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Philadelphia Union’s Matej Oravec, Jose Martinez making cases to start Week 1

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The Philadelphia Union will call upon new arrivals to fill one of the biggest voids opened from the offseason departures.

The No. 6 spot was held by Haris Medunjanin for the last three seasons. The 34-year-old played 8.647 regular-season minutes over 98 games.

Although a consistent force in the lineup who contributed 29 assists, Medunjanin had his defensive weaknesses that were displayed more in the conversion from the 4-2-3-1 to 4-4-2 as the club’s base formation in 2019.

With Medunjanin now at FC Cincinnati, new arrivals Matej Oravec and Jose Martinez will be tasked with making the No.