Barra Brava
Preview: DC United at Metroscum
By: Chris Pavlakos |
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Tradition
Ah, the annual trip to the concrete jungle, the armpit of america, RFK North. With Red Bull Arena under construction and supposed to open for the 2010 season, this could be the last time United plays the metroscum/pink cows in the spectacularly horrid Giant Stadium. Christian Gomez and Ange N’silu are on the injury list [...]
Category: Barra Brava, Ben Olsen, Brandon Barklage, Bryan Namoff, Chris Pontius, Christian Gomez, Clyde Simms, DC United Players, DC United Team News, Dejan Jakovic, Fred, Game Previews, General MLS, Injuries, Jaime Moreno, Luciano Emilio, Marc Burch, Rodney Wallace, Santino Quaranta, Supporter's Groups, Thabiso Khumalo
Tags: Barra Brava, Ben Olsen, Brandon Barklage, Bryan Namoff, Chris Pontius, Christian Gomez, Clyde Simms, DC United Players, DC United Team News, Dejan Jakovic, Fred, Game Previews, General MLS, Injuries, Jaime Moreno, Louis Crayton, Luciano Emilio, Marc Burch, Rodney Wallace, Santino Quaranta, Supporter's Groups, Thabiso KhumaloPost Game: DC United 1, Chicago Fire 1
By: jon | 5 Comments
Like kissing your sister.
DC came out and dominated the first half, scored their goal, and went into halftime with a lead.
They came back out a different team, and were hurt by a mistake by backup keeper, Josh Wicks. Sloppy passing, poor shot selection, and questionable decisions by DC players led to the draw and [...]
Post Game: LA Galaxy 1, DC United 4
By: jon | 3 Comments
Well, that was an uncomfortable temperature for a truly entertaining game. But, that’s what you get when ABC wants the game at 12. I just hope the ratings were worth having the game played on the surface of the sun.
Where to begin? Oh, I know. Greater than the win, or the [...]
A Late Post Game
By: jon | 3 Comments
Sorry to be so delinquent on my duty of providing you with news you can get elsewhere with less journalistic integrity, no access and sass.
I will repeat the phrase used everywhere else, and numerous times throughout Sports Cliche history. Sometimes you win ugly, but you still win. That’s really the most apt [...]
Game Recap- DCU 5 (!)- Harbor View 0 (DCU advances to Semi Finals)
By: jon | 8 Comments
Well, that was a barn burner! It didn’t start out that way with weak wing play in the first half, bad touches by key players, and indecision in the final third. But the second half was a different story.
I will leave the recaps to the professionals, but I will give you my observations [...]
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