It’s in the title, folks. Every week during the MLS season, Backheeled will dive into the biggest Winners and Losers from around the league. This week, San Diego FC lost a superstar, Bradley Carnell’s magic surged, Wilfried Zaha debuted, and more.
me, when i see 15 mls games on the weekend schedule: pic.twitter.com/Ztmb2XywPW
— Joseph Lowery (@joeclowery) March 1, 2025
Winner: Anyone close enough to feel Bradley Carnell’s early season aura
The year is 2023. Bradley Carnell’s St. Louis City squad is collecting wins left and right, benefitting from massive mistakes from the opposition, and scoring goals at a wildly efficient rate. That team started with 5W-0D-0L and went on to top the Western Conference.
The year is 2025. Bradley Carnell’s Philadelphia Union squad is collecting wins left and right, benefitting from massive mistakes from the opposition, and scoring goals at a wildly efficient rate. Across their first two games of this new season, the Union scored on their first six shots on target — all four shots on frame managed to sneak past Pedro Gallese on opening weekend and they jumped out to a 2-0 lead in an eventual 4-1 win on Saturday against FC Cincinnati with their first two shots on target hitting the back of Roman Celentano’s net.
