Rocc & Moon are back to kick-off the offseason by recapping the last couple of games to close out the season, celebrate playoff soccer that is happening in STL & dive into a lot of new information to start off the offseason: 00:11 - Open up about some end-of-season disappointment from a BAD loss against Minnesota as CITY leaves us all with a bad taste in our mouths... 3:10 - Lets get into our first offseason discussion of the winter: Is CB the biggest and most obvious issue on CITY's ros...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 22
Moon & Rocc are back following back-to-back victories for CITY against the bottom of the Western Conference, including a big rivalry victory & the official end to our playoff hopes: 0:13 - Back-to-back wins means we have something to be positive about! 3:15 - How does a rivalry win feel without any playoff expectations connected to it? 6:10 - Moon has Rocc explain xG (succeeds in the explanation, fails in not being a huge nerd) 7:50 - How fans can--and should--use numbers like xG to info...
Sep 30, 2024•39 min•Ep. 24
Moon & Rocc are back without much hope following CITY's playoff hopes being dashed with a 3-1 thumping at CITYPARK against Minnesota United: 0:13 - CITY Fals 3-1 & we feel defeated as well 2:30 - This game felt a lot like almost every every big CITY loss this season... 4:33 - Hey MLS, why are you forcing us to spend more time talking about missed calls? 10:10 - Do replays like the situation from Saturday hurt the experience of going to a game? 12:36 - Questions from Saturday's lineup/for...
Sep 20, 2024•44 min•Ep. 49
Moon & Rocc are back following another disappointing draw that puts the playoffs further out of reach, dive into the topics from the week & take a look at a must-win game that appears to be very winnable: Moon's run of positivity lasted exactly one (1) entire episode Disappointment from dropping two points in a very winnable game in New England The many positives (and a slight negative) from Hartel, Teuchert & Becher Why the blame for poor defensive play can't all rest on the four pl...
Sep 13, 2024•38 min•Ep. 17
Moon & Rocc are back for a big episode after CITY's big win over the LA Galaxy this past weekend, one of the more quiet weeks of training since July & some big expectations for a very winnable (but still very much AWAY) match... Moon has declared this an All-Positives episode! Rocc immediately tries to throw him off with some points about CITY being dominated at times, on paper, by the Galaxy The difference between CITY giving up possession in June vs. doing it now with this lineup, syst...
Sep 05, 2024•40 min•Ep. 21
Moon & Rocc are back to talk about another week of CITY news & notes following the restart of the MLS league schedule, CITY letting multiple 2-goal leads slip away in Portland, more discussions around the CITY defense, if the fundamentals are the biggest issue and the hopes for a big matchup against the Galaxy on Sunday: The disappointment is PALPABLE after a draw in Portland Where this draw puts them in their run to a playoff spot More offensive positivity, same defensive problems... Co...
Aug 29, 2024•39 min•Ep. 44
Moon & Rocc are back after a couple of busy weeks away to dive in on all the happening during August for CITY including a run through the Leagues Cup, big surprises from new additions, some moves that made the CITY unhappy & a big league restart coming up: How are we feeling after the departure of players like Tim Parker & Anthony Markanich? What was your initial reaction to the Parker trade? Reactions to the reporting + Parker's comments on CITY's contract negotiations Moon breaks d...
Aug 21, 2024•50 min•Ep. 20
Moon & Rocc are back following a rare CITY win to break down the new addition finally getting onto the field & diving into a big topic off the field: Moon has an email from a listener and needs to clear up some confusion Why we're supporting the SG's boycott of the Leagues Cup game BUT also why we're still covering and talking about those games Rocc breaks down his view of the MLS' huge mistake in alienating supporting groups with the US Open Cup decision-making The biggest takeaways fro...
Aug 01, 2024•33 min•Ep. 40
Moon & Rocchio are back for a mid-week episode of Soccer 101 to get you ready for tonight's matchup against the Seattle Sounders & take you into the weekend against Sporting KC: The defending hit an unbelievable point this past weekend This is the kind of stuff that Moon has been warning us about! What does that fire, that accountability look like on the field? They need to break it down to the basics Philosophy is fine, but if you don't have the muscle-memory, you're going nowhere Rocc ...
Jul 17, 2024•44 min•Ep. 39
Moon & Rocc are back to preview a crucial matchup against the Whitecaps (the second in just two weeks) , sort through some big problems against the Rapids, get into a little positivity & sort through the news of the week: We're going to try to be positive today despite CITY getting rolled 4-1! ...we failed almost immediately! Why there's a big difference in what went wrong in the Rapids first goal vs. 2, 3, AND 4 The "thin line" of defending & why CITY's mistakes were about decision-...
