We went from a short show last week to a marathon this week, as we had a lot of ground to cover and a special guest! We're joined this week by The Mane Land senior columnist Ben Miller, giving us three in the booth for the first time in a while.
We opened the show with a brief discussion of the report out of Europe that Orlando is in play for AC Milan and Mexican international forward Santiago Gimenez. None of us think it's happening — at least not at the price as reported. It's nice to be linked with all of the rumors again with Antoine Griezmann obviously having an effect.
After our transfer rumor discussion, we discuss OCB's home loss to Philadelphia Union II, which was unexpected the way the Young Lions have been playing. In truth, OCB should have gotten something from the game, but they were wasteful in front of goal, so creating far more chances meant nothing with all of the shots hitting the Philly goalkeeper in the chest.
Ben was then given his time to shine, as he has just returned from Seattle, where he watched the U.S. Men's National Team's win over Australia, including former Lion Alex Freeman's first World Cup goal. It was great to get the vibe of such a momentous piece of USMNT history from someone who was there to experience it. Big thanks to Ben for spending some time with us and discussing not only the match itself, but also Freeman's continued development and how Mauricio Pochettino might approach the final group stage match against Turkey on Thursday night.
Our mailbagbox was chock full, so we tried to go quickly, but you can only do so much. Our listeners wanted to know about the World Cup, Orlando City's biggest need, and much more. Remember, if there’s anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC, or hitting us up on Bluesky Social with that same hashtag.
Finally, we looked ahead to OCB's showdown Sunday at home against Eastern Conference leader Columbus Crew 2. It's a chance for the Young Lions to get redemption for Sunday's loss to Philadelphia and get back on track.
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Here’s how No. 539 went down:
0:15 – A forward is linked with OCSC and OCB's streak-snapping loss.
21:02 – A firsthand account of the USMNT's huge win over Australia.
1:09:48 – Our mailbagbox and a brief preview of OCB-Crew 2.
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