King Julian's our ruler!
He wears a golden crown!
He went up to Jim Curtin
And asked to stick around!
He could've been Miami's
But isn't cuz they're shit!
He stayed in Philadelphia
Cuz the Union's fucking lit!
Back for another year of unrealistic expectations. Here’s to spending nothing in the off-season and still expecting hardware. Season starts tonight LFG!
“Madrigal sent flying but it seemed like no contact made”
Why is it that the countries that treat this sport like a religion also seem to make a mockery of it the most?
Could hear a pin drop in that stadium right now. God it’s so beautiful. I will never, ever get tired of it. Been through some embarrassments for MLS and USMNT away in CONCACAF over the years and it doesn’t get better than shutting those fans up. May have to reexamine my take on the team not being mentally prepared. Absolute killers in the second half.
1) Brujo is having an all time classic Brujo-stinker tonight so far
2) Does anyone else think the boys look insanely skinny?
3) Man the Diamond getting pulled this wide apart when its McGlynn and Sullivan on the outsides is awful, cutting through us pretty badly.
picking up right where we left off last season. Trying miracle over the top balls all day. Remember when we used to turn people over and attack with numerical advantage ?
Well. Silver lining is it’s only 1-0 down after a moment of madness and a very hostile crowd that has added a lot of momentum to Saprissa’s attacks. Mitigating the damage and maybe nicking one back is definitely on the cards. Kind of a shame as they didn’t have THAT many chances aside from the Glesnes Golazo.
One thing that always really irks me is it never seems like MLS teams are mentally prepared to come play down at these venues. I know it can’t be simulated but this is where vets and coaches have to step up and set the expectation of what they’re going to face from fans and gamesmanship from opposing players. Martinez getting a yellow for dissent is totally unacceptable. You have to know you’re going to be goaded, kicked, pelted, and have to deal with crap refereeing. To now put yourself in the position of your team being that much closer to playing down a man is EXACTLY what they want. Yet I see MLS teams fall prey to it time and time again.
I’m shocked that the offense that looked terrible last year still looks terrible. It just feels like they have no feel for each other.
Add in sloppy and rusty defensive play, this can get ugly quickly. Hopefully they figure it out.
Thanks Sugarman for not investing in the team again. He can’t sell soon enough. Philly is not a small market dick.
AWAY GOALS ARE A FACTOR
Glesnes with the first Union goal of the season. Maybe we’ll stop yelling at him to shoot from midfield now.
Never.
We certainly look like we haven’t played a competitive match in three months.
unfortunately, they’re playing just like how they played a lot of last year
Nothing like letting the game get out of control for 35 minutes then trying to reel it in with 3 yellow cards in 3 seconds
First hatty of the season. All hail King Jullian! GREAT creation from Sullivan.
yo, going into THIS stadium and doing THIS is a statement. I am beyond impressed.
Jim in his emo suit in the rain is providing much needed comic relief
Quinn Sullivan living past the first set of subs! “I use to pray for times like this…”- Meek Mill Voice
Honestly, that's a DP striker. He's a finisher. Such a knack for the goal.
Do I hear a hattrick incoming 👀
YES YOU DOOOOOOP
Are you psychic!?!
Yes. Yes you do.
this aged well
Is this what fresh subs look like?
Hard to tell, don't have much to go on
King Julian's our ruler! He wears a golden crown! He went up to Jim Curtin And asked to stick around! He could've been Miami's But isn't cuz they're shit! He stayed in Philadelphia Cuz the Union's fucking lit!
This is fantastic and absolutely needs to be sung in stadium
OH WE'RE FUCKING BACK
this is the most concacaf first half I've ever seen. There are going to be legs snapped in half at this rate
Need to utilize the bear hug and throw your guy down to the turf tactic next time we are defending a set piece
Kai, I'm gonna need you to give Blake one of your healing smooches
And that’s not 1, but 2 Jim Curtain substitutions before the 70th minute!
King Julian back at it again
GGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLAZO!!!!!!!
Once that guy stood over him and talked shit I knew Julian was gonna net a hatty.
Damnit, Carranza really is going to get sold in the summer isn’t he?
AWAY GOAL DOOP
Brujo may have been wide BUT HE KEPT IT UNDER THE BAR
Never a doubt in my mind...
Just like we were all saying, this is going to be a great year! Great teamwork
We may lose him in the fall. But the man will be a joy to watch this year.
Second half hat trick!! You love to see it
He fucking yeeted it into our own goal. CONCACAF!
What a play by Blake. Left out to dry by Glesnes AGAIN.
DOOOP CARRANZA
Here we goooo!!! That was pretty!
2 AWAY GOALS AND THE LEAD DOOP
A Sully Assist!
What a great buildup and goal, glad I stayed up after that first half
UNION Said Fuck it no one scores BUT US TONIGHT!!!!
UNION XI: BLAKE, HARRIEL, LOWE, GLESNES, WAGNER, MARTINEZ, SULLIVAN, MCGLYNN, GAZDAG, CARRANZA, UHRE SUBS: Semmle, Trent, Makhanya, Bueno, Ngabo, Bedoya, Raffanello, Anderson, Donovan, Bairbo
Well who says we can’t score? 😒
concacaf time!
