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🌙 Senior Contributor covering Nashville SC @BroadwayTN & @SpeedwaySoc ☀️ In-House Attorney #VFL 🍊 #PUSB 🐘 #UpTheYotes 🐺
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Grant Wahl was probably the most important American soccer journalist ever. He was one of the pioneers that made soccer feel like it mattered on a national stage.
His death must be investigated swiftly and independently. Really not sure how we can let this WC continue otherwise.
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Your face when you realize that you are no longer winning the MVP award
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Finally back to the US after a bucket list trip to England. Took trains up to see both
@ManUtd
and
@Coventry_City
. Absolutely incredible to be there in person after so many many years of supporting from afar.
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Back for a second year. Because I am an attorney and a certified MLS sicko, I have run a comparison on the 2023 and 2024 MLS roster rules.
Below is a thread to highlight a few of the changes 🧵
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Walker Zimmerman’ foul cost the U.S. the lead. The Euro-based midfield/attack managed a single shot on goal allowing one mistake to sink the USA.
Both are true and all are equally culpable. It was a team-wide failure.
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Because I am a lawyer and an MLS sicko, I ran a comparision on the 2022 and 2023
#MLS
roster rules. I found some interesting changes that I don't recall being previously announced.
🧵Here is a thread detailing some of the changes
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Nashville SC may have shut off the construction cameras, but the sky never lies. The turf is going in at the Fairgrounds stadium.
H/T: reddit user "CheckeredYeti"
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The goal-saving intervention from Moore.
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🚨 Report from Spain has Shaq Moore finalizing his transfer to Nashville.
🇺🇸 NOTICIA
@radioclubser
| Shaq Moore ya ha elegido destino (Nashville) y el
@CDTOficial
ultima la negociación
🚦 El jugador, en la Isla a la espera de que el consejo de administración dé luz verde al traspaso
💰 Su venta daría al club un estirón considerable en margen salarial
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Shaffelburg is showing out in Copa America.
Enjoy him now while you can Nashville fans. This terrific tournament is all but guaranteeing him a European move.
That’s a fantastic finish for Jacob Shaffelburg to give Canada a 1-0 lead over Venezuela omg
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Not at all surprising to see that Nashville SC won't field its first team in the Open Cup.
Might I remind them, NSC still hasn't won a single piece of silverware. How about winning a title before deciding that the club is too good or too busy for certain comps
#GoWinSomething
I'm told US Open Cup format could be released as soon as today, but more likely in next day or two. As of now, top 7 Supporters Shield finishers not in CCC will enter their 1st teams, plus Houston as defending champs for total of 8 MLS 1st teams. Still not "done-done" but close.
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Couldn’t win at home against the worst team in the league.
There is no more defending this.
It is beyond time for Nashville SC to make a change in management.
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@Gilbers84
@ManUtd
@Coventry_City
Purely random. Started playing with Cov on Football Manager years ago. Got really into learning about the club history and the city. Now, watch most matches on iFollow each week.
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Not being talked about enough after yesterday. Nashville SC officially qualified for Leagues Cup by finishing 3rd in the East.
#EveryoneN
will be hosting a LigaMX side next season with a chance to eventually this beauty below. Massive accomplishment for the 2nd year club.
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📊↔️With roughly 1/4 of the season complete, a look at how each MLS club utilizes its bench based on the average number of substitutions and the median entry time of those substitutions.
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An unforgettable Nashville SC debut for Sam Surridge.
1 goal
3/3 passing (100%)
2 shots
0.54 xG
1 panenka PK
All touches against Club América.
#EveryoneN
#LeaguesCup
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The "Daxissance" was on full display Friday. McCarty was spraying passes all over the pitch against the Loons.
At the bottom of the diamond, McCarty has been excellent for
#EveryoneN
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Nashville appears set to add a NWSL team.
Screenshot from the Geodis Park Website via u/EvGaroutte on the NSC subreddit. The page is no longer up.
NWSL is set to announce its 16th team at the start of Q4. Nashville has been in the running for a while now.
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I’m not a Berhalter hater, but he is coaching for his job against Uruguay.
Don’t come at me with the red card. That is 100% not preparing your players for the reality of chippy Concacaf play and being smart enough to not let it get to you.
