To reference a decades-old Sports Illustrated headline in my basement, the Philadelphia Union are “defeated by improving.” After last week’s performance in the District, anything for the Union is improvement, but at home against New England Revolution on Friday, they looked significantly better.
However, there were plenty of misses for the Union as they dropped points against the league leaders. Let’s dive into the positives and negatives of the Union’s play.
Play the kids (please)
For the second time in the 2021 season, the Union started a youth-dominated lineup against the New England Revolution.