Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli serve up analysis of the players, teams, tactics, and trends in Major League Soccer. With match reviews and other insights, they are your pass before the pass to help make sense of MLS's on-field action.
It's goodbye for now from Joe and Jordan, at least on MLS Assist. Thank you, sincerely, for listening and making this show possible! We're super, super thankful to all of you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week's episode of MLS Assist, Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli dive into the action from MLS Decision Day before answering a fun listener question about what could cause each playoff team's downfall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week's episode of MLS Assist, Jordan Angeli and Joe Lowery analyze the 2-2 draw between the New England Revolution and Orlando City! What stood out to us? And who stood out to us? We chat about those things - and dish out some credit to the Revs for clinching the Supporters' Shield this weekend - on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week's episode of MLS Assist, Joe and Jordan analyze Saturday's game between CF Montreal and the Philadelphia Union. What stood out to us? Who played well? Who coached well? We chat about all that - and more - on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode, Jordan and Joe dive into the latest edition of El Tráfico, a 1-1 draw between the LA Galaxy and LAFC. How did both teams approach this game? What did we like? What didn't we like? All that - and much more - on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week's episode of MLS Assist, Jordan Angeli and Joe Lowery analyze Atlanta United's 3-2 over D.C. United. What went right for Atlanta? How did they break through D.C.'s defensive setup? And, despite the loss, just how much good has Losada done for this D.C. team? We discuss those things - and much more - on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week's episode of MLS Assist, Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli dive into the tactics from a pair of recent MLS games: RSL vs. FC Dallas and the Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Austin FC. What did we see? What did we like? What didn't we like? And who stood out? All that - and more - on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week's episode of MLS Assist, Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli analyze NYCFC's 2-0 win over the New England Revolution. What makes Ronny Deila's New York City team so good? What went wrong for the Revs? And, come playoff time, how can opponents beat both of these Eastern Conference giants? We talk about all that - and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of MLS Assist, Joe and Jordan analyze some of the biggest moves from MLS's latest transfer window. 1) Jeremy Ebobisse to San Jose 2) Ryan Gauld to Vancouver 3) Luiz Araújo to Atlanta 4) Sebastian Diussi to Austin 5) Mark-Anthony Kaye to Colorado 6) Federico Navarro to Chicago Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode, Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli chat about a handful of MLSers that have impressed them this season. From young Americans to Spanish playmakers to the next entrant into the "Julian Gressel Crossing Hall of Fame", there were plenty of players to get to! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jordan Angeli and Joe Lowery discuss Minnesota United's 1-0 win over the Seattle Sounders. How did Minnesota snap Seattle's undefeated streak? What went wrong for the Sounders (besides missing a bunch of top players)? And what do we make of Minnesota United's new attacking weapons? All that - and more - on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode, Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli answer your questions! 1) Which players could benefit from a teammate's absence at the Gold Cup? 2) How good has Andy Najar been as a center back for D.C. United under Hernan Losada? 3) Does FC Cincinnati's Yuya Kubo have the skillset to be an elite central midfielder? 4) How are the Seattle Sounders playing so well without many of their star players? 5) Is Venezia in Serie A a good destination for FC Dallas' Tanner Tessmann? We answer those questions on the show - and chat about a few other things too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode, Jordan Angeli and Joe Lowery analyze Sporting Kansas City's 2-1 win over LAFC. What went right for SKC? And is the 3-5-2 a good fit for LAFC? Plus, we chat about players that impressed us, center backs taking over MLS, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week's episode, Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli break down the Columbus Crew's 2-0 win over the Chicago Fire. How did Columbus look in their last-ever game at Historic Crew Stadium? What's wrong with the Fire? And just how much does Joe love Brian Gutiérrez? All that - and more - on the show. And as mentioned, here is the story that Josh Williams wrote for The Columbus Dispatch reflecting on the importance of Historic Crew Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of MLS Assist, Jordan Angeli and Joe Lowery answer some of your listener questions! Which fullbacks could make a Nouhou-ish transition to center back? How are the New York Red Bulls progressing under Gerhard Struber? Which MLS players are we keeping our eyes on during this summer's slew of international tournaments? We answer those questions - and more - on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week's show, Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli chat about the USMNT's crazy 3-2 win over Mexico from Sunday night. They also talk about how to fix FC Dallas and FC Cincinnati, the two teams at the bottom of their respective conferences, before answering a wonderful listener question! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After watching film and digging into the numbers, Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli talk about a handful of MLS players who have impressed them so far this season. From Nouhou to Rubio Rubin to Žan Kolmanič, there's a little something for everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After a month of MLS action, Jordan Angeli and Joe Lowery are here to answer your listener questions! From tactics, to scouting reports, to the importance of on-field chemistry, there's plenty to get to. You can find the full list of questions down below. 