DC United still seeks the missing link

It’s a cliché, but it’s true. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. For DC United, that link has been the defense. The uncompensated loss of Bryan Namoff and the injury pileup in defense have unsettled the overall dynamic of the team. Take the two most recent losses in which the team [...]

United try to work their way out of cellar

Despite their recent losses, DC United continues to improve its overall play. The team outplayed the Revolution last Saturday only to lose via a single lapse of concentration by a veteran. Coach Ben Olsen summed it up, “On the weekend all that stuff was pretty good-the fight, the passion was there, the commitment but again [...]

DC United poised to exceed mediocrity

The numbers don’t lie and they tell a sad tale for DC United. They will almost certainly not see the playoffs for a third straight year. Still, I expect this team to have a winning record for the remainder of the season. Here’s why. They have shown steady growth as a team and the Onalfo [...]

United cruises to solid 2-0 Open Cup win

In most countries the National Open Cup will present a top division professional team with increasingly strong competition as it advances through the brackets. The US Open Cup presents more of a roller coaster ride for MLS teams which first play into the competition against similarly strong teams then drop down to meet lesser teams [...]

Late goal wilts DC United hopes

Despite clear improvement over the past month, DC United remains a work in progress. On Thursday, the team regressed slightly, losing 1-0 to Seattle by giving up a late goal. Neither team played well enough to deserve to win as the stifling heat took the edge off physical and mental creativity. While United has steadily [...]

DC United experiment yields a 2-0 win

DC United ventured into Virginia to test the market for their Open Cup games and were rewarded with a crowd of 2,985 at George Mason University. To top it off, they came away with a 2-0 victory to advance to the Cup quarterfinals. That game will move back to the previous default Open Cup venue [...]

Has Arena ball returned for DC United?

Over a span of 11 days a team that has now amassed only seven MLS points in eleven games has reached a level of confidence that belies the simple numbers. The remarkable events that transpired in those eleven days are attributable to two factors, one tangible and the other intangible, and far more important. Tino [...]

DC stands United behind Onalfo’s plan

Even as DC United spiraled downward at the beginning of 2010, there appeared to be a simultaneous improvement in the team’s discipline and overall shape. That seeming contradiction could be explained by a superabundance of injuries to the top tier of players. The team simply lacked the critical talent mass to execute the tasks assigned. [...]

DC United should start focus on Open Cup at Houston

Despite a horrible beginning to their season, DC United has demonstrated better team cohesion and maturity than last year’s side. Overall team shape has been better maintained even as the flow of play has changed from central control and attack to over the top and wide attack.
United’s traditional control game failed them in 2009 [...]

DC United should start focus on Open Cup at Houston

Despite a horrible beginning to their season, DC United has demonstrated better team cohesion and maturity than last year’s side. Overall team shape has been better maintained even as the flow of play has changed from central control and attack to over the top and wide attack.
United’s traditional control game failed them in 2009 [...]

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