Bold and not so bold predictions for the Philadelphia Union in 2019

The Philadelphia Union season is finally here and after an intriguing offseason that included the team landing their highest paid and highest profile signing ever it’s time to see if the blue and gold can improve on their 50-point season from a year ago that ended on a down note with a first round playoff loss.

It’s still a little tricky to predict how quickly the team will adapt to its new formation and style of play implemented by Sporting Director Ernst Tanner, but the staff here and some friends we reached out to gave it a try with some bold and not so bold predictions about the season at hand.

The Bold

The not so bold

Matthew Ralph

Matthew Ralph is the managing editor of Philadelphia Soccer Now. He's covered soccer at all levels for a decade in the Philadelphia region and has also written for TheCup.us, NPSL, PrepSoccer and other publications. He lives with his wife and two young children in Broomall, Pa., but grew up in South Jersey and is originally from Kansas.

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