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 [...]

Does DC United finally have it together?

As the profoundly disappointing 2010 season has dragged on, DC United has never quite fully settled on a consistent roster. However, the team as a whole has matured significantly. With a mere sixth of the season remaining and too many defenders injured, United still appears to have put almost all the pieces together. Tino Quaranta [...]

When practice isn’t enough

Rumor has it that DC United is pursuing a new player named Sisyphus who has demonstrated serious skills in handling a rock. His skills in nearly attaining his goal only to have the rock elude him just before he succeeds appear completely in line with United’s experience this year. It can’t be overemphasized that the [...]

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 [...]

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