r/PhillyUnion • u/Bormsie721 • Jul 29 '25

Trust the Ernst (Process) Power Rankings: Union Are #1

https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/power-rankings-orlando-city-vancouver-whitecaps-continue-ascent
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u/willoremus Jul 29 '25

incredible work by tanner, carnell and the boys.

would be a great time to add one more piece, ideally an AM with some creativity, to try to put us over the top and ensure we have the depth to cope with an injury and still contend for cup and shield. doesn’t have to be a world-beater, just someone who can give us a different look than vassilev and rotate effectively with him and quinn.

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u/Halfies Jul 29 '25

And maybe a CB rental for depth

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u/willoremus Jul 29 '25

I certainly wouldn’t object to that, especially if Glavinovich is unlikely to get back to full speed. However, I could also see Neil Pierre becoming that guy if given the chance. I’m not a pro scout by any means, but I remember when I watched the U2 last year, he and Makhanya seemed roughly equally solid back there.

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u/Will301 Jul 29 '25 edited Jul 29 '25

DC United fan coming in peace. Just commenting that I shared the same source on our subreddit, but because we are in dead last (#30) 😭

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u/poopy_toaster Jul 29 '25

Damn man, that’s rough. When you get to the point of chants of sell the team, it’s not a great place to be :(

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u/Gr8banterm80 Jul 29 '25

Us this year: whoah tanner and our team is really good!

Also us last year: SELL THE TEAM!

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u/TriflingHotDogVendor Jul 29 '25

To be clear, I would still welcome a situation where Sugarman sells the team to a billionaire AND Ernst remains in the Club's employ.

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u/Gr8banterm80 29d ago

That’s the dream baby! Saudi family pls save us 🙏

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u/Will301 Jul 29 '25

Yes, it's gotten real bad :( But it's good to know people outside of DC are picking up on our frustration with the team

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u/Bormsie721 Jul 29 '25

ESPN has us 1st as well for the second straight week.

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u/Late-Budget3090 Jul 29 '25

Any news on Glavinovich? If he’s not coming back this season it would also be ideal to sign a CB.

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u/mitchdwx Jul 29 '25

Carnell has to be COTY. He's doing far more with this team than anyone expected.

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u/DarkwingMcQuack Jul 29 '25

I think it’ll be Varas. He’s made an expansion team into a contender.

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u/kenflingnor Jul 29 '25

Hell yea brother