UPDATED: The Union selected defender Tom Brandt (Penn) with their first pick of the 2012 MLS Supplemental draft. Krystian Witkowski (FW, Marist), Antoine Hoppenot (FW, Princeton), and Brandon Zimmerman (MF, Santa Clara) were also selected. PSP runs down the Union’s picks and charts the entire draft.
In this second of two installments, the PSP asks and answers questions about the Union’s goalkeeping situation, breakout stars and conference rivals.
In this first of two installments, the PSP asks and answers questions about the Union’s roster, formation and depth for the upcoming season.
What do we think, and why do we think it? PSP has a few observations about Thursday’s MLS SuperDraft.
With their first pick, the Union selected UCLA forward Chandler Hoffman.
Pre-draft coverage and the picks in the MLS SuperDraft as they happen.
John Hackworth spoke to reporters via conference call on Wednesday ahead of today’s SuperDraft. Here’s what he had to say.
Union assistant coach John Hackworth made clear that Michael Farfan’s training stint at Sunderland is an attempt to prepare for preseason, not a trial in preparation for a move abroad. [Updated]
Nobody seems to know what the Union will do in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft; experts have predicted everything from defenders to wingers for Philly with the No. 13 pick. PSP looks at potential Union targets at wing, defender and striker.
The Union finished 2011 with two strong candidates for the central attacking midfield job. When 2012 begins, they may not have either. What are the Union to do?
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