Listener questions: Could the USMNT play a 2009-style 4-2-2-2? What would the co-ed world rankings be? Why no West Indies football team?
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🗓️ 22 April 2020
⏱️ 61 minutes
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2:55 — Describing our plans for a greatest club teams of all time knockout tournament, and the plan to discuss David Goldblatt's new book, The Age of Football.
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9:30 — If FIFA were to switch all international tournaments to be co-ed (5/5 for field players, goalies change at half) where would you ranked the United States, and why? Which country rises the most, and which falls the furthest?
18:02 — What will happen to the Euro 2021 Women's Championship?
20:02 — Which professional team would be your ideal place to play if you were a professional footballer?
30:30 — On Soccer 101, Joe and Daryl recently reviewed the USMNT's 2009 win over Spain in the Confederation Cup. If you were to recreate the gameplan (defend and transition 4-2-2-2) with today's player pool, how would you line the US up?
41:03 — Is there a particular reason that the West Indies have a combined cricket team but do not field a combined side in other sports such as soccer? Would a combined West Indies team challenge for WC qualification?
51:57 — What are the pros and cons to having "B" teams play in a lower level of the soccer pyramid, like in Spain or the US, versus having them play in a completely separate league, like in England?
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| 0:35.8 | Hey, this is Darrell. |
| 0:37.3 | We have six listener questions for you on today's show and the correct number of times to wash your hands when you go to the grocery store. How about that for a teaser? |
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| 1:19.3 | app you are using right now. Hello and welcome to the Total Soccer Show. My name is Darrell Grove and I'm joined by a man who always washes his hands after he's been grocery shopping. |
| 1:46.6 | His name is Taylor Rockwell. |
| 1:48.8 | Hello. |
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| 1:50.7 | Before, sometimes during and then always after as well, yes. |
| 1:53.5 | Do you take hand sanitizer to the store as well? |
| 1:55.8 | I leave it in the car. |
| 1:57.3 | I'm not that extreme with it, although I think you are supposed to, like, wash it. |
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