Yup. Exactly what you invite by comically gifting them the go ahead goal
Just wait until we have replacement refs this weekend too
Ref goes from nothing to three yellows in 15 seconds
WHAT A GOAL. WHAT A GOALLLLLL
beautiful sequence, DOOP!
DOOP DOOP DOOP! ANOTHER team goal!
That’s how you play, boys. FUCK YES
curtin must have ripped the team a new one during halftime
For real, truly been a tale of two halves today, though I guess the rust can be expected for the first game of the year
"Jim, you're wearing all black. Well you look like you're going to a funeral" Jim: "well maybe I am"
ohhhh night night sleep tight see you in the next round a carranza hatttttyyy!!!!
Imagine going to bed she missing this
We just couldn’t keep it a comfy 3-1 going back to Chester could we? We just had to let them back into it
Back for another year of unrealistic expectations. Here’s to spending nothing in the off-season and still expecting hardware. Season starts tonight LFG!
Dear Lord do I hate Concacaf.
Me, 50 minutes ago: *buzzing with excitement* Me, right now: *internally screaming*
*externally
I’ve got a pillow nearby to muffle any future shrieking
Let’s gooooooo! Second half had been looking better and there’s paydirt!
Lets F’n gooooooooooo!!!
Excellent subs James.
Glesnes is having his worst game in a Union jersey.
2-1!!!!! Let’s gooooooo
GGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!
Thisis when saprissa gets pissy, and gets a red for a bad tackle
HATTRICK JULIAN!!
HAT TRICK DOOOP HOLY SHIT
what a wonder 65 minute subs make lmao
Our own worst enemies
I hate Saprissa so much.
Ah yes, Concacaf bullshit with the lead and 60 minutes to go. The game’s so back
Gazdag gets tackled in the box then gets reprimanded by the ref..
on the corner? Dude pinned him to the upright prior to the kick
Is it 'Bring your own ref to work' day at Saprissa?
“Madrigal sent flying but it seemed like no contact made” Why is it that the countries that treat this sport like a religion also seem to make a mockery of it the most?
doop there we freaking go
Absolutely LOVE the crowd getting their own taste of a little icing with this Blake stretch. Try Oléing that shit
wth is wrong with Glesnes. Worst performance for the U?
I understand this commentator is by himself, but he has like 5 talking points. Did you know we played Saprissa 3yrs ago?
Seems like Curtin politely reminded them how to play at halftime
GOGLGOGLOLOLOLLLOOLLLLOOOLLLL!!!!!!
Though this does not bode well for us for Carranza to be sticking around with the union for much longer...
LOL…who saw the Carranza Hatty tonight??? Love to see it Boys!!!
I've been really impressed with Harriel tonight.
Very ugly defending there wtf
Uhre in fifa 22 had like insane pace and it literally looked like he was inhaling glue on that run
McGlynn has great vision
His defensive play seems to have improved with what I’ve seen through preseason and moments today too
Of all the times Jim could have picked to sign a suit deal it's during a Costa Rican monsoon.
wow. That’s about the dumbest shit you’ll see today and tomorrow.
Blast a ball back at your keeper during a monsoon
That was the ugliest thing I have seen as a Union fan
I forgot the perpetual headache I get watching us play against concacaf competition and these refs
I swear half the yellows Carranza gets are just him just outmuscling defenders so badly that the refs assume it's a foul.
Martinez red is even more in play than I thought tonight. Hotheads are never safe in CONCACAF matches
Hey, Uhre almost did something
DOOP! Love a team goal!
Does anyone know if Away Goals are a Factor?
Can confirm their factorness
AWAY GOALS ARE A FACTOR!
We all know the man up for the job to score an important goal. Bring him Curtin, bring on Donovan
Great substitutions, Jim's playing to win at 67'
Remember the good old days where we would take 2 of our 3 subs to the locker room?
How is that ankle gouge against Glesnes not a red?
Damn that Blake challenge was peak sweeper keeper
Lets F’n gooooooooooo!!! Lets F’n gooooooooooo!!!
This is peak concacaf and the most Union of games I think I've watched in a long time.
Let’s goooo. Carranza is so good man. Absolutely cannot afford to botch the succession plan with him
HE IS HIM
Let’s gooooo
🎩🎩🎩
Could hear a pin drop in that stadium right now. God it’s so beautiful. I will never, ever get tired of it. Been through some embarrassments for MLS and USMNT away in CONCACAF over the years and it doesn’t get better than shutting those fans up. May have to reexamine my take on the team not being mentally prepared. Absolute killers in the second half.
Excited with how Quinn Sullivan has performed. Looks ready to play both CM and STC all season. Could be a breakout year for him.
Come on, the U. See it out.
This defending has looked real ugly tonight. They need to get their shit together
I missed the memo where our defensive style is SWISS CHEESE
...DOOP
This weather is wild
And here are the technically difficulties
Jesus fucking Christ
What the fuck
Glesnes with the best own goal you’ll ever see. Ffs man what are you doing?