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A collection of penny-pinching billionaires are about to taint the MLS opener. The season begins Wednesday with Inter Miami hosting Real Salt Lake.
MLS owners continue to fumble the bag in the Messi era. They would rather save a few bucks than deliver the best quality product.
The Professional Soccer Referees Association has voted overwhelmingly (95.8%) to reject ratification of a proposed CBA negotiated with the Professional Referee Organization. It's now very likely that
#MLS
will start the season with replacement referees. Story to come.
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If Nashville SC were looking to sign a striker on a free transfer, they could do a lot worse than Teemu Pukki.
Natural goalscorer who has familiarity with Hany Mukhtar having played together at Brøndby.
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There is one right answer for Nashville SC:
Dolly Parton-themed "Kit of Many Colors" with proceeds donated to the Imagination Library.
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Best win for Nashville SC since the Monterrey match last year.
To pick up that win on the road at red hot Cincinnati after an away trip out of the country on the weekend is nothing short than spectacular.
Shades of the Nashville SC of old.
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Somebody, please tell me how this is not a PK and DOGSO? All leg, no ball. I am at a loss for words
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What an absolute display of mental fortitude tonight from Nashville SC to come from behind and advance on. The home unbeaten streak lives on.
#TheCastle
#HellOnTheHill
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Nashville SC's season closes with barely even a whimper as they finish with just 0.4 xG at home.
Among other things,
#EveryoneN
has serious chance creation issues that must be addressed both tactically and through roster changes.
Critical offseason for the entire club.
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Supporters are now tracking ✈️ owned by Nashville SC's owner. This is 1 step away from turning this into a SEC-style coaching search.
Just need a big fish candidate based on paper thin connections.
Btw, did you know that Brendan Rodgers' brother lives in Nashville. 🤔
#Grumors
I just found and confirmed Ingram’s jet tail number. No, I didn’t set up notifications to track its location. Not me. Not at all.
#everyonen
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On the Apple TV deal…if you are considering paying $99 for the MLS pass, I would recommend just buying 1 season ticket for the Supporters’ Section instead.
You can sell games that you don’t attend to recoup cost. I (all but) guarantee that you will come out financially ahead.
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Haven't seen this discussed anywhere. But Nashville SC became the first MLS expansion club to win a playoff match in both of their first two seasons
#everyoneN
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The mood around Nashville SC soured on Friday with the news that Aké Loba will continue to occupy a DP slot.
Inside is a look at the boiling frustration among supporters and the three things Nashville can do to reignite a feeling of optimism.
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Here is Shaffelburg's counter-attacking run that directly led to the third goal. Just one part in a golden debut for Nashville's newest, beloved Canadian.
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A little Sat. research. Coventry City is the first EFL Championship squad to win every match in a "full" preseason since 2019-20 Swansea City.
The Swans finished 6th and made the playoffs that season after finishing 10th the year prior.
Will the Sky Blues make a similar leap?
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The first post-Gary Smith Nashville SC managerial hot board is out now 🔥
I ran through a list of names in MLS, USL, and foreign leagues who, for one reason or another, could make a degree of sense for NSC.
If you were in control, who would you pick?
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BUILD THE STATUE!!! 🫡🫡🫡
🟡⚫️🇺🇸 Understand MLS side Nashville have agreed on new deal for Hany Mukhtar until 2027.
Agreement sealed for 28 year old forward who’s set to sign new contract soon.
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To think that Shaff is 13th highest-selling jersey is actually quite remarkable.
Says a lot about him as a player and person as well as Nashville’s fan base that has absolutely embraced him.
🫡 x 🌊🛝
Hany Mukhtar and Jacob Shaffelburg both have Top 13 selling jerseys in MLS
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When are we, as a soccer community, going to finally call out to just end VAR.
They still get calls wrong and can’t even enforce their own review standards.
As an avid watcher of the Championship, I can’t tell you how much more enjoyable it is to watch without VAR
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I am going to have a lot of thoughts and opinions on Nashville’s season and where they go from here. But this loss just epitomizes the whole season. No help for Hany and an uptick in defensive lapses.
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Nashville SC survives the night with no players taken in the Expansion Draft.
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It appears that former
#Quakes74
and
#legionofloons
midfielder, Jan Gregus, is training with Nashville SC.
