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Philadelphia Union
Sebastien Le Toux talks to MLS Reserves about leaving the Union,
Nobody was talking to me or telling me what was going on until February 1st. I found out quickly
that Philadelphia did not want to sign me and a trade was going to happen.
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Philadelphia Union
The "2011 in Review" articles for the Philadelphia Union are now up on the MLS website. One
provides decent insight, the other, not so much. In the Q & A cobbled together from the last press
conference of the season, in addition to relating that Freddy Adu was at "60 percent" for much of
the end of the season due to a back injury and the need for defensive additions and competition
within the various positions on the field, Peter Nowak discusses the mindset the team needs to win
a championship:
"I told you guys at the press conferences we've had all year long that we believe in what we're
building, we believe what is the culture around the team.
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Union
Danny Califf and Sebastien Le Toux both agree that the hope among the players is that there will
not be as much player movement in the closed season. Le Toux said, "I hope with the good result we
got this year, we'll get most of the guys back and move on and continue.
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Union
Playoff tickets are now on sale!
Kerith Gabriel reports in the Daily News that Faryd Mondragon, who is a finalist for Soccer
America's Goalkeeper of the Year, will start against Toronto. "I am not used to being out, so it
felt like forever," Mondragon said.
