I know Gazdag is our leading scorer and all, but sometimes I really wish he got a ball in the box and thought about shooting rather than a fancy pass that nobody is in position to receive.
I mean he kind of has to be cause if he just stops trying he knows he is gone. Doesn't help the other players just don't look like they care to win except for the young guys.
This iteration of the Union hit its ceiling 2 years ago losing MLS cup and has been scuffing ever since. Need to revamp the roster because it won't get better.
That takes spending actual money. I've been assured though that spending all our money on new training fields is sufficient. We'll be right back in contention once those U10s are ready for the senior team.
Yeah, I've been a fan since day 1 and I appreciate everything the team has achieved over the past few years but I can acknowledge that the league has passed them by at this point and they need to start spending more to keep up or they'll be left behind
The attempted improvements have been long shots. Baribo was I think the most expensive one and he's apparently completely unable to perform at this level. Rest have been flyers on MLS vets and none have developed. The only rotation players that have been added since MLS cup loss are Lowe (solid addition but not moving the needle) and Semmle. It's just not nearly enough.
But it’s funny because we don’t even know if he can’t play at this level. Honestly don’t trust curtain with what he says because flach, urhe, and Donovan all sucks. Like all curtain has to do is put him on for the last 5/10 minutes to show everyone if he sucks or not.
I guess I can't understand why you think curtain wouldn't play him if he looked any good at all in training. I don't know if some of the guys in the union two team could help us either, but I'm assuming if they could they'd be up with the senior squad.
Note to the game that Uhre gave up on a ground soft ball around 10ft off him after being in for about 10 minutes and Bedoya kept a high fast ball which required him to out sprint a defender after playing the whole game…
Really need to understand what bueno did to curtin that we are forced to start flach in this game. Really nice kid but should not be a starter in anything but a very defensive 2 d-mid set up which we should never play.
So I disagree about Flach's quality, but when you have someone who hasn't played a game in what seems like a year, how are you not rotating him in at the 70th minute for a few games before starting him. He has no rhythm. He needs to be built up.
So I like flach but I do not understand why we continue to play him out of position on the left. His skillset is useless out there. He’s a workhorse 6 (more like an old school stopper in a diamond 4 back) all day. He provides almost nothing in the offensive third of the field and that’s absolutely fine.
I also agree that his first minutes on the field should not have been a start in an odd formation.
You're totally right. The only thing I remember is when we were flying in '22 he and Kai had a good partnership because Kai would zip up the field and Flach would cover well and rarely tried to get forward. What Jim is doing with him on the right of a flat 4-4-2 I have absolutely no idea.
Because he can press aggressively and can track back very well. Kind of like Bedoya but replace his offensive creativity with more vertical speed and tackling.
This team is full of hotheads (Martinez, Wagner, Carranza the biggest offenders) and if they played for any other team people on here would bitch about them every time they played the Union.
DC United players all pass the ball around like they know EXACTLY where each other are on the field.
Gazdag passes a ball inside when the ball should have gone out wide like it’s match day 1.
McGlynn and Flach trying to take up the same space on the left, and they left the center of the pitch open, letting the ball get through for the open shot in front of goal.
We have no purpose. We're not good at the counter. We're awful at possession. Our goals are coming from flukes of brilliance from our homegrowns and set piece trickery (not even corners because we suck at them this year). The one benefit of not changing the lineup is everyone should know where everyone is going and it's the opposite.
It is so sad that it took 65 minutes of absolute garbage play for Jim to realize that he needed to pull Flach. What a fucking joke. Making a point to Martínez for his little half time tweet?? This isn’t fucking U10 man. Let’s coach these men like they’re men. Not a U10 boys team.
Martinez not starting is inexcusable. Flach should never start. Ever. If you want McGlynn in the middle and Sullivan on the right, which I’m for, then let Martinez sweep in a 4-1-3-2 with a flat Bedoya, McG and Sullivan.
When do the Sugarman out protests get going in earnest? This is fucking embarrassing.
Should we bring back the coffin like we did with Sak?
I mean, I’m not opposed…
Stop the vote! Goal of the season!
Top 20 all time Union goal? Top 10??
Easily Top 10!
