Olsen expects to use full roster during first three-game week

No one at DC United would ever admit it publicly and through the years they have given it the proper lip service, but recently, the tone of their very well selected words and their body language are all pointing to next Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup match against Columbus as a far bigger priority than the [...]

Total team effort nets DC United a 2-0 shutout

DC United recorded their first shutout win of the season with a 2-0 triumph over the Philadelphia Union at steamy and soggy RFK Stadium ending several dubious streaks in the process. Danny Allsopp scored both goals for United taking over the team leadership in that category (4) despite not having scored since a 2-1 win [...]

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 [...]

Same old, same old for United

New coach, some new ideas but the same old results in the same old manner. In what has epitomized DC United’s season throughout, they were punished for their ineffective finishing and costly mistakes as they fell to FC Dallas 3-1 in a physical match throughout. Dallas goalkeeper Kevin Hartman made three magnificent saves in that [...]

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 [...]

Ben Olsen takes DC United helm

With DC United’s season spiraling painfully into the abyss on a weekly basis, the dismissal of head coach Curt Onalfo was inevitable. And though he made a significant contribution to that final conclusion over his seven month stay, a closer, deeper examination shows that it’s really not all his fault. Assistant Ben Olsen, one of [...]

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 [...]

DC United score four in RFK hothouse

If you were at the game or have watched any of the highlights on the evening news or on DC United’s website, Porstmouth FC did not suddenly get a sponsorship from Volkswagen. In what has been a nightmarish North American week’s journey for the English side frought with travel issues and serious injuries to compound [...]

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 [...]

Misery continues for youthful DC United

United goalkeeper Troy Perkins sat slumped in his chair deep in his locker some 15-minutes after the final whistle staring somewhere or even nowhere; stunned perhaps but depressed most likely after more critical errors caused another miserable home loss. Landon Donovan converted a penalty kick in the 58th minute after United had equalized just four [...]

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