Archive for November, 2011

KYW Philly Soccer Show / Podcasts

KYW Philly Soccer Show: Dominic Kinnear

Houston Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear is the guest on the latest Philly Soccer Show podcast, hosted by KYW’s Greg Orlandini and PSP’s Eli Pearlman-Storch. In part two of the pod, PSP writer Adam Cann joins Greg and Eli to debate what formation the Union should use in Thursday night’s game.

Featured / Match previews / Union

Second Leg Preview: Union v Dynamo

It’s GO TIME!!! It’s been four days since the first leg and it already feels like an eternity.

Daily news roundups / Featured

“We know we can beat them,” more playoff news

Mondragon, Le Toux and Califf say Union can beat Houston, and so does Bluto. News from Houston. Colorado and Seattle are out. Congratulations to Brad Knighton. More news.

Photo by Earl Gardner
Featured / MLS / Union

Of tactics good and bad

Breaking down the tactics used by the Union on Sunday. We even use pictures!

Featured / Match stats / Statistics

Where are the goals coming from?

With the Union in need of goals if they are to advance to the Eastern Conference Final, how have they scored this year?

Featured / MLS

Playoff previews: The 3 other games

The road to the MLS Cup goes through Kansas City, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Houston on Wednesday and Thursday. PSP previews the other three games, besides Union-Dynamo.

Daily news roundups / Featured

Houston scribe talks smack, Pauno maybe ready, The Dragon inspires, more news

Houston writer uses hole in backside as speaking orifice. Injury report: Pauno may be ready for Thursday. More on that formation. Is enlisting the help of Brit refs to improve MLS officiating a good idea? More news.

Featured / Match stats / Statistics

That new formation in stats

With two goals allowed, the five-man backline introduced in Sunday’s loss to Houston proved to be a defensive failure. But the formation was also supposed to produce offensive benefits. Did it?

Photo by Earl Gardner
Featured / Photo essays

Union v Houston: A view from the River End

PSP photographer Earl Gardner’s look at Sunday’s game as seen from the River End.

Featured / Union

The things we know: An open letter to Union players

We know a lot of things about Philadelphia Union. On Thursday, only one of them really matters. Here’s a brief, open letter to the Union’s players, courtesy of PSP.