Kick This!

KC 4 - United 0 March 27, 2010

El desastre estúpido grande

There will be a tendency in certain corners of the internets to declare last night's travesty to be absolute proof that the team is doomed, nothing good could possibly come from this season, and that, like a leaking submarine plunging to the depths of the ocean floor, the future of DCU is spelled "FISHFOOD."

Such hyperbolic ravings would be premature and wrongheaded. It was only one game, the conditions were bad, the defense was cobbled-together, and they were playing in the outfield of a minor league baseball stadium. Give them some slack.

With that out of the way, however, you cannot deny what passed before our eyes. One team looked like a fit and well-drilled professional sports organization that was hungry to start a new season. The other team was DC United.

KC 2 - United 2, Oct. 24, 2009

Roller Coaster

It came down to this: Julius James parked up front because he tweaked his hamstring and couldn't move, manages to head-in the must-win goal to save the season.

So, a crippled central defender proves more effective than Emilio!

But the game did not end there. Fred elbowed aside a ball to keep it out of the United net, and then, after the PK, United marched upfield looking like they were going to score--or else kill someone trying (at last! unfettered purposefulness from United in stoppage time of the last game of the season!), and then . . . Wallace hit the post.

And so arguably the most exciting and wrenching game United had played all year ended, with neither the players nor the fans quite believing it was over, leaving as many questions open as it had answered.

United 1 - Wizards 0 Sep. 9, 2009

A Win At Home?

Are we too critical of those we care about the most? Like how the favorite child has to live up to standards higher than the underachiever? Maybe fans can be overcritical of the team they love? The word is short for "fanatic," after all.

Perhaps, but the truth is that United did not play very well against the Wizards and should be grateful for the three points.