Philadelphia Union, USMMT, Brenden Aaronson (Photo by Shaun Clark/Getty Images)
This week, Jim Curtin said the Philadelphia Union is in the ‘strongest’ position in their history. He is right, and it all comes down to the foundations established.
It takes years to build a team. Jurgen Klopp has assembled one of the greatest teams in Premier League history at Liverpool. In his first year at the club, they scraped into the top four to achieve Champions League qualification. Los Angeles FC were bright in their first season in MLS, but it wasn’t until Bob Bradley got his hands on the team in his second season they elevated themselves into the elite level.