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Matchdays Fourteen, Fifteen, and Sixteen: At A Loss
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Matchdays Fourteen, Fifteen, and Sixteen: At A LossI am running out of things to say about Minnesota United. Part of that is due to summer doledrums. The team’s composition has been stable, there are no gaping holes in the roster, or egregious line-up decisions being made week after week. We’ve been living with this team for a few months now, and we…
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Here Comes Year Three
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Here Comes Year ThreeMinnesota United begin their third season in MLS this afternoon against the Vancouver Whitecaps. A busy preseason and a long offseason have led to this moment, but in some ways the team has been building towards it for over two years. After a rocky first MLS season and a lost second, here at last is…
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Matchday Twenty-Four: Minnesota Battles To Ugly Point On The Road, With Big Elephant In The Stadium
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Matchday Twenty-Four: Minnesota Battles To Ugly Point On The Road, With Big Elephant In The StadiumHappily for much of Minnesota’s time in MLS, there has been surprisingly little drama. Sure the team may have been bad and players have come and gone, but there’s rarely been a behind-the-scenes soap opera that other teams seem to attract. But this week was different. Days after sending beloved striker Christian Ramirez to LAFC,…
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As MLS Offseason Roars to Life, the Loons Are Keeping Quiet — Let Us Pray They Know What They’re Doing
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: As MLS Offseason Roars to Life, the Loons Are Keeping Quiet — Let Us Pray They Know What They’re DoingJust over a week into the 2017-2018 MLS offseason and the silliest time of year is already shaping up to be a barn-burner. With a few million dollars of discretionary allocation money added to the pot, the league’s “Haves” are flexing their muscles. But will Minnesota follow suit? Atlanta United, not satisfied with its impressive…
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“Papa Was a Rolling Stone”: Amos Magee Comes Home, Settles Down, and Builds a Team
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: “Papa Was a Rolling Stone”: Amos Magee Comes Home, Settles Down, and Builds a TeamThis is a snippet from the long profile of Amos Magee that will be published next month in The Complete Darkness 2017. If you enjoy it and want to read more, support us by buying a copy, then buying a copy for your granny. If he looks a bit like a nomad, perhaps it’s because…
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News in Brief: MLS Playoffs Resume, Steel Arrives in St. Paul, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: MLS Playoffs Resume, Steel Arrives in St. Paul, and MoreMLS Playoffs Update The first leg of the MLS Conference Semi-Finals concluded this Tuesday evening. In the Eastern Conference, the Columbus Crew drew at home against Supporters’ Shield winner Toronto FC in a scoreless draw. The second leg will be played in Toronto next week Wednesday, November 29. In the Western Conference, defending MLS Cup…
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Lagos and Watson Spotted in Colombia Scouting for Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Lagos and Watson Spotted in Colombia Scouting for Minnesota United FCThe off-season may feel long for fans, but for the Minnesota United staff it is a short turn-around to start making wholesale changes to the squad. Colombia may be one of the sources for some new signings as sporting director Manny Lagos and assistant coach Mark Watson were spotted at a match in Colombia last…
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Actually, Minnesota United’s MLS Adventure Is off to a Good Start
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Actually, Minnesota United’s MLS Adventure Is off to a Good StartMinnesota United isn’t going to make the playoffs this year, and it never was. Anyone who has said that making the postseason should be the club’s benchmark for success just isn’t living on the same planet where MLS has evolved from a messy and wide open contest to a mature and challenging league. But it…
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Lagos and Heath Looking for Their Own Valeri
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Lagos and Heath Looking for Their Own ValeriManny Lagos teased fans on Tuesday with glimpses from his scouting trip with new Loons head coach, Adrian Heath. The two are on a weeklong adventure in Argentina to scout “eight or nine” players on their combined shopping lists. Just a few pictures of Adrian and I on the road! Can you guess where we are?…
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Big Announcements Looming: Are Savarese, Magee, Soehn, and Rovde set for Minnesota?
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Big Announcements Looming: Are Savarese, Magee, Soehn, and Rovde set for Minnesota?While Minnesota United hasn’t announced any coaches for their inaugural season yet, multiple sources have confirmed top targets for the club’s staff. Gio Savarese may be the top pick for head coach; Marius Rovde is set to become the goalkeeper coach; and MLS veterans Tom Soehn and Amos Magee may join the ranks as well.…
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Minnesota United FC to Take First Pick in the SuperDraft
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC to Take First Pick in the SuperDraftUPDATED with quotes from Manny Lagos. Minnesota United FC participated in the MLS Priority Draft, or the draft of drafts. These were the first big steps for Minnesota United FC in MLS. After the draft, Minnesota’s sporting director Manny Lagos underscored the momentous nature of the day, saying, “It’s really one of the defining moments…
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Scouting the Scouting Trip: Potential Minnesota United Targets in Norway
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Scouting the Scouting Trip: Potential Minnesota United Targets in NorwayLast week the Loons’ Sporting Director, Manny Lagos, zipped off to Scandinavia for Minnesota United’s first explicit MLS scouting trip. We are going to regularly keep tabs on his trip by looking at a few of the potential targets in Norway and Sweden. While Lagos did not describe who or what (designated player, starter, etc…)…
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The Shortlist: Minnesota United Making Coaching Shortlist for MLS
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: The Shortlist: Minnesota United Making Coaching Shortlist for MLSOn the training fields of Blaine, Minnesota United’s head coach Carl Craig has his mind on this weekend’s matchup with the Ottawa Fury; he has an NASL playoff berth to secure. But across town, eyes are turning toward a different goal, a different trophy, and a different league. Sporting Director Manny Lagos has begun putting…