{"id":21933,"date":"2019-03-27T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonsoccer.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=21933"},"modified":"2021-12-14T15:12:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T20:12:10","slug":"colorado-rapids-podcast-analyzing-the-form-of-kellyn-acosta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2019\/03\/27\/colorado-rapids-podcast-analyzing-the-form-of-kellyn-acosta\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Rapids Podcast: Analyzing the Form of Kellyn Acosta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Podcast (March 27, 2019)<\/strong> &#8211; Greetings Colorado Rapids Comrades! This week on Holding The High Line, we&#8217;ve got a lot to say about the 4-4-2 diamond and Kellyn Acosta. The guys start off by breaking down the Pids loss to FC Dallas. We talk about Tommy Smith&#8217;s return, how the diamond midfield hasn&#8217;t been a diamond at all, and all the problems its causing. Oh, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keikamara\/status\/1110749859710152704\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kei Kamara can dunk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Colorado Rapids Podcast: Analyzing the Form of Kellyn Acosta<\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/id\/42846975\/#time-0&amp;darkOrLight-Light&amp;shownotes-ffffff&amp;shownotesBackground-8c001a&amp;download-8c001a&amp;downloadBackground-ffffff&amp;subscribe-ffffff&amp;subscribeBackground-8c001a&amp;share-8c001a&amp;shareBackground-ffffff\" width=\"100%\" height=\"138px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We then look ahead to Colorado&#8217;s game on Saturday against the Houston Dynamo. Red talks about the battle of best strengths vs\/ biggest weakness between the two teams. Rabbi&#8217;s got some takes on personnel and who to watch out for on Houston. We also discuss Marlon Hairston&#8217;s return to Colorado and what to expect from him in this match.<\/p>\n<p>Then we&#8217;ve got a truncated segment of Ask HTHL. The guys talk about watching soccer in Spanish and Colorado&#8217;s strength of schedule. We then put Kellyn Acosta under the microscope. The guys break down what he&#8217;s doing well and not doing well. There&#8217;s a lot of moving parts to this topic. Not sure we&#8217;ve figured it out, but it&#8217;s a good discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Russian Accent\/Kei Kamara Dunking Banter: 0:00 &#8211; 11:38<br \/>\nFC Dallas Review: 11:38 &#8211; 38:52<br \/>\nHouston Dynamo Preview: 38:52 &#8211; 51:45<br \/>\nAsk HTHL, Kellyn Acosta Special: 51:45 &#8211; 01:15:11<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blubrry.com\/rapids96_holdingthehighline\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Holding The High Line<\/a> is an independent soccer podcast focused on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/category\/rapids\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Rapids<\/a> of MLS and a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgn.fm\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beautiful Game Network<\/a>. If you like the show, please consider subscribing to us on your preferred podcatcher, giving us a review, and tell other Rapids fans about us. It helps a ton. Find us on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/holding-the-high-line-with-rabbi-and-red\/id1342392027?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/Ih6k4dg7vftmm4fjy32gdjpbh3a\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/holding-the-high-line\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blubrry.com\/rapids96_holdingthehighline\/31010358\/holding-the-high-line-with-rabbi-and-red-episode-1-pilot\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blubrry<\/a>, and many other podcatchers. See the full list of podcatchers with subscription links <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rapids96podcast\/status\/983354345910685696\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We have partnered up with the Denver Post to sustainably grow soccer journalism in Colorado. Listeners can get a three month trial of the Denver Post digital for 99\u00a2\/month. Go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/denverpost.com\/hthl\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">denverpost.com\/hthl<\/a>\u00a0to sign up. This will give you unlimited and full access to all of the Post&#8217;s online content and will support local coverage of the Rapids. Each month after the trial is $11.99\/month. There is a sports-content-only option for $6.99\/month.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rapids96podcast\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@rapids96podcast<\/a>. You can also email the show at <a href=\"mailto:rapids96podcast@gmail.com\">rapids96podcast@gmail.com<\/a>. Follow our hosts individually on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LWOSMattPollard\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LWOSMattPollard<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/soccer_rabbi\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@soccer_rabbi<\/a>. Send us questions using the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23AskHTHL&amp;src=tyah\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AskHTHL<\/a>. Our artwork was produced by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CR54Designs\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CR54 Designs<\/a>.\u00a0Juanners\u00a0does our music.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/author\/matt-pollard-featured-columnist\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Pollard<\/a> is the Site Manager for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Soccer<\/a> and an engineer by day. A Colorado Convert, he started covering the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/category\/rapids\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colorado Rapids<\/a> as a credentialed member of the press in 2016, though he&#8217;s watched MLS since &#8217;96. When he&#8217;s not watching or writing about soccer, he&#8217;s being an outdoorsman (mostly skiing and hiking) in this beautiful state or trying a new beer. For some reason, he thought that\u00a0starting a podcast with Mark was a good idea and he can&#8217;t figure out how to stop this madness. He also hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/tag\/last-word-sc-radio\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word SC Radio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Goodman, the artist formally known as\u00a0<em>Rapids Rabbi<\/em>, moved to Colorado in 2011. 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