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Learn more at vertexinck.com. Hello, hello, and welcome to the total soccer Show, an MLS-centric episode of The Total Soccer Show.

My name is Taylor Rockwell, and today we're talking overtime winners, praising goalkeepers, questioning some theoretical goal scores, and pondering if David Goss will ever be able to beat Joe Lowry when it comes to MLS predictions.

Joe Lowry, after this round, you're now 10 and 4 with your playoff drafting. What kind of offseason overall do you think David Goss needs to be able to compete at a higher level next season? Yeah, well, the temptation is always to sort of start with the head coach, right? Just get rid of the head coach. That's going to make all the changes you need. Really, it's the behind the scenes decision makers that drive the most important decisions around how these different units perform. So I think when we look at David Goss FC, you want to go a little bit higher up the food chain and figure out. David Goss City FC, but yes, sure. Yes, Real David G David Goss City, Inter, FC, SC, whatever is.

I think you want to go a little bit higher.

So that would be my encouragement to that club is just sort of look one rung above and make some more meaningful, systemic changes. But so you think it can, like, they can turn it around in one season, or is this a multi-season sort of thing that will have to happen? I mean, in this league, there is so much parody, right?

And maybe parody to a fault.

I think it's possible to turn it around quickly. But again... multi-season sort of thing that will have to happen. I mean, in this league, there is so much parody, right?

And maybe parody to a fault.

I think it's possible to turn it around quickly. But again, a lot of things have to go right for that to happen and for them to be a contender again next year at this level, kind of like the Seattle Sounders who now have a massive offseason ahead. It's not impossible for them to come back strong. All right. Maybe we even expect it.

We'll need to have it.

Let me interrupt here.

The underlying numbers are terrible. possible for them to come back strong. All right, let me interrupt you. Maybe we even expect it. We'll need to happen.

Let me interrupt here.

The underlying numbers are terrible.

Regression is strong.

This team is on a heater.

It's unsustainable.

And I feel good because my bracket is fine.

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