Projected lineups and formations for '14 season

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  1. 6 ft. Leprechaun

    Dec 9, 2003
    Baltimore, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I haven't seen him play but from everything that I've read, his play as well as Franklin's will bring a great balance to DC. This squad, counter to what others say, has me hopeful of decent play this season. When was the last time that DC had two forwards of this potential scoring ability, two outside backs that were good on both defense and offense, two strong, positionally sound CB's and a deep pool of talented keepers? Similar to what a lot of others are saying, the midfield is a big question mark. I have hope that it'll get pulled together. If it does, this team could be real solid.
     
  2. GumbyG

    GumbyG Member+

    DC United
    Mar 22, 2007
    Chesapeake, VA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Pontius, Arnaud, Silva, DeLeon, Jeffrey, Kitchen, Neal, Porter, Munoz, Martin, Francois. Not bad, in isolation. There will be talented guys sitting the bench this year.
     
  3. benni...

    benni... BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 23, 2004
    Chocolate City
    Pontius should not be considered a midfielder in the 442 diamond
     
  4. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    Given his injury problems, Pontius should not be considered a starter in 2014.
     
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  5. 6 ft. Leprechaun

    Dec 9, 2003
    Baltimore, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Agreed.
     
  6. benni...

    benni... BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 23, 2004
    Chocolate City
    I haven't given up hope on Chris Pontius. Call me naive, but I expect we won't be able to rely on him for an entire season, but I hope he can be managed well.
     
  7. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    According to Goff, Olsen considers Munoz "technical" and "clean on the ball", but believes his defense is suspect. Sounds like he won't make the final cut.
     
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  8. DCUSA

    DCUSA Member+

    Jan 14, 2006
    Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That would be an indictment on his ability to get his head out of his ass. He's a good player, worth developing, and I didn't see anything wrong with his willingness to defend or even his acumen. United doesn't have many players that can hold the ball under pressure and pick out a pass, then actually deliver it accurately.
     
  9. John L

    John L Member+

    Sep 20, 2003
    Alexandria, VA
    F@$& !! - And with Boswell's return I had hoped we would get less of this crap from Ashton
     
  10. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    What disturbed me most about Goff's characterization of Olsen's comments on Munoz is that DCU made a trade to get the draft pick to get him. Given that effort, I would assume they had some sense of what his "game" was. But as they say, when you assume something ........
     
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  11. morrissey

    morrissey Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 18, 2000
    West Los Angeles, Calif
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #411 morrissey, Feb 27, 2014
    Last edited: Feb 27, 2014
    Heaven forbid we have offensive players with offensive tendencies. This guy is probably better now than Porter will ever be. Guys that come up through La Liga youth systems can trap/hold/pass the ball. I didn't see that from anyone in our midfield last season. I can count on one hand the amount of times a midfielder or forward on DC United actually trapped the ball cleanly last season.

    Seriously - screw Ashton.

    James
     
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