avery-john Stories - Black And Red United
James: "I Expect Recognition... I Put Hard Work In"
There will be no false modesty from Damion James. Asked by the Nets' Ben Couch how he felt about making the first team All-Summer League, James replied, "Those are things I expect. I put hard work in." That was just one insight into James' personality. "They’re looking for me to come in and...
DC United tie at Kansas City Wizards, 1-1
Maybe it's just me, but I found most of that match to be pretty boring. What I saw were two teams who didn't seem inspired, and a whole lot of players on each side who may have been content with just one point while still at or near the top of the Eastern Conference, and with another game just...
Open Cup preview
There's been surprisingly very little debate this year about how we should line up for the Open Cup, which starts tomorrow against Dallas. In years past, we used to have heated arguments about the Cup's virtues vis a vis the MLS regular season, and whether the club should start its best XI, or...
Marc Burch versus Avery John
We've seen debates emerge a couple times over the past few weeks as to who should be our starting left back. The reality of the situation is that Tom Soehn is likely to continue rotating players at just about every position for the foreseeable future. Marc Burch and Avery John each started one...
DC United loss at Colorado Rapids, 3-0
I can't remember the last time I've said this, but this Colorado Rapids team is actually pretty good. And they deserved this win.Also, I think this might be the first team we've played this year where I'm actually jealous of their defense. Very underrated. And with Colin Clark and Omar Cummings,...
Mid Season Review part 3: Trades
So now that we've already reviewed and analyzed DC United's acquisitions and departures since the close of the 2008 season, let's take a look at the trades. Basically just one big one, and a couple players swapped for late-round draft picks.1. The biggest offseason move was DC United trading Ivan...
DC United lose at Marathon, 3-1
A loss is pretty much what we expected on the road in Honduras, but it's disappointing all the same because it could have been so much more. And we're once again reminded of 2008. If you're unfortunate enough to recall the 2008 Champions' Cup and Superliga, you'll remember that DC United looked to...
DC United win at San Juan Jabloteh, 1-0
This 1-0 win reminded me a bit of another 1-0 win less than a week ago against the Wizards. United was clearly the better team, and our defense did well in shutting down some opportunities, but a big part of the victory can also be attributed to a weaker team failing to get any quality shots on...
DC United win vs Marathon, 3-0
This win was exactly what we needed. Nothing will inspire confidence in a team fighting for playoff position like a multiple goal victory in which we were clearly the better team.The offense is clicking, and oh yeah, that's 3 shutouts in our last 4 matches. With a makeshift backline at that. Is it...
RIVER OR LIFE: Defenders
(Click to see the original post with the original polls) Continuing the series where we vote "River" for players that we want to see DC United cast away and we vote "Life" for players that we hope will return, let's take a look now at DCU's defenders. I have a feeling this group will prove more...
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