Defensive setup outweighs extra forward for MNUFC
The Loons played an extra striker against Vancouver - but two strikers against four defenders aren't that much better than one striker against four defenders.
Jon Marthaler
Free Headers: Aurora's finishing school, Kayne Rizvanovich, MNUFC injuries, Cam Knowles's... face
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Warning lights on Loons dashboard after 2-1 loss to Kansas City
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Examining the last four Loons transfer windows
xG+xA is great, Goals added is great, futi ratings are amazing. But there's a simpler way to look at whether a transfer or signing succeeded.
Why I'm going independent and asking for your support
I always thought I needed the support of a larger outlet, for soccer writing. Now I'm trying it without one - but I need your support.
2026 World Cup, Day 39: All out of goals
Every dad in the world wants you to know just one thing, right now, after the World Cup Final: defense wins championships. I wasn't alone with my feelings about the semifinals of this World Cup. France, my thinking went, had one of the greatest attacks ever assembled, and
McGuire and MNUFC's new CEO have a vision for the Loons - and the league
2026 World Cup, Day 35: The Bump-Free World Cup?
Whenever there's a World Cup, men's or women's, the prevailing attitude across American soccer tends to be along the lines of "well, people are watching, here's our chance." It's an attitude that's not without precedent. The
2026 World Cup, Day 29: The European-Brazilian-Argentinian Championships
We have reached the quarterfinal stage of the World Cup, which is when it transitions from being a worldwide celebration of soccer to being the European championships, with special guests Brazil and Argentina. This is the ninth men's World Cup since the fall of the Iron Curtain and
2026 World Cup, Day 26: Off Day
"Oh, he's just having an off day." This is one of those things that happens in every single sport, and probably every human endeavor. Anyone who's ever bombed a test in school or snapped in a meeting at work knows the feeling. And for
2026 World Cup, Day 21: Uphill both ways
Maybe it's for the best that the USA's 2-0 win against Bosnia-Herzegovina happened the way it did. It is, after all, the way we like it. The Americans were up 1-0 at halftime and it pretty easily could have been 3-0; Bosnia