You don’t want to face a Jim Curtin team in August. Twelve points in 2018 and another 12 in 2019, including Saturday’s epic 3-1 comeback victory over Atlanta United that smacked all the doubters square between the eyes that earned Curtin his fifth MLS Coach of the Week win this season? Yeah, Curtin has a groovy thing going in the dog days of summer.
On Saturday evening, Curtin had to deal with the absence of his leader and captain, Alejandro Bedoya, while sorting out a minor injury to Ilsinho late in the week. The Union head coach turned to veteran Marco Fabian and Fafa Picault, the latter coming off four straight matches without a start.