Blue City Radio Podcast

Episode 498: Revenge, redemption, and payback.  This week Luis Barraza met his former team and played one his best games of his career to hold NYCFC scoreless in DC and then the Boys In Blue got some payback of their own with a demonstrative victory over Red Bull at Citifield.  Questions still remain about this … Continue reading The Payback / Ep 498 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 497: It easily could be the worst results week in NYCFC history, losing to USL side, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, in the US Open Cup on Wednesday followed up by a loss to last place CF Montreal at home on Saturday.  Pascal Jansen is running out of options as he juggles the extremely thin lineup options. … Continue reading Ousted and Embarrassed / Ep 497 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 496: FC Cincinnati entered CitiField on a five game winning streak and second in the MLS Supporter’s Shield standings.  NYCFC have struggled for consistency both on the road and at home.  This was not a match up on paper at least that filled NYCFC fans with confidence.  Enter Pascal Jansen and his tactical acumen.   … Continue reading Cooking With Pascal / Ep 496 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 495: Credit to Roberto Abramowitz and his Spanish language broadcast team for the statistic that NYCFC did not win any of their first five road games three times in their history: 2015, 2023 and 2025.  The huge question is that does Pascal Jansen have what it takes to earn a playoff bid from that … Continue reading Pascal’s First Road Victory / Ep 495 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 494: NYCFC entered Gillette Stadium on Saturday night fresh off a victory against a strong Philadelphia side and hoped to carry that momentum on the road in Foxboro.  Unfortunately New England had other thoughts and the performance from NYCFC was simply not good enough as eloquently shared by the captain, “We need to be … Continue reading Captain Obvious / Ep 494 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 493: Ever since 2021 Philadelphia Union fans have complained about NYCFC’s Championship run.  This past week in Queens Pascal Jansen lead the boys in blue past the Union on a cold rainy night in Queens.  The game was also a celebration of Keaton Parks’s 200th performance in all competitions.  This week the guys give … Continue reading No Asterix Needed / Ep 493 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 492: One of the most famous names in baseball is Wally Pipp.  Ask a true baseball fan and they’ll tell you the story not of Pipp’s success as a player and World Series Champion as a New York Yankee, but about his headache that kept him out of a game on June 2, 1925. … Continue reading “Risa’d” In the 40th Minute / Episode 492 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 491: NYCFC lost on Saturday in Atlanta.  That’s not breaking news to anyone who follows the team, but the collapse from the club is indicative of a much bigger issue.  David Lee has not given head coach, Pascal Jansen, enough resources to make tactical adjustments necessary to win games.  It is that simple.   This … Continue reading This Loss Will Hurt For a While / Ep 491 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 490: Blame it on the injuries.  Blame it on the playing during a FIFA window.  Blame it on David Lee for not signing any players to replace James Sands, Santi Rodriguez or Jovan Mijatovic.   NYCFC crawled into Lower.com Field on Saturday night to face the Columbus Crew and it was not a prototypical NYCFC … Continue reading NYCFC U18 / Ep 490 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 489: Ten year’s to the day from NYCFC’s historic home-opening game at Yankee Stadium the club welcomed back to the house that Jeter built for another match.  New England limped into this game missing their newest signing and star striker, Leo Campana.  The Revs also have lost the first three games of the 2025 … Continue reading The Evolution Of Jansen Ball / Ep 489 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 488: It’s an anniversary moment ten years in the making.  NYCFC versus Orlando, but this time the Boys In Blue were the home team and the victors on the day. Pascal Jansen took his “Team First” mentality and pushed the squad to raise their intensity and two second half goals were the difference in … Continue reading Pascal and Johnny Make Sure the Tin Shines / Ep 488 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 487: There was an excitement about NYCFC under Pascal Jansen after last week’s game in Miami.  The team played with intensity and was clinical in their finishing.   This past weekend in California the Boys In Blue look to have regressed to resemble their weakest moments under Nick Cushing.  There were long stretches of possession … Continue reading Regressive Instead Of Impressive / Ep 487 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 486: NYCFC went into Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale with zero designated players available for their season opener against Inter Miami FC.  Just hours before kick-off on Saturday night the team officially announced the departure of midfielder Santi Rodriguez and captain, Thiago Martins, was still recovering from a preseason injury.  Even without the presence … Continue reading Pascal’s First Point / Ep 486 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 485:4 As the days remaining to NYCFC’s first game of the season tick away, the squad is getting younger on average thanks to a little addition by subtraction.  The pending loss of Santi Rodriguez means an already young team will be even younger with the departure of the veteran midfielder. This week Mike Anderer … Continue reading The Curious Case of NYCFC’s Roster / Ep 485 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 484: It has been just over a month with new head coach, Pascal Jansen, in charge of the club and already some keywords are already starting to permeate the preseason camp.  Top among them is “bullet-proof mindset”. This week Mike Anderer and J.R. diBart are joined by Adam and Justin from Post 90 Podcast … Continue reading Are NYCFC Bullet-Proof? / Ep 484 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 483: NYCFC enter the Coachella Valley Invitational looking to put a bow on their post season but also to answer a lot of preseason questions.   Who will replace James Sands in the midfield? How many minutes can Maxi play? Will Martinez be the leading goal scorer in 2025? Mike Anderer, J.R. diBart and Mike … Continue reading It’s Pascal’s Team Now / Ep 483 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 482: NYCFC landed in Santa Barbara to begin their preseason but they are missing a few key pieces.  Matt Freese is with the USMNT in Florida.  Jovan Mijatovic is still in Europe on a “training stint”.  Christian McFarlane did not travel because of a possible transfer and then there’s the lack of information about … Continue reading Preparing For Pascal’s Arrival / Ep 482 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 481: NYCFC Got Their Guy 2025 is upon us.  With that brings new changes for NYCFC and those changes are happening already.  The preseason starts in a week, preseason friendlies start in two weeks.  Regular season games are only 45 days away.   Mike Anderer, J.R. diBart and Mike Allen gather around the mics again … Continue reading Velkomst Pascal, Until Next Time Jimmy / Ep 481 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 480: The final Blue City Radio episode of 2024 is here.  There’s schedule talk, MLS Superdraft talk, and Ronny Delia to Atlanta talk.   We want to also take a moment to thank the listeners.  Whether you tune in every week or once a season or even once every three years when your team faces … Continue reading Tying a Big Blue Bow On 2024 For NYCFC / Ep 480 / Blue City Radio →

Episode 479: There really is never a good time to try and take a break when you are covering a sports team.  Even though a season might come to an end and some decisions are pending, there is no way to know when those choices will be made and communicated.   This week Mike Anderer, J.R. … Continue reading Closing the Door on Cushing’s Era and the End of the 2024 MLS Season / Ep 479 / Blue City Radio →