Welcome to Major League Soccer Minnesota
United, as the North Star State welcomes the arrival of its new squad to make
its debut in America’s top tier, going into its 21st edition.
With the addition of both Atlanta United
and Minnesota United, this 2017 the league saw an increase of twenty-two squads.
Still the road to greatness and making a
full impact as a new squad in its first year, is something a bit laborious.
Despite expansion teams getting a favorable position in player’s selections in both drafts.
Despite expansion teams getting a favorable position in player’s selections in both drafts.
Building a contender takes time, but in the
case of the United squad Boss Adrian Heath, taking the reins of another
expansion club in MLS, and this time he can make it work as a total contender.
So far Minnesota United is betting on experience
and with Manager Heath vision, the new kids in MLS can really start capturing
all sorts of headlines as a one of a kind competitor.
By making it one of its utmost priorities
of making an all-around feat of taking this squad into the promise land of the postseason
in its debut year, seems difficult but not impossible.
For the former Minnesota Stars and from its
NASL days were they won five shields in this association to their new jump into
the top circuit of MLS, the Loons will open a new chapter in soccer history in the
Twin Cities.
The Loons will make the Western Conference
their new home and competing with squads of the likes of the LA Galaxy,
Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders, San Jose Quakes, Vancouver Whitecaps and
Colorado Rapids to mention a few.
Very well entering a new level of competition
and with the foes to play and dispute a spot for the top six spots to earn a
trip to the grand fete of the playoffs, the need to get the best of players to
make up this team is undoubtedly one of their utmost priorities.
With the US Open Cup, Supporters Shield and
MLS Shield as the top trophies to dispute, the United gang will try its best to
add more silverware to their trophy halls in their temporary home in
Minneapolis TFC Bank Stadium.
Later moving to Twin City St. Paul to their
new stadium in Snelling- Midway, to open in 2018, seating 21,500 Loon faithful
and making the Minnesota squad with own place to call home.
The aims of this club is to make a good
stand in this campaign and that’s why they reinforced their backfield, the
arrivals of Kevin Venegas, Justin Davis, Vadim Demidov, Joseph Greenspan and Francisco Calvo to
headline this club defensive corps.
In the
midfield and frontal attacks, so far the names of former Montréal midfielder
Johan Venegas, Thomas de Villardi, Miguel Ibarra, Collin Martin, Collen Warner
and Mohammed Saeid.
Despite seeing a few experienced men to
headline the Loons midfield, for Manager Heath combining experience and young
blood and maybe the arrival of another reinforcement his squad will offer a new
dynamic and depth in their overall attack.
So far, the Loons striker core includes two
of its NASL originals in Christian Ramirez and Femi Hollinger- Janzen alongside
their first pick in the draft, UCLA’s Adi Danladi.
As the United top brass headed by their
Sporting Director scraping every corner of the globe to bring to 10,000 Lakes an
all-around fighter and resilient squad in its Loons, but the need of reinforcing many areas of need
is imperative to contest this 2017.
At the end, the Minnesota United bunch will
offer us an amazing campaign and will become a true competitor in Major League
Soccer, very well readying to make their debut on opening day plying as a visitor
against the Portland Timbers at Rose City.
A week later opening at home at TCF Stadium
against their newcomer’s Atlanta United
and for sure this match will have the
moniker of the expansion Derby, good
luck Minnesota United in your new MLS adventure.
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