The Union are a veteran team built to win now
PSP’s Dan Walsh looks at how Earnie Stewart quickly turned a young team with a smattering of veterans into a veteran team with a smattering of youth.
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A View from Afar / Commentary
A View from Afar / Commentary
Five thoughts on Philadelphia Union
Matt Polster is expendable, and so is Ray Gaddis. These and other Philadelphia Union-oriented observations, courtesy of PSP’s Dan Walsh.
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Union must be smart, not reactive, in addressing the defense
Philly’s defensive issues can be addressed numerous ways. The club should stick to their long-term plan and invest in midfield, not in back.
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Blake’s award reflects importance to team, not just skill in net
Like the rest of the Union defense, Andre Blake was far from perfect in 2016. But his play offered confidence to a team that often struggled for consistency over a long MLS season.
A View from Afar / Commentary
The source of USMNT malaise is obvious
Attendance at USMNT matches is down 23%. The USMNT has lost its first two Hex matches for the first time ever. The malaise surrounding the team is obvious. What do you think?
A View from Afar / Commentary
What do the Union need this off-season?
PSP’s Dan Walsh runs down Philadelphia Union’s likely off-season needs.
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Ken Tribbett’s errors obscure larger facts in Union playoff loss
Ken Tribbett will have nightmares for years about Sebastian Giovinco and Jozy Altidore, but there was more to the Union’s playoff loss than that, PSP’s Dan Walsh writes. Also, a note on the retiring Conor Casey.
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Making the playoffs is an achievement. Enjoy it.
Worry about the offseason when we get there, says Peter Andrews. The Union aren’t dead yet.
A View from Afar / Commentary
Union playoff appearance more formality than achievement
When Roland Alberg was caught on camera apparently telling Tranquillo Barnetta to “f*ck off” during Sunday’s loss to NYRB, it seemed to sum up the Union’s late season collapse into the playoffs, PSP’s Dan Walsh writes. But that wasn’t the only thing.
A View from Afar / Commentary
The Union’s collapse is not a regression to the mean
The Union should be a good team right now. Instead, they’re collapsing toward the playoffs so poorly that they don’t deserve the off-season, and the coaching staff deserves some of the blame, writes PSP’s Dan Walsh.
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