Episode 198 - The Wyatt Meyer Effect, SKC look organized(for once) and the USMNT youth movement

The Wyatt Meyer Effect was in full display in Sporting Park on Saturday night as the good guys in blue fairly comprehensively beat LAFC 3-1 in a scoreline that honestly felt deserved as the final whistle blew.  Just 7 days after I said that I thought the match in Dallas was the best team performance they’d put in all year, Sporting KC one upped themselves and took it to another level.  

There were several performances on the field that stood out, and were likely the best performances we had seen from such players in a Sporting KC shirt.  This does lead to questions about whether this is a repeatable performance, or simply a group of guys all playing at their peak level at once.  Only time will tell, but the game itself was a welcome dose of positive vibes in a season that has been more than a bit bleak for SKC fans.

The team was organized as well, and looked mostly well coached throughout the game.  Is this the Wicky philosophy finally coming into view?  Are the players available finally the right ones to execute it?  These are yet further questions that need more data to suss out, but as with the result, it was really nice to enjoy a competent performance both on and off the field.

In Potpourri, we will talk about the youth movement catching everyone’s eye in MLS, including apparently Mauricio Pochettino and his coaching staff as the USMNT roster begins to leak out for this extended international window, and we will also discuss the exploits of the KC current as they save a draw against the leagues newest High Impact Player contract earner Barbra Banda and the Orlando Pride, before getting into the opportunity to see some of these intriguing youth players in Kansas City this weekend as the Philadelphia Union come to town.

Music by The Spin Wires