Total Soccer Show: USMNT, Champions League, EPL, and more ...

Daryl and Taylor answer many, many listener questions, including... 1) What makes for a good soccer stadium? What makes a bad one? 2) What do you think has gone wrong at Dortmund this year? 3) Why don't managers sub off their top players more often or much earlier when their teams have a comfortable lead? 4) What are some good variations for penalty shootouts? 5) Who should be the USMNT's starting left back? 6) Would you consider this a successful season for Cameron Carter-Vickers? 7) When you daydream about a title- or cup-winning goal for your favorite team, what does it look like? 8) Why don’t more MLS teams also have women's teams? SPONSORS! Today's show is brought to you by... Policy Genius! Go to http://policygenius.com to get a great deal on life insurance and other types of insurance. Hims! Go to http://forhims.com/totalsoccer to get a Hims hair-loss kit for $5 Wix! Go to http://wix.com/TSS to build a site for free and use code TSS for 10% off if you upgrade to premium Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We review Ajax v Spurs in the Champions League semi-fina second leg. No spoilers! But we get into deep detail on the tactics and the goals. Today's show is sponsored by Policy Genius. Go to http://policygenius.com to get a great deal on life insurance and other types of insurance. Today's show is sponsored by Hims. Go to http://forhims.com/totalsoccer to get a Hims hair-loss kit for $5 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daryl and Taylor break down Richmond's dramatic draw with Lansing Ignite. There was a stoppage time screamer of an equalizer... but why did the Kickers find themselves in that position in the first place? D&T take a look at what's working for Richmond and what still needs to improve. After that, Taylor talks to Bobby Warshaw, who was the color commentator for the Kickers' 6-2 win over Virginia United in the US Open Cup. Bobby talks players that impressed, tactical conundrums, and (paraphrasing) why short corners are good and long corners are dumb. Highlights! Lansing draw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8CIVXi6Z_8 Virginia United win: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9xpSN-j_BU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We break down the tactical setups and the goals from the Liverpool v Barcelona Champions League semi-final second leg SPONSORS! Go to http://hellofresh.com/TSS80 and use code TSS80 for $80 off your first month Use code TSS at http://awaydaysfootball.com for 15% off your order Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan and Taylor take an extended look at this weekend's Premier League action, and ponder important questions like... 1) Who should be more nervous: Manchester United fans or Arsenal fans? 2) Has Maurizio Sarri been a success or a failure... or maybe something in-between? 3) Who was more Spursy this weekend: Dortmund or Tottenham? 4) What club can possibly afford Gareth Bale's wages? 5) What's in store for the Championship playoffs? SPONSORS! Today's show is sponsored by... SeatGeek! Use code TSS for $10 off your first ticket. Hims! Go to http://forhims.com/totalsoccer to get a trial month of Hims hair loss solution for $5. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have eight listener questions for you, but we open with some analysis of TSS co-host Ryan Baileys recent athletic exploits. Here's the video, which we break down, in detail, on the first couple pf minutes of todays episode: https://twitter.com/RyanJayBailey/status/1123971753309552641 And here are the questions, with timestamps: 5:05 — —Why don’t our national soccer teams have nicknames? 11:20 — If Bobby Wood were to move to MLS, what team or teams would be a good fit? 21:20 — How much of Christian Pulisc's transfer fee value was his Americanness? 28:50 — Today's show is sponsored by Talisman Caps. Go to http://talismancaps.com and use code TOTALSOCCER20 for 20% off anything priced $35 or more. 32:10 — Who would we pick as our 30th MLS expansion team? 40:20 — Does USL's split into 3 divisions and MLS's continued (and future) expansion point towards eventual pro/rel? 45:00 — Who would be the better Scotland national team manager — Bruce Arena or David Moyes? 49:25 — Today's show is sponsored by Grip6. Be a patriot and go to http://grip6.com/tss for the TSS listener discounts 51:55 — In the year 2040, will there be more English players in the NFL or more Americans in the Premier League? 56:45 — Does Man Utd's recent poor run of form vindicate Jose Mourinho? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.