Name: Gotham FC's Surprising Run to NWSL Victory Explained
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Description: Camila Ortiz discusses Gotham FC shocking everyone in the NWSL playoffs, topping elite teams, and hinting at a dynasty with smart tactics and a young roster.

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Camila, please you are the expert. How surprising was for you that #8 Gotham MFC made it all the way is laying giant after giant starting with Kansas City following by Orlando and then finalizing on on on a high note against Washington Spirits. Yeah, I mean what an exciting weekend full of so many important championship. Games, I can't say that I'm that surprised by Gotham, right? I think I myself and others painted this underdog narrative, but after watching this final, I think they just underplayed the season and really came and showed up in the finals. I mean, I love seeing the intensity of Gotham playing. They weren't scared to play the first place. They weren't scared to play the 3rd place, and in the finals they showed up and the team looked amazing. So who was the MVP of this game for you? I mean, it's gotta be Rose Lavelle with that 80th minute banger, but she couldn't have done that without the amazing assist by Bruinha, the, um, left fullback who went all the way down the line, cutting, cutting it in doing her magic around the Washington defenders, and finally Roosevelt was just able to bury the hatchet. A great moment for a, you know, brand new team if you will. This is one of the, the youngest franchises. Chiba, please tell me. This was a classic final game, you know, most of the game happened in the midfield, low scoring, uh, a lot of intensity. Do you feel that we are getting to the peak or to the best era of NWSL? Of course. I mean, first of all, let me mention like Como almost de de Porto, right, the 8th place taking the championship. None of us would thought that at the beginning. We didn't even mention Galton at all, but. To see that happening is, is, uh, is, is, is a statement that this league is growing that women's soccer, I mean, is, is becoming a reality around the world and that's something amazing to see for us the ones that love this amazing sport. And to add on to that just to kind of add to no matter how good Gotham is right now for the next few years is under. Dog tag, no matter how much butts they continue to kick, it's gonna follow them because you go back to 2022, 2023, they're at the bottom of the table and now here they are building this mini dynasty, as you said, this mini franchise team in just a matter of a few years. That's beautiful and that's amazing and that's how it starts and we're watching the start of what could be. A huge team that will dominate this league for years and make a real name for itself. Alex, how important it is for New York City to have a winning team? This is one of the biggest cities sport wise in the country. They have a struggle, but now it might be in a unseen scenario that both winners of NWSL and MLAs might come from New York. City, talk to me. I mean, not to, you know, uh, stop the train right there, but I think Miami is gonna take the MLS Cup. We will, we'll get to that later on, but I think that we have to give it to Gotham. They, you know, they showed up in this game. I called it last last week, but you know, we, we'll put that aside too. I think that it's very important for New York. You know, showing up that, uh, the recent years haven't been, you know, too easy on them, but now they have that momentum and hopefully they can even keep it, uh, going for, you know, next season. Without a doubt, Camila Gotham has every warning sign for a dynasty team. They play like you said, they underplay the season. They were not the team that will be, you know, doing headlines, getting all of the accolades throughout the season. They were. Highly building, do you foresee Gotham to continue to dominate NWSL? I mean, yeah, absolutely. I think what they showed this time around is that they could dominate knockout soccer once they get to these playoff rounds, they can show up and they can stand out, and I think that's what they do. I mean, in the past 3 years alone we've seen 2 championships and CONCACAF, so I think they're building a mini dynasty that I see being. Successful in the long run. It's also a team that beat Tigres, the champions of the men, and so we gotta congratulate Goth MFC for this 2nd championship, big ups for the champions in the East.

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