Unimaginative play leaves DC United wanting

There are three reasons why a team may be unworthy of making the playoffs. They are a lack of talent, a lack of effort, and a lack of intelligent play. DC United has the talent, but puts out too much effort in poorly focused play. In July, there were a couple of games when the [...]

Refocused United races away to a 4-1 win

After losing a 2-0 lead on Wednesday night, Ben Olsen confessed that he didn’t know how to train his players to maintain their focus. On Saturday, it appeared that he had found the way. Granted, the spectacular hat trick from Dwayne DeRosario, which set a new MLS record at 31 minutes for earliest completion of [...]

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 [...]

DC United lose fifth straight

DC United stepped onto steamy RFK Stadium field on Saturday with a cohesive, definitive game plan and executed it very well despite not having any goals to show for it at the break. The second half was a different story.
United completely got away from what they did in that first half, allowing a confident [...]

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?

Best Super Bowl Ever? Maybe? Or not. Now It’s Time to Worry

First off, lets give both teams their just due for getting there amidst tough competition. That out of the way, It doesn’t matter weather the better team won or not, and my contemporaries in “big” media should stop blaming everyone and everything else but Peyton Manning for the interception with just over 3 minutes to [...]

Saints Win First NFL Title With 31-17 Win in Super Bowl XLIV

Heading into South Florida and Super Bowl XLIV, many folks would have guessed that one of the quarterbacks would have melted down the stretch and not come through when it counted. That’s part of the game, right? But how many of them would have said that Peyton Manning – the 2009 NFL MVP – would [...]

United squeak past Harrisburg 2-1

The Harrisburg City Islanders donned light blue warm-up tee shirts that said-Just Do It…AGAIN. They were game and worthy but DC United had other plans. But they didn’t make it easy on themselves either.
United turned a solid first half performance into another unnecessarily close match, escaping with 2-1 win over the Harrisburg at [...]

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