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Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Los Angeles GalaxyIt would hardly have seemed possible that a 5-1 loss to Philadelphia was not rock bottom. But after a 2-0 loss, at home, to one of the worst teams in recent memory, in which Minnesota was convincingly outplayed, ending in a bench-clearing brawl, managed to up the devastation ante. With nothing left to play for…
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Match Preview: Sporting Kansas City vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Sporting Kansas City vs. Minnesota United FCAfter a late tactical switch against the Galaxy earned Minnesota a comeback draw two weeks ago, Adrian Heath earned some just plaudits for getting the tactics right. As for his lineup choices against Dallas; well, let’s hold off the talks of Heath replacing Pep Guardiola. In the coach’s defense, Minnesota is just not deeply talented…
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Match Preview: FC Dallas vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: FC Dallas vs. Minnesota United FCCoach Adrian Heath will have some difficult lineup choices to make in the Lone Star State on Saturday. It is easy to overlook how relatively stable the lineup choices have been over the last two months, with few additional injuries, suspensions, and other outages to contend with. Player swaps have largely been by choice rather…
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#LAvMIN Open Game Thread
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: #LAvMIN Open Game ThreadWhen? – 9:30 p.m. CDT, Saturday, August 11th Where? – StubHub Center, Carson, California How to Watch? Fox Sports North How to Listen? 1500 ESPN Social: Official Hashtag: #LAvMIN Follow us at @FiveFiftyOne! Team Accounts Minnesota United FC – @mnufc Los Angeles Galaxy – @LAGalaxy Live Updates MNUFC Gameday – @mnunitedgameday Pre-Match Reading: Match Preview:…
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Match Preview: Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FCThere are lots of intriguing questions posed by Saturday’s key Western Conference showdown between the Loons and the Galaxy, but only one will be in the mind of fans. How will Minnesota move on from the man who scored more goals than any other and provided value off the ball even when he wasn’t scoring?…
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Glory, Defeat, and Pepper Spray: Minnesota in the U.S. Open Cup
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Glory, Defeat, and Pepper Spray: Minnesota in the U.S. Open CupThe Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is entering its 106th season, proof of America’s rich soccer heritage. While the dominant teams of old — the Brooklyn Italians, Bethlehem Steel — are diminished or defunct today, their legend lives on. In the modern MLS era, the Open Cup is the tie that binds the teams at…
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Match Preview: San Jose Earthquakes vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: San Jose Earthquakes vs. Minnesota United FCWell, this is it. By the time dinner is over Sunday, Minnesota United’s inaugural season in MLS will be in the books. There are plenty of emotions to feel at this point: sadness at the end of a special year, relief at the merciful conclusion of this tough season, optimism or pessimism for what comes…
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Loons Capitulate Cosmically to Galaxy
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Loons Capitulate Cosmically to GalaxyLos Angeles got back to its winning ways with a 3-0 win over Minnesota United. A brace from Romain Alessandrini and Jonathan dos Santos’s first-ever MLS goal consigned Minnesota to defeat. Lineups #LAvMIN pic.twitter.com/8XQVnByqSx — Minnesota United FC (@MNUFC) October 15, 2017 Minnesota was back to full strength after missing several key players to international duty.…
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Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Orlando City SC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Orlando City SCIt may be best to ignore the standings when judging Saturday’s matchup between the Loons and the Lions. Neither of these clubs is the same team that earned its overall record. For Minnesota United, there may never have been so many positive vibes about a team third from last in the combined table; they severely…
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The Tailgate: Galaxy Blast United Turf as Worst in MLS
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: The Tailgate: Galaxy Blast United Turf as Worst in MLSThis week, we ask the fans: “Following the LA Galaxy’s 2-1 defeat of Minnesota United at TCF Bank Stadium, Jelle Van Damme labeled the turf ‘the worst field I ever played on in this league’ while head coach Curt Onalfo suggested the surface was at fault for the injuries his team suffered. What is your…
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Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Los Angeles GalaxyNo May games can be considered crucial playoff games. However, Sunday’s matchup between the Loons and the Galaxy features two teams, tied on eleven points, just on the wrong side of the red line in the Western Conference. This is a game that matters, and it is a great temperature check for both teams. Has…
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Quarterly Review: Updated MLS Rankings
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Quarterly Review: Updated MLS RankingsWith over a quarter of the 2017 MLS season gone, we can start to assess the teams and our own evaluations of those teams. At the beginning of the season our writer poll made some bold predictions: some correct and some dead wrong. In our quarterly review, we adjust those rankings, no doubt to be…
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News in Brief: Coach Heath’s Speaking Tour, Rashida Beal Picked by FC Kansas City, Draft Notes and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Coach Heath’s Speaking Tour, Rashida Beal Picked by FC Kansas City, Draft Notes and MoreCoach Heath on a speaking tour Adrian Heath went on a speaking tour, having a very illuminating conversation on Extratime radio. For Minnesota United FC fans, the most interesting piece was how he is expecting his team to play. He also appeared on the ESPNFC show The Boot Room. Adrian Heath is rather frank, admitting that Minnesota is…