Taking points away from Salt Lake city is one of the toughest tasks in MLS. Doing it without the league’s leading goalscorer is even harder. Philly will need to be fast and organizationally sound to pull off a coup in Utah.
The Union are flying high while Dallas has stalled out. Can the Western Conference power recover from an embarrassing US Open Cup loss to Portland, or will Jack McInerney pounce on his sixth game winner of the year before heading to the Gold Cup?
The Red Bulls are without Olave and Juninho as they arrive at PPL Park only three points ahead of the Philadelphia Union. Can Philly shut down Thierry Henry and match New York in the standings?
Last season the Union needed a US Open Cup run to keep spirits high as they spun down the Nowak rabbit hole. A year later, the team they beat to keep the 2012 USOC run alive is equally desperate for a catalyzing victory in cup competition.
Columbus can leapfrog the Union with a win, but the Union can give themselves some breathing room by knocking off the Crew. Two very similar teams vie to stay above water in the middle of the Eastern Conference at PPL Park Wednesday night.
If there is one team you want to see following a high-scoring loss, it is the seemingly always struggling Toronto FC.
The two most improved teams in the Eastern Conference face off on Saturday in Montreal.
LA will want at least a point against a Union squad that has maintained a flimsy home fortress. The local lads should see a midweek matchup as the perfect moment to pounce on a tired and injury-laden opponent.
The Union have been a counterattacking team on the road in 2013. Can they revert to a less possession-based style at Chicago without sacrificing the improved fluidity seen against Seattle?
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