On March 9, 2016, the Philadelphia Union lost one of their biggest leaders, Maurice Edu, to an injury that ruled him out for a minimum of three months. Coming off a season opening loss to Dallas, there was no time to dwell.
But, the team has since turned it around; stringing together four wins in their next six games to move into first place in the Eastern Conference as the calendar closes in on May.
The team’s new philosophy and hard work has them performing at a high level and perhaps most importantly, on a consistent basis.