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Match preview: New York Red Bulls vs. Philadelphia Union

by Steven Whisler × on September 15, 2017 at 11:00 am × 4 comments

Philadelphia heads to New Jersey for the last time this season. Will the kids get a chance to show what they can do against a rival side?

Skill, preparation, and chance

by Chris Gibbons × on September 14, 2017 at 10:00 am × 19 comments

The Union aren’t close to being a good team. They are, however, closer than you might think to being in the thick of things.

A View from Afar / Union

The mysterious, lost season of Richie Marquez

by Dan Walsh × on September 12, 2017 at 11:00 am × 19 comments

He was the Union’s best defender for two years. Then he got benched after a sickness. PSP’s Dan Walsh looks at Richie Marquez’s lost season.

Player ratings

Player ratings: Minnesota United 1 – 1 Philadelphia Union

by Steven Whisler × on September 12, 2017 at 10:00 am × 17 comments

If you didn’t watch the game, you didn’t miss much. Did anyone stand out in a messy game in Minnesota?

Tactical Analysis

Tactical analysis: Minnesota United 1-1 Philadelphia Union

by Adam Cann × on September 11, 2017 at 12:18 pm × 13 comments

A wild and ugly game produced some intriguing tactical moves by the managers, but the scoreline reflects Philly’s chronic inability to create good chances out of good positions.

Union / Union match reports

Match report: Minnesota United 1-1 Philadelphia Union

by Peter Andrews × on September 9, 2017 at 10:15 pm × 28 comments

Goals by C.J. Sapong and Ethan Finlay canceled each other out as — with a little help from VAR — Philadelphia Union earned a 1-1 draw at Minnesota United.

Match previews / Union

Match preview: Philadelphia Union at Minnesota United

by Chris Gibbons × on September 7, 2017 at 10:30 am × 8 comments

The Union are set to face Minnesota United in Minnesota. Their away record is abysmal and so are their chances of coming out with three points.

Featured / Union

Philadelphia football: Comparing Union players to Eagles players

by Nick Fishman × on September 7, 2017 at 9:45 am × 7 comments

As the Union’s season crawls to a disappointing conclusion, the Philadelphia Eagles kick off their season this Sunday in Washington D.C. PSP is here to offer the definitive comparison of the two teams. Some choices are simple (I wonder who Doug Pederson is), while Carson Wentz’s counterpart may surprise you.

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Thoughts on coaching

by Jim O'Leary × on August 31, 2017 at 10:45 am × 7 comments

Of all the teams to choose to coach for, what makes so many Union players return as coaches?

Tactical Analysis

Tactical analysis: Philadelphia Union 2-2 Atlanta United FC

by Adam Cann × on August 28, 2017 at 3:33 pm × 20 comments

Philadelphia Union lost a lead in extra time for the second time in three matches. What can they do further up the pitch to protect the defense?

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