The best reason to watch Philadelphia Union face off with Orlando City SC is simple: There are few better opportunities to see two clubs with polar opposite build strategies show off the state of their progress.
Build it vs buy it
The Union will start an entire defense consisting of SuperDraft picks, homegrown players, and potentially Fabinho. In contrast, Orlando City will just try to cobble together anything loosely resembling a back line and goalie.
The Purple Lions still don’t have anything like a clear starting midfield, with new signing Carlos Ascues joining Cristian Higuita, Yoshi Yotun, Will Johnson and Uri Rosell as deeper options while Sacha Kljestan provides creativity.