Many thought Kyle Nakazawa would be on the wrong side of the expansion draft protected list, but the Union made it clear how much they value their young attacking midfielder when the big moment came. Nakazawa talks to PSP about his first season and the type of player he wants to be next year.
One of the league’s youngest players showed quickly this year that if you get him the ball in scoring position, he will finish it. Check out PSP’s season review on Jack McInerney.
Having endured a rough first-half of the season (along with the rest of his defensive mates), Michael Orozco Fiscal roared back into form in the second-half, cementing his spot in the center of the Union defense and proving that there is a lot more to come as the Union mature into a veteran MLS side.
He led the Union in minutes and was the second player to score for the expansion franchise. Hard-working left back Jordan Harvey talks to PSP about playing in the Union system, scoring a fantastic goal, and his plans for the offseason.
Justin Mapp was handed a reprieve by the Union, giving him a chance to prove that he still has a lot to offer. He has repaid them for their confidence in his first season, with his star hopefully back on the rise.
Zimmerman was one of the original 10 Union players, and while he played hard when he got on the field, he didn’t get on it often enough. PSP has a season review on the young attacker.
Today marks one year since PSP launched, and we’re celebrating it by handing out a bunch of awards we just made up. Check out the first annual PSP awards marking the best and most memorable things of the season. Not only do Danny Mwanga and Sebastien Le Toux make appearances, but so too do Joe Biden and John Blutarsky from Animal House.
No Philadelphia Union player dazzled quite the way Shea Salinas did this season. Now if only he could stay healthy. PSP has a season review of the guy with the jet packs in his cleats.
The Union’s first and only captain talks to PSP about the growing pains of the team’s back line and how he prepared he was to be a defender in an attacking system.
The experienced central midfielder finds himself on the fringes of the team with the wealth of young talent in the Union midfield. But MLS rules might require him to be protected, which may not be a bad thing…
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