Tag: Kervin Arriaga
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Following Major Win vs. Austin, Where Does Minnesota United Truly Rank in MLS?
Arguably the most in-form team over the summer across Major League Soccer outside of both LAFC and Austin FC, Minnesota United are cruising through the Western Conference. A week 26 victory over Austin at Allianz Field – a 2-1 win – has the Loons flying higher than any point throughout their 2022 campaign. In their […]
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Loons’ sudden lack of depth being tested
Way back at the start of the MLS season, it looked like one of Minnesota United’s strengths this season was finally going to be team depth. I wrote about it, in the context of Kervin Arriaga, who at the time was going to be a useful midfield backup. The Loons had multiple options for many […]
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MNUFC Twitter mailbag: Disaster vs. Miami, Transfer Rumors, Looking Ahead
By: Jacob Schneider The 2022 MLS campaign has not been what Minnesota United hoped it would be through 16 matchdays. They’re struggling – in all areas of the pitch – including from the touchline. Their strikers are not scoring goals, their defenders are making sloppy mistakes and tactical errors have, presumably, been costly. However, taking […]
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Minnesota United Set to Return after “Very, Very Valuable” International Break
The FIFA International window wraps up this week and MNUFC has a matchweek for the first time since they fell 1-0 to NYCFC on May 28th at Allianz Field. It was an International break that could not have arrived at a better time for Adrian Heath’s squad. Prior to the break, it felt as though […]
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MNUFC International Break TV Guide
It’ll be weeks before Minnesota United is back in action, but five Loons – and one Doubloon – have international games during the international break.
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Six positive notes after six games of the MNUFC season
Two consecutive losses for MNUFC have produced a deluge of negativity in the Loons fanbase – at least, in the part of it that is posting on the social media channels that I see. But there are also positive things that have happened this season, ones that aren’t swept away with losses to Seattle and […]
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Kervin Arriaga and MNUFC’s strength in depth
Of all the international players that have come in Minnesota United in the past three years, Honduran midfielder Kervin Arriaga might have had the least hype. Emanuel Reynoso and Franco Fragapane arrived with an impeccable Boca Juniors pedigree. Adrien Hunou landed straight out of Ligue 1. Bongokuhle Hlongwane was young, speedy, and absolutely nobody saw […]
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Conjecture Lecture: What the stats say about Minnesota United’s passing, goalkeepers and more
Welcome to the first of what will likely be several stats-adjacent analytical columns about Minnesota United that’ll run here on Sota Soccer over the course of the 2022 season. Throughout the campaign, but especially at this stage, I’m trying not to write with much certainty about the Loons, instead presenting numbers as food for thought […]
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St. Clair’s Heroics Help Loons Hold on for Road Win Against Red Bulls
If you’ll allow me the opportunity to dredge up difficult memories’ whose half-life has only recently expired, think back to your experience of waking up on this Daylight-Savings-questioning Monday morning. If you are reading this on Monday morning, you understand the feeling. And even if you aren’t, you’ve undoubtedly been there before. The realization of […]
