PSP’s Dylan Gerstley recaps the overarching themes of Bethlehem Steel’s inaugural season and sees a team with a bit of an identity crisis.
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The player development path and latest notes on Cap’n Mo
Tim Jones on how the Union’s development path differs from NYRB’s and observations on Maurice Edu’s 90-minute performance with Bethlehem against Charleston Battery.
The captain’s return
Maurice Edu has gotten his first match minutes since September of 2015, playing a little over a half an hour for Bethlehem Steel on Sunday. How did he look?
Some history
The Union’s USL project is unconventional to the point of experiment, valuing player development above all.
Another Steel loss spotlights lack of depth
Another Bethlehem Steel loss has exposed the same institutional problems as the prior ones: Insufficient depth on a roster far too small. PSP’s Tim Jones illustrates how.
Why did Bethlehem and Philadelphia loan a top player for nothing?
Bethlehem Steel’s playoff chances may have ended once they loaned former USL all-star center back Mickey Daly to the Carolina RailHawks, seemingly for nothing. So why were Bethlehem and parent club Philadelphia Union so charitable? Tim Jones has a theory.