Ken Tribbett’s rough night overshadowed a number of other consistent problems that have plagued the second half of the Union’s 2016 season.
Player ratings
Analysis & Player Ratings: Revolution 0-4 Union
Alejandro Bedoya’s debut brought balance to the Union midfield while the Revolution continued to flail.
Analysis and Player Ratings: DC United 2-2 Union
Philadelphia Union fought back, and fought through the defense’s worst passing performance of the season. Then they stopped fighting. Or, to be more accurate, they stopped fighting as a team.
Analysis & player ratings: Union 1-2 Real Salt Lake
Many teams go through late summer swoons in MLS. Philadelphia Union have not been “found out,” and they are not revealing long-hidden weaknesses. They are making individual mistakes, bad defensive reads, and playing too direct.
Player ratings & analysis: Montreal Impact 5-1 Philadelphia Union
The Union lost. Big.
Player ratings & analysis: Union 2-2 New York Red Bulls
Fabian Herbers and Chris Pontius guided the Union to a come-from-behind draw against New York Red Bulls.