Match report: Philadelphia Union 1-3 Portland Timbers
The Union limped out of the gates in 2012, falling in a 3-1 defeat against the Portland Timbers.
The Union limped out of the gates in 2012, falling in a 3-1 defeat against the Portland Timbers.
Torres unavailable against Portland with ankle injury. Nowak says the Union can go all the way. Pre-match news and previews. More Union news.
Le Toux off the mark, Gomez says he’ll be a leader, Mapp and Harvey updates, SiBorg wants you to stop asking questions about the salary cap, more
Plenty of Union previews, Vancouver nicknames Le Toux, Nowak talks Adu, and Union’s youth is team’s biggest question mark.
MLS is won and lost in the middle of the pitch. Should the Union choose to employ a 4-2-3-1, they will at least begin with a numeric advantage around the center circle.
About that Belen scrum, er, scrimmage, Nowak says things were getting “chippy, Califf is “proud of the guys.” Gomez and Torres make top 10 lists. Nobody can agree if the Union’s offseason moves have helped or hurt the team.
Philadelphia Union cut loose Tanzanian international Nizar Khalfan, loosening up a crowded midfield situation.
The Union opened up against Orlando City in a 4-4-2, deploying three of the offseason’s major acquisitions.
Despite being sometimes looked down on as the stodgy preference of boot ball teams, the 4-4-2 provides the 2012 Union with a lot of flexibility and attacking options.
What’s better than a goal? More goals. Play the 4-3-3 and everyone will score. A lot.
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