MLS winners and losers so far in 2021, plus USMNT-Switzerland & Wk 7 preview

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Andrew Wiebe

Usnationalteam, Fifa, News, Sports News, Football, Concacaf, Sports, Mls, Majorleaguesoccer, Usmnt, Soccer, Worldcup

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2021

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Clint Dempsey + Charlie Davies = ??? … The guys tackle the big questions first with Mr. National TV himself, then turn to the USMNT’s friendly in Switzerland. Just as importantly, it’s the last full weekend of MLS for awhile. Who are the winners, losers and those stuck in between from the season’s opening burst? Has Austin FC hit an expansion wall? What are the ESPN+ Game of the Week? Why is Charlie FaceTiming us when he’s supposed to be on the show? All the big, important questions answered ahead of Week 7!

2:50 – MLS prediction regrets

6:51 – USMNT v Switzerland Preview

18:14 – What to expect from Charlie and Clint Dempsey on the same studio show

22:11 – Who are the winners of the season so far in MLS? NYCFC & LA Galaxy

25:04 – LAFC in … purgatory

32:00 – Are the Philadelphia Union as good as they were in 2020? Better? Worse?

37:24 – Has Austin FC hit a wall?

42:40 – ESPN+ Games of the Week

53:45 – Djordje is out for revenge against Chicago

1:01:01 – Fantasy picks: Who is primed for a big weekend?

1:05:58 – Mailbag (a.k.a. We don’t talk about Nashville enough)

Transcript

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0:00.0	Extra time is exactly how I find out what's going on in the MLS.
0:05.6	Get lost. Get lost.
0:07.2	Maybe this podcast has influenced me a bit as well.
0:10.5	Everybody up here, every single day goes into the office, into the laboratory.
0:17.5	They're trying to cook up some great stuff for you guys.
0:20.8	That's why he's here!
0:22.9	Oh, from New York, New York, you are listening to Extra Time driven by
0:28.7	Continental Tire from Kansas City.
0:30.7	I am Andrew Webe with my partners in soccer, David Goss, Charlie Davies, Chuck
0:36.8	D. Big Show, three show a week for us this week.
0:40.0	Guys, huge week on Extra Time.
0:43.0	I hope you saw that club in country that dropped on Wednesday.
0:45.4	We're going to get that in just a little bit.
0:46.6	Big Show coming for you today, talking US Switzerland real, real quick, because we
0:50.4	got a big and less weekend, the last MLS weekend, the last full slate for about three weeks.
0:55.9	So watch it, save it, absorb it, know that this is your last fix.
1:01.5	Before like, I don't know, June 19th or something like that, you'll get an international
1:05.2	soccer, but MLS is going to go on a break for a little while.
1:07.7	We're going through the winners of this first schedule burst, the possible losers, those
1:11.2	in purgatory, et cetera, et cetera, do our normal thing, ESPN plus game of the week, players
1:15.7	to watch, hit the mail bag.
1:18.0	That's going to be a whole lot of fun at the new MLS Soccer.com, MLS MVP power rankings,
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