A new posting of MLS’s Spring Roster Profiles includes remains amounts of of General Allocation Money which suggest whether more deals remain in each club’s future this year.
Analysis
More evidence for spending less money
Other teams keep spending outrageous sums of money for star players. The Union keep not doing that, but winning anyway.
The unsung pieces from a flying start
Assigning credit to certain factions of the team that have been instrumental to the results in an “under the radar” fashion these first two matches.
Fresh perspective on an old problem
New ideas from the new gaffer and key performances from some new and old faces, led to the Union to victory in the season opener on Saturday night in Orlando.
No surprises from coach Carnell
While the result in Orlando may have been a surprise, how it was achieved was thoroughly telegraphed by 2025’s Union preseason and 2023’s St. Louis CITY SC performance.
Carnell’s tactical shapes in 2023 at St. Louis
The evidence from St. Louis in 2023 suggests coach Carnell’s Philadelphia Union will display greater tactical adjustment to conditions than Jim Curtin’s usually did.