We’ll get to the goal in a minute here, but let’s talk a bit about this transformation.
Usually offseason plot lines revolve around new players or returning veterans and sure, the Philadelphia Union have that in spades. English number nine who is an aerial threat so far in preseason? Check. Dutch full back prodigy who has family ties to a huge club in England and used to play for AZ? Check. A pair of ex-USMNT members who could be either huge assets or big holes in the roster? Got it. Even a USMNT snub who got to watch the midfielder turned right back who replaced him get burned for a whole game by Jamaica?