Pre-match: We Mess With Texas (Dallas Burn edition)

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  1. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What: DC United host Metropolitan Dallas Area's team
    Where: Buzzard Point neighborhood of the District of Columbia, USA
    When: Saturday October 13th - 5PM (according to my notes; originally scheduled for 3:30pm)
    Watch: Univision (blech) or online somewhere, I'm sure (twitter?)

    According to MLS dotcom -

    DCU (11-11-8):
    • Suspended: None
    • Suspended after next caution: M - Russell Canouse
    • International duty: M - Junior Moreno, M - Ulises Segura
    • Injury Report: OUT: D - Taylor Kemp (labrum surgery), GK - David Ousted (elbow surgery), D - Chris Odoi-Atsem (fatigue), D - Vytas (hip injury), Kofi Opare (hip injury), D - Oniel Fisher (knee surgery); QUESTIONABLE: D - Nick DeLeon (knee injury), F - Dane Kelly (metatarsal injury)
    Projected Starting XI
    (4-2-3-1, right to left)

    GK: Bill Hamid — Nick DeLeon, Frederic Brillant, Steve Birnbaum, Joseph Mora — Russell Canouse, Chris Durkin — Zoltan Stieber, Luciano Acosta, Yamil Asad — Wayne Rooney

    Dallas (16-6-9):

    • Suspended: None
    • Suspended after next caution: M - Carlos Gruezo
    • International duty: D - Reggie Cannon, M - Carlos Gruezo, D - Maynor Figueroa
    • Injury Report: OUT: D - Kris Reaves (left foot stress fracture), F - Cristian Colman (torn ACL)
    Projected Starting XI
    (4-2-3-1, right to left)

    GK: Jesse Gonzalez — Ryan Hollingshead, Matt Hedges, Reto Ziegler, Marquinhos Pedroso — Abel Aguilar, Victor Ulloa — Michael Barrios, Maxi Urruti, Santiago Mosquera — Dom Badji

    All-Time Series
    • Overall: D.C. United 15 wins, 77 goals … FC Dallas 21 wins, 77 goals … 8 draws
    • At D.C.: D.C. United 9 wins, 47 goals … FC Dallas 6 wins, 32 goals … 5 draws
    • Last meeting at D.C.: D.C. United 0, FC Dallas 3 (March 26, 2016)
    Officials
    Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
    Assistant Referees: Nick Uranga, Gianni Facchini
    4th Official: Silviu Petrescu
    VAR: Jon Freemon



    Important game for both clubs - with a win we edge closer to maybe making the playoffs in the East; they all but wrap up the top spot in the West

    I hope this is a trap game for them :) Seems fair after last week.

    I just noticed MLS lists the line-ups right-to-left - that is odd, what's wrong with them?

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    My lame prediction:

    DCU: 2
    FCs: 2

    I would be happy to be very wrong as long as DC comes out on top :)

    As soon as this match was delayed I printed my parking pass for it so mine says I can enter Lot H/I at 12:30, your passes may vary depending on Lot and date printed/downloaded :)
     
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  2. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
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  3. QuietSide

    QuietSide Member

    Oct 18, 2002
    Odd that the MLS projected line-up has both DeLeon and Stieber starting but not Arriola.

    Presumably Arriola will start in place of one of them - hopefully DeLeon...
     
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  4. QuietSide

    QuietSide Member

    Oct 18, 2002
    Arriola posted on Twitter yesterday that his Dad just passed away.

     
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  5. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

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

    :(
     
  6. Funkfoot

    Funkfoot Member+

    May 18, 2002
    New Orleans, LA
    That could explain why he isn't listed as a probable starter.
     
  7. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    MLS is notoriously wrong about many things.

    Goff's lists:
    D.C. probable starters: GK Bill Hamid; Ds Paul Arriola, Frederic Brillant, Steve Birnbaum, Joseph Mora; MFs Zoltan Stieber, Chris Durkin, Russell Canouse, Luciano Acosta, Yamil Asad; F Wayne Rooney.

