Episode 120: The Martin Luther of the Transfer Window Emergency

Yeah, a constant rolling stream of stuff happening, which gives us a lot to talk about, but then it's also a lot to talk about.

The League's Cup exit, for me, we could get into the entire game, but I think high points for me have to start with the low point of the red card that changed the game.

It... of course, affected the whole game.

The thing that I feel like it's difficult for specifically Austin watchers to steer out of is that For me, when the red card happened, I thought we were going 4-0, 5-0, 6-0.

A team like Toluca is capable of something like that.

It took until a PK that, sure, fine.

Yes, it was a deservedly given PK for it to take that for them to score.

And then the second goal happening at the point when the game was well and truly lost.

The second goal was kind of a whatever to me.

I mean, Austin was also obviously pushing forward at that point.

They were leaving themselves exposed because obviously one, nothing, two, nothing.

It doesn't matter.

They were going for the equalizer.

And

yeah, I mean, overall, I was glad that Davey Arnault put it the way that he did because then I didn't have to articulate it.

I was really impressed with the way that they showed up in the face of that adversity because we've seen the team crumble.

with that kind of thing over the last couple of years.

We saw a different team respond to that.

Among four total exits from MLS teams during the quarterfinal, I feel like Austin played the most complete performance of a game.

Prior to the red card, they were knocking on the door.

They were getting there.

The tactics seemed to be working against Toluca.

They were frustrating them.

It was all happening, and then it suddenly wasn't.

I think they were setting up to take it to PKs was kind of my read on how they played things.

Yeah, a constant rolling stream of stuff happening, which gives us a lot to talk about, but then it's also a lot to talk about.

The League's Cup exit, for me, we could get into the entire game, but I think high points for me have to start with the low point of the red card that changed the game.

It... of course, affected the whole game.

The thing that I feel like it's difficult for specifically Austin watchers to steer out of is that For me, when the red card happened, I thought we were going 4-0, 5-0, 6-0.

A team like Toluca is capable of something like that.

It took until a PK that, sure, fine.

Yes, it was a deservedly given PK for it to take that for them to score.

And then the second goal happening at the point when the game was well and truly lost.

The second goal was kind of a whatever to me.

I mean, Austin was also obviously pushing forward at that point.

They were leaving themselves exposed because obviously one, nothing, two, nothing.

It doesn't matter.

They were going for the equalizer.

And

yeah, I mean, overall, I was glad that Davey Arnault put it the way that he did because then I didn't have to articulate it.

I was really impressed with the way that they showed up in the face of that adversity because we've seen the team crumble.

with that kind of thing over the last couple of years.

We saw a different team respond to that.

Among four total exits from MLS teams during the quarterfinal, I feel like Austin played the most complete performance of a game.

Prior to the red card, they were knocking on the door.

They were getting there.

The tactics seemed to be working against Toluca.

They were frustrating them.

It was all happening, and then it suddenly wasn't.

I think they were setting up to take it to PKs was kind of my read on how they played things.