Philadelphia Union's offseason move for David Accam gave the club speed on both wings, and the acquisition of Borek Dockal provided a mechanism to get the ball to Accam and Fafa Picault in space. But Picault's suspension to open the season and Accam's struggles getting off the starting line meant that wide attacking role -- one that had been targeted for improvement -- was in flux from the very beginning of the year.
Jim Curtin had touted the team's depth, though, and in Marcus Epps he had a weapon that could attack in behind a back line or occupy multiple defenders with confident footwork.