DC United win 2-0 at NYCFC. Louis Munteanu scores twice. First back-to-back wins since October 2024. Fifth place in the Eastern Conference. Jon and Ted are back together and taking full credit. Hold onto it. Treasure it.

In this episode:

• DC United 2-0 NYCFC: the best road performance of the season
• First back-to-back wins since October 2024
• Louis Munteanu: two goals, the partnership with Tai Baribo to come
• Keisuke Kurokawa and Jared Stroud: the long throw combination
• Renée Weiler buries Pirani again — is he ever playing for DC United again?
• Brandon Servania's best game of the season
• Matti Peltola and Silvan Hefti: the unsung backbone
• Jackson Hopkins or Aaron Herrera on the right when Baribo returns?
• DC's open DP slot: winger or eight?
• Kye Rowles green card situation
• Nikola Markovic vs Lucas Bartlett — not yet
• Caden Clark trade value
• Nashville preview: can DC steal a result on national TV?
• Four games before the World Cup break — how many points?
• Washington Spirit: Claudia Martinez is a star, Andy Sullivan is back
• Adrian Gonzalez wins manager of the month
• Full Patreon listener Q&A

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Ted is here to break down a wild week that saw 7 goals and 4 points. He talks briefly about the 4-4 draw against the New York Red Bulls that saw the team come back 3 times. He also talks about the wild 3-2 win at home against Orlando including goals from the shiny DP from Romania

Ted's on vacation so Jon called in Gregory Roche from Pitch Pass for 90 minutes of group therapy. DC United grind out a 0-0 draw against Philadelphia Union, the CSO posts AI-written LinkedIn content that doesn't know how many championship stars are on the badge, and Louis Munteanu's future becomes a very real conversation.

In this episode:

• DC United 0-0 Philadelphia Union: defensively solid, offensively invisible
• The LinkedIn Chronicles: AI-written post cites wrong number of stars on the badge
• Renée Weiler sounding like a podcast host in press conferences, not a coach
• Open Cup exit vs One Knoxville SC: the beginning of the end for Gabriel Pirani?
• Was this Weiler's transfer window or the doctor's? Gregory makes the case
• The schizophrenic roster build: great defense, no attacking plan
• Louis Munteanu: Gregory raises the uncomfortable question — is he gone before the end of the season?
• Silvan Hefti and Aaron Herrera: the right back situation explained
• Gavin Turner and Caden Clark need more minutes — both hosts agree
• Nikola Markovic in the six role: working for now
• The Pirani Summer/Fall cycle: it's coming, it always comes
• Locker room sources: reportedly not well-liked internally
• Is the season done and dusted? Gregory says absolutely not
• Eastern Conference reality check: DC United are in a playoff spot
• How to actually market this club — Eddie Pope, Clyde Sims, the flag
• The academy, Kevin Flanagan, and the talent rich DC area
• Orlando preview: yin and yang of MLS mediocrity
• Full listener Q&A

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