Analysis

Analysis / Season Reviews

Season review: Vincent Nogueira, a savior or overrated?

Vincent Nogueira was one of the top players wearing blue and gold in 2014, with many even declaring him the best ever to where the Union shirt. Was he? Can he be even better in 2015? PSP explores.

Analysis / Offseason Issues

Offseason Issues: The technical staff

The Union need to make some staff hires. Hiring one or two new coaches and a general manager will pay for itself in wins. PSP explains in the latest piece on the team’s offseason issues.

Analysis / Offseason Issues

Offseason Issues: The various drafts

This offseason features a host of drafts, notably an expansion draft in which the Union could lose players and the Chivas USA dispersal draft in which the Union could gain some. PSP’s Dan Walsh breaks it all down.

Analysis / Offseason Issues

Offseason issues: Goalkeeping

PSP’s series continues with a look at the Union’s crowded goalkeeping situation and the options for what to do about it.

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“Winter is coming”: Philadelphia Union faced with a long list of offseason issues

Kevin Kinkead reviews a laundry list of issues facing the Union in the offseason.

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The forgotten men

Can any of the players who have been sent to the bench or on loan under Jim Curtin help the Union’s playoff chances? Peter Andrews considers.

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Amobi Okugo and Maurice Edu: Contract talks and crowded midfields

If you had to pick just one to play in midfield, who would it be? Jim Curtin made his pick. PSP’s Kevin Kinkead breaks it down.

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Three questions ahead of NYRB and the U.S. Open Cup final

The Union are entering the most important home stretch in team history, beginning with two Eastern Conference six-pointers and the US Open Cup final in the span of a week. Kevin Kinkead asks who should start, who should come off the bench, and who should be rested.

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Generational change needed for MLS ratings to improve

Earl Reed opines that MLS needs to organize to shift the consuming habits of the next generation of sports fan.

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Carlos Valdes — and four DPs?

What does a Carlos Valdes return mean for the Union in terms of roster construction? How will it affect Maurice Edu? Will they have four DPs? And what’s up with PSP going international? PSP’s Dan Walsh dives in.