Let’s not kid ourselves. The Philadelphia Union Covid situation is bad. Real bad.
The Union have thrived on continuity all season. Jakob Glesnes has played every minute of the 2021 season. Jack Elliott has played almost every minute. Kai Wagner was the Union’s only All-Star. Alejandro Bedoya is the people’s captain and an incredible leader. And Andre Blake (holding back tears), is poetry between the pipes.
With that being said, the Union even if all 11 players listed as out yesterday fail to clear protocols will still have at least six regular starters (Olivier Mbaizo, Jose Martinez, Leon Flach, Daniel Gazdag, Jamiro Monteiro, Kacper Przybylko) and three reserves (Paxten Aaronson, Jack McGlynn, Matt Freese) who’ve shown tremendous growth and have played in key moments this season.