If there is a team in the USL Championship that the Birmingham Legion has completely figured out, it has to be Atlanta United 2. In all meetings to date, the Legion is 6-0-1 and has outscored Twonited...
There’s quite a bit to unpack from this less than stellar outing. Apart from the fact that a game that should have been a win ended up as a weakly earned draw, there is a fair amount to observe ...
This one was a masterclass in how not to protect a lead. It was also an object lesson in poor defensive play and tactics. On top of that, it was also a primer on not using offensive power adequately. ...
As Mark Twain[efn_note]Quoting Benjamin Disraeli, or Arthur Balfour, or Walter Bagehot, or any one of about a dozen British wits[/efn_note] famously stated, there are lies, damned lies and statistics....
Birmingham Legion traveled to Memphis, and battled the 901st to a 1 – 1 draw. Coach Sohen put his faith in the Legion attack once again, and rolled out a 3-3-4. They were able to control the mid...
Birmingham Legion have finally started to find that fire power fans knew existed forever. For example, Legion have only been shut out of three matches thus far into the season. Their problem has never...
Well, let’s start off by saying that as an Englishman resident in Birmingham, Alabama, this was not a good weekend. England losing in a penalty shootout was not a surprise. The Legion losing at ...
This one was an exercise in proving statistics can sometimes make absolutely no sense. After completely dominating the game for 8 minutes, getting the penalty that JJ Williams should have been awarded...
The breakthrough was a long time coming, but in the end the ever reliable Neco Brett broke the deadlock and the Legion came home triumphant. Margaritas and piña coladas all around on the plane. In two...
To start, I don’t believe this one was as bad as the scoreline suggests. Take away an extremely iffy penalty call, JJ Williams angles his header two inches to the left and we have a 1-1 fi...