Union lean on depth to climb Eastern Conference ladder

During last week’s press conference Philadelphia Union head coach Jim Curtin noted one of the biggest differences in this year’s team was its depth. While that word has been used by nearly every coach in every sport, the Union’s current form -- six results in their last seven matches – is a clear representation of the word “depth”.

“Three or four years ago with the roster as much as I had to dance around guys calling for ‘rotate the squad, rotate the squad’, if we did we certainly would not be able to compete with some of the other quality of the opponents that we were playing against,” Curtain said prior to the Vancouver match. “We were strong 12, 13 guys whereas now I think we can go 20…