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Join Todd Grisham and Christopher Sullivan as they breakdown all the MLS action, including Philadelphia's 3-2 win.
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Thanks for joining us here are foxsoccer.com. My name is not -- long I Crist for seldom hear from Italy Saturday. And Robertson Stadium in Houston Texas so perhaps their best game of the year certainly the best game of the season for the Philadelphia union. As they come from behind to win on the road for the first time ever a 32 whenever he.
Another is David -- we were talking Bryant on that and I ten minutes into the game you could eat at temple we talked about it halftime that this was gonna be an exciting game faster what was that. Give credit to Philadelphia to execute a fantastic planet wasn't a tactical game. This was a team that was condition to play good football to solve it on the field. He didn't deviate from their style with the push forward with the he looked up at angles but at the right possession it's a very good team. He's -- both they're attacking game at home particularly with the heat they let the ball work as quickly fantastic rules because they're good people.
Philadelphia may only have seven point of their first eight games but you got to remember eight of their first ten games are going to be on the road. They're scheduled backcourt -- for a lot of home games -- their new PPO park opens up on June 27 from the MLS now to the United States national team they defeated Turkey. 221 on Saturday we think about the United States national team the first 45 minute they looked and great -- but the 45 pretty good.
I think it was a tale of two halves and you look at that team that was high octane in the second half it was a team. That had awoken -- play good football the introduction Robbie Findley certainly made a good deal the ball that he lofted a made a big difference. But he played it to defeat of Donovan Donovan found his rhythm he got into this so when he was more central. He could do that was written a little behind him he gave him the freedom a carte Blanche to -- touch on the game that was missing the first half and you gotta look at the inclusion of Michael Torres. Any player that's playing in Europe puck -- play for the took it is just as important. Is any American born in Europe this is one of the best teams in Central America in North America. And I think that his inclusion to the team makes a big difference to the composition and the complexion of how they play he. To knows all about which you could ask him to play him every year that we play him again in the super -- one other note you talked about the united they're not really being a possession team when Jose Torres came in the game there's like during the entire game plan -- without a doubt have a short exchanges the release he had the presence of mind he was very low on the ball. Of course he's gonna play better in Turkey because they play good football. How will they play in Algeria sloganeering and England might be the one game. Where Bradley of their little -- physical their little two dynamic but I'd like to see him play I think that he brings and I called in a rhythm and apart in the game. So less than two weeks before the united state -- off against England in the World Cup. Before then they'll face off against Australia in their final friendly match for -- result and I'm Todd Grisham thanks for checking out here are foxsoccer.com.