SKC II Coaches Benny Feilhaber & Ike Opara on MLS Next Pro & the Next Generation

You heard that right! Reunited and it feels so good! Ahead of opening weekend for MLS Next Pro, The Call Up welcomes in former SKC teammates (and podcast hosts!), Benny Feilhaber and Ike Opara, as they prepare for their first season at the helm of SKC II. The duo discuss their coaching styles and influences, as well as what success looks like in year one. Plus, Benny’s thoughts on the upcoming WCQ window and why this USMNT has what it takes to get the job done. A podcast reunion you don’t want to miss!
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0:00 Welcome!
1:18 Tiffany Haddish crashes ATLUTD set
4:40 Henry Kessler listens to #MLSAfterDark
8:45 MLS Next Pro
10:38 Welcome Benny Feilhaber!
11:27 BF - Why he wants to coach
12:35 BF - His coaching style/influences
14:57 BF - Why MLS Next Pro is important for soccer in North America
16:40 BF - On USMNT
20:10 Welcome Ike Opara!
20:45 BF & IO - How this partnership came to be
22:16 BF & IO - Their coaching chemistry
24:10 BF & IO - Holding up a mirror to themselves as coaches
26:55 BF & IO - What does success in 2022 look like in MLS Next Pro
29:18 BF & IO - (Game) What would Coach Benny/Coach Ike do??
36:42 IO - The struggle of the last 2 years
39:22 IO - Here for this - Kei Kamara/CJ Sapong leprechaun celebration
42:19 HFT - Fashion hits/misses
47:02 HFT - David Beckham is a good human
48:21 What’s on Tap


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