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PawedCast Episode 519: Miami Rewind, New York City FC Preview, and More
Orlando City drops to 0-2-0 on the season with a Tropic Thunder loss and a trip to New York City looms.
It’s hard to stay positive when losses start stringing together, especially when those losses are coming at home in front of sellout crowds. Orlando City held its first lead of the season, taking a 2-0 advantage into halftime after an excellent opening 45 minutes against rival Inter Miami. However, that didn’t last, and many bad things happened in the second half and sometimes evil triumphs over good, and stuff.
We break down the negatives and the positives of the Lions’ 4-2 home loss to Miami on Sunday, check back on our score predictions, and make our selections for Man of the Match. The young players look like they can play, but consistency is critically lacking right now.
Our mailbagbox asked us to bet on the number of players who will get at least a minute on the back line this season, and we hope it’s not more than last year. 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 we get sidetracked narrating Monday night’s OCB game, as we recorded while it was on, we turn our attention to a Saturday matinee match at Yankee Stadium against New York City FC. We know the venue sucks for soccer and the Lions have historically been poor there, but Orlando City desperately needs to try to at least bring home a point to stop the bleeding.
We look back at the series history, discuss some of the important players for the Pigeons, present our key matchups for the game, and make another futile attempt to predict the final score.
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Here’s how No. 519 went down:
0:15 – The Lions held a multi-goal lead…until they didn’t.
28:26 – The mailbagbox is short and sweet and concerned with the back line.
40:38 – Orlando City hits the road for the first time in 2026.