DC United vs. The Ordure of the Cincinnati

Discussion in 'D.C. United' started by Hedbal, Oct 1, 2019.

  1. autogolazzo

    autogolazzo Member+

    Mar 4, 2007
    Magically, I don't feel bad at all that we were unable to score 1 goal against the worst team in the league, at home, with a two man advantage. The fact that we were playing for a home 1st round playoff match and a chance to reward the fans while Cincinnati had absolutely nothing to play for didn't faze me at all.
     
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  2. Potowmack

    Potowmack Member+

    Apr 2, 2010
    Washington, DC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, there were always at least 2-3 defenders standing back around or past mid-field when we were up two men.

    You're playing the worst team in the league, up two men. Push numbers forward and Cincinnati will eventually collapse. A loss wouldn't have made a difference, we's still be in 5th.
     
  3. autogolazzo

    autogolazzo Member+

    Mar 4, 2007
    People have considered me to be a little sarcastic, however.
     
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  4. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Reisterstown, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Sarcasm??? What is that????? :D
     
  5. Q*bert Jones III

    Q*bert Jones III The People's Poet

    Feb 12, 2005
    Woodstock, NY
    Club:
    DC United
    Believe it or not, I'm feeling a bit better today. Here's why:

    I believe that DC just set the MLS record for most consecutive shutouts. The defense is the best in the East and it's not even close. If the offense can manage to score a goal, DC's chances are pretty good against anyone.

    (I'll also just note that in 90% of games, that FCC handball gets Varred. I'm not totally unhappy that they didn't even bother to look at it, but that gets called more often than it gets ignored.)

    So DC will be on the road for the rest of the season. I actually think that plays to their strengths. When they're expected to show creativity and enterprise like yesterday, they play like abstract expressionist diarrhea. But when they can commit everyone to defense, take the air out of the ball, and play professionally, they're at their best.

    Finally, away to TFC is a far better matchup for DC than home to RB. Russell Canouse or Felipe Martins trying to be creative against a heavy press is a recipe for hilarity. They're much better when they can sit back, absorb pressure, and hope Hamid can save more penalties than whichever scrub TFC puts in goal after 120 minutes of scoreless anti-soccer.

    Bennyball or bust.
     
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  6. Theopisa

    Theopisa Member+

    Pisa Sporting Club
    Italy
    Oct 7, 2008
    Venezia
    Club:
    Pisa Calcio
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Let me know what you smoke and who your pusher is.
     
  7. PSURoss

    PSURoss Member+

    Sep 30, 2002
    DC Burbs
    I think he forgot to use the sarcasm font.
     
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  8. morrissey

    morrissey Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 18, 2000
    West Los Angeles, Calif
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ben? Is that you?
     
  9. JRHokie

    JRHokie Member+

    Aug 23, 2001
    Fairfax, VA
    Sure, but what have you seen in the last 216 scoreless minutes that leads you to believe they can score while preventing the other team from scoring? We've seen year after year that the playoffs are another level that DC has been woefully unprepared for. So, sure the defending will keep it close, which gives them a chance, but there really is no reason to be confident. DC has too much talent to be a smash and grab team if it were only coached by someone who had any idea of what offensive tactics are.
     
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  10. stangspritzring

    stangspritzring Member+

    Apr 3, 2006
    NorMD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Comically, we most consistently threaten and score when playing to counter...

    Now all we need is for our defenders/d-mids (AND &*!^*$& HAMID) to recognize and play to space in front of those early runs (Amerikwa, Arriola, Kamara, Rooney, Segura all make 'em).
     
