Feb 22, 2025; Orlando, Florida, USA; Philadelphia Union head coach Bradley Carnell seems on earlier than the match in opposition to Orlando Metropolis at Inter&Co Stadium. Obligatory Credit score: Morgan Tencza-Imagn Photos Bradley Carnell guided St. Louis SC via its first two seasons as an growth staff however he was dismissed in July when he was unable to comply with up a stunning inaugural season.
Six months after his firing, Carnell was employed by the Philadelphia Union, and his new staff is off to a robust begin heading into Saturday’s go to from St. Louis in Chester, Pa.
“I will welcome lots of the faces and folks I preserve involved with on a regular basis,” Carnell stated. “It is particular reminiscences for positive, however on the finish of the day it is three factors on the road and one other recreation.”
Philadelphia (3-1-0, 9 factors) tapped Carnell to succeed Jim Curtin following 11 seasons after it received 9 video games final season and missed the postseason for the primary time in 2017. Carnell is overseeing probably the most prolific offense within the MLS because the Union scored a league-best 11 targets via the primary 4 weeks.
The Union scored 10 targets within the first three weeks after they earned wins over Orlando, FC Cincinnati and the New England Revolution. Final week, they gave up two first-half targets and a penalty-kick objective in a 3-1 dwelling loss to Nashville. Jovan Lukic scored however Tai Baribo was stored scoreless for the primary time this season, conserving his league-leading objective whole at six.
Baribo shall be amongst seven gamers lacking for the Union because of collaborating with the Israeli Nationwide Staff as a part of FIFA’s worldwide window. Additionally lacking for Philadelphia shall be Jesus Bueno, Daniel Gazdag, Danley Jean Jacques, Neil Pierre, Frankie Westfield and goalkeeper Andre Blake.
St. Louis (2-0-2, 8 factors) is unbeaten regardless of scoring 4 targets to date because of a protection who tied the 2007 New York Purple Bulls and 2012 Vancouver Whitecaps for the longest shutout streak to start out a season. If it holds Philadelphia scoreless for 68 minutes, St. Louis will surpass the 2012 Whitecaps mark of 427 minutes for the longest shutout streak to open a season.
“We’re actually centered on us,” St. Louis defender Kyle Hiebert stated. “I feel there is a sense of familiarity between what we’ll do, and we all know what he’ll attempt to do, too.”
After opening with scoreless attracts in opposition to Colorado and San Diego, St Louis earned a 3-0 street win over the Los Angeles Galaxy and adopted it up with final week’s 1-0 win over the visiting Seattle Sounders. Eduard Lowen scored within the fifteenth minute and Ben Lundt solely needed to make one save after beginning goalie Roman Burki injured his hand forward of the match.
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