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.

regret.

Now that DC United is the second worse team in the MLS (they did a fine job beating Chivas out of their position), I think it's fair to talk about regret. And I'm not the only one talking about it.

1. Bobby Boswell (.com)- I mentioned him yesterday, not that we really want him back, but he did score the game winning goal yesterday, and that makes me bitter.

2. Joe Cannon- Fullback Files mentions DC missing out on the Joe Cannon trade as a regret after seeing what we got out of Zach Wells last night.

3. Greg Vanney? yes, even Vanney. - Shatz responds to Fullback's regrets with sympathy for the Cannon situation and possible regrets on the Vanney-Kirk trade. I'll tell you what, even a slow backup central defender last night would have been nice.

I won't get into the Gomez/Gallardo debate, but if we kept the same team from last year intact, would we still be where we are today? I hope we have more to talk about in the coming months than woulda shoulda coulda. To echo Fullback, ugh.

ouch.

chivas usa 3 dcu 1

on the same night that bobby boswell (.com) scores the game winner for houston against chicago, dc gives up 3 goals in 9 minutes to lose the lead and the game to chivas usa. at some point dc has to hit bottom right? can it continue to get worse?

RSL wins the Ben Cup... again

Congratulations to Real Salt Lake on winning the 2008 Ben Cup. I hope to make it out to Salt Lake this summer to at least get a glimpse of the trophy that might never make its way east of the Mississippi. With the way this year is going, this might be the closest DC United gets to hardware. Maybe a visit this weekend to LA Chivas, who have some how found a way to have less points than DCU, will get things back on track.

In other team vs team cup news, good luck to RSL tonight in their other rivalry, the Rocky Mountain Cup.

Ben Cup Leg 2 (The Setup: DC v RSL)

Hopes and Dreams for The Ben Cup Leg 2

1. 5-0 DC United. We have to win by this scoreline to claim the Ben Cup.
2. At least one goal from Luciano Emilio.
3. I'll be honest, I'd be really happy with a draw.
4. Little to no rain.

Vamos United!

Elementary School Shout Outs Are So NFL 2006

As each MLS player takes their turn to introduce themselves on MLS Thursday Night PrimeTime we can't help but grade their performances. We have two front runners as of tonight's game between the Revs and the Hoops.

A+
Adam Cristman (New England Revolution)
"Adam Cristman. I'm wearing sweat pants right now."

B
Drew Moor (FC Dallas)
"Drew Moor. I'm missing Lost tonight."

Hey Matt Reis, NFL players in the year 2006 (possibly 2005) called, they want their primary school shout out back. Any use of clever NFL lines such as where you attended junior high or elementary school is a very good way to earn yourself an F+. Zach Wells, you are lucky I can't remember, but I think you might have mentioned a junior high or middle school. I'll be listening closely on May 8th when you are back on PrimeTime. Consider yourself warned.