MLSSoccer.com is right — nobody knows exactly how high the Union’s ceiling is right now. Philly has gone from an Open Question to a playoff lock, and they have knocked off a slew of quality opponents along the way. Jim Curtin and the team think they can reach third place, secure a home playoff match, and then give everything they’ve got in a postseason run.
Standing in the way of a MLS Cup run, however, are the two best teams in the Eastern Conference, who also happen to be the two best teams in MLS by some margin (Dallas, the best in the west, is eight points behind Red Bulls, second in the east; Atlanta United and Red Bull have goal differentials that could reach +30 while the next best team in MLS, Sporting KC, is at +18).