Wenger, Curtin, and the virtue of patience
Jim Curtin and Andrew Wenger could be demonstrating how the unique patience allowed in the absence of promotion and relegation may be one of Major League Soccer’s greatest virtues. PSP’s Dan Walsh explains.
Articles written by: Dan Walsh
Novelist in progress. Former newspaper & magazine reporter. Occasional freelancer. Started PSP in 2009 with some awesome guys. Moved to Italy in 2014, then the UK in 2019. See more at http://www.danielwalsh.net. Follow on Twitter @danwalsh_writes.
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Eric Ayuk and the tale of Rainbow FC
Is Eric Ayuk’s former club exploiting a loophole in FIFA’s ban on third party ownership with Ayuk and other MLS players? PSP’s Dan Walsh lays out the story of a fascinating business operating on soccer’s frontier.
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The Union are the worst team in MLS
Exactly halfway through the 2015 season, the Union are the league’s worst team, according to the standings. PSP’s Dan Walsh takes stock.
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Player of the Week: John McCarthy
John McCarthy may have scared everyone at first, but luck was on his side. Then he went and stopped three straight penalty kicks, and that was no luck at all.
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Wouldn’t it be cool if …?
Philadelphia Union will host one of those promotions this weekend that, if you were a nine-year-old, you would think is awesome. That got PSP’s Dan Walsh thinking about other things that would be totally cool.
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The Union return to competence
Despite the loss to D.C. United, Philadelphia Union solidified the notion that they may be a competent team again. PSP’s Dan Walsh has some observations on that and other Union matters.
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The Union start finding some answers
Philadelphia Union never should have been as bad as their record was, and now they’re starting to solve some of the problems that led to that record. PSP’s Dan Walsh looks at how.
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The ball goes in, the knives come out
Philly went full Philly on Sunday night, as frustrated fans finally cut loose against Union ownership before a hometown kid scored a dramatic game-winner. PSP’s Dan Walsh lays it out.
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The wrath of the soccer gods
The soccer gods are not pleased with Philadelphia Union and have gleefully unleashed their wrath. PSP’s Dan Walsh regretfully explains.
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What the next Union general manager must do
Philadelphia Union look like a broken club. What must a new general manager do to fix them? And what kind of person should the Union hire? PSP’s Dan Walsh lays it out.
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