About this episode

Todd and José discuss the Philadelphia Union's 1-1 draw against Columbus Crew and analyze various aspects of the match and team performance.

The Philadelphia Union remain winless in six home MLS matches after drawing 1–1 with the Columbus Crew, thanks to a goal from Milan Iloski that tied the game. Todd and José discuss their thoughts from the match, including the Union starting games in second gear, Ben Bender's performance at left back, whether Bradley Carnell will still be in charge by the Union's next home game in July, and assessing Carnell's second-half changes. Finally, they discuss Blunder of The Week for what may be the most obvious match fixing own goal ever? Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew: Union winless in six MLS home games: [11:01] Have we seen players progress under Bradley Carnell: [23:50] How can Union start games better: [38:40] Assessing Bradley Carnell's second half changes: [48:19] Ben Bender's performance at left back: [56:05] Will Bradley Carnell will still be in charge by the Union's next home game in July: [1:08:35] Blunder of The Week: Mara Sugar FC own goal against Mathare United: [1:05:35] Social Media: Twitter: @FreeKickPod Instagram: @FreeKickPod Facebook: @FreeKickPod YouTube: The Free Kick https://thefreekick.substack.com/ Jose's Social Media: Twitter: @JoserNunez91…

People in this episode

Host: Todd Lewis

Guest: José

Topics covered

• MLS
• Philadelphia Union
• Columbus Crew
• match analysis
• Bradley Carnell
• soccer performance
• match fixing

Keywords

• Philadelphia Union
• Columbus Crew
• MLS
• Bradley Carnell
• Milan Iloski
• match analysis
• soccer
• Blunder of The Week
• Ben Bender

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Philadelphia Union, Columbus Crew, Mara Sugar FC, Mathare United

Places: Philadelphia, Columbus

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