It's safe to say that Saturday night's match was an unpleasant one to watch for Philadelphia fans. The game was the Union's fourth loss in as many games and with tough matches against Eastern Conference upcoming, fans will be wondering when the rot stops. 

But where exactly did it go wrong for Philadelphia at BC Palace?

Overall, defensively the Union were not terrible despite giving up three goals. However, they were caught in key moments and Vancouver were unlucky not to score 4 or 5. The tactical switch of Ray Gaddis to his natural position of right back and Sheanon Williams paid dividends for Gaddis as he looked far more comfortable in one on one situations, passing, and going forward in general for the Union.

The Indiana native had 6 tackles, 1 interception, 6 clearances, and one blocked shot and did relatively well to deal with the pacey Manneh. In fact, as per Whoscored.com, Gaddis was the Union's highest rated player on the night, second only to debutante goalkeeper Brian Sylvestre. Gaddis' life however, was made more difficult by the overlapping runs from Jordan Harvey and little defensive assistance from Eric Ayuk who made just two tackles on the night. While Gaddis did well, the same could not be said for defensive counterparts Sheanon Williams and Ethan White.

Williams has in part been sacrificed for the sake of Gaddis' form as he's also not a naturally left footed player and although he did reasonably well against Mauro Rosales, he appeared to struggle against the far quicker Techera who skinned Williams several times on the night but was bailed out on several occasions by left winger Andrew Wenger.  

Finally, despite an excellent individual performance in last week's narrow loss to Toronto, Ethan White continues to show why he may just not be cut out for this Philadelphia team. While excellent at making last ditch tackles, the former DC United defender plays a rather risky game and has been caught out far out of position on a number of occasions this season. Whoscored.com's heat map confirms this, indicating White's far more adventurous nature as opposed to center back partner Richie Marquez. 

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