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Union sporting director Earnie Stewart backs manager Jim Curtin after bad loss at FC Dallas

Union sporting director Earnie Stewart gave manager Jim Curtin another vote of confidence on Tuesday, and while he acknowledged that Saturday’s 2-0 loss at FC Dallas looked pretty bad, Stewart’s endorsement seemed to be sincere.

“My job is to look at it in a broader perspective, and take out single games,” he said. “What we’re asking of players, the data that we get back and the numbers that we have, are for a lot of parts, pretty darn good.”

Of course, there’s one number that looks very bad: the number of goals. The Union have been shut out four times through six games this season.