The Slovakian international is a free agent.
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Nashville SC has been held scoreless in all three preseason matches against adults. They did find the net twice against the U20 USYNT.
It's just preseason, but goal production outside of Hany has been a concern all winter.
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Adam Buksa, a likely target for Nashville SC or another MLS club, did not take part in RC Lens’ preseason match against Dunkerque.
Manager Frank Haise told journalists that while Buksa is training, he is potentially about to depart.
This is one worth keeping an eye on.
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Valair wasn't lying. It is not just a bunch of resellers. Tons of tickets that weren't ever purchased.
Leagues Cup took at page out of the USSF pricing model. Willing to have empty seats as long as they maximize revenue.
Pink = resale
Blue = unsold tickets
#LeaguesCup
#MLS
Dynamic pricing is annoying because there are still unsold tickets to the final. Not resell, actual tickets. Somehow those are more expensive than resell.
An event that would otherwise be sold out in minutes, now might have empty seats. Hopefully those prices continue to drop.
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Absolutely shocked by the timing of Gary Smith's dismissal coming off a win. Although, not too shocked that a change was made.
It's been needed for some time. I just thought they would wait until the summer international break.
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🥅⚽️ We are nearing the midway point of the 2022 MLS season. This is a look at how the top goalkeepers have fared at preventing goals.
PSxG - GA measures a GK's shot-stopping ability by comparing post-shot expected goals against actual goals conceded.
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Nashville SC signs its DP striker.
In Year 4,
#everyoneN
will be hoping that Surridge finally solves the riddle that has been their number
#9
position. If Surridge hits, Nashville will legitimately vault itself into title favorites status rather than just trendy darkhorse pick.
Official: Nashville SC add striker Sam Surridge from Nottingham Forrest as a DP for a reported $6.4m transfer fee plus add-ons. Surridge, 24, is an English youth international with 17 goals in ~3,000 minutes at the English Championship. An intriguing fit for Nashville.
#EveryoneN
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Contract buyouts now can occur during the season before the close of the Summer window.
Huge news for Nashville SC here. If no buyer for Ake Loba, they can buy him out and recover the DP slot.
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Always glad to see Nashville players honored, but Walker is benefiting from years past rather than his 2023 play.
Several other MLS defenders more deserving this year.
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Highlights on MLS TV rights negotiations:
▶️Apple still involved, not a sure thing. Possible that they get all the former local tv matches. Apple wants MLS Cup if giving big $.
▶️ABC/ESPN down from 35 to 25 events
▶️Fox still interested
▶️Total package hovering around $250m
Topics:
* Big Ten media rights
* MLS media rights
* Pac-12 media rights
* NBA Finals preview
* Where's Magic?
* CJ McCollum
* The next big NFL broadcaster
* What's up with NFL+?
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Despite everything else, I am still really excited for Nashville, MLS, and the AppleTV+ deal to kick off tomorrow. Happy MLS is Back Eve to all who celebrate.
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Nashville SC goes from its best win in a year on Wed. to, arguably, its worst loss on Sat.
Losing at home to the league’s worst team, when you are given 2 PKs, is abysmal.
NSC now enters the June international break and desperately needs to appoint a permanent manager.
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Super Sam is a man of the people
#EveryoneN
While moving to my new home in Knoxville, I decided to make a detour and see Geodis Park, since I've never been. Look who I ran into... SUPER SAM! Thank you, Sam, for letting me get a picture!
#EveryoneN
@NashvilleSC
@surridge_sam
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Who would have ever thought that an Alan Jackson doppelganger from Nova Scotia would be one of the most explosive athletes in all of MLS?
Shaffelburg's speed is just something else and continues to wreack absolute havoc on opposing defenders.
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📊With 1/3 of the MLS season complete, a look at how much each club relies on crossing and how successful they are in doing so.
#NERevs
#DOOP
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#AllForCincy
#AustinFC
#UniteAndConquer
#NYCFC
#VWFC
#SportingKC
#OrlandoCity
#Crew96
#RCTID
#TFCLive
#DTID
#HoldItDown
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In a bit of news that Nashville fans will enjoy, Jamie Watson is reportedly one of the color commentators lined up for Apple / MLS.
Tons of other great nuggets in here as well.
