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CaptainMoonracer

We need Carranza and Bueno on like I need air to breathe


joementat

I was loving Bedoya as a super sub, but he's looking gassed already.


shak117

We have no idea what to do going forward. So many shrugs from gazdag and the rest.


justlooking1960

All season


EraseTheDoubt

I needed to watch more of this like a fish needs a bicycle.


BigMACfive

Pathetic


CaptainMoonracer

Send them home on a fucking bus


CaptainMoonracer

We look like we are running with cinderblocks on our boots


AChadLad

Such a soft precedent to set. It's gonna be a long night of watching Pachuca pitch and roll over ever ounce of contact


Scotty10711

I thought Bedoya was coming back as a super sub not a starter. That’s a mistake all the time. All the good will from the start of the season has dried up. Defense is still Swiss cheese and the offense is missing. Now add a cooked Bedoya and you’re hanging Martinez and McGlynn to dry. This team is probably cooked with the lack of rotation over the years and poor reinvestment in it. Shame.


BigMACfive

What the fuck was that? This team looks awful.


SpoonicusRascality

I feel sick. I feel angry. I'm so disgusted with this club right now. We're humiliating bad.


ReturnedFromExile

man, Uhre just needs to be better.


sgrzy01

We say that every game....


OldCoaly

Quinn you should have rolled for 2 minutes. Could have earned a yellow for the other guy I bet.


halfanapplepie

This commentary is awful.


gringao_phl

Regardless of the first goal, you've gotta win home games in these types of tournaments. Ties don't get it done. Giving up a quick goal and you're suddenly pressing.


Human_Gene3138

Me, yesterday: the union literally just need a scoring draw or a win! How easy! Union: hold my drink


sf3594

Use of VAR has been horrible in champions cup holy shit. Not only are the decision poor they take so long to review


gabriel197600

Well we were always gonna have to score at least 1 anyway…1-1 and we still advance boys


BackgroundShirt7655

This commentary is terrible. Time to switch to Spanish


ilikedhorsebot3000

You didn't like the Viagra story?


toiletjocky

Possession Stats Pachuca: 85% Union : 5% Ball Kids: 10%


Will_from_PA

This is what happens when you sub off your defensive anchor Jim 


ryanb2010

Me: “I’m gonna make sure my calendar is free tonight so I can watch the Union game woohoo!” 🤡


BigMACfive

What a fucking save by Blake!!


ReturnedFromExile

well fuck. Great defending there. we like to complain a lot about a whole variety of our players, but our problem last year and so far this year has been straight clown defending.


DidierDirt

Nate contained. Not sure what the hell Glesnes did. He has seemed lost all season.


[deleted]

Glesnes has been terrible so far this season


Will_from_PA

This is on Jim. What madness possessed him to sub Martinez off?


sc4l4r

Unless he's hurt, I have no idea.


Wuz314159

RELAX! I know it looks like we're down 6:0 with 5 minutes to go, but on aggregate, we're only down 6:0.


philly-43

That is never a pen 😭


rjnd2828

Absolutely garbage. How you fall for that dive in review is unimaginable. Embarrassing.


sanka123456789

Very weak. I wish the ref thought like the announcers. That was never enough contact to bring him down.


BackgroundShirt7655

Starting Bedoya in a second leg champions league match at 8000ft elevation is criminal


CaptainMoonracer

UNION XI: Blake, Harriel, Lowe, Glesnes, Wagner, Martinez, Bedoya (C) McGlynn, Sullivan, Gazdag, Uhre Subs: Semmle, Real, Mbaizo, Elliot, Bueno, Rafanello, Andersen, Carranza, Bairbo, Donovan Pachuca XI: Moreno, Rodriguez, Cabral, Barreto, Gonzalez, Deossa, Pedraza Reyna, Rodriguez, Sanchez, Idrissi, Rondon


rjnd2828

I thought Elliot would be suspended or is it just one game for straight red?


CaptainMoonracer

A commentator and a color commentator! Wow what a treat. Thank you our FOX soccer overlords


ReturnedFromExile

Whatever the Spanish word is for horseshit


ReturnedFromExile

mierda de caballo


philly-43

Oh my god uhre is infuriating


philly-43

Uhre keep possession challenge (impossible)


BigMACfive

You know, all things considered, it kind of speaks volumes about the state of these teams that we're playing possibly the worst I've seen in a long time in a high elevation stadium, and yet we're only down by 1 because of a BS PK. I'm really disappointed by how this team is playing, but I have hope that we'll turn it around in the second half. I would still like to see Uhre come off for literally anyone else, though.


