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The Philadelphia Union's eight-plus seasons in MLS have been defined by pain, misery and a seemingly never-ending stream of self-inflicted wounds.
There was the mystifying decision by then-manager Peter Nowak in 2012 to bust apart a team that had made the playoffs the year before. There were the two U.S. Open Cup final defeats in the Union's home stadium. There was the disastrous, blunder-filled tenure of Algeria World Cup goalkeeper Rais M'Bolhi in 2014. Even Philadelphia's qualification for the playoffs in 2016 came with something of an asterisk, as the Union did everything it could to miss the postseason, going winless in its last seven games.