Alert: DC UNITED vs The Revs :: Sunday August 19 :: After the Sun Sets Far Enough It Doesn’t Mess with TV

They struggling, we got some serious momentum, we be rolling.. we got this.

DC - 3
NE - bupkis

 

@shawn12011



DC United vs. New England Revolution
2018 MLS Regular Season — Week 25
Audi Field — Washington DC
August 19 - 7:30 pm ET***
WATCH: FS1, MLS LIVE on DAZN (Canada)

DC United

• Suspended: None
• Suspended after next caution: M - Chris Durkin
• International duty: None
• Injury Report: OUT: D - Taylor Kemp (labrum surgery), D - Nick DeLeon (knee injury), D - Jalen Robinson (MCL sprain)

New England Revolution

• Suspended: None
• Suspended after next caution: None
• International duty: None
• Injury Report: OUT: D - Chris Tierney (torn right ACL)

All-Time Series

• Overall: D.C. United 33 wins, 105 goals … New England Revolution 27 wins, 89 goals … 12 draws
• At D.C.: D.C. United 23 wins, 67 goals … Revolution 9 wins, 44 goals … 4 draws

Officials
Referee: Christopher Penso
Assistant Referees: Cameron Blanchard, Kyle Atkins
4th Official: Alejandro Mariscal
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic

Obligatory baby photo:



Thx,

Jay!

*** Ah-ha-ha-haaaaaaa!

 

Win streak continues as the good guys climb the table.

2-1 DC

Asad and Stieber with the goals

 

In case you didn’t know:

Fox Sports to make history with all-female announcing crew for D.C. United match

True kickoff time revealed here:

Kofi Opare is healthy and D.C. United’s defense has been thriving since his return

Look, @shawn12011 is going!

My first visit will be Sunday vs NE.

Thx,

Jay!

 

Perhaps not...

#MLSRefStats@dcunited vs @NERevolution

REF: Ted UNKEL - 70 g, 3.96 Y/g, 23 R, 44 pens
(2018: 16 g, 3.63 Y/g, 2 R, 8 pens, 20.69 F/g)

AR1: Cameron BLANCHARD
AR2: Kyle ATKINS
4TH: Alejandro MARISCAL
VAR: Edvin JURISEVIC#DCU #NERevs

— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) August 19, 2018

#MLSRefStats#DCvNE

R: Ted UNKEL

NEW ENGLAND: 7 g, 1.29 Y/g, 1 R, 0 pens
NE OPPs: 2.57 Y/g, 1 R, 3 pens
NE RECORD: 2 W - 2 D - 3 L#DCU #NERevs

— MLS Referee Stats (@MLSRefStats) August 19, 2018

Thx,

Jay!

 

Mine too

 

The quote was yours. I’m not going. Click on it.

Thx,

Jay!

 

Call me when it's an all woman crew from producer to gaffer, and please no Brits

 

I'd rather have Penso than Unkel. I'd prefer Unkel's wife. Was it Unkel who did Seattle-Dallas last week or some other game that did not go well last week? VAR is the Dracula hair guy, right?

 

Ruidiaz/Ziegler confrontation. Unkel, AR and VAR all conspired to get it wrong. DisCo let Ruidiaz play this week based on Josef Martinez precedent that headbutts don’t count.

Thx,

Jay!

 

We should win - We should score several goals - But our defense is still shaky

I won't feel OK until we get a third goal

 

So, is it going to be Moreno and Canouse as the central midfielders again?

I think the coaching decision to play Moreno-Canouse last game was a good one.

Moreno-Canouse is a more solid defensive corp than Canouse (Durkin)- Arriola. As a result, I feel that the Moreno-Canouse pairing offers more cover for the back line.

Last game, I believe it resulted in less space for Portland to operate in central areas in front of the back four. Since Canouse ventures forward less frequently than Arriola, it often looked more like a 4-2-3-1, rather than a 4-1-4-1.

Moreno-Canouse is a bit more conservative, but we were still able to generate enough scoring chances. That being said, I do feel that Arriola's attacking has been more effective through the center of the field when compared to when he plays out wide. It's a tough decision.

Stieber should be well rested and should be fresh enough to start on the wing. So, it will be interesting to see what Olsen chooses tonight.

 

These games on work nights - or nights before workdays -- are really cramping my attendance style.

 

Ben doesn't change anything. Same lineup again.

This is where Ben needs to earn his paycheck. I don't have an opinion one way or another because I'm not at practice and have no idea how these guys are doing fitness wise. I hope the lack of rotation this week doesn't backfire on us. We have a lot of attacking depth, but Ben doesn't seem interested in rotating the likes of Mattocks and Stieber in a crowded week. Of course there is something to be said for not tweaking a winning lineup. Hope Ben chose wisely.

 

Really nice assist from Arriola and goal from Acosta. Been on the front foot for a good bit - I like it.

 

it's clear (to me) NER is trying to goad Acosta into a card. It's backfired in the best possible way.

 

Arriola needs to step it up

 

Solid first half, keep applying pressure and we get another one easily.

Fisher with a solid half similar to the last couple games.

 

If Asad had kept running, he could have scored Rooney's missed, angled shot. That's what frustrates me with Asad.

 

The announcing cadre is sleep inducing. Sorry, but not even ready 2 division lower

 

Ummm. No. Your speeling sucks. 8^}

 

Just curious. What are those splotches all over the field? Looks like morning dew on the grass. Sprinkler heads? Old logos washed off?

 

Yeah, we washed off the "40" and "30" yard markers, 'cause we play in an American Football stadium. O wait, i'm thinking of another team.