March to the Match Podcast: End of an era? It's time for new USMNT leaders to step forward

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March to the Match Podcast: End of an era? It's time for new USMNT leaders to step forward -
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Wednesday, July 9</span></strong><h2> The Cold Never Bothered Us Anyway</h2><p class="rteleft">Last week the gang took a look at what went wrong with the USMNT&#39;s 2014 World Cup adventure. This week, it&#39;s time to think positive. The Matts are together again, and &nbsp;they &quot;let it go,&quot; turning an eye toward 2015&#39;s Gold Cup and the very daunting task of replacing some key leaders on the roster.</p><p class="rteleft">It&#39;s also time for Brazil to have a blood-letting after the most shocking performance in World Cup history, and the suggestion is that they follow the German blueprint. Plus MLS is back in full swing - as is the silly season. Summer shopping lists are at the ready!</p><p class="rteleft"><br> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/marchtothematch/140709_MttM_1-2.mp3" target="_blank">Click here to download the episode on MP3</a></p>
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March to the Match Podcast: End of an era? It's time for new USMNT leaders to step forward -
March to the Match Podcast: End of an era? It's time for new USMNT leaders to step forward -
March to the Match Podcast: End of an era? It's time for new USMNT leaders to step forward -


Meet the MttM team

<img alt="" src="https://league-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/mp6/doyle2.jpg" style="float: right; width: 150px; height: 100px; margin: 2px;"><strong>Matt Doyle</strong>&nbsp;is an editor at MLSsoccer.com and pens the popular&nbsp;<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/news/armchair-analyst">Armchair Analyst</a>&nbsp;column. He enjoys a good glass of scotch, the Pixies blasted at 11, intelligent Twitter conversations with lunatic supporters groups and long walks on the beach. He takes accusations of &quot;curmudgeon&quot; as high praise.<br><a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/MLSAnalyst">Follow@MLSAnalyst</a>
<img alt="" src="https://league-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/mp6/tomas.jpg" style="float: right; width: 150px; height: 100px; margin: 2px;"><strong>Matt Tomaszewicz</strong>, a.k.a. &quot;<a href="http://theshinguardian.com/" target="_blank">The Shin Guardian</a>,&quot; works in tech and has an unhealthy obssession with the Beautiful Game. He&#39;s currently teaching his 3-year-old daughter how to beat the offside trap. When he&#39;s not seeking out venture capital, he&#39;s on the hunt for San Francisco&#39;s perfect cup of coffee.<br><a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/shinguardian">Follow@shinguardian</a>
<img alt="" src="https://league-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/mp6/jonah3.jpg" style="float: right; width: 150px; height: 100px; margin: 2px;"><strong>Jonah Freedman</strong>&nbsp;is the host of&nbsp;<em>March to the Match</em>&nbsp;and is the managing editor of MLSsoccer.com. He also writes&nbsp;<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/news/the-throw-in">The Throw-In</a>&nbsp;column every Thursday and stresses every day over the merits of AP Style vs. Chicago Style. He is a devout Earthquakes fan. Or is it LA Galaxy fan? The world may never know. <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/jonahfreedman">Follow@jonahfreedman</a>
<img alt="" src="https://league-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/mp6/haiek.jpg" style="float: right; width: 150px; height: 100px; margin: 2px;"><em>MttM</em>&nbsp;producer&nbsp;<strong>Dan Haiek</strong>&nbsp;works as a video editor for MLSsoccer.com. When he&#39;s not filming and editing interviews and behind-the-scenes looks at MLS, he is the unofficial president of the Worldwide Venezuelan-Icelandic Jos&eacute; Mourinho Impersonators Society (trademark pending). <a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/Dan_Haiek">Follow@Dan_Haiek</a>