Daily News | After building the Union into a title contender, Ernst Tanner takes in his team’s success
Playing in Major League Soccer’s championship game against star-studded Los Angeles FC on Saturday won’t just be a showcase for the team’s great young academy products. It won’t just be proof that Tanner’s under-the-radar foreign signings are among the best in MLS. And it won’t just be a moment for an often-overlooked team in one of America’s biggest cities to show itself off on a big stage.
“In particular with what happened last year, it’s even more satisfying,” Tanner told The Inquirer as he watched Friday’s practice at Banc of California Stadium. “It’s not normal for Philadelphia, and that’s how we should consider it. And to measure with these gigantic clubs like LAFC — we’re so happy to be here, but at the same time, don’t just want to be here. We want to win as well.”
“There is a reason why we have four [players in] MLS’s Best XI,” Tanner said. “We have been playing an outstanding season. … The season is not going to be decided either in the middle of the summer or the beginning of the season. The season is decided at the end, and we are there, definitely.”
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