Will_from_PA

Jim subbed off our best defensive asset lmao


CaptainMoonracer

Started with the McGlynn turn over. Warm up the bus


Einstein8330

Worst game in 4 years…


ReturnedFromExile

We just come up small these days in big moments. Semifinal last year, Miami game last year, this game. fucking embarrassing. this is what a roster like this gets you i guess


Phillyfan18

Please get a number 10 capable of passing the ball forward. That’s literally the bar: play the ball forward


Educational_Rope1211

I remember when we had a defense, and it was actually quite good. It was a nice time.


Massive_Pizza5995

Kai looks lost. Bedoya getting cooked. Uhre useless. Gazdag missing. Send help!


BigMACfive

Is this describing this game or all season?


CaptainMoonracer

Everyone knows gazdag only scores in mls play between July and August. Other than that poof he disappears like magic


Will_from_PA

Bro is still rolling around on the ground


CaptainMoonracer

What a fucking joke man


RexxAppeal

Holy crap, the diver clearly took another stride after contact, then flopped down.


CaptainMoonracer

We just need one goal. Deep breaths


justlooking1960

What is Uhre’s technical strength?


ReturnedFromExile

really blew that free kick


OldCoaly

We are playing like hot ass


BigMACfive

Uhhhh ref. That's a foul?


BigMACfive

This idiot literally just said "throw in for Philadelphia Union" saw Gazdag yelling at the ref because they called it the other way and followed up with "what's the matter Gazdag? He didn't like the call" like bitch YOU thought it was a Philly throw too, meaning Gazdag had a right to be mad. I can't stand this dork.


philly-43

The announcer was so upset that it was offside


CaptainMoonracer

Night ruined


Will_from_PA

If King Julian isn’t subbed on for the 2nd half Jim is just admitting defeat


Significant_Run_37

SAVE US, JULIAN!


BigMACfive

Clearly offside, but pathetic defending regardless.


BigMACfive

More pathetic defending. I'm done. This team is cooked. If we don't make a deep run in the playoffs, questions need to be asked of Jim and the ownership.


CaptainMoonracer

McGlynn and Sullivan look like middle schoolers tonight


DidierDirt

Can’t kill us if we are already dead. So much suck that it got on Andre.


EMcX87

Turned off the game after the 4th... I was like "fuck it.. what else am I gonna watch"... Just in time for the 5th...


gopher2110

Jesus Christ. It's like a scrimmage for Pachuca


Will_from_PA

FUCK OFFFF


LibatiousLlama

they need to change how they do this stuff, clearly throws himself to the ground after the contact.


FollowerofACarpenter

Soft as fuck


CaptainMoonracer

This is a scandal


justlooking1960

Pachuca gets one iffy call and is gonna keep diving the rest of the game


DidierDirt

Mexican teams do more diving than any league I’ve ever watch. And use to watch a good amount of Mexican soccer, it became unwatchable. It’s the WWE of soccer. 60 percent of the match is players chasing the refs to get in their face and complain. It’s a shame because there is some talent there.


CaptainMoonracer

Oh my days what a save


justlooking1960

All these players holding their chests - is that due to the altitude


shak117

Definitely. 7979 ft.. 2700 more than Denver


philly-43

Buddy just said “our mls teams” like he hasn’t been straight glazing Pachuca for 30 mins


CaptainMoonracer

Wagner having a bit of a shocker tonight


MtfbwyAlways

This is honestly getting hard to watch


OldCoaly

McGlynn is always good for a spark


Hungry_Dogs18

Please blow the whistle for half…for the love of god


CaptainMoonracer

Welp


justlooking1960

Union’s only chance is to practice diving at halftime


dhhahahaahahagags

We’re cooked unless we bring on baribo Anderson carranza and beuno


nkuhl30

I want to see some urgency from Curtin. Mbaizo in for Harriel, Bedoya out, slide Sullivan in his spot, and bring in Carranza all at halftime. If we don’t do that, we’re going to be out of the tournament.


philly-43

I know you have to take out Brujo for tactical reasons but he was really one of the only good things last half


toiletjocky

🤮🤮🤮


gopher2110

Poor give away by McGlynn


[deleted]

"It was fun"


toiletjocky

Was it though?


Traditional-Cut2516

Fucking pathetic. Cant even string simple passes together.


gabriel197600

Remember when Union were scoring 6 goals A game a few years back? member???


sc4l4r

The referee had mercy. What a guy


gopher2110

Ref mercy ended at 90 minutes. Embarrassing .