1) What does Moses Nyeman do well for D.C. United? And how can he improve? 2) How important is familiarity between center backs? 3) Is the number 9 Cade Cowell's best position? And what does he bring to that spot that others don't? 4) What's wrong with Toronto's attack right now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jordan Angeli and Joe Lowery break down two more MLS teams with new coaches: Phil Neville's Inter Miami and Hernán Losada's D.C. United. How is Neville setting up his Miami team? And how is he using Gonzalo Higuain? What's up with D.C.'s injury problems? And how is Losada structuring his new squad? We talk about all that and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli break down one of the best games of this young 2021 MLS season: the Los Angeles Galaxy vs. the New York Red Bulls. What do the Galaxy look like under their new coach, Greg Vanney? And what do the Red Bulls look like under their new man, Gerhard Struber? We talk about those two things, chat about Chicharito, narrow midfields, meat grinders, and much more before the return of Tactical Tidbits! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli break down MLS's newest team: Austin FC. How does Josh Wolff want to play? What are his tactical principles? And what did we see from Austin's first-ever game against LAFC? We talk about all that and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's another Very Specific Prediction episode! Last week, Jordan and Joe tackled the Eastern Conference, so this week is all about the West! With the MLS season just days away, our hosts give you 13 VSPs on this episode, one for each team in the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's Very Specific Prediction time! On this episode, Jordan and Joe make VSPs for all 14 Eastern Conference teams to give you some things to watch for in the 2021 MLS season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe and Jordan analyze some of MLS’s newest players, letting you know what to expect from Cecilio Domínguez in Austin, Kim Moon-hwan with LAFC, Claudio Bravo in Portland, Déiber Caicedo up in Vancouver, and Alan Franco in Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode, Joe and Jordan fill you in on what to expect from some of MLS's newest offseason additions. 1) What is Brenner going to do in Cincinnati? 2) What kind of player is Austin FC's new DP Tomás Pochettino? 3) How is Santiago Sosa going to fit in Gabriel Heinze's midfield in Atlanta? 4) How much is Joe in love with new FC Dallas center back Jose Antonio Martinez? 5) Is Gregore the perfect signing for Inter Miami? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of MLS Assist, Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli answer your lovely questions! What is the next tactical evolution coming to MLS? How does Aidan Morris change Caleb Porter's double pivot? Is Carles Gil a believable MVP candidate? Joe and Jordan answer all of those questions - and more - on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli chat about young American players that they're particularly looking forward to seeing on the field in MLS this season. Could 2021 be Efra Álvarez's breakout season? How is new D.C. United head coach Hernán Losada going to use Kevin Paredes? Is Caden Clark the Red Bulls starting #10? Joe and Jordan take a stab at answering all of those questions - and many more - on this episode of MLS Assist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode, Joe Lowery is joined by data scientist (and former professional baseball player) Sam Goldberg to talk about the current state of analytics in MLS, soccer's version of WAR, and how MLS teams should be thinking about trades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of MLS Assist, Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli answer some top-notch listener questions. 1) Did Atlanta United’s Miles Robinson regress last year? 2) What is the Portland Timbers tactical style under Gio Saverese? 3) Do the Houston Dynamo and Vancouver Whitecaps have defined styles of play? 4) How will the Seattle Sounders adapt to playing without Jordan Morris? 5) What are Paxton Pomykal and Gianluca Busio’s best positions? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli combed through film on MLS's newest head coaches - and now they're here to give you the low-down on them. What should fans expect to see from Gabriel Heinze in Atlanta, from Hernán Losada in D.C., from Josh Wolff in Austin, and from Phil Neville in Miami? Listen and find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli talk through some of the most notable moves from the MLS offseason so far. From Jordan Morris' reported move to Swansea to coaching hires in Los Angeles, Toronto, D.C., and Miami to some big player trades and signings, there's plenty to get to! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli analyze MLS Cup! What did Columbus do well? What didn't Seattle do so well? And just how good was Lucas Zelarayan? Listen in and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli analyze the two Conference Finals from the MLS Cup Playoffs: the Columbus Crew vs. the New England Revolution in the East and the Seattle Sounders vs. Minnesota United out West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli dive deep into the on-field action from the latest MLS Cup Playoff games! They start with the Seattle Sounders vs. FC Dallas and then bring things home with Sporting Kansas City vs. Minnesota United. