FC Dallas poses stern test of United’s overall game

Coach Ben Olsen has DC United on the right track as the team crosses over the half way point at .500 (5-5-7). As they have become more used to one another and his system, the players seem to have become comfortable with his emphasis on strong supporting play. All coaches talk a good game. The [...]

Olsen demands excellence of improving squad

Young or younger, experienced or naïve, skilled or not-so-skilled, DC United coach Ben Olsen has held every player and this team as a whole, to a standard of play and accountability that perhaps far exceeds their capabilities…not that it’s a bad thing. “I expect a lot from these guys and I want the culture to [...]

Defense leads the way for DC United

Through most of April where they managed to win just once in seven total matches, it was defense optional for DC United. Not only did they concede four goals on three occasions, they looked indecisive and disorganized, especially on set pieces. In their last two matches however, a 2-1 win over Seattle and scoreless draw [...]

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 [...]

United makes its goal to get more goals

DC United is having trouble with their finishing. No, this is not an archived story pulled out from last year or the year before that for that matter. But no worries mate-June will get here soon enough.
Since scoring over 50 goals on their way to the Supporter’s Shield in both the 2006 and [...]

United blends vintage with new wine for a fine harvest in US Open Cup win

Adam Cristman had a part in three of DC United’s four goals in its US Open Cup win over FC Dallas on April 28. Cristman scored two goals and assisted another, as DC jumped out to a 3-0 lead before winning 4-2. It was an impressive victory by Curt Onalfo’s men, who booked their first victory of the regular season. A sign of things to come?

Open Cup match will test DC United’s adaptability

Three of DC United’s most common defensive four in 2009 are on the injured list and this year’s stabilizing international acquisition has joined them. Still, Coach Curt Onalfo has just enough talent left available to cobble together a journeyman back four for tonight’s Open Cup game against FC Dallas.
Julius James should be flanked by [...]

Open Cup match will test DC United’s adaptability

Three of DC United’s most common defensive four in 2009 are on the injured list and this year’s stabilizing international acquisition has joined them. Still, Coach Curt Onalfo has just enough talent left available to cobble together a journeyman back four for tonight’s Open Cup game against FC Dallas.
Julius James should be flanked by [...]

United finds its rhythm against FC Dallas 2-1

A pair of second half goals by Jaime Moreno brought DC United back from a halftime deficit to defeat FC Dallas 2-1 at RFK Stadium on Saturday night. With the victory, DCU take first place in the Eastern Conference standings.

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