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Zlatan’s FIFA Fury, Thierry Henry’s New Entourage & Man Utd’s Cyber Attack w/ Brooks Peck! Dec 03, 2020

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It’s a Dirty Tackle reunion of sorts on today’s episode of TSS! Ryan Bailey is joined by DT founder Brooks Peck to look at some weird and wonderful recent stories from the beautiful game, including Joleon Lescott’s accidental comeback and the bizarre world of “Socker Slam”!

Listen carefully, and DT fans may hear an appearance from a familiar special guest, too…

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USMNT December roster analysis w/Bobby Warshaw Dec 02, 2020

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Earlier this week, U.S. Soccer gave us all an early Christmas present: a shiny, brand-new USMNT roster for the United States' game against El Salvador on December 9th. The roster is almost entirely made up of domestic-based, Olympic-eligible players, so it's an exciting group!

Joe Lowery is joined by Bobby Warshaw to break down the roster and pick their preferred starting elevens for the 9th.

Way more important and way more exciting than the USMNT roster: congratulations to Taylor and Margaret Rockwell on the birth of their daughter! We’re so, so happy for the Rockwell family and grateful that both mom and baby are healthy.

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Is the USWNT better than ever? U.S. vs. Netherlands analysis, a player pool deep dive, and Vlatko discussion w/Meg Linehan Dec 01, 2020

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Joe Lowery is joined by The Athletic’s Meg Linehan to talk about all things United States Women’s National Team! Joe asks Meg about the U.S.’s first game in 8 months, the emerging young talent in the player pool, and the differences between Vlatko Andonovski and Jill Ellis.

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Weekend Review: Man Utd come back, Real Madrid and Dortmund fall flat Nov 30, 2020

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Ryan Bailey and Graham Ruvthen put the world to rights b y breaking down the biggest games of the weekend:

4:00 - Chelsea vs. Tottenham: How was Harry Kane kept quiet, and which manager is happier with a Stamford Bridge stalemate?

20:32 - Southampton vs. Manchester United: Ole’s hands slipped off the whee; but Edinson Cavani was there to place them back!

36:50 - Real Madrid vs. Alaves: Zinedine Zidane had a few key players missing as the Spanish giants dropped points. Again.

46:47 - Borussia Dortmund vs. Köln: Lucien Favre’s job prospects took a hammering as Cologne left a bad smell at the Westfalenstadion.

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Allocation Disorder: recapping Orlando City-NYCFC, Sporting KC vs San Jose and Portland v Dallas Nov 26, 2020

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Paul and Sam are recording Tuesday for a Thursday release, so they're breaking down the Tuesday night names.

0:00 - Recapping the weekend's playoff games, and the intense entertainment therein, featuring a whole lot of Orlando City-NYCFC. What happened behind the scenes of one of the wildest games in MLS history? Why did Oscar Pareja go running into the dressing room? How many times did we think the game was over? What will happen next for Orlando with two starters suspended for the next round?

21:15 - The Wondo Love Machine rolls on, even if San Jose does not: Sporting KC vs San Jose review, plus a strange analogy involving bad breath from Sam. Also, where do San Jose go from here and will Wondo be back?

33:02 - Fast forwarding past Minnesota United to talk Portland v Dallas. How Portland's major problem this season was on display against Dallas, plus another incredibly dramatic penalty shootout and the glory of centerback penalties.

38:52 - Taking a look back at the teams who are out of the playoffs and where they go from here next season, featuring Miami, NYCFC, NY Red Bulls, and more!

49:48 - Things Paul and Sam are thankful for, including Orlando City, the USMNT, and MLS in general.

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A TSS Soccer Thanksgiving Extravaganza! The USMNT's skillers, a superfriendship in Germany, and many other things we're thankful for Nov 26, 2020

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It's a TSS Thanksgiving extravaganza! Joe Lowery is joined by Adam Snavely to talk about all of the soccer things that they're thankful for. From a promising addition to the USWNT player pool, to the goal of the decade(?), to a heartfelt thank you to the American soccer community, Joe and Adam run through their respective Lists of Thankfulness™.

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Serie A catch-up w/ Matteo Bonetti: Weston McKennie’s Juventus future, Inter Milan’s struggles, and why Sassuolo are the new Atalanta! Nov 25, 2020

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ESPN commentator and pundit Matteo Bonetti joins Ryan Bailey to answer listener questions and shoot the breeze about all things Serie A. You’ll find out how Milan are topping the table (spoiler: it's not all about Zlatan), what Weston McKennie will offer Juventus going forward, and which Italian team the skinny-jeans-and-oat-milk-latte crowd will be following now that Atalanta have gone mainstream.

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How to play with a false 9, a guide to the “Manchester City zone”, advantages of a a box midfield, and many more tactical listener questions Nov 24, 2020

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Joe Lowery is joined by Jordan Angeli to answer all of your tactical listener questions!

3:52 - What is a false nine, how was it popularized, and how do you play with one?

10:51 - What makes it a double pivot?

18:59 - What happens when you play with four central midfielders? Plus, examples of teams that do just that!

24:27 - What is an overload? And what does it have to do with Nani?

28:36 - What’s a defensive rotation?

35:24 - What are pressing cues?

41:00 - What is tactical periodization? Or is it tactical prioritization…

47: 10 - What is the Manchester City zone (aka Kevin De Bruyne’s happy place)?

54:05 - What’s the difference between a wingback and an attacking fullback?

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Weekend Review: The Mourinho Masterclass, ‘no players, no problem’ for Liverpool and Zlatan roars in Naples Nov 23, 2020

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On today's Weekend Review edition of The Total Soccer Show, Ryan Bailey and Graham Ruvthen break down 4 big games from this past weekend:

0:00 - Tottenham vs. Manchester City: What is Mourinho doing right—and what is Pep doing wrong?

28:20 - Liverpool vs. Leicester: Despite having three quarters of the defense, the captain and the top goalscorer out of action, Liverpool dominated Leicester. Rumors of their impending demise have been greatly exaggerated.

49:53 - Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona: Mid-table La Liga chancers Barcelona suffer their first league defeat to title challengers Atleti in a decade. It’s getting *Messi* in Catalunya.

1:02:32 - Napoli vs. Milan: Zlatan is still running the show for league leaders Milan, but they’re far from a one-man team.

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George interviews Taylor Nov 20, 2020

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Our old pal George Quraishi returns to the show to share his memories of Daryl Grove, and also does a very good job interviewing Taylor about Daryl, the last month, and what the future holds for TSS. There's also some parenting chat at the very end, and definitely at least 3 minutes or so of actual soccer content.

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