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PawedCast Episode 451: OCB Prepares for Playoffs, Atlanta United Preview, and More
International Lions, OCB set for Chicago, and the Lions host Atlanta on Decision Day.
Orlando City and OCB were both off over the weekend during the men’s international break. However, not all of the Lions were off. We briefly discuss Pedro Gallese and Peru getting the better of Facundo Torres’ Uruguay on Friday. We also touched on Mauricio Pochettino’s USMNT managerial debut. But the main point of discussion for the first segment was OCB.
The Young Lions are headed north to the Windy City to take on Chicago Fire FC II on Sunday as the MLS NEXT Pro postseason gets underway. Orlando got the better of the Fire’s developmental squad recently in the only meeting of the season between the teams. Chicago, however, is a much better home team and that previous meeting was in Kissimmee. The Young Lions will need a heroic road effort to claim the club’s first-ever playoff win.
This episode’s mailbagbox asked us about Oscar Pareja’s toughest choice for Saturday’s starting XI and a trivia question about the Lion with the fewest minutes this season. 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 busted out our Atlanta hate and tried to figure out what might happen on Decision Day. Can the Lions get the better of a team that has been a tremendous pain in their collective rear ends and send them packing into the off-season? We preview the game, choose our key matchups, and make our final score predictions.
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Here’s how No. 451 went down:
0:15 – Orlando City players’ national teams faced off, the new USMNT coach debuts, and OCB is set to head to Chicago for its postseason opener.
12:21 – The mailbagbox gives us a regular question and a trivia question.
27:44– The Lions have a chance to solidify a top-four spot in the standings and kill off Atlanta’s season. Our preview.