Post-match: DC United vs. LA Galaxy:: June 29th 12:00pm ET

Discussion in 'D.C. United' started by Riz, Jun 29, 2008.

  1. Riz

    Riz Member+

    Nov 18, 2004
    R-ville, Murrlin
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    4 - 1 to the good guys.

    +

    Bennie is back. :D

    -

    Still no clean sheet.
     
  2. Th4119

    Th4119 Member

    Jul 26, 2001
    Annandale, VA
    Steve Cronin stood on his head to keep that to single digits.

    Great to see Olsen back.

    Gallardo with some puzzling decisions on the ball or Emilio could have had a couple more.

    What was with the Galaxy's fitness? After the 50th minute they were absolutely gassed. Landon could only run at the end of the game because from minutes 50-70 he walked.

    Emilio has 10 goals now when he had 7 at this time last year. Thoughts of transferring him are so beyond ridiculous it's not even funny.
     
  3. NattyBo

    NattyBo Member+

    Apr 30, 2004
    Nunya
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    We're third in the East now.

    Nothing like beating Metros and Galaxy in the same month... :)
     
  4. Slater

    Slater New Member

    It isn't as humid in LA.....
     
  5. Andy Bulldog

    Andy Bulldog Member

    Dec 17, 2007
    Alabama
    Club:
    West Ham United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  6. ncguy

    ncguy New Member

    Jan 28, 2002
    NC
    I've gotta have a picture of Donovan with the nose plug!
     
  7. NicktheGreek

    NicktheGreek Member+

    Feb 15, 2001
    Better than seeing Donovan take a shot to the snot locker was Bennie's first touch of the season. Life is good today
     
  8. Riz

    Riz Member+

    Nov 18, 2004
    R-ville, Murrlin
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Bitching and moaning and complaining takes a lot of energy out of a player...
     
  9. Th4119

    Th4119 Member

    Jul 26, 2001
    Annandale, VA
    :rolleyes:

    It's been so humid here, of course.

    The effort from the Galaxy just wasn't there. They just didn't look like they cared for long stretches of the game. We all know how Landon is and getting a hit on him really took him out of the game when coupled with the goal being called back for being offside. The Galaxy backline is either fairly old or very young and inexperienced position by position and that really showed through today.

    Acclimating to any change in weather takes a little time. Think of how warm that random 65 degree day in February feels. That said, I don't think that DC was at a substantial advantage based on the temperature and humidity we've had.
     
  10. City Dave

    City Dave Member

    Jan 26, 2007
    Cleveland, OH
    Club:
    Cleveland C. S.
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And first in the West. ;)
     
  11. DCUdiplomat96

    DCUdiplomat96 Member

    Mar 19, 2005
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Alot of People underestimate weather and especially theHeat in DC... washington DC has that Swamp heat beleive summer time no joke !!!
     
  12. Nerroth

    Nerroth Member

    Feb 9, 2008
    Ontario, Canada
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    That position in the table won't last long, with the SuperLiga taking over - but beter to have a position now, and games in hand, than neither.


    Roll on Chivas the Elder!
     
  13. Lowecifer

    Lowecifer Member+

    Jan 11, 2000
    Baltimore, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    Great show by all.
     
  14. JayJay4Pres

    JayJay4Pres New Member

    May 10, 2003
    909
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Galaxy fitness can be explained quite simply. Obviously the humidity played a role...but the game started at 9AM pacific time....I'm gassed and I was watching!
     
  15. Slater

    Slater New Member

    Haha. That is a better logical explanation...
     
  16. JayJay4Pres

    JayJay4Pres New Member

    May 10, 2003
    909
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Oh yeah, and great game and all that Jazz....good to see Benny on the field. Gallardo and him need to work on their communication, seemed to be on different pages. Emilio, so close to the hattrick. And Donovan is crybaby.
     
  17. Th4119

    Th4119 Member

    Jul 26, 2001
    Annandale, VA
    Does anyone know when LA got here? This is a much better reason in my mind than heat/humidity. We all know the West Coast NFL team's record is very poor in games that start at 1:00 on the East Coast but if LA has been here for a few days then I don't buy this one, either.
     
  18. Sharkbait

    Sharkbait Member

    Aug 9, 2003
    Cary NC
    Club:
    DC United
    7-7-1 -- nice to be at .500 after a painful start. Nice work guys.
     
  19. DC06

    DC06 Member+

    Oct 9, 2006
    Within amile of home
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Glorious! 4-1! Olsen is back!

    :D
     
  20. DCSharksFC

    DCSharksFC Member

    Feb 28, 2003
    Virginia Tech
    thankfully, landycakes showed up instead of landon donovan

    i really thought we would lose today, very thankful we stood up to the task

    peralta had a shaky start, led to the goal, but otherwise had a solid game, as did mcT, the quaranta-burch substitution seemed to work out better for our offense than i was worried it would, cronin played his A** off today, or emilio would have had 3, and fred a couple, good to see benny back, and i loved the crowd

    and for LA fans, who are crying their eyes out on their board, im sure, will complain about the heat, complain about that backline, with oldie xavier in the middle, and the D-mids, i have no idea who your D-mids are, but if pires/tudela/franchino are your options, good luck the rest of the way
     
  21. DCSharksFC

    DCSharksFC Member

    Feb 28, 2003
    Virginia Tech
    every team in the east, except the revs, has at least 1 game in hand on us, chicago and kc have 2, so hope that during the superliga, we have some results go our way, with chicago, that should be a given, with kc, its a toss up
     
  22. Slater

    Slater New Member

    I don't have a bloodied Landon, but this pretty much sums up LA:

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  23. cwnunited

    cwnunited Member

    May 9, 2004
    Remarkable how much better we look now. I'm one of many who have called for Schoen's head and I still question some of his personnel decisions but have to say the team stuck together and is really working for each other.

    Getting Benny back is only going to help, because everyone knows you can't be on the field with him an not run or he'll be in your ear from accross the field if he has to.

    We're in great form heading into this SuperLiga - teams are going to have to make the long trip to DC, play in our heat/humidity, in front of our crowd (which was absolutely incredible today, great work as always) and against our boys who are now starting to fullfill potential and expectations.
     
  24. m vann

    m vann Moderator
    Staff Member

    Colorado Rapids, Celtic FC, & Louisville City
    Sep 10, 2002
    Denver, CO
    Club:
    Celtic FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Just wanted to give you guys some props! Electric atmosphere and a great intro to the Euro Final. The attack is clicking on all cylinders. from Fred, to Tino, to Jamie, to Emilio. to Gallardo, your attack is a monster right now. It's fun to watch. Great movement and understaning of space and flawless passing inside the attacking third has shredded the opposition. I hope you do, of course, hit a brick wall next time you guys face the Crew but nonetheless DCU has looked the class of MLS the last 3 weeks.

    Most exciting moment today, without question, was the introduction of Olsen. The crowd absolutely exploded when he step up to the half-way line looking to come on. It didn't stop there. I loved how Ben gave a little clap to the supporters. I thought I had seen the last of Ben. It was truely great to see him step onto the pitch. Scary but a healthy Olsen can make your team better.
     
  25. JeremyEritrea

    JeremyEritrea Member+

    Jun 29, 2006
    Takoma Park, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Gonzalo Martinez MOTM.

    He completely pwned Beckham.

    And Marc Burch had a fantastic game too.

    It was hot as fvkc down at RFK. But we made it home in time to only miss about the first four minutes of Spain v Germany.
     

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