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?
The Sounders can’t score, but then again neither could the Revolution. The Union’s shaky defense needs to step up if the team wants to earn full points against a desperate Western Conference foe.
The Revs need three points heading into a tough May, but the Union have been a force on the road and New England’s vaunted back line was torn to shreds by Jacques McHenry last week.
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