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PawedCast Episode 546: Leagues Cup Rewind, San Luis and Cincinnati Preview, and More
The Lions split a pair of 2-1 games against Liga MX teams, with San Luis and FC Cincinnati ahead this week.
Orlando City started its Leagues Cup campaign over the last week, posting a pair of 2-1 games, with a win by that score over CF Monterrey and a loss by the same count against Club Leon. The Lions didn’t rotate much between the two matches, and the legs looked a bit heavy in the second half against Leon. Both games had their share of chippy play and controversy, and now it’ll be difficult (though not impossible) for Orlando to advance to the knockouts.
We discuss both matches, how the goals came about, and some of the controversies that shaped them. We also touched on the rotation and how much of it we’d like to see Wednesday against Atletico de San Luis before league action returns Saturday with the arrival of FC Cincinnati.
Our mailbagbox asked us which Lion will transfer to Europe next, the team’s starting XI if everyone is healthy at the same time, and more. 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 briefly touch on OCB’s game today at New York City FC II, providing a tale of the tape for a reserve side that has been decimated by call-ups in recent weeks.
Finally, we get ready for another Leagues Cup game (against San Luis) on Wednesday and the next MLS match against FC Cincinnati on Saturday. We look at the history of Cincy vs. Orlando, provide our key matchups, and make our score predictions.
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Here’s how No. 546 went down:
0:15 – Orlando City may not get to the knockouts of Leagues Cup, and based on a reluctance to rotate much so far, that might be best for the rest of the MLS season.
24:34 – The mailbagbox has another strong showing.
37:52 – OCB, more Leagues Cup, and our FC Cincinnati preview.