Daily News | The Union have a real chance to set a record for Major League Soccer’s stingiest defense
In the wake of the Union’s latest headline-grabbing romp, the statisticians at MLS headquarters noted that the club is on track to become only the third team in league history to finish with a goal differential of plus-40.
The Union’s current margin of plus-46 is buoyed at the front by 68 goals scored, including the five scored against Orlando on Saturday. What really stands out, though, is at the back: just 22 goals allowed in 31 games. But the goals-allowed record in a 34-game season, Sporting Kansas City’s 27 in 2012, is very much in sight — and the Union want it.“To not concede goals is obviously the name of the game, and something that makes me proud,” manager Jim Curtin said. “What they’re doing right now is phenomenal. It’s unprecedented, it’s impressive, and I can’t say enough about how hard this team works defensively.”
“Defense is still our foundation as a group,” he said. “We score a lot of goals, but I still think we score those goals because of the team defending.”
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