Union manager Jim Curtin calls himself "a firm believer that you learn the most about your group in times of adversity."
Saturday's 4-1 loss to Montreal was a disastrous start to the season's stretch run. Combined with the dropped points in the 2-2 tie at Orlando on Sept. 1., what seemed like a smooth path to the playoffs now looks bumpy.
A mid-week trip across the country to face the Seattle Sounders, on a MLS-record nine-game winning streak, isn't what you want next. And with the game after that against West-leading Kansas City on Sunday, and with the game after that the U.