KC Current
Sporting KC/Houston Preview & Playing KC Current Sporting Director
Playoff preview of Sporting KC and the Houston Dynamo and playing fantasy Sporting Director for the Kansas City Current.
For the Glory KC is back with the 60th episode of the show!
On this week’s episode, Sporting Kansas City are about to play the Houston Dynamo and we do an early preview for the game. We break down the players to watch for Houston and the form of both teams. Sporting KC struggle on the road in the playoffs in particular and Houston are quite stout at home both this season and historically. Could that spell disaster for Kansas City’s season?
We give an update on Dany Rosero and his availability for Sunday.
Then we turn our attention to the KC Current who made a bevy of roster moves this week, including the trading of star midfielder Alex Loera. Sheena and I go down the roster and decide which nine players to protect and what a better strategy would be to deal with possibly losing two players to the Utah Royals in the expansion draft.
Then we get to the Digital Crawl. We breeze through the following topics:
- United States vs. Trinidad and Tobago
- The U-17 World Cup
- Pulskamp and Busio getting a USA U-23 call up
- Phoenix Rising win the USL Championship
- Emma Hayes is officially announced as the new USWNT coach
- and a Messi update, including a date to face Ronaldo
Here is a quick rundown of topics (and approximate start times):
- Houston/Sporting KC Playoff Preview – 4:08
- Dany Rosero Update – 30:42
- Alex Loera Traded – 32:47
- Lots of KC Current Transactions – 42:03
- Current Expansion Draft Protection Lists – 47:54
- Digital Crawl – 1:04:53
Upcoming Games
- Sporting KC @ Houston Dynamo – Sunday, Nov 26th at 6:00 PM CST
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Recap: Sporting KC falls 3-0 to Minnesota
Match Thread: Sporting KC at Minnesota
KC’s Heavenly Season Continues with a Trip to Angel City: Match Preview
A Closer Look at New Sporting KC CSO David Lee
Match Preview: Pride, Contracts, and the New Reality of SKC vs. Minnesota United
Sporting KC Hire David Lee as President of Soccer Operations
Day One of the MASL meetings
A Closer Look at New Sporting KC CSO David Lee
Match Preview: Pride, Contracts, and the New Reality of SKC vs. Minnesota United
Listening to your protection list discussion I just have this reaction: damn the expansion draft is terrible! I couldn’t really argue with any of your picks/reasoning (maybe I would agree a little more with Sheena in protecting Del Fava and Mace, but that might just be sentimentality), but it will feel like robbery regardless of whoever gets poached. I’m in total agreement that if I was choosing people to lose/trade, Larsson would be first on that list (probably followed by Stine Ballisager–I was underwhelmed nearly every time I saw her play).
Also, thanks for giving a little love to my town of Columbia!
I was also underwhelmed by Ballisager. Ballisager and Larsson to Utah for protection?? I could get behind that, but it’d burn two of their international slots. I’d feel really good about having E. Ball, Gabby and Lauren at CB and not losing anyone else.
And Xander, I didn’t realize you were in Columbia. I lived there for one year, waaaay back in the 6th grade. I have fond memories.
Ballisager & Larsson–yup, make it happen. I would feel such relief if that was the end of the expansion draft for KC.
And yeah, CoMo has been our home for the last 15 years and is a great spot to raise a family! In fact, I was the first head coach of the Stephens College women’s soccer team (juggernaut that it is).
The one drawback is how long it takes to get to Children’s Mercy Park…