MLS notebook with
@samstejskal
and
@MLSist
:
⏩ Apple/MLS hires Taylor Twellman. Finalizing list including Mo Edu, Sacha Kljestan and more.
⏩ MLS considering best-of-3 series for playoffs
⏩ Serious momentum for internal transfer market
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Quality hire. Callaghan has proved himself ready for a head gig.
Excited to see where Nashville heads under his direction.
Got our guy ✍️
We've named B.J. Callaghan as our second head coach in Club history
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Adding Leo Campana as a U22 Initiative signing makes a lot of sense for Nashville SC and wouldn’t foreclose another DP striker.
May seem like overkill, but strikers are often one of the first positions taken off in this age 5 subs.
Need more than one to carry the load.
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Attention Nashville SC fans!
As the first away match approaches, note that this match is free to all. You do not need MLS Season Pass to watch.
Just download the Apple TV app to your smart TV, tablet, or streaming device (Roku, Fire Stick, etc…).
No subscription needed!
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MIKE JACOBS, TRIGGER THAT PURCHASE OPTION!!
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Jacob Shaffelburg's impact on Nashville SC's attack has been immense since arriving last summer from Toronto FC.
After his 25th app, we look back at his time with
#everyoneN
and discover what statistic Shaffelburg currently leads all of MLS in.
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Glad that Forest is running PR for Nashville to help calm the nerves
Understand there has been a slight delay with Sam Surridge’s move to Nashville — now expected to be announced at the MLS side’s game on July 28th.
Fee close to £5m with add-ons also - more to come in the next few days.
#NFFC
#Nashville
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You know what makes for great content on your fancy new Apple TV package, a camera crew following around one of the league's most marketable stars interacting with other celebrities.
Sources: USMNT and Nashville SC defender Walker Zimmerman was asked to play in the 2023 NBA Celebrity All-Star basketball game, but can't because he's in the middle of preseason.
Zimmerman played basketball in his youth & was quite good. The game is a week before MLS opening day
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Once is a chance. Twice is a coincidence. A third time is a pattern.
A third straight match with a Joe Willis error that leads to a goal. Nashville officially has a goalkeeping problem.
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Aké Loba may be on the move.
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I had a lot of fun writing this one with Ben.
I'll speak for myself, I fell deeeeeeep into the rabbit hole looking for strikers that could be a target for Nashville SC this summer.
A whole world of options out there for
#EveryoneN
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If the parking issues are due to overlapping event times with the Nashville Flea Market, then why even allow MLS to schedule NSC for a home game earlier in the day?
Tell the league that you must have a 7:30pm kickoff as it gives 2.5 hours b/w the flea market ending and kickoff
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Cue up the music. It's Gary Smith jig time. 🎶
Another big road win for Nashville SC at Sporting KC
#EveryoneN
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Every town is a soccer town in waiting. They just need the investment and belief to make it real.
Kudos to One Knoxville on a fantastic opening weekend.
Soccer town.
Pictures speak louder than words but dang 2,200 for match
#1
at a high school. Let's go Knoxville! This ship goes as high as you want to take it. ⚽️📈
#TOOK
#soccertown
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Can we talk about that Randall Leal slipped-in ball on Nashville's second goal?
Any earlier and DC closes Dax down. Any later and you risk Dax running himself offside or not having enough space between him and the keeper to play the square ball. Absolutely perfect timing 🤌
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Within the next week or two, Nashville SC will announce its year-end roster moves.
I went player by player to predict who is staying and who may be out the door including one or two
#everyoneN
starters who may exit as free agents 👀
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Nashville SC will take on Orlando City in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup.
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MLS needs to embrace its warts and take the kids glove off when talking about off-field drama.
Zero mention on MLS Countdown that Boupendza was knocked out in a bar fight by a pro boxer and that it is just the latest in off-field issues with the DP
#9
.
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Welp. We accidentally ran into the entire Nashville SC squad while waiting on our Lyft
YALLLLL the team is staying at our hotel and was arriving as we were walking out. I’m fangirling
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From the Nashville SC email regarding what is new at GEODIS Park this season, the club is bringing us Dasssssss Boooooooot!!!
As a millennial male who watched the movie Beerfest too many times to count, you can bet I will be consuming all my beverages at GEODIS out of a boot.
