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2019 Season Preview with Buzz Carrick and Kevin Lindstrom of 3rd Degree

March 7, 2019 Dustin Nation 1:09:46

Its the start of a new season!

Buzz Carrick of 3rdDegree.net joins Dustin to run the rule over FC Dallas’ offseason, Luchi Gonzalez, and North Texas SC. Buzz also goes through a “rapid-fire” list of predictions.

Then! Kevin Lindstrom, also of 3rdDegree.net and author of “The Original” MLS Power Rankings phones in to help set the stage for teams around the league. Plus, he gives his takes on the new coach and tells some fun stories from FC Dallas past.

ExtraTime Reactions: FCD 1-1 NE

March 3, 2019 Dustin Nation 5:50

Dustin and Tristan give their instant reactions from FC Dallas’ 1-1 draw with New England Revolution on a cold, rainy night in Frisco.

See the video at https://youtu.be/t7ZkdrGhMTU

FC Dallas Pre-Season and Dallas Sidekicks with Dan Crooke

January 31, 2019 Dustin Nation 55:18

Dan Crooke dropped by to chat with Dustin about all the pre-season goings on. They compared Luchi and Oscar’s pre-seasons, talked about the new signings, the airport arrivals, Eric Quill joining North Texas SC, and Dustin’s recent trip to the Dallas Sidekick’s match.

They also played interviews with Paxton Pomykal, Zdenek Ondrasek, Eric Quill, and Michel (you’ll wanna hear this one!)

Dan Crooke is a writer for 3rd Degree, the Dallas Morning News, and mlssoccer.com.

Dan’s article on the Saturday scrimmages: https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/soccer/soccer/2019/01/27/fc-dallas-scrimmage-produces-initiallook-store

Au Revoir 2018 – End of Year Episode

December 31, 2018 Dustin Nation 47:05

In this, the final episode of 2018, Dustin Nation and Tristan Vick take a look back at this year in the Dallas Soccer Show. They talk about the long list of guests and interviews and pull back the curtain on what its been like to have FC Dallas press credentials and the benefits its brought to the show.

They also round up all of the off-season news for FC Dallas including the departures of Oscar Pareja and Luiz Muzzi, the hiring of Luchi Gonzalez as the first-team head coach, the founding of the USL League One team (North Texas Soccer Club), the current player transfers, potential future transfers (including Bryan Acosta), and much more!

2018 Guest List

  • Jon Arnold
  • Kevin Minkus
  • Jason Poon
  • Drew Epperley
  • Adam Belz
  • Buzz Carrick
  • Reggie Cannon
  • Sebastian Abbott
  • Tyler Kern
  • Mark Goodman (Soccer Rabbi)
  • Arman Kafai
  • Carter Baum
  • Steve Davis
  • Jared Tilley
  • Peter Welpton

2018 Post-Mortem with Arman Kafai

November 20, 2018 Dustin Nation 1:15:15

Dustin met up with Arman Kafai of ProSoccerUSA.com at The Thirsty Growler to reflect on the 2018 season and talk about Oscar Pareja leaving FC Dallas.

They discussed their feelings on how the season went (and ended), rating the transfer business by FC Dallas, looking ahead to the expansion draft, and the needs for 2019.

Then they broke down the Oscar Pareja situation, speculated on replacements, talked about the USL League 1 side, and ran the rule across the development deal with Bayern Munich.

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End of Season Review and Post-Season Preview with Peter Welpton

October 31, 2018 Dustin Nation 31:54

Peter Welpton of Kickaround and 3rd Degree fame joins Dustin to break down the loss to Colorado and the way the season ended. They also look ahead at what to expect from the knock-out game with Portland, and MLS playoffs on the whole.

Also, Peter said “dooty” and talks about learning the “other” meaning of Peter.

SKC Knocks FCD From Atop The West

October 26, 2018 Dustin Nation 28:48

Sporting Kansas City came to Frisco and thoroughly spanked FC Dallas 3-0. A good first half was negated by mistakes and ultimately ended with no chance of FC Dallas winning the Western Conference.

Dustin and Tristan discuss the match, whether or not FC Dallas has a “pressure problem”, and whether or not the team needs to revert back to its counter-attacking ways.

Plus! Oscar Pareja’s press conference in full.

Rebroadcast: Allen Reed – FCD Director of Stadium Grounds

October 22, 2018 Dustin Nation 00:22:29

We’re coming off the craziest week at Toyota Stadium that we can remember, and the pitch held up wonderfully. It weathered (pardon the pun) 5″ of rain, 4 Women’s National Team matches, 1 high school football game, a 25,000 attendee concert, and an FC Dallas match.

Allen Reed, Adam Portenier and his team can take all of the credit for how the field has held up.

We talked to Allen about the Toyota Stadium drainage system and preparing for rain, dealing with concerts, customizing the field for the team, and putting designs on the field.

FC Dallas Beats Orlando City 2-0

October 11, 2018 Dustin Nation 34:54

FC Dallas beat Orlando City 2-0 after a short rain delay towards the end of the match. Dustin and Tristan discuss Pablo Aranguiz’ 2nd start at left-wing and his link-ups (or lack-there-of) with Ryan Hollingshead. They also talk about Mosquera’s goal and Urruti leading the team in assists (you read that right).

PLUS – Dustin caught up with Dom Badji to chat about how he’s feeling heading into the end of the season. Also, Dustin and Tristan play and discuss Reggie Cannon’s post-game comments on his play and call-up to the USMNT, as well as play Oscar Pareja’s post-game press conference in full.

The show wraps up with what they expect for the match against DC United.

FCD’s 0-0 Draw in Portland with Jared Tilley

October 4, 2018 Dustin Nation 28:52

Dustin is joined by Jared Tilley (@Jtilley02) of BigDSoccer to run the rule over FC Dallas’ 0-0 draw in Portland. They discuss the game-plan, the personnel, and the lack of goals from open-play. Dustin and Jared also give their thoughts on Cristian Colmán’s performance as well as whether they are internet-mad at Pablo Aranguiz not getting game-time.

Finally, they look ahead to the Orlando City match and what they expect from the team this weekend.

Resources:
Jason Poon’s breakdown of the Portland match:
https://www.bigdsoccer.com/2018/10/1/17921588/scratching-the-chalkboard-defense-fc-dallas-portland-timbers

Arman Kafai’s breakdown of the Portland match:
https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/fc-dallas/fc-dallas-game-planned-to-perfection-in-road-win-over-portland

Note: This episode was recorded prior to the news that Cristian Colmán has torn an ACL and is out for the season. Despite the criticism we give players at times, these are our boys on our team and we want the best for them. Speedy recovery, Cristian!