As the days count down to the start of sports returning to Philadelphia with the Union’s contest Thursday in the MLS is Back, Head Coach Jim Curtin was quick to comment on the status of the competition for the starting XI spot at left back.
In the club’s first two matches to kick off the 2020 campaign it was homegrown Matt Real while 2019 start Kai Wagner dealt with an injury. During the nearly four month suspension in play, Wagner used the time to get fit and now is in line to return against New York City FC.