Welcome to the Total Soccero!

Welcome to the Total Soccer Show and our look at the USMNT's matches in this current window against Canada and New Zealand.

We're looking at the coaching situation, the roster, the competition and much, much more.

My name's Ryan Bailey, joining me today.

It's your friend, it's my friend. It's Taylor Rockwell. Hello, Taylor Rockwell. Hello, Ryan Bailey. How are you? I am doing marvelous. Thank you very much for asking because it's the September international break. We all know it's the most wonderful time of the year. That's the second straight show. You've lied about that. I think I forget the sequence that we're publishing these, but Ryan has now

allowed twice in successive shows about how excited he is for this window. It's like you start the marathon and then you take a break after mile three. That's how it feels for me this September window. I think you also said at one point in one of the shows we recorded recently that you're willing to keep an open mind about something. And I feel like that was a third lie in as many episodes. So nicely done, sir.

Yeah, but the gesture was there so that counts for something

right well said well said yeah the empty gesture was there yeah there we go graham rothman hello graham rathman

hello Ryan how are you i notice you're not wearing the totally legit USM and t-shirt that you

have uh recently bought i thought you might have brought that out for this episode, given the subject matter now.

Said garment has not arrived yet, Graham.

It's probably four to six weeks away.

I would imagine given price point.

But yeah, I'm looking forward to it arriving.

And with three spelling errors, somewhere on it.

Yes, indeed.

Can't wait.

Joe Lowry, hello.

Howdy y'all? How's it going? Good. You excited about this here, uh, this here international break? I'm just feeling American, man. I can, I can smell, I can smell, I can smell the hope. I can smell, I was going to say I can smell Pachitina. That just seems weird. I can feel that Marisu Pachitina was close. I can feel that we're going to have some fun in the September window, which is low stakes, despite what USM&T Twitter will do their best to tell you. I am, I'm just excited, man. Let's watch this USM&T team play. The smell of Pocetino is lemons, right? Correct. Yes, that's true. It smells a lot like lemon. Joe can smell lemons. Just lemon essential oils wafting through the air in my recording space. Wonderful. That sounds wonderful. That's a lovely mental image I've got there, Joe.

Could you set the table for us, Joe? Just tell us maybe a little bit about Canada and New Zealand,

the opponents in this window. In terms of the level of competition the US will be facing,

is this a testing window for the US?

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