Category: Minnesota United
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Only the players can end MNUFC’s collapse
Minnesota United’s collapse down the stretch has been bewildering at every turn. It began with a fairly understandable defeat in Utah – it was a midweek game, it was a thousand degrees in Salt Lake City, and MNUFC was resting a bunch of players. It was easy enough to write it off at the time. […]
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MNUFC in the Northwest? Four Increasingly-Unlikely Options for 2023 MLS Realignment
We’re nearing the end of the MLS season, and when the dust finally settles and a champion is crowned, it’ll be time for the one event that grips the entire soccer world, bringing people from every corner of the globe together into one community! Of course I am talking about the MLS offseason. And this […]
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Loon droppings: Playoffs? Home playoffs? Who knows?
As the final International break before the 2022 FIFA World Cup comes to an end, all eyes in Major League Soccer are on the respective playoff sides in each conference. With just two matchweeks left in the campaign, it’s make-or-break for much of the league, including a Minnesota United team who actively occupies the final […]
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What’s wrong with Minnesota United?
Across the state of Minnesota, from Warroad to Caledonia and Luverne to Grand Marais, a cry has gone up: what’s wrong with Minnesota United? What happened to the team that won eight out of eleven games, that rocketed from below the playoff line into contention, briefly, for a top-three spot in the Western Conference? Where […]
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Silver linin(xG): Underlying numbers paint a better picture for MNUFC
I’ve got something shocking to tell you: according to the underlying “Expected Goals” numbers, the Loons just had their best stretch of the year. I can hear you now: Game’s not played on a spreadsheet, mate! Duly noted. Also noted: the only statistic that counts in the standings is the one that shows that Minnesota’s […]
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Goalless and Winless: Minnesota United’s scoring woes have come at the worst time
A 1-0 loss to the Portland Timbers on the road in Week 30 saw Minnesota United FC lose their third straight game to a Western Conference playoff contender, with each respective side shutting out the Loons. The three match stretch has seen MNUFC concede seven goals while failing to find the back of the net […]
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The Loons don’t have a crisis, but another bounce-back opportunity
It’s been a rough few days for Minnesota United. Fans could be forgiven for pressing their panic buttons. Right on the heels of one of the most successful runs in Loons history, Minnesota had one of their worst weeks of the past few years. Let’s recap: Disaster! It’s panic time! LOONS IN CRISIS, SEASON ON […]
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Brent Kallman steps again to the fore (or back) for Minnesota United
The thing about Brent Kallman is that Minnesota used to have a lot of guys like Brent Kallman, and no, I don’t mean “guys named Kallman.” Although that is part of the story too, part of the reason why Brent Kallman is a link to Minnesota soccer’s past. There is the obvious, of course. Of […]
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MNUFC Notebook: Escaping the trap, Dibassy goes down, and a look ahead at the West
Minnesota picked up three points Saturday despite playing far from their best. But how do they replace CB Bakaye Dibassy as an important week looms?
