Articles written by: Adam Cann

Adam played soccer for Haverford College and now writes about Philadelphia Union with the kind of tactical analysis rarely seen in the US. He believes soccer bars that don't open for the early game are not soccer bars. Follow him on Twitter @PSPadam. Email him at acann@phillysoccerpage.com.

Daily news roundups

Nowak: “A good recipe,” Marfan’s “vicious” moves, more news

Peter Nowak was not happy with Chivas’ in the second half, Union back line shines, changes in store after red cards.

Featured / MLS / Union / Union match reports

Chivas USA 0-1 Union; Nowak, Daniel, Garfan ejected

Michael Farfan’s brilliance became Freddy Adu’s first goal of the season. Adu backheeled the winner beyond Dan Kennedy, and the Union held on with nine men to earn a difficult road victory.

Featured / Union

Tactics: Adu in the right place against Crew

Everybody seems happy with Freddy Adu’s performance against Columbus. So what was different?

Photo By Earl Gardner
Daily news roundups / Featured

Match reports, Gaddis & Califf news

Round up of the post-game reports, video of Rafa Marquez being the worst, Ashley Young’s latest dive is (incredibly) worse than his last.

Daily news roundups

Important goose news, Adu & Pajoy ready to score

Quick links to read during today’s tailgates!

Featured / Match previews / Union

Breakdown: Union vs Crew

PSP proposes a zero striker formation for the Union and breaks down the home team’s matchup with the Columbus Crew, a bad team making the most of what they’ve got.

Daily news roundups

Best of MLS, PPL experience, TFC keeps Union off bottom

PSP’s Best Of from a Unionless weekend, James Clark picks out his big disappointments so far, and Chris Edwards says a visit to PPL will break even the biggest soccer haters.

Photo By Earl Gardner
Featured / Match previews / Union

Match preview: Union v Whitecaps

Here come the Whitecaps! Full tactical and team previews from PSP.

Daily news roundups / Featured

Harv on Califf, Adu opinions, more USA thoughts

Harvey calls Califf situation “interesting,” where should Freddy Adu play apparently still an open question, defending MacMath, and more USA news.

Featured / US / USMNT

Olympic dream slips away from Johnson, USA

A few moments of magic were not enough to nudge the United States into the semi-finals of the Olympic qualifying tournament. El Salvador’s 96th minute tying goal sent the young Americans home long before anybody expected them back.