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# Joe Lowery opines on San Diego FC and many others before covering Austin FC: Emergency Podcast, Episode 35
- URL: https://verdeallday.com/emergency-podcast-episode-35-joe-lowery-mls-review/
- Published: 2025-02-26T14:30:51.000Z
- Updated: 2025-02-26T22:42:51.000Z
- Description: It was time for a look a bit beyond Austin FC for this edition of Emergency Podcast.
- Author: Phil West
- Tags: 2025 season, mls, emergency podcast

We've got an unusual (for us) and fun (for all you MLS fans) Emergency Podcast just up: Joe Lowery, of [Backheeled](https://www.backheeled.com/?ref=verdeallday.com) and [Total Soccer Show](https://www.totalsoccershow.com/?ref=verdeallday.com) fame, shared his thoughts on the first matchweek of the 2025 MLS season after writing around 50,000 words worth of season previews. 

To give you a sense of what he noticed about Verde (currently 15th in Backheeled's power rankings, consistent of other leaguewide pundits), here's a glimpse at what he wrote about the 1-0 win over SKC: 

"Estevez mostly used lone-forward fronts during his time in charge of FC Dallas, but opted for a look that very much featured Owen Wolff playing on the same line as Brandon Vazquez for most of Austin's 1-0 win over Sporting Kansas City. 

"While Wolff performed just fine in a more advanced role, there's little doubt in my mind that Estevez's shift to a front two was in preparation of club-record signing Myrto Uzuni's first start. Uzuni didn't feature over the weekend as he ramps up to match fitness, but the 29-year-old played more forward than winger in Spain and could be a neat fit next to Vazquez up top. Something to watch for." 

But the first part of our discussion centered on San Diego FC; that opening 2-0 win over the Galaxy on Sunday night might not be a fluke after all! 

Check it out on [Apple](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-35-joe-lowery-thinks-san-diego-fc-might-be/id1742052077?i=1000696077773&ref=verdeallday.com), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7hR2qSUOAWykOIbcKz0MQ3?ref=verdeallday.com), or via the embedded audio below.