Front Row Seat: Manny Machado comments on SDFC/Iloski situation
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Machado said he’s sympathetic to SDFC fans who are getting a not-sweet taste of the business of sports.
“I see both sides of things,” he said, “but at the end of the day, I’m always rooting for the players, and I want what’s best for them.
“Hopefully, he stays and hangs around for a long time,” Machado added. “He’s a San Diego kid. He’s done a tremendous job for us. He’s helped us win a lot of games.”
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Heading into this midweek affair, the side from California are two points above Minnesota United for first in the West and trail the Philadelphia Union in the Supporters’ Shield standings by just a single point.
Mikey Varas’s men will try to avoid losing consecutive league games at Snapdragon Stadium on Wednesday, having suffered a 4-3 defeat to the Houston Dynamo in their previous encounter in San Diego.
For a side playing together for a matter of months, they have shown plenty of creativity and attacking quality, sitting second in the league regarding average possession (59.6%), and first in the West when it comes to goals (46).
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