Some players are in international service, but we still have a lot of action for you this week Major League Soccer. Here is everything you need to know.
Weekend association
The best scorers meet the best defenders on Saturday in a classic themes confrontation between Philadelphia Union and St. Louis City SC.
The union is the most fluid team of the attack on this season with 11 goals in total of its first four games. The absence of a scorer of the Tai Baribo League (six goals) will be a slight concern, but given their squad depth, a home victory will be something they will aim to obtain.
However, visitors hope to keep their recording of an intact white sheet (four) and prove again a defensive rock. According to MLS Communications, no team MLS The story held its aimless opponents in each of the first five games of the season.
We are sure it will be a tight competition. Curf!
Player to watch
Hany Mukhtar of Nashville will undoubtedly seek to mark his 150th MLS Appearance with style.
The 29-year-old is approaching a milestone after a stellar career in the United States representing the Columbus crew.
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Since he joined as a player appointed in 2020, he recorded 67 career goals and 48 career assists in more than 12,000 minutes.
If he has a goal or a pass against CF Montreal on Saturday, Mukhtar tied MLS The Landon Donovan legend for the eighth most important contributions after 150 championship games.
Two questions before the day
Will an exhausted white side remain hot?
Surprisingly, the current MLS The leaders come from Canada because Vancouver by Jesper Sørensen started the season with expertise. Unfortunately for them, the international break may limit their style.
Whitecaps are 4-0-0 to start the season for the first time and will face the Chicago Fire of Gregg Berhalter, who seeks to continue their road trip.
Four keystarts are absent from the Vancouver team due to the international break. Caps must find replacements for Brian White, Pedro quickly, Ali Ahmed and Andres Cubas alongside the wounded duo of Ryan Gauld and Sam Adekugbe.
A Sebastian Berhalter – Son of Gregg – will naturally want to make an impression on the field for his club against his father.
It is undoubtedly one of the first real tests for the Whitecaps, and if they get up with their backs against the wall could very well suggest how really the suitors are really to go to the end this season.
Can Evander put his money where his mouth is?
FC Cincinnati has signed a declaration by bringing the former Portland Timbers Evander star to the club, and the 26 -year -old is ready to win trophies. But while Cincy seeks to bounce back during their confrontation with Atlanta United, can the new Orange star really deliver?
The club recorded consecutive defeats in all competitions, including the release of the CONCACAF Champions Cup in the round of 16 and falling to FC Charlotte in the League. This means that Cincy is eighth in the Eastern Conference table after a single five-game victory this month.
There is therefore no better time than now, against a rival, that Evander gets up on occasion. He publicly said that he wanted to “push the team to a title”, but things have to change on the field immediately before the club lost its chances.
The positive bit is that the midfielder likes pressure.
“I think the pressure must come, and we have to feel it. We have to take advantage of the pressure,” he said to Mlssoccer.com. “We have to take advantage of this moment. When I say the pressure, it’s always in the right direction. I think that as a football player, we have all around us to focus on the game, and now it’s time to change and go for the three points and try to win the game.”
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