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Not an Addict? Minnesota United Fails Break Free of Old Patterns
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The Crucible, 2026 Edition: Part One
Last season, Minnesota United knew they were playoff bound with several weeks to spare, but that was markedly different than either the 2023 season — when they actually did miss the playoffs entirely — or the 2024 season when a franchise-record losing streak during the summer meant they needed every last game to make it…
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Five Things I Think I Think About Minnesota United Right Now
After last weekend’s strange and wonderful breakout for Minnesota United, I expected this week to tell us whether that was a repeatable or a random-one off. Their 3-3 draw with Orlando definitively showed it was… both? Neither? It was exciting, that much is certain, beyond that, it’s hard to say anything else is. One game…
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A Few Short Thoughts About Minnesota United’s Win Over San Jose
I’m not usually one to react to one game, but last weekend’s 5-1 beatdown of San Jose validated a lot of what I’ve been thinking about the team as well as prompting some questions, so here we go. Weird Formation/Arpeggi All season, even when they were winning games, there was this sense that Minnesota was…
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How Did The Loons Get Here? More Importantly, How Do They Get Out?
Minnesota’s first week back after the World Cup break was underwhelming to say the least. Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Kansas City was among the Loons poorest performances since the departure of Adrian Heath, and while Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Vancouver was certainly better, it was still less than good. Wednesday’s absolutely dreadful loss to the…
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Minnesota United Enters 2026 with More Questions Than Answers
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Tactics or Cosmology: Positioning a Star in Minnesota United’s Sky
Ed. note: This piece was originally published before the signing of Kyle Duncan. Teams with a single star attacker are often called heliocentric. Given that, the 2025 Loons were more like an asteroid belt: No one big danger man to worry about, but enough smaller threats to get the job done most of the time.…