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Brotherly Game Daily Links: Reviewing the Union’s Centerbacks season

Season in Review: Defensive growth started with CB
For as long as there have been professional sports, fans have been privy to the old adage “the best offense is a good defense.” However, an elite defense can often be hard to quantify. In the case of the Union one needs look no further than their league-leading 20 goals against, including 9 shutouts, good for 0.87 goals against average in 2020.

How will the 2020 Union be remembered?
On the one hand, it was a success because of the Shield; on the other, it was a failure because of the playoffs.