The Philadelphia Union suffered their third loss of 2025 to Nashville SC, falling 3-1 on Tuesday night in the U.S. Open Cup Semifinal. Todd shares his thoughts from the match, including Bradley Carnell's decision to start Milan Iloski over Quinn Sullivan, Olwethu Makhanya being caught ball-watching on two of Nashville's three goals, the Union's struggles defending set pieces in their last two games (conceding five), the adjustments they made in the second half to open up their attack, and the club's overall record in Cup Semifinals.

Nashville v Philadelphia Union:

• Did the Union let the wrong coaches go: [8:19]

• Referring decisions: [11:36]

• Lineup decisions (Milan Iloski over Quinn Sullivan: [28:39]

• Andrew Rick's strong performance: [40:13]

• Conceding Set Piece Goals the last two games: [44:36]

• What changed in the second half: [54:11]

• Union's record in Semifinals: [1:02:03]

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