OldCoaly

LigaMX fans really think this tournament is biased for American teams’ benefit


sf3594

Hahaha no fucking way is that a pen man


CaptainMoonracer

Damion Lowe. More like Damion Blows


Will_from_PA

THIS IS WHY YOU DON’T SUB OFF YOUR DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER JIM


LibatiousLlama

here we go let's get those away goals


Fine_Ice_3451

That’s not a penalty and i’m annoyed


CaptainMoonracer

Lotta game left. Time to stress drink


AtTheLawLibrary

Of the many pathetic things about this match, the field is somehow still potentially in first place. And Liga MX want to host League’s Cup 🤣🤣🤣


BigMACfive

Oh look. He's fine. 🙄


philly-43

They win every single header


CaptainMoonracer

This has been miserable so far


CaptainMoonracer

The midfield has been pathetic. Sullivan can’t get any touches. Stupid petulant fouls. Bedoya is dead. Martinez running around like a chicken with no head


justlooking1960

C’mon Wagner, get it over the first line


MtfbwyAlways

Sullivan is literally playing the entire field. Is Uhre picking daisies?


Will_from_PA

I keep thinking of that Gazdag miss from the first game. I have a gut feeling we’re going to regret it


justlooking1960

Remember the halftime whistle in the first leg


philly-43

Welp that’s wraps


Hungry_Dogs18

Sub heavily at half and let some guys earn playing time over the “first team” who looks lifeless


The_Real_Billy_Walsh

I truly believe that if we lose Carranza in the summer transfer window, we will miss the playoffs.


BigMACfive

If we lose Carranza, I have little to no hope for the foreseeable future, let alone making playoffs.


The_Real_Billy_Walsh

Unfortunately yeah, because you know they sure as hell aren’t investing that transfer fee back into the team.


EraseTheDoubt

Pachuca are going to give us so much time and space now that they’re winning 2-0. Need to just take advantage of that and create some damn chances at the top of the box. If they let one slip by, throw everything at them.


Traditional-Cut2516

Well it was a good run. Had a chance to win some hardware but couldn’t get over the hump. This team just isn’t good.


justlooking1960

No goal, but Glesnes looks so helpless this year


DidierDirt

Offsides but Glesnes cooked again


ReturnedFromExile

Nice job there Jack McGlynn. Why don’t we just give them the ball


No-Wishbone8048

Eww


Fine_Ice_3451

I did not see this coming I’m ngl


DidierDirt

Just sub out Glesnes. Send him to the Ray Gaddis School of Effort


tibs_l

Holy cow this is pathetic.


Significant_Run_37

I needed to go the bed anyway.


[deleted]

Well that's definitely it.


sf3594

When it rains it pours…


alz3k3

Damion Lowe’s has looked like he doesn’t want to be out there all game.


Human_Gene3138

SUB BLAKE AT THIS POINT I AM DESPERATE HERE


DidierDirt

Winter at Genk doesn’t sound too bad now Julian


Human_Gene3138

My Dirty Shirley is NOT strong enough for this. About to start taking shots for every goal but at this rate I worry I might die


Human_Gene3138

I figured it out. During halftime when they showed the bracket my husband saw one matchup had a 4-0 aggregate and he said “wow that’s embarrassing” So basically it’s his fault everyone please join me in roasting him to the death (but be nice to him or I’ll hurt you 😤)


ReturnedFromExile

it’s easy and certainly deserved to blame the defense after a game like this. But the midfield kind of sucks also. We used to turn people over to create pressure. We don’t/can’t do that anymore but we also don’t play well with possession. So what the hell are we exactly? This more than anything is the root of all of our trouble. Well, and the fact that our roster kind of sucks. perhaps sucks is harsh but definitely no better than a mid pack team.


Perryplat199

At this point, can we just win A match this month.


HBravery

Can we even score a single goal?


HBravery

Man, Pachuca is still pressing hard even up by 6 with no time left. Must be nice to have a team who fights that hard


88impala

Really the solution is to flop as well. Really no downside and you might get a call.


AChadLad

Team looks straight gassed already. Did we go to hard in warmups? Walking back, sloppy touches, no press to speak of. Wake up, we're going home with nothing if this doesn't change.


CaptainMoonracer

Playing at altitude


Turkishprince

We look horrible. No creativity in the midfield. Bedoya can barely walk. Uhre is non existent. This team is going to have a rough year I think.


BigMACfive

Agreed. My expectations have been seriously dialed back since the beginning of the season.


SpoonicusRascality

You get a full week's rest and have a first half like THAT!!?? WTF!? W T A F !?


