PawedCast Episode 442: Sporting Kansas City Rewind, OCB-Atlanta, Nashville Preview, and More

Orlando City didn’t get the memo that the Leagues Cup break was over. Aside from the first 10 minutes, the Lions played like they were on vacation. There was a lack of intensity, a lack of execution, and obviously a lack of results on the road in a 3-0 loss against a poor Sporting Kansas City side that was even down a man for a good chunk of the second half. We didn’t have that much to say about this one other than how hard it was to watch. We looked back at our score predictions, which were way off, and somehow selected a Man of the Match.

OCB, however, is starting to get going. The Young Lions beat on Atlanta United 2 Friday night to the tune of 4-1. It was another big night for Yutaro Tsukada, who posted a goal and an assist for the second consecutive game, before hopping on a plane and logging some first-team minutes Saturday night. Joining Tsukada on the scoresheet was Imanol Almaguer, Luca Petrasso, and Shak Mohammed. It was a comprehensive victory by Manuel Goldberg’s side and it gave us something a bit happier to discuss.

This episode’s mailbagbox asks us about a song by the Electric Light Orchestra, a possible new season of Ted Lasso, Orlando City’s stadium sponsor, and whether a shakeup is coming to Orlando City’s starting lineup after the Lions only scored one goal in their last three games. Remember, if there’s anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC, or hitting us up on Bluesky Social with that same hashtag.

After the mailbagbox, we looked ahead to Saturday’s showdown at home against Nashville SC. The Lions have had the better of this rivalry over the last couple of years, but we’re expecting a tight, low-scoring game. We provide our key matchups and our score predictions for Saturday night.

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Here’s how No. 442 went down:

0:15 – Orlando City got pounded in Kansas City but the Young Lions of OCB did the pounding at Atlanta United 2.

24:19 – The mailbagbox is musical this week.

42:45 – Our preview, key matchups, and score predictions for the Lions vs. Nashville.