age ain't nuttin' but a number

DC United
Youngest Starter: Marc Burch (24.5)
Starters Under the Age of 26: 1 (Burch)
Average Age Starting 11: 30 years old

Columbus Crew
Youngest Starter: Robbie Rogers (21.5)
Starters Under the Age of 26: 5 (Rogers, Gaven, Evans, Marshall, O'Rourke)
Average Age Starting 11: 27.5 years old

just sayin'

Francis and the Mustache Mutiny

Francis Doe's afro-puff puts two past Matt Reis' mustache. Well done. 

There were tears running down Taylor Twellman's face. Men don't cry.

tonight's the night

united must win tonight. if they don't, i'll spend the playoffs pulling for another revolution loss in the mls cup final. that would be fun, right?

i recorded the game but i'm not even going to watch it

looks like eskandarian sealed the deal. good for him. 

the sun'll come out tomorrow

dc united lives under a rain cloud, a very dark rain cloud.

On the Offense and Gallardo

I just have a quick observation from yesterday's game against San Jose. When Gallardo is on the field, every United player's first instinct is to get him the ball. If they can see him, they will pass it to him. The problem is that sometimes there are better options that they are missing because they have Gallardo blindness. I think Gallardo is a fine player and even really good some times, but I also think he slows down the offense because everyone thinks the ball needs to go through him first. Maybe the DP Gallardo experiment is not working or maybe DC needs to change their tactics with him on the field.

Red Bull New York Did Not Field a Good Soccer Team

Yes, DC United scored 4 goals.

Yes, Luciano Emili'gol' scored his first career hat trick.

Yes, Fred juggled the ball through the middle of the field.

But, Zachariah Wells did not post a clean sheet and is still not good enough.

Also, New York did not field an adequate team of atheletes that play soccer.