SkoPurp Soccer Episode 128: Angel City Rewind, Kansas City Preview, and More

The Orlando Pride returned to the pitch on Friday but they hardly seemed into it, as they played one of their worst games of the season in a 2-0 loss at Angel City that could have been worse. The Pride rarely threatened Angel City’s goal, struggled to defend or keep the ball, and had no attack to speak of whatsoever.

We broke down the match about as much as we could bring ourselves to do so, discussed the various things that aren’t working, and looked back at our score predictions. We selected a Player of the Match but we didn’t feel good about it.

Following our match rewind, we talked a little about goalkeeper Kat Asman’s loan to Denver Summit FC — a move that took place a couple of days before the Angel City match.

This week’s mailbagbox asked headphones, improving the Pride’s lineup, things that make us feel better, and more. Remember, you can ask us anything by hitting us up on Twitter at either @TheManeLand or @SkoPurpSoccer and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. You can use that same hashtag and hit @TheManeLand.bsky.social up on Bluesky. Or you can visit our show page, scroll down, and fill out the handy form. We’d also appreciate any ratings or reviews you can leave wherever you get your podcasts, and if you do that on Apple Podcasts, we’ll find them easily and read them on the show.

Finally, we looked ahead to a critical match coming up against the Kansas City Current. The Pride will get embarrassed if they don’t improve from their most recent performance, and it’s imperative to get something from this game to stay in playoff contention and to try to build back some of the team’s lost momentum. We give you the series history, discuss the teams’ relative positions in the table, complain a bit about the NWSL website, and provide our key matchups and score predictions.

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Here’s how Episode 128 went down:

0:15 – The Pride were not good in Los Angeles.

15:12 – The mailbagbox helps us heal by asking us about puts us in a better mood.

26:01 – A look ahead to an important Friday match against Kansas City.