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  11. tallguy

    tallguy Member+

    Sep 15, 2004
    MoCoLand, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    From justsportsstats.com - Coach Olsen's record prior to the 2019 season:

    "Ben Olsen compiled a record of 98 wins, 118 losses and 68 ties in his coaching career with the D.C. United. He began coaching during the 2010 season and last coached during the 2018 campaign."
    Coaching Record:

    Regular Season Playoffs
    Season Team G W L T SW SL Pts Pts% Win%
    2010 D.C. United 12 3 8 1 0 0 10 .278 .292
    2011 D.C. United 34 9 13 12 0 0 39 .382 .441
    2012 D.C. United 34 17 10 7 0 0 58 .569 .603
    2013 D.C. United 34 3 24 7 0 0 16 .157 .191
    2014 D.C. United 34 17 9 8 0 0 59 .578 .618
    2015 D.C. United 34 15 13 6 0 0 51 .500 .529
    2016 D.C. United 34 11 10 13 0 0 46 .451 .515
    2017 D.C. United 34 9 20 5 0 0 32 .314 .338
    2018 D.C. United 34 14 11 9 0 0 51 .500 .544
    Totals
    284 98 118 68 0 0 362 .425 .465 10 3 5 2 .400
     
  12. Q*bert Jones III

    Q*bert Jones III The People's Poet

    Feb 12, 2005
    Woodstock, NY
    Club:
    DC United
    I was just thinking about this question: Who would you rather bet on right now, DC United or the Galaxy?

    Defense wins championships, right?
     
  13. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Reisterstown, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    United but not by much
     
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  14. morrissey

    morrissey Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 18, 2000
    West Los Angeles, Calif
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don’t see the Galaxy getting past Allianz United. Though with Zlatan anything can happen. Zlatan Imawhinybitch.

    James
     
  15. tallguy

    tallguy Member+

    Sep 15, 2004
    MoCoLand, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If we had him, we would love having him on the team. He's old but can still play at a great level in MLS. Of course, he is a winny b*tch. But, any team that once started Stoichkov has no historical basis for complaining about that.

    Stoichkov, as I recall, once broke a teenager's leg during a training session at American University. Is that a false memory?
     
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  16. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    it is not, that guy was a petulant twat. (not the AU kid ;))



    I would also much rather NOT have Ibra on my team.
     
  17. Stan Collins

    Stan Collins Member+

    Feb 26, 1999
    Silver Spring, MD
    Yeah, at this point it isn't so much tactics in any individual game, but ingrained habits and mentality. We got so defensively drilled that we couldn't shift gears when the game scenario unambigously called for attack.
     
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  18. Heist

    Heist Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And Carlos Ruiz.
     
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  19. DangSkippy

    DangSkippy Member+

    Apr 28, 2009
    MoCo Maryland
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't think this is right.
    IIRC, they canceled the 2013 season on account of the painful screeching that happens in my brain any time I try to think about that year.
     
  20. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup was the most glorious thing to happen to DC United in the teens.
     
  21. Hedbal

    Hedbal Member+

    Jul 31, 2000
    DC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    [QUOTE="tallguy, post: 38221604, member: 48801"
    Stoichkov, as I recall, once broke a teenager's leg during a training session at American University. Is that a false memory?[/QUOTE]
    No, it happened. I arrived just after the match started, to find those in attendance looking stricken. The match was called off. Stoichkov took offense at the AU player's attempted tackle and took revenge. I was told that, had it happened in a league match, he would have been suspended and fined - heavily.
     
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  22. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    Strangely enough DC United was the 2nd DC team to win an open cup
    http://amofb.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-us-open-cup-and-washington-dcs.html
    Seattle’s Mitre FC, who advanced to the Final with a 5-4 victory over Busch SC, stood between España and the Open Cup trophy...
    With both teams failing to score the game went to a penalty shoot-out, the first Final in the history of the U.S. Open Cup to be decided in that manner - the tournament used a two-game playoff to decide the winner until 1968 when it changed to a single game final.

    España won the shootout dramatically 3-2.
     
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  23. DangSkippy

    DangSkippy Member+

    Apr 28, 2009
    MoCo Maryland
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I had forgotten about that. Along with the rest of the season.
     

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