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli are back with more MLS Cup Playoff analysis! On this episode, they dig into two Eastern Conference Semifinals: Orlando City vs. the New England Revolution and the Columbus Crew vs. Nashville SC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli talk goals, matchups, and tactics from the last three games of the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs: Toronto FC vs. Nashville SC Philadelphia Union vs. New England Revolution Seattle Sounders vs. LAFC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli catch you up on all of the MLS playoff action that's happened so far! They break down all seven games from Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: New England Revolution vs. Montreal Impact Nashville vs. Inter Miami Orlando City vs. NYCFC Columbus Crew vs. New York Red Bulls Sporting Kansas City vs. San Jose Earthquakes Minnesota United vs. Colorado Rapids Portland Timbers vs. FC Dallas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The playoffs are less than a week away! Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli preview every single MLS team in the postseason field, giving listeners one thing to watch for from each team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli are in your ears with a smattering of tactical analysis from Decision Day. From goals on goals and passes on passes in the East to attacking transition moments and the return of a juggernaut in the West, there are tactics galore! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli talk tactics from the penultimate weekend of Major League Soccer’s regular season. From Nashville’s effective roster build and tactical approach, to a potential playoff matchup between the Columbus Crew and the Philadelphia Union, to the Rapids’ impressive performance (and lovely first goal), to Tactical Tidbits, Joe and Jordan are here to satisfy your tactical hankering for the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli dish out tactical insight from the most recent weekend in Major League Soccer. From the number 10 position's major role in MLS, to the Union’s incredible performance against Toronto FC, to El Tráfico, to Tactical Tidbits, this week’s episode of MLS Assist covers a ton of ground, unlike the amount of ground that Michael Bradley, Laurent Ciman, and Omar Gonzalez cover for Toronto FC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week’s show begins with an ode to Daryl Grove, who is currently battling cancer. Daryl is a producer of MLS Assist, helped create and brand the show, and, above all, is an amazing man. We are immeasurably thankful for him and for the impact that he has on our lives and the lives of so many others. Daryl, you are in our prayers. During the much less important Major League Soccer part of the show, Joe and Jordan analyze New York Red Bulls/USMNT youngster Caden Clark and chat about a couple of other promising young American talents. Then there’s triangle talk (and Alvaro Medran appreciation) from Saturday’s matchup between Chicago and SKC and analysis of Thierry Henry’s smart gameplan that led the Montreal Impact to a 2-1 win over Inter Miami. Finally, as always, we get to Tactical Tidbits. This week's tidbits feature Toronto FC, the Portland Timbers, the Seattle Sounders, and Matías Almeyda's hair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Lowery is joined by FOX Sports’ very own Stu Holden for a wide-ranging MLS conversation. Topics covered include (but aren’t limited to): How do D.C. United move forward without Ben Olsen? General confusion about Thierry Henry’s Montreal Impact A dissection of Brenden Aaronson’s game How Stu would stop the Seattle Sounders Also, make sure to check out 361, a video project created to reimagine storytelling in the American soccer space. You can find 361’s first-ever video, on former New York Red Bulls coach Jesse Marsch, right here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli put their collective finger on why the Galaxy are sitting at the bottom of the Western Conference. Then, they take a look at Saturday’s entertaining 2-2 draw between FC Dallas and Columbus Crew, rant (constructively, of course) about throw-ins, and run through some tactical tidbits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tom Bogert of MLSsoccer.com joins Joe Lowery to analyze this weekend’s slate of games and to shine a well-informed light on plenty of transfers from around the league. 1:25 - How did Gonzalo Higuain’s do in his debut? 10:35 - Mark McKenzie’s skillset and future (plus some discussion about other Union youngsters) 19:58 - Greg Vanney game planning for a right back? Greg Vanney game planning for a right back. 24:46 - Seattle keep doing exactly what they want to do 32:17 - Are the Chicago Fire good? 39:05 - A scouting report on young D.C. United central midfielder Moses Nyeman 41:35 - Tom’s thoughts on FC Dallas’ playmaker Andrés Ricaurte Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2:41 - Should DC fire Ben Olsen? 10:46 - Who are the best subs in MLS? 19:04 - How do the Timbers adjust without Sebastian Blanco? 25:50 - Who is going to replace Reggie Cannon in Dallas and Alberth Elis in Houston? 33:56 - What is Cole Bassett doing well for the Colorado Rapids? 40:51 - What does the term “pocket winger” mean? 44:17 - What’s the status of FC Cincinnati’s struggling attack? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2:11 - We want your questions! 3:23 - What will Jhonder Cádiz bring to Nashville? 8:11 - Orlando City vs. Inter Miami analysis 22:36 - Thierry Henry and the Great Puzzle of Montreal 29:41 - NYCFC’s attacking issues 32:56 - LAFC vs. Portland Timbers analysis 45:22 - Promising signs in Dallas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1:30 - Chris Armas out in New York 8:30 - Pity Martinez almost out in Atlanta 16:18 - Emanuel Reynoso is here! 27:53 - Houston's dangerous attacking play + SKC's beautiful goal 34:50 - Busio film review 40:51 - San Jose v Colorado 49:46 - Tactical Tidbits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1:01 - Highlighting MLS players' midweek protest against racial injustice 2:30 - Daryl Dike is balling 11:33 - Philadelphia Union vs. D.C. United 29:54 - FC Cincinatti vs. Columbus Crew 39:21 - Tactical Tidbits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4:25 - Dallas' chance creation struggles 11:34 - How does Nashville play? 18:57 - Darlington Nagbe, take a bow 24:16 - El Tráfico 35:17 - Who are Atlanta United? 43:05 - Tactical Tidbits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1:13 - analysis of the MLS is Back Final Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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