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Analysis / Commentary / Union

The Union’s three ironmen

Tim Jones looks at the three players who’ve shouldered the heaviest load this season.

Commentary / The Overlap / Union

The Overlap: Fatigue

Jeremy Lane thinks about what it means to be truly tired.

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The Union organization’s older teenagers

Tim Jones examines the older end of the current Philadelphia Union player development pipeline.

Commentary / The Overlap / Union

The Overlap: No longer the hunted

Jeremy Lane ruminates on what Saturday’s disappointing draw with Cincinnati means in the larger picture.

Analysis / Commentary

How schedule congestion affects practice rhythm

Tim Jones evaluates how the Union’s congested 2023 schedule is affecting the team.

Analysis / Commentary / Uncategorized

The diamond midfield is the Union’s most effective shape

Blake Zuschnitt looks at the midfield success the Union find when playing in a diamond.

Commentary / The Overlap / Union

The Overlap: The stories we tell ourselves

Jeremy Lane reflects on the strange world of MLS and the Union’s recovery, or not, from getting punched in the gut.

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The Messi paradox revisited: The Union’s humiliation

Mr. All3Points expounds on what a humiliating night in Chester means for the Union as a whole.

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The mountain, Messi, and beyond

Blake Zuschnitt reflects on the Philadelphia Union’s journey from inception to hosting Lionel Messi.

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The Messi paradox

Chris Gibbons thinks about Lionel Messi’s arrival on MLS’s shores.