DC United front office, or lack thereof

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  1. Yowza

    Yowza Member+

    DC United
    United States
    Oct 23, 2019
    Arlington
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I want to get excited about Estrada, he looks like he could be DC's Josef Martinez! The kind of forward I've dreamed about. But I look and see he hasn't scored at all, not once, in Mexico this season. So that gets a 'hmm'.
    It's always something, isn't it? One thing I have faith in is Losada. No matter who he has in there, they'll play a certain way and create at least a few good chances, many more on a good day. I'm definitely not as down on this team as I would be if Losada wasn't there.
     
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  2. morrissey

    morrissey Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 18, 2000
    West Los Angeles, Calif
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That may be how it plays out but giving Losada tools that fit his style and new players all deserve the benefit of the doubt. What we do know is that it almost 100% likely that you will continue to find something to bitch about.
     
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  3. Atouk

    Atouk BigSoccer Supporter

    DC United
    Apr 16, 2001
    Arlington, VA
    Club:
    Queens Park Rangers FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  4. JayRockers!

    JayRockers! Member+

    Aug 4, 2001
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  5. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

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

    except your moderation which is top shelf!!! :D
     
  6. pr0ner

    pr0ner Member+

    Jan 13, 2007
    Alexandria, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Or plans changed when Arriola asked to leave.
     
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  7. JayRockers!

    JayRockers! Member+

    Aug 4, 2001
    Arriola to LA rumors were already out there.

    Thx,

    Jay!
     
  8. morrissey

    morrissey Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 18, 2000
    West Los Angeles, Calif
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ...and we are off.
     
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  9. pr0ner

    pr0ner Member+

    Jan 13, 2007
    Alexandria, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That doesn't mean United were actively looking to move Arriola then (or he was ready to leave).
     
  10. PSURoss

    PSURoss Member+

    Sep 30, 2002
    DC Burbs
    Jeez, dude, you make me look like an out and out optimist.
     
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  11. Heist

    Heist Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's not that they had no plan necessarily (although that could be true). They had Arriola and Paredes but no good enough offers for either of them and thus no need to find international players to replace them.
    Then they got offers that they couldn't refuse and in my opinion were right to take. Now they need that international slot back.
    It's obvious their plan (or lack of plan, which is a possibility) changed extremely quickly. To say trading their international slot and then getting one back now is proof that they had no plan just doesn't hold water.
     
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  12. Heist

    Heist Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Rumors and a real solid deal option are very very different things. He ended up moving in MLS. I wonder if they would have moved him in the transfer to Club America was the only option. Surely depends on the price... but the minimum price to move him overseas had to be a lot higher as has been discussed in most articles about his move.
     
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  13. shammypants

    shammypants Member+

    Oct 9, 2013
    Club:
    DC United
    I don't think Arriola or Paredes leaving was up to the club. Both players had agents working to move them and they moved. All of these offers we're making, some accepted, some rejected, is definitely panic induced to some degree.
     
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  14. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

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

    These people drove me away from a 22 year passion, so I have zero faith in them.
     
  15. benni...

    benni... BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 23, 2004
    Chocolate City
    If anyone want to see that Ecuadorian forward, we were linked with.... the one that plays for Toluca, he is starting vs Brazil in 30 minutes.
     
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  16. Section 107

    Section 107 Member+

    DCU
    United States
    Jul 18, 2018
    did anyone watch? how did he do?
     
  17. pr0ner

    pr0ner Member+

    Jan 13, 2007
    Alexandria, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    According to Reddit he had a goal taken away by VAR due to the ball going out of play during the buildup, and botched another golden chance later since he couldn't get a shot off before the keeper got the ball. He was rusty from the lack of minutes at Toluca but seems like he still showed some quality.
     
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  18. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Reisterstown, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ok so two years after giving up my seats an account rep reaches out to me. Ignore button..........:p
     
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  19. PSURoss

    PSURoss Member+

    Sep 30, 2002
    DC Burbs


    Oh well, 10 Games, 17 GAA, and 18 saves. At least he's above a 50% save percentage. :rolleyes:
     
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  20. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    Sounds like he would fit nicely between the pipes for the Caps.
     
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  21. pr0ner

    pr0ner Member+

    Jan 13, 2007
    Alexandria, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Backup keeper is definitely the biggest hole on the team right now.
     
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  22. PSURoss

    PSURoss Member+

    Sep 30, 2002
    DC Burbs
    I can literally taste the vomit in the back of my throat right now. We're a tweaked hamstring or torqued knee away from a month of lousy footwork, bad decisions about staying/coming off his line, and alligator arms being in goal.
     
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  23. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Reisterstown, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I have to give him credit for trying. :p
     
  24. Section 107

    Section 107 Member+

    DCU
    United States
    Jul 18, 2018
    perhaps he had a mentor from the Avis car rental school of sales - we try harder

    (as opposed to "we win trophies" - oops, did I say that?)
     
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  25. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    The 2nd slogan was a great one, it just came a decade too late.
     
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