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Tactical analysis: Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Philadelphia Union

LaSalle’s Taylor Thames dissects SKC v Union

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Tactical analysis: Philadelphia Union 2-2 Chicago Fire

LaSalle coach Taylor Thames dissects the tactics from Opening Night at Subaru Park.

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Narrow margins: The Union’s tactics and success in 2022

James Nalton looks at what’s made the Union so good this year, beginning with their defensive structure.

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Match analysis: Philadelphia Union 0–1 New England Revolution

Jeremy Lane delves into the data to understand the Union’s confounding form.

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Match analysis: Club América 2–0 Philadelphia Union

So, it turns out Club América are just as good as advertised.

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Match analysis: Philadelphia Union 1–1 Chicago Fire

The Chicago draw brought more of the same listless, uncreative attacking soccer from the Union. However, Jeremy Lane manages to find some straws to cling to.

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Match analyses: Columbus and Chicago

It’s been a busy week in Unionland, with three games packed in. As a result, Jeremy Lane gives you a two-fer today, with analysis of both the home win over Columbus and the road draw against Chicago.

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Match analysis: Philadelphia Union 3–0 Portland Timbers

An undermanned Portland Timbers side came to Subaru Park on Sunday, and were summarily dispatched, 3-0. Here’s how the Union did it.

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Match analysis: Chicago Fire 0–2 Philadelphia Union

On Saturday afternoon, the Union comfortably dispatched with a weak Chicago Fire team, 2–0, without ever hitting high gear.

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Match analysis: Columbus Crew 0–0 Philadelphia Union

It was the first game of the year, but also the third. So, what did we learn?