Tag: Adrian Heath
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MNUFC Friday roundup: Rosales signs, MNUFC2 roster news and winter scouting plan
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Where do you place the blame for Minnesota United’s playoff exit?
Minnesota United’s penalty shootout loss to FC Dallas was yet another tough playoff elimination to swallow for the Loons — something that’s dangerously close to becoming a theme for this franchise. Tactical analysis is always hard for games like these. It’s just one match, so it’s not like there are a ton of lessons to […]
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MNUFC’s roller coaster season ended with a roller coaster 120+ minutes
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MNUFC avoid catastrophe, qualify for 2022 MLS Playoffs on Decision Day
Minnesota United FC clinched a berth in the 2022 MLS playoffs Sunday evening, knocking off the Vancouver Whitecaps in a contentious 2-0 victory at Allianz Field. Going into the evening, the Loons were faced with a scenario where a win or a draw would see them through, whereas a loss would knock them out. For […]
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Four For Four: Loons fly into playoffs yet again
Minnesota United is in the playoffs again, so let’s start there. They got there unconventionally, with an impressive winning run, followed by a total collapse, followed on Sunday evening with a calm, assured, must-have 2-0 win against Vancouver at Allianz Field. But in the end, the Loons are into the MLS Cup playoffs, for the […]
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MNUFC Mailbag: Playoff scenarios, Heath on the hot seat + Friday training notebook
In their final Friday training session of the 2022 MLS regular season, Minnesota United FC prepared for the defining moment of the campaign: Decision Day 2022. The Loons are set to host the Vancouver Whitecaps at Allianz Field in their final match of the regular season on Sunday, October 9 at 4:00 pm CT. An […]
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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’s playoff life is at stake following yet another loss
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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 […]