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HISTORY HAS IT’S AYE AYE AYE’S ON YOU: Minnesota United has not endured a four-game losing streak in MLS since the final four games of the 2018 season. For reference, the only players in the 18 for the start of that losing streak — a 5-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union at Subaru Park — who are still with the team are Michael Boxall and Brent Kallman. They closed out the streak and the season with a game away against Columbus Crew SC that featured Wil Trapp and Niko Hansen — playing for the Crew. Defender Francisco Calvo had a brace in that game, if you want to get a real sense for how long it’s been since the straits have been this dire for the Loons. If the problems were strictly tactical or about the overall quality of the team, they wouldn’t necessarily be easy to remedy, but they would be somewhat clearer. Instead, the Loons have been bedeviled by a panoply of problems from individual mistakes that other teams have ruthlessly exploited to injuries to being stuck waiting for the arrival of new Designated Player Adrien Hunou while badly needing more production in front of goal.

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