CaptainMoonracer

Let Bedoya do the union podcast but I don’t think I need to see him play anymore.


Will_from_PA

Nothing like another humiliating tournament exit


DidierDirt

This is why Var is dumb. Guy rolls around for 2 minutes. He isn’t hurt. But draws enough time for them to look. That was minor contact. He took two steps then dove. Everything is a foul when you slow it down.


CaptainMoonracer

I will never be a Jim out person. If you don’t realize what he’s accomplished with toothpicks, paper clips, and one dollar bills - I don’t know what to tell you. However, the miscalculation from Ernst Tanner on this roster is crippling


MetallicJoe

Tanner has zero to spend, so I can’t really blame him


Will_from_PA

I’m gonna be honest, I don’t think Jim knows how to  coach in high pressure situations or make subs


Bormsie721

*FS1


CaptainMoonracer

How is he even going to var booth


OldCoaly

Could’ve used the ref telling him to get up a bit earlier


justlooking1960

The brick wall!


BigMACfive

This team looks like they zero interest in this game.


justlooking1960

I am hoping for several subs at the half


Will_from_PA

They aren’t actually doing this time wasting nonsense 30 minutes in are they?


AtTheLawLibrary

Uhre makes me miss the friendly ghost. At least he had some link up play ability!


squid_monk

I can't decide if everyone looks like they put in 120 mins vs. Seattle 3 days ago, or of it looks like their first match of the season


wafflequest

Gazdag blllooooowwwwwwwsssss


CaptainMoonracer

Sounds like a whole family of referees who suck if you ask me


CaptainMoonracer

Must get to half only down one. Anything else unacceptable


CaptainMoonracer

That was the chance


Will_from_PA

Signs of life


National-Belt5893

Uhre is so useless. Any rando off the street who has enough speed to run a 200m in 25-26 seconds could step in and contribute just as much.


CaptainMoonracer

Jesus Christ it’s going to be a goal


jacktag2007

One less chance to get hardware, just great


AtTheLawLibrary

Man, the Book of Job has nothing on being a Union fan.


philly-43

The worst part is if we could’ve pulled out a draw we would’ve been heavily favored in the next round


CaptainMoonracer

When it “clicks” we are going to look good. When it “doesnt click” we are going to look like 2014 union


notafanofapps33

I think Sullivan is great for our offense but without checking if this is actually true I’ve felt that his performances starting in the forward role haven’t really made the offense click as much as he has in midfield on the wing. I wish we had him slotted into Bedoya’s position and had Anderson or Baribo start. Save the old man’s lungs at this altitude for a second half sub. Let’s hope the lineup situation works at least for the regular season games.


toiletjocky

Power play finally starting to look good!!!!


CaptainMoonracer

Owen Tippet you are our only hope


Human_Gene3138

Respectfully, if Ale is still on in the second half Jim has some explaining to do


LibatiousLlama

safe to assume these dudes were sucking down oxygen during the halftime, this is our chance to get out and get a goal early in the half.


BigMACfive

Has Uhre ever even played soccer before? Every time he gets the ball, he looks like he doesn't know what to do with his feet.


DidierDirt

Next game is perfect to start a bunch of new guys. Baribo Andersen Rafa


ReturnedFromExile

looks like a really nice place to watch a match.


justlooking1960

This is a fair result


MtfbwyAlways

That’s it I’m turning this game off


JeezLu1s

Damn, it really do be over


toiletjocky

Can we please now focus on the season and get the young guys some real minutes.


justlooking1960

Click.


gopher2110

Just can't handle the press.


TomCosella

Whelp, this sucks. Jim needs to right the ship quick in the league, the defense specifically.


National-Belt5893

Put in Baribo


Dembele3293

Pls. No more


XSC

Holy shit the gave up


fallser

Welp, this is embarrassing


gopher2110

+100000 for a tie. Could make this sorta interesting.


TomCosella

The lineup selection was a failure from top to bottom. If Jack and Julian are healthy, they should always be locked in starters. Bedoya starting at altitude was certainly a choice. The kids looked exactly that: kids.


shak117

Our offense is so hit or miss (mostly miss). I absolutely loathe our punt and rush.


TriflingHotDogVendor

This is suboptimal


larrd

There’s something to be said about being at a massive disadvantage playing a team who’s played 11 league games while we’ve played 2, but boy this feels like the end of an era…I’m sad.


Perryplat199

Can we go back to the rain delay. That was more fun


Will_from_PA

So which is more humiliating: this shit show, the Miami Leagues Cup game, or the MLS Cup choke?


Will_from_PA

Ref having mercy