United youth continue Quixotic quest against the Galaxy

Every few years DC United wins an away game with a less than star-filled squad. While Sunday’s effort in Portland might seem to be just one of those games, it may be more than a fortunate fluke blending exceptional focus and effort with a solid game plan. These guys may just do it twice in [...]

Strong second half secures DC United a 1-1 tie

Saturday’s 1-1 tie against the reigning MLS Cup Champions demonstrated how far along Coach Ben Olsen has come in molding a young team into a pattern which served him so well as he developed as a player with DC United. They are working smarter and harder as they learn more with each game. The team [...]

DC duo do in Seattle 2-1

All sports share two elements, physical commitment and intelligent play. The team that plays hard and smart usually prevails. DC United coach Ben Olsen was a tough and wily practitioner as a player and his team showed how those attributes work synergistically last night. The coach summed it up, “Andy (Najar’s) final ball was fantastic, [...]

A tale of two teams – The old guys win 4-0

Ben Olsen put it succinctly, “I was proud that they didn’t quit at 2-0, at 3-0, even at 4-0, the guys worked their tails off in the second half. This is a process, and right now [New York] are a better team than we are. Are they 4-0 better than us? I don’t think so, [...]

DC United gets early test courtesy of MLS

For two weeks in a row, DC United’s Dejan Jakovic has been the victim of questionable referee decisions. In the season opener he was penalized for allegedly “handling” a ball that clearly was struck into his hand which was close to his body in the only logical position. Since DC United won that game handily [...]

New style brings DC United a 3-1 win

Ben Olsen unveiled the new DC United on Saturday and it wasn’t your father’s United. While this year’s version is a logical extension of the team’s progression last year, it has one key element that deviates from past practice. At least for now, there is no creative midfielder. With the acquisition of Dax McCarty and [...]

Deeper and quicker, DC United goes on the attack

Despite garnering the worst record in team history, DC United made significant progress throughout the woeful 2010 season and has continued that trend over the winter. A new Spring and Summer will tell us what the fruits of the labors of the dismissed Curt Onalfo and the forceful Ben Olsen will be. As the team [...]

Deeper and quicker, DC United goes on the attack

Despite garnering the worst record in team history, DC United made significant progress throughout the woeful 2010 season and has continued that trend over the winter. A new Spring and Summer will tell us what the fruits of the labors of the dismissed Curt Onalfo and the forceful Ben Olsen will be. As the team [...]

An idea and an observation

With but two games remaining, DC United has precious little time to give its fans a reason to for hope for 2011. I think that they can do it. As 2010 has seen the team bump along the bottom of a slough of despond, the players have slowly but consistently improved their shape and vision. [...]

Olsen’s nightmare contiunues with 3-1 loss to Houston

Ben Olsen struggled to find a positive note on Saturday night and it took a direct question from the press to get him to cite the only real joy from the nightmare season that he is living through. Andy Najar, the seventeen year old prodigy who now wears his number 14 continues to amaze. “I [...]

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