A solid professional and valuable veteran presence in the locker room, Mapp’s presence in the midfield could be frustratingly ambiguous.
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Season review: Peter Nowak
Soccer is not often seen as an American sport, but MLS – for all it’s flaws – is America’s version. Steeped as it is in American history, Philadelphia needed a manager who considered the MLS his sport, and the MLS Cup his championship. Peter Nowak was widely praised as that manager when he arrived. After a complicated season, where does Philadelphia’s manager stand now?
Season Review: Amobi Okugo
Possibly the most exciting prospect on a team full of them, can we expect big things from the under-20 US international in 2011? Yes we can…
Season review: Kyle Nakazawa
Many thought Kyle Nakazawa would be on the wrong side of the expansion draft protected list, but the Union made it clear how much they value their young attacking midfielder when the big moment came. Nakazawa talks to PSP about his first season and the type of player he wants to be next year.
Season review: Danny Califf
The Union’s first and only captain talks to PSP about the growing pains of the team’s back line and how he prepared he was to be a defender in an attacking system.
Season Review: Eduardo Coudet
The experienced central midfielder finds himself on the fringes of the team with the wealth of young talent in the Union midfield. But MLS rules might require him to be protected, which may not be a bad thing…