How do YOU know Gros will be covering a lot of ground on the flank? Do they include that as a note in the starting lineup? I think not. Good try, mister. Good try. Only time will tell.

Because McTavish spent the week in training pinching in toward the middle with Boswell. So that's the plan. We'll see if it's executed.

This seems to be going back to more of last season, but it's a bit too bad because Gros has gotten quite a bit better going forward...

I think the key will be whether Fred provides good wide play and whether Boswell sticks to marks on plays developing on the wing.

So bench is Nolly - Erpen - Wilson - Moose - deRoux - Casal - Addlery?

McTavish simply is not very good. Yikes.

Yes -- Nolly, Erpen, Wilson, Casal, deRoux, Moose and Addlery on the bench.

Nogra Rover you know that because you've seen McTavish start at LB how many times?

Lets see how he does before you start claiming he isn't good enough. He can't be any worse then Facundo.

THe United fans are singing LOUDLY! It's bleeding through on TV. Nice!

Looks like about 100 DCU fans here

For those of you not waiting for the Comcast delayed broadcast, how do the VT tribute jerseys look? Did they get the color right?

FYI, Dyachenko was dropped to developmental when Addlery was signed.

IMHO, the unis are ugly. The maroon is a little too dark and doesn't look good with white shorts. Perkins' kit looks better, orange and blue. I think he should go to a red kit full-time.

Goal Crew...another defensive breakdown

Oh god. we suck. Roberto Carlos for DP

Every goal hurts that much more right now. Ugh. Thanks for the uni preview.

Jeff

I;m waiting for the tape delay, but

the times i have seen him, he has no touch, can't pass and is slow.

Emilio knocks in a hand of God goal!!!

...but the ref sees it and shows him the yellow.

Fred needs to pick up his pace. He is also too easily knocked off the ball. Reminds me of another guy named Freddy.

!!!, what game are you watching? Fred is one of the best players on the field, especially in the later part of the 1st half.

Half-time thoughts: the defense looks much more organized, Olsen has played the best of any United player on the field, Carroll and Gomez have done *nothing*. Well, the offense has done practically nothing.

You're right, he took some time to get there but he is red hot now.

What happened on the goal by ezra?

!!!, I must say that I didn't really watch the first half of the first half, so I guess we are both right. :-)

Ezra's goal = DC defenders ball-watching a rebound.

Nice....just what we DON'T need is more ball watching. Hopefully, someone will light a fire under their butts at half.

Here is the nightmare..

New York looks lethal and Angel has yet to play a match. Columbus is beating us and Schelotto has not yet played at match. Chicago is Chicago and New England still has that punk Twellman.

Scared yet? I am.

And that doesn't even consider the Blanco and Beckham signings.

We signed all the players we're gonna get. They're out there playing now...

that's what worries me. If we have to suffer like this until July....

Another turnover in the midfield results in the Ezra goal.

More than anything I guess I just can't believe that we keep doing this and having to pay so dearly for it; furthermore, I can't help but feel like there's zero intensity in the way we're playing. I guess the lone exception being Fred who's working hard as you like on the right.

Gomez who?

Carroll who?

Here's to the hope of a better second half.

Moose for Carroll at the start of the second half...

Tv says Moose for Fred, but that's probably wrong. I think I see Fred out there.

Why is CSN STILL talking about the Wizards? I thought they were supposed to go over to the DCU game at 8:30?

Columbus has another dangerous sequence of three chances where the D has been ball-watching AGAIN. And where is the offense?!!

Gomez booked for a dive in the box. Just keeps getting better right?

That's now 4 DCU players booked? Just what we need...

wish simms was available

Yeah I know...maybe the results would be different then.

Adderly in for Gomez.

Casal in for McTavish. here's hoping he does something.

lightning and rain delay

Lightning delay. La Barra has put the home fans to shame. The Crew fans booked it when the rain started. la Barra has been singing loudly and has gotten a lot of time on the Crew's home telecast. DCU can't complain about its supporters.

Simms, please get healthy soon

Soccer gods...please favor us soon! Our fans are the best and yet DCU has played everygame with crap weather. Favor DCU so they can win and come to glory again!

I think there may be confidence issues in play here.

We are just not playing up to our abilities. I don't know what happened to this team after losing to Guadalajara but they need a team shrink as well as physical therapist.

Completely agree. If they don't start winning in the next few games, my confidence in Soehn's abilities as head coach will continue to dwindle. Although, I do give him props for benching Erpen for tonight's game.

Match Delay ended....hopefully they can come out on fire.

"Our fans are the best"?

A) CHEERS to Barra Brava who could easily be heard on Comcast.

B) Another poor defensive miscue (pass by McTavish or Carrol not certain) leads to a goal by an MLS Castoff. Krikey!!

C) Most telling moment of the game? Gomez and Moreno standing at the 18 with their hands on their hips.

This was after a flurry of UNITED movement that ended with Gros looping a crap ball toward goal.

I want to cry.

Note to delantero

It was Carroll's pass that Ezra intercepted and then made a run that resulted in two shots, one saved off the line by McTavish, and the rebound put away.

I'm starting to think there need to be some serious changes....to the coaching staff. Either that, or TS needs to figure out how to get these boys to play with some urgency, and passion.

wow. We looked pretty bad. It's just a few games, but...

If Simms is healthy next week, I might try him at center back. We need someone solid in the middle of the pitch. I'd go with something like:

Emilio
Moreno---Gomez
Gros---Olsen---Fred
Namoff--Simms--Boswell---Erpen
Perkins

I'd see if some team wants Carroll...maybe we could get a defender like Hejduk in return?

BTW, great in game comments, Mr. Goff. You are #1. I feel badly for Dyanchenko...he's now earning minimum wage, huh?

I almost have to agree with the comment that maybe something is wrong with the coaching staff. The team looks like they've never played with each other. There's only two new players in the starting lineup but no one can connect passes, and the decisiveness in the final third is completely lacking. The defense is crap, and they were lucky to only allow one goal with the amount of break downs and free chances allowed. And tonight's performance was against a Crew team that absolutely sucks. That is just a poor team, I mean Ezra Hendrickson, c'mon. And yet DC was somehow second best. I'm not panicking as much as completely baffled about what's going on. Something's amiss.

Basically last season's team one year older except you have Fred and Emilio instead of Freddy and Alecko. What's going on here?

What's going to be the excuse this week??? Everyone said that we are good, give me a break. Something needs to be done now.

Moreno and Gomez are both in a funk.
Jaime may be better coming off the bench. I think Casal should get his chance to start.

It's going to be a very long season. Look at Chivas v LA going on right now. That game is 1000x better than that POS we just watched in Columbus.

I thought McTavish looked OK. Certainly he can't be faulted for the goal. And Moose had a ton of energy and was making things happen in the second half.

Moreno seems to be pacing himself too much. And if Gomez wants DP money he'd better pick up his game.

Not sure how fair it is to blame to coach. These are pro athletes. They shouldn't need a coach to make them want to play with some passion.

Second half was a lot better than the first, but the Crew was really packing it in.

Can't blame this one on Erpen.

"Basically last season's team one year older except you have Fred and Emilio instead of Freddy and Alecko."

And instead of Nowak you have Soehn!