I know Gazdag is our leading scorer and all, but sometimes I really wish he got a ball in the box and thought about shooting rather than a fancy pass that nobody is in position to receive.
Who the hell is this color guy? He sounds like he’s auditioning for Prairie Home Companion.
It's like he's calling the nightcap of a double-header at The Polo Grounds.
y’all say he’s too old and slow. haha, Ale keeps proving the haters wrong. he’s STILL one of our best players.
I mean he kind of has to be cause if he just stops trying he knows he is gone. Doesn't help the other players just don't look like they care to win except for the young guys.
Well….. that’s how it’s supposed to work for everyone. Try hard or you don’t get to play. I have no idea what your second sentence means.
This iteration of the Union hit its ceiling 2 years ago losing MLS cup and has been scuffing ever since. Need to revamp the roster because it won't get better.
That takes spending actual money. I've been assured though that spending all our money on new training fields is sufficient. We'll be right back in contention once those U10s are ready for the senior team.
Yeah, I've been a fan since day 1 and I appreciate everything the team has achieved over the past few years but I can acknowledge that the league has passed them by at this point and they need to start spending more to keep up or they'll be left behind
The pain is the team really felt like it hasn't made any improvements since then or at least hit on attempted improvements since that time
The attempted improvements have been long shots. Baribo was I think the most expensive one and he's apparently completely unable to perform at this level. Rest have been flyers on MLS vets and none have developed. The only rotation players that have been added since MLS cup loss are Lowe (solid addition but not moving the needle) and Semmle. It's just not nearly enough.
But it’s funny because we don’t even know if he can’t play at this level. Honestly don’t trust curtain with what he says because flach, urhe, and Donovan all sucks. Like all curtain has to do is put him on for the last 5/10 minutes to show everyone if he sucks or not.
I guess I can't understand why you think curtain wouldn't play him if he looked any good at all in training. I don't know if some of the guys in the union two team could help us either, but I'm assuming if they could they'd be up with the senior squad.
Agreed. Good coach. Good academy. Decent structure and system. But need investment bad.
Shep Messing is garbage.
Domo arigato Mr. Staccato
They're not making us proud, Jim.
JACK FUCKING McGLYNN. GOLAZO
dog shit defending wtf is wrong with this team. no way should that ever be a goal against us
Somehow managed to pick seats surrounded by the other traveling Union fans. Feels like a home game from where we’re at.
Hope the U can eke out a win for ya tonight! Doop!
It was such a fun time up there! *Until they held us from leaving for 45 minutes*
Took us about 45 minutes to find a parking spot. We were running late and got there as the Nats game was letting out.
Note to the game that Uhre gave up on a ground soft ball around 10ft off him after being in for about 10 minutes and Bedoya kept a high fast ball which required him to out sprint a defender after playing the whole game…
He’s really demonstrating why he’s basically lost his starting job to Sullivan.
McGlynn is a baller man.
I enjoyed Jacky M’s goal more than any long range Glesnes goal
We’re cooked
Time to have that conversation about Glesnes.
The birds and the bees? 😆
Is the other commentator AI?
Ha, I think it's his first soccer game. First one he's watched, not called.
Really need to understand what bueno did to curtin that we are forced to start flach in this game. Really nice kid but should not be a starter in anything but a very defensive 2 d-mid set up which we should never play.
So I disagree about Flach's quality, but when you have someone who hasn't played a game in what seems like a year, how are you not rotating him in at the 70th minute for a few games before starting him. He has no rhythm. He needs to be built up.
So I like flach but I do not understand why we continue to play him out of position on the left. His skillset is useless out there. He’s a workhorse 6 (more like an old school stopper in a diamond 4 back) all day. He provides almost nothing in the offensive third of the field and that’s absolutely fine. I also agree that his first minutes on the field should not have been a start in an odd formation.
You're totally right. The only thing I remember is when we were flying in '22 he and Kai had a good partnership because Kai would zip up the field and Flach would cover well and rarely tried to get forward. What Jim is doing with him on the right of a flat 4-4-2 I have absolutely no idea.
Because he can press aggressively and can track back very well. Kind of like Bedoya but replace his offensive creativity with more vertical speed and tackling.