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Dan Lovitz right now 😡
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The goal wouldn't have counted anyway, but Sapong can't just stand there and celebrate. If he crashes the net, he may put away the rebound.
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Even if you like other
#MLS
kit designs better,
#NashvilleSC
won the social media game w/ the "Man In Black" kits.
Stories about the
@JohnnyCash
-inspired kits keep popping up in non-soccer media w/ big followings and foreign press outlets as well.
CMT now with a story too.
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Nashville SC matches in February - April average a whopping 0.88 inches of rain.
Over a whole year, it would equal 320 inches of annual precipitation. The same total as Quibdó, Colombia, the rainiest city (>100k residents) in the world.
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"It took seven minutes to go from the deepest despair to exorbitant exhilaration."
Three thoughts on Nashville SC's wild and crazy night with
@ClubAmerica
in a match that will be remembered as an instant classic.
🔓Unlocked for all readers
#EveryoneN
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🔉🔊.
@TonyHusband
referred to Nashville SC as the 'Yotes last night.
It's now canon.
I don't make the rules. Tony does.
#EveryoneN
🐺
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With Seattle’s win, tonight marks the start of MLS 4.0
An era of increased competition and jockeying with LigaMX for regional supremacy. As the league wins on the field, respect for it will grow off the field. With more respect, tv ratings finally grow…..and it will be a blast.
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This is Nashville SC's territory based on a county-by-county analysis of Twitter followers.
It is endlessly frustrating to still see big pockets of black across the state.
Hamilton Co. - 51% ATL / 13.5% NSC
Shelby Co. - 32% ATL / 22% NSC
It should come as no surprise. 🧵/1
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Nashville escape disaster with a 2-0 win over a heavily depleted Toronto FC with a pair of late goals.
However, no solace should be taken from the performance. NSC still utterly lost trying to break down an opponent.
Need a positive result against Atlanta to calm some nerves.
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I guess Zimmerman caught the Saturday night Taylor Swift show 🤷♂️
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While the focus is on the open DP slot, this move now opens all three U22 Initiative slots for Nashville.
If NSC's next DP is either a Young DP or has a budget charge below $1.6m, then all three U22 slots will remain open.
Lots of roster flexibility heading into the summer.
INBOX: Nashville SC have mutually agreed to terminate forward Aké Loba's contract, originally due to expire at the end of 2023. Loba, 25, was signed for a club-record $6.8M, but started just two matches in MLS.
#EveryoneN
now have an open DP spot to use in the summer window.
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Why NSC has not done the same is beyond me.
Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga. Each year, NSC needs to play in one of these cities.
Midstate is obviously the most important commercially. But expanding reach is important in the long run /3
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For the
#PUSB
supporters in my mentions:
He is a strong, mobile striker. Shrugs off defenders. Prolific finisher in Turkey. Used to operating as 1-man ST but I think has the traits to work well with Simms. Not aerially dominant for 193 CM
Similar to Gyok in a lot of ways.
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Nashville SC's summer plans are heating up🔥
Traded away Sapong and the MacNaughton trade doesn't require the use of the international slot. It is still unused.
The club must think it will have a new
#9
available early on when the Secondary Transfer Window opens on July 5th
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Massive news for Nashville SC. A Concacaf Champions League berth is now in sight. The slot usually for the Open Cup winner now goes to MLS team with best regular season record who is not already qualified.
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Hany Mukhtar is the reigning MVP not just because he is a brilliant player but because he continues to improve.
He took a weakness, penalty kicks, and has turned them into an absolute strength.
Hany Mukhtar penalty kicks. Two misses and two makes.
Mukhtar's PK history for
#everyoneN
:
▶️ First Six Attempts: 2 of 6 (33.3%)
▶️ Last Eight Attempts: 8 of 8 (100%)
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Hany is going to finish either
#2
or
#3
on this list. Up until this time last season, he was on pace to break the record.
Unreal numbers. He will go down as one of the greatest of all time in MLS.
NSC could go half of century and never again have a player like him.
One of the most prolific attacking players since 2021,
@NashvilleSC
’s Hany Mukhtar has once again found his form and sits two goal contributions shy of becoming the sixth different player in
@MLS
history to record at least 100 goal contributions over a four-year span.
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