Jul 12, 2024•34 min•Ep. 23
Moon & Rocc are back after a very busy week, and in a slightly different configuration as moon is live from his vacation, following the firing of Bradley Carnell, a number of announcements & the first win under a new coach: Not only was this busy, but oh man, was this a poorly timed week for this to happen Should we have seen this coming faster? Our reactions to the news on Monday morning + some last thoughts from that Vancouver game Rocc still has questions for Diego & Lutz about ti...
Jul 06, 2024•56 min•Ep. 35
Moon & Rocc are back for a late week preview of the CITY's away matchup versus the Vancouver Whitecaps, but mainly we're talking about another draw for CITY against Atlanta this past weekend, more unfortunately time spent on officiating and some positivity with the youth in the program: Officiating was so annoying we just have to talk about it again (we're sorry...) What We Learned Today: Hockey assists in soccer Parker gets fined for "commenting" on the viral moment from the game and now we...
Jun 28, 2024•53 min•Ep. 47
Moon & Rocc are back for an early episode this week with all the CITY transfer news and a midweek matchup against the Rapids: Breaking down another disappointing result with CITY falling 2-0 in Dallas Injury news with Celio Pompeu & Joakim Nilsson + Parker catching a suspension No one wants to hear it, but Klauss had a good game but without the finishing, does it matter? AZ Jackson trade to Columbus has been finalized, why this is a good move for CITY overall The Marcel Hartel news that ...
Jun 18, 2024•59 min•Ep. 43
Moon & Rocc are back after another draw for STL CITY SC (up to 9 now), and to make it worse it was another scoreless draw (3rd of the season), so it's time to talk about more problems with the office, the four big numbers that tell the story of CITY's offense, if there's a reason to expect a change in any of these numbers, if Lowen can change the quality of CITY's average shot enough to notice, another dive into Markanich's defense, whether or not the issues is mindset or workload, a couple ...
Jun 14, 2024•40 min•Ep. 25
Moon & Rocc are back after a few weeks to try to figure out what we've seen from the STL CITY backline over the last four games, the big lapses that we saw on defense across the losing streak, how much the defense is a lack of talent vs. a victim of the scheme, if three goals in Miami has up hopeful about the offense, , the outsized impact of Edu Lowen, Kijima's big game in Miami, how the injuries and players like Kijima are creating more roster questions, what the two big transfer move mean...
Jun 05, 2024•44 min•Ep. 14
Moon & Rocc are back for a midweek episode as CITY gets ready to take on LAFC from CITYPARK--the boys are coming off a big 3-1 victory over the Chicago Fire, Moon is excited to see an in-form Klauss, Pompeu continues to impress & the Portuguese combo is turning into something deadly for CITY, the big stats that jumped out from a dominant win, the big question about whether or not CITY is better than they were back in 2023, the recruitment of Marco Reus, if Moon thinks he fits into CITY's...
May 15, 2024•32 min•Ep. 32
Moon & Rocchio are from a bye week of their own to break down a ton of news that has happened over the last ~10 days including: Big Sam is back on the training field with CITY, Celio Pompeu's well-deserved extension & there's a potential break in what could be CITY's biggest Summer Transfer move. Plus an (attempted) dive into the big move from the MLS this week: Roster Transparency! -- The good news is that there's more of it...The bad news is that means very little! And then the breakdo...
May 03, 2024•42 min•Ep. 29
Moon & Rocchio are back for a mid-week episode of Soccer 101 after a big win on Sunday and some NEWS on Tuesday--so what exactly is going on with Big Sam? Breaking down the biggest takeaways from the 1-0 over Austin FC on Sunday night, Klauss' big goal, what could've happened with Sam, a big breakdown of the strikers comparison between Adeniran & Klauss, some extra credit for our stars of the game from Sunday (Ostrak, Alm, Totland), Moon's dream midfield, the roster & lineup starting...
Apr 18, 2024•37 min•Ep. 50
Moon & Rocchio are back to break down ANOTHER draw for STL CITY SC--this time a scoreless one--and dive back into last weeks big question: what's the big issue for CITY in '24? Rocc is still focused entirely on the defense despite picking up a clean sheet, Moon wants to throw some credit for Ostrak after his game, more worries on the defensive holes, the unknowns of the CITY defense going into a game vs. Austin WITH a healthy Sebastian Driussi, some quick hitters from around the world of STL...
Apr 11, 2024•27 min•Ep. 45
Scott Rizuto, the eponymous "Rizz" from 105.7 The Point's "The Rizzuto Show" , joins Moon for a special interview episode of Soccer 101 to talk about what it was like for a baseball junky to get into soccer, how Moon started getting Rizz involved in the STL FC days, what his first reactions were when he went to his first match at CITYPARK, how he left soccer at a young age before coming back in his 30s, the strong feeling of FOMO he got when he missed CITY's first ever home match in club history...
