Americans in Action: are expanded playoffs bad for MLS? Plus, updates from abroad featuring Balogun, Koleosho, and more!
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🗓️ 3 October 2023
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Joe and Taylor discuss the pros and cons of the expanded MLS playoff format, with particular emphasis on the cons (spoiler alert). They also get into why changes were made, and what adjustments could be useful going forward.
There are also updates on some Americans Abroad, including Tyler Adams' injury, Balogun scoring goals, Koleosho impressing, and McKennie starting... at Weah's expense.
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| 0:28.5 | Thank you. Hello, Hello, everybody, and welcome to the Total Soccer Show. |
| 0:55.9 | I believe I have neighbors outside who just heard that. |
| 0:58.1 | My name is Taylor Rockwell, and on today's episode, we're taking a look at some Americans |
| 1:02.0 | abroad, some good news, some bad news on that front. |
| 1:05.0 | We're also going to be talking a little more about the looming start of the MLS playoffs |
| 1:09.2 | and whether or not we definitely need 62% of the league in the postseason. Here with me to argue that if anything, we need that percentage to be even higher is Joe Lowry. Joe, I'm hearing from sources that you want it to be 85% of the league or bust. Man, your sources are right on, Taylor. Are they the people outside your window? I don't know who these people are, but they know me so well. |
| 1:28.7 | If I've advocated for anything during this major league soccer season, it's that the |
| 1:32.8 | MLS playoff should include as many teams as possible. |
| 1:36.3 | And I'm excited to lay out my defense of that topic for the next 15 minutes. |
| 1:39.5 | I appreciate that. |
| 1:40.6 | Yeah, that is going to be sort of the primary point of at least segment one, maybe segment two on this episode. Yeah, that is going to be sort of the primary point of, at least segment one, maybe segment two on this episode. |
| 1:48.2 | Taking root in the athletic piece, expanded MLS playoff format puts the league at risk of complacency on the athletic by the athletic soccer staff. |
| 1:57.1 | This part in particular written by Paul Tenorio, who we both know and enjoy. But the central |
| 2:03.4 | points there being 18 of the 29 teams in the league are going to make the playoffs, meaning that with |
| 2:08.7 | only a few weeks left in the season, I think all but two teams at the time of publication remained |
| 2:12.9 | in the race for the playoffs, which isn't really how it works in any other American sport, to my mind, |
| 2:18.3 | at least, that there is always a sort of playoff line. I think the one that maybe comes closest |
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