00:00where do you want to start?
00:01Standings, features.
00:02Let's start with the standings.
00:03Tell me.
00:04We've got to paint a picture.
00:05Absolutely.
00:06We've got to paint a picture.
00:08As you've already said, we know that Gotham, the champions,
00:12if you didn't know from last season,
00:13are sitting comfortably in first place, right?
00:16But right after them, Washington Spirit, of course,
00:19another really strong squad that, in my opinion,
00:22has done really well in the normal season.
00:24But when they get to the playoffs, just haven't performed.
00:27They haven't been able to get to that final.
00:28So I definitely expect big things from them this playoff season.
00:32Utah Royals, the biggest surprise for sure.
00:36This is a squad that, you know,
00:37you really haven't heard much of in the past couple years,
00:40but they are doing really well in third place.
00:43San Diego Wave, a lot of young talent there.
00:45Portland Thorns doing well.
00:47North Carolina Courage, a classic.
00:49Kansas City Currents getting a little bit higher up there.
00:52And then we have Seattle Reign and ACFC in ninth place.
00:56The brand new squad, Denver Summit, sitting in 10th.
01:00Very surprising.
01:01We're going to see what they can do with that.
01:03Houston Dash, Orlando Pride at Disappointment in 12th,
01:0613th Racing Louisville, 14th Bay FC,
01:09and 15th Boston Legacy.
01:11And last but not least, in 16th place,
01:13we have the Chicago Stars.
01:16That is a tough, tough place to be.
01:19Dead last in the table for a new team.
01:21And Camila, let me bring back up your image here.
01:26Gotham, it was expected for them to be the top team.
01:29They're the champions from last season.
01:30They had an incredibly dramatic road to the first place last season.
01:37And now they're fighting for it like we've never seen before.
01:41Washington Spirit, another expected team.
01:43Trinity Rodman is leading this team,
01:45but she cannot do it alone.
01:48And I think she feels she needs a little bit more of support
01:51to really take Washington Spirit to that first place.
01:54And San Diego Wave always fighting.
01:57Portland, I was expecting them to continue to be
02:00at the beginning of the season,
02:01where they spend a long time in second and third place.
02:04And it seemed like the bottom is falling.
02:08Kansas City.
02:08Cuidado con Kansas City, Camila.
02:10Because I feel like they are the type of team
02:12that they learn the hard lessons in the beginning of the season.
02:15And if they string five results,
02:19they might get back in shape
02:20and they will be a buried in your team at home.
02:22As you well know, the best fan base in the whole league.
02:27Absolutely.
02:28You know, another game that really just happened this weekend
02:31that was really important.
02:32We had Gotham versus Portland Thorns.
02:34And this was, you know, it tied 1-1.
02:36But this was a good indicator about how competitive it is
02:39in the top five, right?
02:41We can go through some of the results that happened this weekend.
02:43San Diego Wave versus Racing Louisville.
02:46Kansas City really getting that edge
02:47against North Carolina Courage.
02:49This was a very important game for Kansas
02:51and they were able to get their results.
02:53Orlando Pride.
02:54Guys, Marta, what is going on, Banda?
02:57What is going on?
02:58This just has such a talented squad.
03:00Let's take a pause, Camilita.
03:02Should we just get into it right now?
03:03Let's get into it.
03:04Let's get into it right now, por favor.
03:06¿Qué está pasando con Orlando Pride?
03:09Absolutely.
03:10As I've announced, August 31st, Orlando Pride has fired their head coach,
03:15Seb Hines.
03:17He's gone.
03:18It's done.
03:19Hines led Orlando to the 2024 Double Shield.
03:23The Shield and the championship.
03:25He was the first black head coach to win a trophy in NWSL history.
03:30And now got the boot out of here.
03:33We know Orlando Pride has really struggled,
03:36especially in the past two seasons.
03:38And it's just been, it's a hard watch, honestly,
03:40because, you know, you have a player like Barbara Banda,
03:42who has roughly, you know, scored half of the entire team's goals
03:47and the entire offense just collapsed without her.
03:50And I think, you know, it is just a mismanagement of this team for sure.
03:54I don't know.
03:55Let me ask you this.
03:56You know that I'm a big, big, big, big Marta fan.
03:59But maybe sticking to a player like that for so long
04:03prevented them to actually start rebuilding this team
04:07in a cohesive way from, you know, maybe two, three years ago.
04:11And now we're seeing the results of delaying that.
04:14Now, Marta is Marta.
04:15It's like having Messi.
04:16You have to give her the accolade.
04:20You have to give her the playtime
04:23and also the space to prepare for her final World Cup in 2027.
04:27But let's hope that the interim coach,
04:29who is the interim coach, Camila?
04:31Yeah, the interim coach right now is Yolanda Thomas.
04:34So I think, you know, there's still...
04:37Assistant coach.
04:38Assistant coach, yes, exactly.
04:39We know Orlando Pride, they sit at 12th right now.
04:41Five points out of the playoff spot.
04:44So, you know, they need some more momentum.
04:46They've lost four out of the last five games,
04:48but anything is still possible.
04:50They can get into the playoffs.
04:51And once you're in the playoffs, it's anybody's game.
