Match report: FC Cincinnati 0-2 Philadelphia Union
David Accam and Marco Fabian help the Union win the franchise’s 100th MLS victory in a wet one in Cincinnati.
David Accam and Marco Fabian help the Union win the franchise’s 100th MLS victory in a wet one in Cincinnati.
As the Union prepare for their first MLS game in Cincinnati, Jim Curtin discussed that challenge and much more at his weekly press conference.
Plus Union/USL updates, Louis van Gaal interview, changing women’s landscape, more.
David Accam scored two goals just days after his father died. It not only won the Union a game, but it was more goals than he had scored all last year.
Impressive individual performances, as well as a dynamic team effort, was ultimately the deciding factor in Philadelphia’s victory against a lethargic Columbus Crew side.
PSP photographer Paul Rudderow was on hand Saturday night as the Philadelphia Union patched together a winning team by defeating the Columbus Crew 3-0. Take a look.
Plus: U23s in trouble, TV numbers in decline, and Mexico draws a crowd in California.
When Jim Curtin speaks at his weekly press conference, he usually provides clarity. This time, things remained opaque. How will the Union handle the emergence of Aaronson, the availabity of Monteiro, and the collection of international call-ups and injuries?
Have the Union traded one European GM’s tactical dogmatism for another’s? Can their fullbacks pull off a 4-4-2 diamond? Where do Picault, Accam and Ilsinho fit in? And what’s with the guys from Germanic lower divisions? PSP’s Dan Walsh poses eight key questions, plus a theory about how the Union ripped off Chicago in the Sapong trade.
What is the Union up against in the Eastern conference this season?
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