Darian Jenkins
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first heard Nov 2024
last heard Nov 2024
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They lost a couple of players, like a Rocky Rodriguez, somebody that's a little more daring in the midfield. They had very similar profiles in their midfield three that didn't offer enough. And I think this team can get back to where they are. I mean, it's weird to think of NWSL playoffs without the Portland Thorns in them, which we almost had that case.
But they really need to acquire some players and have some stability with Rob Gale next year that can just make them the really dangerous team that isn't solely through Sophia Smith.
I'm going to give a shout to my fellow Bruin UCLA, Jessie Fleming. She's a player that It's so dynamic and really dangerous in the attack. We've seen her do it for Canada. In college, she did it. For Chelsea, she did it. And I feel at Portland, she sat back so much more.
We didn't see her making those daring passes, these daring dribbles, the game-changing moments that we're used to having from Jesse Fleming. She's a player that I think they can build around, that they can growl around, they can rely on for that stability and to be a leader. But we need to see it on the pitch. I will say going from Chelsea to the NWSL, it's a huge adjustment.
It's a huge adjustment. Every single game feels like it could be a final. Every single game is much more physical and physically taxing. And everybody's faster than you. It's a huge adjustment. And I think she needed this year to have that. And hopefully next year, she can really grow into that role that we've seen her have with all of her other teams.
100%. That was the game of the weekend where I think that was the one we all predicted. That could be the only match where there is an upset, realistically. They fought really hard. We have to give a lot of credit to that team and Albertine Montoya. They overcame so much adversity throughout the year of being an expansion team, doing that well, making it to playoffs.
And then it finally coming together during playoffs, the attack and defense, it was kind of one or the other. That was the story for Bay every single game throughout the season. until the last few weeks. So I love this.
I think it's very promising for the future for Bay and seeing what they can do next year now that Albertine Montoya is more used to the league and what it requires and maybe bringing in personnel that he can build around like a Tess Bodie and Rachel Kundunanji and Oshwala and Abby Dahlkemper. But it is tough to go out like that. And another fellow Bruin of mine, Caprice, I feel for her. That's
Sucks to score an own goal, especially in a moment like that. But she's a vet. She'll get over it. And I think, like I said, it's really promising for Bay's future.
I'm really looking to see the growth of Rachel Kindanaji. We finally saw her become that X factor forward. It was this close all year to her being it. It was just the final product, the final type of shot decision making or... Pass it, do I shoot it? And it was always kind of the opposite. It was chosen of what she should have done, but she's a young player. We've seen a lot of growth.
I'm excited to see her back next year. Same with Tess Bodie. She is unsung hero of Bay. I think that every coach I talked to when I was covering matches before coaches calls was, who's a player that you're looking to shut down? Who can you shut down that'll affect the game? Every coach would say Tess Bodie for Bay. So she's a player I'm looking forward to seeing her game. And I think they need...
Another midfielder, a pure midfielder, Kiki could do great, but I think they need a six that can really help distribute play that's like the Andy Sullivan that directs everybody and breaks things up and can organize so that it's not so reliant on their backline to have their s**t together. But make sure they have everything together in the back. But it's going to be good for them next year.
They're just missing a couple of key pieces to have that consistent season to get them to a final.
The African takeover. I love it. The fact that most of the players we were talking about for Golden Boot are players of color. Most impact on the league are players of color, players from Africa. I mean, I can't wait to see next year. I was joking with Latko Andonofsky, because Temo, her sister Tabitha, plays for Lyon. And I'm like, you need to get Tabitha over here. You all will be unstoppable.
Imagine.
you guys are putting me on the spot. I'm going to stick with A player that's impressed me since she entered college. Sorry, I'm sticking with UCLA. I feel like I've said it five times in this podcast. But Lily Real, she plays center back for UCLA, Honda Award winning, Mac Herman Trophy finalist. She was a forward, converted to center back.
And I think we see elements of her game that's similar to an Emily Sams that would be great for any team in the league. She would have a huge impact.
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