It’s like they don’t practice
It wasn’t pretty but I’ll take it. Stops the skid at least.
This team is chalked. Gonna be bottom half playoff team
Why must you make me sad.
I just don’t know how to believe in this team and I don’t know how it will ever get better under our current ownership
Broadcaster is bitching so much
Sweet Sassy Molassy
Shoutout all y’all who made the trip down to DC in the rain! Looked like a great crowd!!
Hey that was kinda nifty at least
Flach’s gotta come off. We literally are playing with 10 men in possession.
Carranza with an idiotic yellow card, lowering his shoulder into the defender IMMEDIATELY after getting warned. And now he misses the next match. Smh
Do you think… it couldn’t possibly mean….. that maybe.. just maybe.. Baribo will see some playing time?!?!
Nah. I don't think we'll ever see him on the pitch again.
there is no baribo
They've been really bad the last couple weeks. If Baribo was and part of decent in training he'd get a chance. I think we can guess that he's not.
The Invisible Man
This team is full of hotheads (Martinez, Wagner, Carranza the biggest offenders) and if they played for any other team people on here would bitch about them every time they played the Union.
Yeah that's how being the fan of a team works
Jesus this is embarrassing.
They genuinely suck now. Oh well.
Great execution on that free kick, and great shot by Ale. Back in it.
My boy Bedoy!
Everyone is warming up but Baribo and the backup goalkeeper. Wooooof
Half a million bucks thrown in a hole. And even Rick just came out to warm up now.
Jacky boyyyyyyy
Who does Uhre think he is taking that shot
Two more dropped points. I would like us to try not spotting the other team two- or three-goal leads.
Go, gramps!
Time to put on Star Wars.
Be nice if we could sign someone
Maybe they can get Hingle McCringleberry from the Maltese third division this year!
Beautiful goal! We needed that before the half. If we improve in the second as much as we did on Tuesday, sheesh we might have a shot!
BUT FLACH’S DEFENSE!!!!!
When we are in possession, we are literally playing a man down.
Is my tv broke or did I just see TWO subs at 65 minutes.
What a holy top binner. Damn.
Dooooop!
Why does he talk like that
Not gonna put all the blame on Lowe but bruh, play the whistle maybe? Instead of raising your hand and waiting for the flag to go up?
he’s……… not good
DC United players all pass the ball around like they know EXACTLY where each other are on the field. Gazdag passes a ball inside when the ball should have gone out wide like it’s match day 1.
The pitch doesn’t match our playstyle. Ryegrass cut at .750" compared to our Bermuda at .500". Even a dry game you’d see a difference.
worn out brown and patchy, please. thats where we thrive
Doo doo doo
McGlynn and Flach trying to take up the same space on the left, and they left the center of the pitch open, letting the ball get through for the open shot in front of goal.
smart position/ formation switch
EXACTLY what my husband predicted!
Beaaaaautiful!
Gonna win now. Mark my words
We have no purpose. We're not good at the counter. We're awful at possession. Our goals are coming from flukes of brilliance from our homegrowns and set piece trickery (not even corners because we suck at them this year). The one benefit of not changing the lineup is everyone should know where everyone is going and it's the opposite.
Might as well throw Rick in and see how he does.
SO FUCKING BACK BOYS
Ahhhh so this is what it looks like when you have eleven players on the field.
It is so sad that it took 65 minutes of absolute garbage play for Jim to realize that he needed to pull Flach. What a fucking joke. Making a point to Martínez for his little half time tweet?? This isn’t fucking U10 man. Let’s coach these men like they’re men. Not a U10 boys team.
Martinez not starting is inexcusable. Flach should never start. Ever. If you want McGlynn in the middle and Sullivan on the right, which I’m for, then let Martinez sweep in a 4-1-3-2 with a flat Bedoya, McG and Sullivan.
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He’s arguably the best DM in the league. He can make a mistake here and there. Internally? I have no idea. Maybe he deserved a benching.
No he wasn’t. He made one mistake. He’s also not a net negative. Flach is a legitimate net negative. Why downvote
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The penalty was on Mbaizo…… You’re right, there was a reason mbaizo was subbed off.