maybe ever had and we missed that. 

4: He’s big, he’s bald he can f-ing do it all. It’s been a little while since we’ve had Brad be so key both defensively and offensively. He’s done all that’s been asked of him and then some. 

5: Were Rios’ and Firmino's legs broken? Didn’t agree with Etienne at the 9. He did have his opportunity to win not only the game but possibly more minutes, but for some reason he heads it away from goal instead of directly into net. He continues to be what he’s been.

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Women's Football Forum Pt2

Pt 2 of our Women's football Forum.

Glenn, Cristen, Jennifer, Angel and Shannon review the matches and the whole experience of hosting two semi final matches for the She Believe's Cup in Atlanta. 

We also discuss the growth of the women's game domestically as well as creating welcoming, dedicated, safe spaces to view, engage and promote women's sports.

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5Aside Women Footie Forum Pt1

On this week's 5Aside we're talking the history and significance of the She Believe's Cup as and the history and growth of the women's game across the globe.

Huge thank you to Angel Whitworth (FootieMob Board Member and Capo) and Shannon Celeste (All Stripes Board Member) for joining the show and sharing their perspectives, knowledge and experiences.

Atlanta, the USA and really the whole world are in an important and unprecedented moment in the growth of the women's game. It's incredible to see how much progress has been made but there is still so much more work to do. Progress doesn't happen in a vacuum. It takes work, and sacrifice and it's important for all of us to continue to show and up support all of these incredible women across the sporting landscape. This is bigger than football. 

The one where the Fire came on Easter and we kicked their keister

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1: The first half looked like a match after an intl break. TBF a lot of the matches this weekend did. Attacking ideas were there, we just weren’t quite incisive enough for most of the first 45. There was more opportunity for us to counter off of their direct play.

2: All that being said, ball retention in the opposition half was very good. All Chicago was interested in was counters and direct balls. Ironically enough two of our goals came off direct play. We continue to score in a variety of ways. 

3: We’ve got a back up to back up our back up plan. Jamal is a proper back up striker. That’s massive for us given some of the injury problems GG has and his international duty. Great finisher with great instincts. 

4: This was the game Noah Cobb needed and he did not put a foot wrong. We were pretty dominant throughout but he had just enough to do. He’s had really tough matches so this should be a confidence builder for him. 

5: Somehow, someway, we’ve got to replicate these home performances on the road. The Benz is becoming a fortress again. Great. Home points are not enough. Hopefully we can get three at whatever field NYCFC find to play on next week. 

The one where can throw it all out the window when we play through them

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1: We looked really competent in the first 30 minutes. We played with a lot of energy and the composure match. Considering all the absences, our defensive composure was something to be pleased with. Unfortunately it all fell apart after the first goal. 

2: Both teams' identities were on full display. We continued to play out the back 100% of the time and Toronto relied on their counter pressure and turning us over, which to be fair we greatly aided them in. They executed their game perfectly and we failed ours miserably. 

3: As expected, our attack was lacking. Firmino, the magic man, was the invisible man tonight. Saba was really the only player finding himself in dangerous positions until Rios and Mosquera entered. Would’ve preferred a triple sub made with Xande. 

4: On a couple positive attacking notes, Brooks’ service into the box is on another level this year. It was frustrating to see us not utilize the wings more when clearly nothing was happening centrally via combination and link up play. Mosquera still looks dangerous and Rios looked like he will be valuable. 

5: It’s not going to show on the player ratings because of the two goals conceded but Brad still looks very good. He made some great saves tonight and the loss isn’t on him.

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5 Aside Episode 12

On this week's 5 Aside 5 discuss

1: MLS roster and salary rules

2: MLS NEXT Pro Development Grants

3: NWSL week 1 recap and the KC Current's new stadium!

4: NWSL X LIGA MX Feminil tournament 

5: NHL in Atlanta