There was a lot placed on the shoulders of a homegrown player making his professional debut. No one could have expected a performance like this. Derrick Jones is PSP’s player of the week.
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Player ratings: Whitecaps 0-0 Union
Who impressed? Who didn’t? PSP hands out player ratings for the Union’s opener.
Player to watch: Alejandro Bedoya
We look at Alejandro Bedoya, the final player in the season preview’s “Players to watch” series. The U.S. international will be asked to do many things. Where will he excel, where will he struggle, and is he the face of the Philadelphia Union?
Player to Watch: Derrick Jones
Mental quick study Derrick Jones may become the first product of the Union Academy and wholly-owned affiliate Bethlehem Steel FC to start for the Union as a complementary player to Haris Medunjanin and Alejandro Bedoya.
Stock rising/falling: Union 2-3 DC United
The Union wrapped up preseason play with dispiriting 3-2 loss to DC United. Which players took advantage of the opportunity? New PSP writer Nick Fishman breaks it down.
Stock rising/falling: Union 1-0 Rowdies
Haris Medunjanin, Adam Najem and Ray Gaddis really stood out, but who hurt themselves in the Union’s Saturday friendly? New PSP writer Jim O’Leary breaks it down.