Apr 09, 2024•23 min•Ep. 40
Moon & Rocchio are back after a little break to talk about the last two matches for CITY as they drew 2-2 with DC United & lost their first game of the season 3-1 @ Real Salt Lake, a big focus on the missed--and called--fouls from the game, they try to figure out what is causing this slight malaise to start the season and the big question for the episode settles in: is a porous defense through the first 7 matches (11 goals against) or is a lack of passing & creation (11 goal for) the...
Apr 03, 2024•42 min•Ep. 43
Moon & Rocchio are back to break down their takeaways from CITY's 2-2 draw in Austin, Rocchio is focusing on the improved play in possession and against a set defense, Moon won't let anyone forget that CITY just allowed two goal from two centre-backs, there is some agreement on how special Celio Pompeu was in that game, the Löwen injury news, how the injury news will effect this matchup in LA, if there's a worry around CITY's offense when Löwen isn't in the lineup, expectations for CITY's ma...
Mar 15, 2024•41 min•Ep. 21
Moon & Rocchio are back for a big episode of Soccer 101 as they break down a huge 2-0 win over NYCFC, how the press was easily the biggest takeaway from the game, giving credit to Adeniran & Celio for the big game--but focusing on how important Lowen & Nilsson are for this whole season, Carnell calling the game the best in the short history of CITY SC, why this matchup in Austin is perfectly timed for CITY to win, Moon's got some stats before this matchup & he's tired of the disr...
Mar 08, 2024•33 min•Ep. 46
Moon & Rocchio break down a number of questions and observations from two unremarkable games against Real Salt Lake and Dynamo, what's going on with the CITY high-press, how the backline questions are starting to rack up, a strong showing from a ragtag group in Houston, how much the lack of defensive consistency on the backline has hampered the press in the last two games, Moon wants to see more heart from the lineup on a more consistent basis, why Rocchio thinks that CITY is best in a 2-str...
Mar 02, 2024•44 min•Ep. 30
Moon & Rocchio are back for another week to break down the big news from today as Lutz Pfannenstiel signed an extension with CITY through 2026, what this extensions says about Lutz & CITY's goals going forward, a big Leg 1-Round 1 victory for CITY against the Dynamo, reacting to a poor record of finishing to kick off the season, Rocchio can't stop signing the praises of AZ Jackson and what he brings to the CITY lineup, looking ahead to a positive matchup against Real Salt Lake, why the l...
Feb 23, 2024•40 min•Ep. 39
Moon & Rocchio are back for the final episode before the season officially kicks off and it's packed! Breaking down some final thoughts from the preseason, final position battles, which of the attacking players has made the biggest jump, why the most interesting battle is going to be between Durkin & Blom, some lineup predictions for the season (and cup) opening matchup versus Houston, the importance of the Champions Cup & what it means for the team and fans to participate in this ki...
Feb 16, 2024•34 min•Ep. 23
Moon & Rocchio are back for another episode of Soccer 101 to break down two more freindly results for St. Louis CITY over in California, the biggest things jumping out from those games, why Rocchio is so pumped by the young players performing, CITY staying ahead of the curve in the MLS in their team building, how quickly they've established their academy system after just over two years, Lutz & company showing passion for the academy teams, how these moves from CITY show the growth of th...
Feb 09, 2024•30 min•Ep. 14
Moon & Rocc are back for another episode of Soccer 101 talking about all the news coming out of STL CITY SC Training Camp & Preseason! Bradley Carnell has a new contract, the CITY Front Office laid out the plans for the offense without Niko, Coach Carnell admits the team has to grow and evolve, what does an evolved STL CITY style look like, Moon's impassioned call for building a culture in addition to a team on the field, more thoughts on whether or not Celio & Thorisson can adequate...
Feb 01, 2024•38 min•Ep. 14
Moon & Rocc are back for another season of "Soccer 101" as we are officially less than one month away from CITY returning to CITYPARK for a home match on February 20th. Moon & Rocc broke down their thoughts on the three big offseason additions--Dyhr, Totland & Durkin, a couple of departures--Niko & Miggy, what the new additions could mean for CITY's style on the field, why the Miggy loan speaks volumes for the importance of the Durkin move, where CITY will find their backup strik...
Jan 24, 2024•34 min•Ep. 37
Moon & Rocc are back to close out the first season of "Soccer 101" following this weekend's conclusion of the MLS Cup to break down their reaction to the first ever MLS season that involved STL CITY SC, expectations for CITY in the offseason--Moon has some off-field thoughts, Rocc has plenty to say about the on-field product--and their favorites parts of this season, Columbus Crew jumping out early to win a surprising MLS Cup final, what stopped LAFC from making it closer to the game we expe...
Dec 12, 2023•45 min•Ep. 41
