Tag Archives: Tigres

Square Peg Departs After Not Fitting Into Round Hole / Ep 464 / Blue City Radio

Episode 464:

Talles Magno’s time with NYCFC will never be clearly defined in a single term or word. His arrival was met with high praise and fanfare. He was a key to the NYCFC offense often drawing double team defense that created space for others to operate. He was a magician with the ball at his feet, but following the departure of Ronny Deila Talles was mismanaged. Nick Cushing’s style didn’t favor Talles’s talents and the situation quickly became the cliche of the square peg in the round hole.

This week Mike Anderer, J.R. deBart and Mike Allen look back the young Brazilian phenoms career with NYCFC. They also discuss how this departure and the conversations that Nick Cushing shared with the press inform how Nick will be judged as a coach that can be trusted.

In the second segment the guys touch on the game in New England from Friday and the upcoming match at Red Bull Arena against Tigres.

Verde with Envy / Ep 305 / Blue City Radio

Episode 305:

While he wasn’t perfect, he was the Captain for NYCFC when they finished first in the Eastern Conference in 2019. Alex Ring departs the club with one of the best careers of all the players that wore the badge representing New York. His grit and determination will be missed both on the field and in the locker room.

This week Mike, J.R. and Mike Allen look back at the midfielder’s career and also discuss what David Lee and company need to do in the offseason to justify this move.

In the second segment the guys have a brief conversation about the loss to Tigres in CCL.

Tigres Shocker at RBA and Checking In With Sebastian Velasquez / Ep 268 / Blue City Radio

Episode 268:

Following the loss to Columbus in week one of the MLS Season NYCFC head coach, Ronny Deila, commented on how he hoped he could have gotten back on the field in three days to get the bad feeling out of his head. Sadly after conceding a goal in the last minute of play last week in Harrison, NJ, Deila and the boys in blue will have to wait much longer to get a chance to change the narrative of the club in 2020. The entire globe is gripped by the Coronavirus pandemic and the sports world has ground to a halt.

This week Mike, J.R. and Mike Allen look at the Tigres game and speculate on what decisions really dictated the outcome of the game.

In the second segment former NYCFC midfielder, Sebastian Velasquez, joins the show to discuss where he’s playing now and he shares some great stories about the first season with NYCFC.

Dazed and Confused / Ep 267 / Blue City Radio

Episode 267:

It doesn’t take much for NYCFC fans to forget that the club advanced for the first time to the Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinals. Quite honestly, it only took just over 90 minutes. NYCFC went up to Toronto and looked a bit lost. The passes weren’t connecting, the runs were out of sequence and then there was the defending. The only true bright spot was the goal tending as Sean Johnson would only get beat by a shot deflected by Ronald Matarrita.

This week Mike, Jon, J.R. and Mike Allen breakdown the Toronto game. Then they share and discuss some of the audio from NYCFC’s media day event.

The guys wrap up the episode talking about the biggest game in club history, the home leg of the quarterfinals in Red Bull Arena.