MLS Cup XXV: Full preview feat. chats w/ Porter, Schmetzer, Mensah, Roldan
It all comes down to this, a season defined by a pandemic ends with the two best teams (our words … and Caleb Porter’s) playing for the 25th MLS Cup championship in the league’s history. Andrew, David and Charlie chat with Porter, Brian Schmetzer, Jonathan Mensah and Cristian Roldan and preview the match. All the hype, the best storylines, all the soccer wrinkles, player spotlights and, finally, predictions. Also, please note this was recorded before Darlington Nagbe and Pedro Santos were ruled out. Sigh, 2020.
1:38 – MLS Cup is finally here!
6:27 – Fitting for Crew and Sounders to meet in Columbus
12:57 – INTERVIEW: Caleb Porter on Zelarayan, Schmetzer
24:57 – Are the Sounders already a dynasty? Would they be with another Cup?
37:14 – From Saved to Cup, Crew’s present and future
42:29 – INTERVIEW: Brian Schmetzer on another MLS Cup, Caleb Porter
51:20 – Breaking down the game, lineup decisions and trends
59:43 – INTERVIEW: Jonathan Mensah on a uniquely difficult year
1:08:15 – Player Spotlights: Nouhou, Artur/Nagbe (sigh) and Roldan
1:13:24 – INTERVIEW: Cristian Roldan, Seattle’s own (kinda)
1:18:45 – MLS Cup predictions
1:22:32 – Rapid fire MLS news: McDonough, Besler etc
1:35:47 – USMNT takes