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.

Season Reviews

Season review: Jeff Parke

Jeff Parke chose to come home to play soccer this season, and the Union benefited from a very good season from the veteran defender.

Interview / Union

John Hackworth lays out his postseason plans

Union manager John Hackworth laid out his offseason plan to PSP, breaking down his team’s offseason needs, which players are returning (or not), designated player prospects, recent scouting trips to Europe and South America, and plans to fix the midfield.

Analysis

Roger Torres, and other things

Some words on the prospective Roger Torres departure and the MLS playoffs, courtesy of PSP’s Dan Walsh.

Season Reviews

Season review: Sheanon Williams

PSP kicks off its annual season reviews for Union players with Sheanon Williams, one of the best right backs in MLS.

Analysis / Union

It’s over. Now what? (2013 edition)

The off-season has begun for Philadelphia Union. PSP’s Dan Walsh looks at the major issues facing the Union this off-season, assesses the team’s needs, and evaluates which players will likely stay or depart.

Analysis / Union

A coda: Union, 2013

Somehow, that seemed how it was supposed to end for Philadelphia Union. But that game sure was exciting. PSP’s Dan Walsh offers a coda for the Union’s 2013 season.

Union

They are who we thought they were

The Union have fallen out of the playoff picture because they failed to beat the four teams they needed to beat. Yet somehow, they still have a playoff shot. PSP’s Dan Walsh breaks it down.

Union

To punch or counterpunch?

The Union went into Saturday’s road game the same way they have gone into every road game this year, and they got the same kind of result. Meanwhile, their playoff competitors got road wins. For the Union to make the playoffs, draws probably won’t be enough in their final two games. PSP lays it out.

Raves

Raves: Ray Gaddis

He looks like a choir boy. He runs like a cheetah. Ray’s got game. PSP kicks off this year’s series of Raves with a rave about Ray Gaddis.

Photo by Earl Gardner
Opinion / Union

This is why we love the game

An impossible sprint back to stop a goal and save the game. A inch-perfect free kick to win it. This is why we love soccer: For the spectacular. PSP’s Dan Walsh lays it out.