"It has been a tough week for the guys to overcome, a lot of adversity, and I thought the way they responded in the second half was not an easy thing to do, It was a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel, but we have to do better on our personal details with defending set pieces and tracking runners and markers."
"We rallied in the second half. We created momentum, we showed a bit of belief and a bit of hunger and fight to get back into it, and we showed great body language to try after the week we have had. These guys are not machines. We are not machines. I'm proud of the way they have responded, and it shows there is a lot of life and quality left in this group."
Philadelphia Union suffered a 7-0 loss to Vancouver and were eliminated from the U.S. Open Cup semi-finals by Nashville, but they still sit top of the Eastern Conference. The team faces New England Revolution next, whose coach Caleb Porter was sacked and Pablo Moreira appointed interim. Head coach Bradley Carnell noted a strong second-half response, citing created momentum, belief, hunger and improved body language. Carnell also emphasized the need to improve defending set pieces and tracking runners and markers. Tai Baribo leads the Union attack with 16 MLS goals this season.
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