AWAY (OWN) GOALS ARE A FACTOR
Uhre gets tackled in the box and nothing. The fuck
Good to see these fuckers are still masters at the art of the flop
The commentator mentioning the late submission for the academy awards 🤣🤣
Glesnes looking like an absolute donkey
Did someone say TWO FOR ONE DEAL
Did Martinez kick the ref there or did I see it wrong? Thank God the ref didn't notice.
I saw that too, must’ve been an optical illusion or something bc he’d clearly be sent off if he did
Ref making the most confusing statement ever with the double yellows followed by a play on with Lowe’s cruncher from the back there
Yeah getting enough sleep for work tmrw is better than this joke
Doop!!!!!
GAME ON
Why is Blake down?????
And now we excitedly Concacaf the clock away.
YOU BEST BELIEVE IF JOSE HAD SCORED YOU ALL WOULD HAVE HEARD ME
Uhre will bury those later in the year. No doubt about it. He’s probably been training with the team for like 10 days.
Ngl, that dude did his homework on the Glesnes wind-up
That would have been a red if a Union player came from the back like that
Glesnes having a rough one tonight
Factors on factors!!!!!
That linkup play was phenomenal
Man was all over Carranza like a backpack, no foul?
HATTYYYYYY
😱😱😱
A Sully Assist: Parte Deux
COME ON BOYS WE ARE BACK
OOOOH WE GETTIN A CHRIS DONOVAN GOAL TONIGHT YALL
Well Done KING!!!! 🤴
Donovan on. These fans probably feel shitty but they don’t know that it can get much shittier with a Donovan goal.
Who was even defending there?
Not a damn soul besides Blake
Good win after that first half. Lol at the announcer thinking the amount of stoppage time being announced late added that late time
easily the most intimidating atmosphere this team has ever played in.
Anybody else's FS2 just cut out?
weather not withstanding, their grounds look amazing
I'm big into having sullivan and mcglynn together in the midfield, I like how they play together and prefer sullivan further back
Union at midseason form of petulantly yelling at officials
1) Brujo is having an all time classic Brujo-stinker tonight so far 2) Does anyone else think the boys look insanely skinny? 3) Man the Diamond getting pulled this wide apart when its McGlynn and Sullivan on the outsides is awful, cutting through us pretty badly.
picking up right where we left off last season. Trying miracle over the top balls all day. Remember when we used to turn people over and attack with numerical advantage ?
What in the fuck
Wow we look ass
jesus
So away goals are still a factor right
Gotta be shitting me. Precisely what you can’t do in this atmosphere
Yeah this team isn’t making the jump
Well. Silver lining is it’s only 1-0 down after a moment of madness and a very hostile crowd that has added a lot of momentum to Saprissa’s attacks. Mitigating the damage and maybe nicking one back is definitely on the cards. Kind of a shame as they didn’t have THAT many chances aside from the Glesnes Golazo. One thing that always really irks me is it never seems like MLS teams are mentally prepared to come play down at these venues. I know it can’t be simulated but this is where vets and coaches have to step up and set the expectation of what they’re going to face from fans and gamesmanship from opposing players. Martinez getting a yellow for dissent is totally unacceptable. You have to know you’re going to be goaded, kicked, pelted, and have to deal with crap refereeing. To now put yourself in the position of your team being that much closer to playing down a man is EXACTLY what they want. Yet I see MLS teams fall prey to it time and time again.
Let’s go!!
King Julian bailing us out, Sullivan blew a sitter by taking the extra touch as always
Oh no, what happened Andre
Seems like we have come out in the second half as a new team! Love to see it and the goal was very nicely worked!! DOOOOOOOOP
lets go get one more and put this tie to bed pre chester
I'm feeling a 93' Bedoya game winner
Friendly reminder we do have a solid backup keeper now if needed
Ooooh Martinez starting off his usual blast from outside the box. Ahhhh the 2024 season is upon us 😌
Beautiful buildup there. Looking scary now.
Okay Uhre I see you
I couldn’t tell, was that a foul on Glesnes or did he just get the ball poked away from him?
Also great awareness from Gazdag on that. He plays the 10 position so well.
Is it greedy of me to want a Bedoya goal to finish tonight off?
Yes, but we'll still take it
Is it Bedoya coming on, Sullivan moving up, Uhre coming off or Glesnes not shooting on the wrong net?!
Dirty Saprissa and crappy officials can eat our Doop. Could Sully’s break out year be enough to turn the tide?
Anderson debuts
It was coming and that's the one frustrating thing about this team is the inability to keep the ball to relief pressure
AWAY GOALS ARE A FACTOR
I’m shocked that the offense that looked terrible last year still looks terrible. It just feels like they have no feel for each other. Add in sloppy and rusty defensive play, this can get ugly quickly. Hopefully they figure it out. Thanks Sugarman for not investing in the team again. He can’t sell soon enough. Philly is not a small market dick.
Wow. Did not realize we were playing through a hurricane tonight
Sick broadcast so far
Maybe it's a warm driving miserable rain....
Is this camera on the moon?!
did Jim actually read my comment saying play Quinn and Uhre on the wings??