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On Saint Patrick’s day at Talen Energy Stadium, the Son’s of Ben were gifted with a start from the new Philadelphia Union number 10, Borek Dockal in a 0-0 draw with the Columbus Crew.
Replacing Anthony Fontana, Dockal looked like he needed time to settle in in the early going. But while that happened the Union defense held firm and kept the fast-starting Crew off of the scoreboard. In their second game together, the pairing of Auston Trusty and Jack Elliott looked more assured and were able to keep Zardes at bay.
It looked like the Union were heading into the 2018-2019 season without making any major additions to their midfield. Further, the departures of veterans Brian Carroll and failed experiment with Maurice Edu were two major losses the team would face in the midfield for the upcoming season. It seemed that Sporting Director Earnie Stewart and Coach Jim Curtain were satisfied with forging ahead with Alejandro Bedoya and Haris Medunjanin anchoring the unit in the central midfield. Until they added Borek Dockal.
It’s looking like the Philadelphia Union are adding a new face to the coaching staff. After the departure of Mike Sorber to LAFC during the offseason, reports are coming out of the Netherlands that the Union have added Dick Schreuder as an assistant coach. Schreuder will leave his post as head coach of VV Katwijk in the Dutch third division to join the team.
Embed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Union have gotten the offseason to a great start by locking up Andre Blake, signing Home Grown players and trading for David Accam. But all signs point to them not being done with the offseason with Jim Curtin and Earnie Stewart wanting to add a 10 to the roster. […]
