Home and Away - A Sporting KC Podcast

Oct 22 2024 116 ep. 93 mins 19

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A conversation on topics involving the MLS club Sporting Kansas City. Tactical breakdowns of match performances, discussion around personnel and their usage, and previews of upcoming matches. Some additional content around other USMNT and MLS news as appropriate. Want to participate in the discussion? Join us on the Podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/pkg4S85qR2

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Episode 114 - Bring on the Rebuild

Oct 22 2024 101 mins

Sporting KC went out with a whimper as they traveled to Frisco TX on Saturday night to close out a fairly forgettable season against FC Dallas. Much of how the game went was a microcosm of the season as a whole, including giving up a bad goal, making ridiculous mistakes due to poor communication, and Willy Agada being the only one creating chances of any significance in the game. W

Episode 113 - SKC lacks quality, how to use a modern #10, and Joaquin Fernandez makes his debut

Oct 09 2024 100 mins

Sporting KC welcomed LAFC to Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday night for what was billed as a re-match of the US Open Cup final and a final opportunity to close out the home season on a positive note. What it was instead was a stark reminder of how vastly different the trajectories these two teams are at the moment. It was so bad that anyone at the stadium within viewing distance

Episode 112 - SKC loses a cup final, JFD asserts his dominance, and JFR's potential swan song

Oct 03 2024 105 mins

We are back! After a bit of an extended break due to yours Drew’s visit to Los Angeles for the Open Cup Final, we have returned to find there are 2 games left in a season many people would like to forget. The performance in LA was probably as good as could be expected, with a legit chance to steal the game late on Johnny Russell’s foot. Unfortunately once Extra Time started, th

Episode 111 - We've run out of new things to talk about

Sep 17 2024 69 mins

Drew has returned from the Pacific Northwest and while he enjoyed much of his trip to Seattle, the soccer was not a reason why. Sporting KC came away with a pretty lackluster performance and a 2-0 defeat to the Sounders that honestly could have been even worse.The absence of Jake Davis was apparent pretty early in this match, as the Bassong/Walter double pivot struggled to contain

Episode 110 - A frustrating draw for SKC, and the dependencies with the upcoming roster changes.

Sep 12 2024 96 mins

If you had told me that Sporting KC was going to head up to New Jersey without a number of players and come away with a 1-1 draw before the game started I’d have probably thought that was a decent result. Unfortunately, the way they went about achieving said draw left a bit of a sour taste in the mouths of fans and was a reminder of how many leads the club has shipped in the 2nd

Episode 109 - 2 shutouts for SKC, tactical fluidity, and the KC Current make moves

Aug 29 2024 109 mins

In the category of “Things I did not expect to open with,” Sporting KC won twice in the last week and maintained shutouts in both games! They had maintained a grand total of 3 shutouts in all competitions this season prior to last Saturday night, so to get two in a row was, shall we say, unexpected. The performances in both games were significant improvements defensively over w

Episode 108 - The opposite of absence making the heart grow fonder

Aug 20 2024 106 mins

Leagues Cup has become a bit of an extended break for Sporting KC, and probably one they welcome after the level of schedule density and player availability issues that they had encountered over the past several weeks. The players and staff all got a welcome few days off and hopefully are returning to training this week with a renewed sense of motivation as they look towards the la

Episode 107 - SKC crashes out of Leagues Cup, Roster limitations, and Off-Ball movement.

Aug 13 2024 122 mins

We’re back! After an inopportune bout of COVID for Drew, we have returned and wow have things gone well for Sporting KC in our absence. Actually, I’m sorry, the exact opposite has happened as their Leagues Cup campaign hit the skids. SKC went down 2-1 at home vs. Toluca in a match they certainly could have gotten a result from had things gone a bit more their way, but perhaps f

Episode 106 - SKC vs Fire recap, Cup vs Cup discourse, and playing the yutes.

Jul 30 2024 100 mins

It was Sunday Funday(night?) at Children’s Mercy Park as Sporting KC kicked off their Leagues Cup campaign with a win against the Chicago Fire. There were a couple surprises in the gameday roster and starting lineup along with a couple really nice headed goals to get the 2-1 victory. Of course the beginning of Leagues Cup has also reignited the discourse around the tournament, wh

Episode 105 - SKC employs some tactical fluidity, and look to sign reinforcements

Jul 24 2024 100 mins

Sporting Kansas City allowed fans to have hope of a potential turn around for about 3 days after dispatching a terrible San Jose team on the road last Saturday. Unfortunately they followed it up by closing out this very dense stretch of the schedule with a loss in Vancouver and a 1-1 draw at home vs the Pink Dog Food CITY SC team on Saturday night. The good news is, this means Cody