Plus: Diego Chara finds a new way to earn a card, Pulisic is doing fine, and a “shocking” development around the Qatar World Cup.
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Postgame analysis: Union 1-3 Toronto FC
Lineup choices, the end of the right-side tilt, the 3-5-2, and the foibles of Haris Medunjanin. PSP’s Peter Andrews breaks down the good and the bad from a disappointing loss in the season opener.
Player ratings: Philadelphia Union 1 – 3 Toronto FC
With a scoreline like that, there were obviously significant problems. But it wasn’t all bad news as far as individual performances go.
The Negadelphian’s Guide to the Union in 2019
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.
Is the Union’s back line as young as we think?
They’re short on years, but with the experience under their belts they can be held to a higher standard.
Grading Ernst Tanner’s offseason moves
Ernst Tanner’s first offseason in Philadelphia is complete. PSP’s Peter Andrews issues a report card for the German’s major transactions.