    Dallas probable starters: GK Jesse Gonzalez; Ds Ryan Hollingshead, Matt Hedges, Reto Ziegler, Marquinhos Pedroso; MFs Michael Barrios, Roland Lamah, Victor Ulloa, Maxi Urruti, Santiago Mosquera; F Dominique Badji.

    probably both wrong :D
     
  8. Funkfoot

    Funkfoot Member+

    May 18, 2002
    New Orleans, LA
    The lineup for us is what I would expect if Arriola is available.
     
  9. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
     
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  10. pr0ner

    pr0ner Member+

    Jan 13, 2007
    Alexandria, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Also, Durkin has a broken nose. Hopefully this does not affect his availability, because I'm not sure who gets plugged in next to Canouse.

    Let's also hope Canouse doesn't pick up a yellow tomorrow or Wednesday so he can get the good behavior bonus.
     
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  11. Hedbal

    Hedbal Member+

    Jul 31, 2000
    DC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think the defensive-minded midfielder next in the queue to Durkin is Jeffrey:eek: (Actually, I rather like Jeffrey, but I know he has a poor reputation with many here.)
     
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  12. Mountainia

    Mountainia Member

    Jun 19, 2002
    Section 207, Row 7
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm sorry to hear about Arriola's father. I wish him and his family well.
     
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  13. pr0ner

    pr0ner Member+

    Jan 13, 2007
    Alexandria, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Judging by what he posted on Twitter, no Arriola tomorrow and probably not on Wednesday either.
     
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  14. Hedbal

    Hedbal Member+

    Jul 31, 2000
    DC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Goff still has him in his starting lineup, but on Twitter he admits that he might not be back and might even miss Wednesday's match.
     
  15. Q*bert Jones III

    Q*bert Jones III The People's Poet

    Feb 12, 2005
    Woodstock, NY
    Club:
    DC United
  16. NicktheGreek

    NicktheGreek Member+

    Feb 15, 2001
    The lovely Univision video proves Goff blew that one, or Arriola didn't bother to get his permission to go home first. Stands started to look full at 30 mins. Ghost town on the $$ side early on.
     
  17. Wyrm2

    Wyrm2 Member

    Apr 29, 2007
    Silver Spring
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Great on Canouse for not giving up after his ball hit the crossbar.
     
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  18. smakawhat

    smakawhat Member

    DC United
    Apr 27, 2003
    MD - Silver Spring
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Man we love doing things the hard way.. :p
     
  19. morrissey

    morrissey Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 18, 2000
    West Los Angeles, Calif
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We looked gassed at minute 75. Way to hang on.
     
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  20. UnitedBorn

    UnitedBorn Member+

    Dec 7, 2015
    301
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ugliest goal you’ll see but 3 points is 3 points.
     
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  21. Heist

    Heist Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's not like FCD did not need that game. LAFC and SKC are right behind them trying to win the west and get first round byes.

    Wasn't the best played, but we overcame a few bad calls to maintain control over our fate. If we win and on wednesday, we can clinch on saturday by matching MLS result on saturday. The Chicago game might be one we don't even need!
     
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  22. NicktheGreek

    NicktheGreek Member+

    Feb 15, 2001
    No excuses or apologies necessary, the team showed desire, heart, and a belief that they could win. A real transformation they have to be very confident at this point.
     
  23. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    Tough, well played game on both sides. Both DCU and Dallas were prepared to stop the other, Dallas really cut off the LuchaRoo passing lanes. DCU largely forced Dallas to take shots from distance and, except for the breakaway, had someone right in front of the Dallas player.

    Great save from Hamid, Canouse scores a hockey goal. Sixth place and above the playoff line with a game in hand. I'll take it.
     
  24. big spaniel

    big spaniel Member

    Nov 18, 1999
    Arlington, Virginia
    Indeed, this team is showing a lot of grit and drive, much more so since Rooney joined the squad. It's reminiscent of the 2012 "You can't hold us back" side. Rooney's brought the team into life and has given other players more space in which to play.
     
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  25. MarioKempes

    MarioKempes Member+

    Real Madrid, DC United, anywhere Pulisic plays
    Aug 3, 2000
    Proxima Centauri
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Just making the playoffs is an incredible accomplishment, and I'll go out on a limb and say we're about to do that. :)

    Can we win 1 or 2 playoff series? Maybe. I don't know.
     

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