Episode 746 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Kung Fu Kicks Not Emotional Content – ‘Caps outclassed by St Louis, all to play for in CanChamp, Lukas MacNaughton interview)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and Canadian Premier League chat and interviews.
It wasn’t quite the week we’d hoped for in Whitecapsland. A midweek draw against Montreal in the Canadian Championship leaves their semi-final with all to play for, while the ‘Caps struggled against the in-form St Louis City in MLS action on the way to a 3-1 defeat on Saturday. We pick over the bones of both matches and the main talking points coming out of them. An off day or two, or are some real concerns starting to creep in? And just how can Vancouver get the best out of Thomas Müller, who’s been a bit up and down of late?
We also hear some postgame thoughts from St Louis head coach Yoann Damet and former Whitecaps forward Simon Becher. Plus we catch up with former Pacific FC and TFC centreback Lukas MacNaughton about St Louis’ great run of form, his career journey, the importance of the CPL, and how he made his current teammate, goalkeeper Roman Burki, some money when he moved to MLS!
We also round-up the weekend’s MLS and CPL action, and music-wise, Scottish band Lung Leg begin their residency as our Artists of the Month, Treehouse Story feature as our C86 era song, and we’ve a song about how football makes us all feel at times in Wavelength.
Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:
01.22: Intro – subscriber shoutouts, sponsor news, drinking games, and a grand opening
14.10: Seaman stains
19.15: Cursed jerseys and leaky roofs – how was your Wednesday?
26.10: All to play for in Canadian Championship as ‘Caps draw with Montreal
46.30: In-form St Louis grab all the points in Vancouver
68.03: The Thomas Müller conundrum – starter or impact sub?
80.50: Yoann Damet postgame audio and St Louis discussion
91.40: Simon Becher interview
97.10: Lukas MacNaughton interview
111.50: The lie of the land in MLS West as the Galaxy come to town
125.55: CPL round-up as Vancouver FC solidify playoff place
146.23: Wavelength – Cimrya Deal – I Hate/Love Football
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