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Charlie Davies Participates In D.C. United Intra-Squad Scrimmage

D.C. United played the closest thing to a competitive match of 2011 yesterday. And even though it was only his second day practicing with the team, Charlie Davies played all 60 minutes of the intra-squad scrimmage. Here's the video, via dcunited.com.

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Some quick notes in reaction to the video and the corresponding game notes:

  • Perry Kitchen played as a center back in both halves, as apparently did Rodrigo Brasesco.
  • Chris Korb played one half on the right and one on the left. He served up an assist to Branko Boskovic, who interestingly enough was playing left midfield.
  • Yang Men looked active and might actually have a shot at making the team. He's shown in the video beating Jed Zayner for a shot on target.
  • Steve Cronin appeared to have a really poor match. Even though he's not healthy, Bill Hamid remains the favorite to be United's starting goalkeeper in 2011.
  • It would be stupid to read too much into a 97 second highlight video, but Charlie Davies looked quick and capable.

Anything else stand out to you?

The club will play two more scrimmages on Monday, with matches against the Canadian U-20 National Team and Florida International University.

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Gotta happen

At this point, the CD9 thing has to happen right? That would be too much of a bummer (for a team that has had a lot of bummers) not to even try. Will be a fun season to watch. Just ink it already!

by Irrlicht on Feb 7, 2025 5:53 PM EST reply actions  

Perspective?

So they beat the Canadian U-20 team 4-0, how much can we read into this? I seem to remember them beating up on a lot of teams last off-season.

by MrBaker on Feb 8, 2025 8:13 AM EST reply actions  

Correction

5-1.

It’s nice to see a lot of offensive output, but it’s also worth remembering that we had a very good preseason last year too (although Jaime Moreno was seemingly the only one scoring goals). You’re right that the level of competition wasn’t great, and it’s sad that we surrendered a goal, but right now it’s about gelling as a team. We’ve had a lot of roster turnover, and the fact that we can put together an offensive barrage is encouraging. I don’t expect a hat trick from Joseph Ngwenya every time out, but Boskovic had three assists. If he can be an effective distributor this season, the club is in much better shape.

I would like to know where the Canadian goal came from though. Which defender blew the marking. Cronin has seemed a little rough this preseason too, so I’m eager to get Hamid back between the pipes.

by Brendanukkah on Feb 8, 2025 9:41 AM EST up reply actions  


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