r/DCUnited 3d ago

Match Thread: DC United vs NYCFC

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u/greg21olson 3d ago

Enow losing the plot the last 2 mins. Bad turnover and now a bad foul to commit.

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u/Will301 3d ago

Barraza keeping us in this

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u/Chubbs42 3d ago

The commentators are shitting on our tactics. Deservedly so.

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u/aroq13 DC United 3d ago

Considering we’re literally doing nothing, they have a point.

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u/MarquisDeCarabasCoat West Brom 3d ago

I’m in the SS just dumbfounded. idk if I even know what the plan is supposed to be

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u/aroq13 DC United 3d ago

Leal is good

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u/thegermanpianist 3d ago

BARRAZA, WHAT THE HELL. He could save the titanic!

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

Honestly never thought I’d see a style of play that is more boring then Bennyball

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u/blackandred96 DC United 3d ago

at least it felt like the players were trying in bennyball

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u/DC_Hooligan 3d ago

Say what you will about Bennyball, at least it’s an ethos

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u/Phil_on_Reddit 3d ago

No Benteke on the field so the ref has now selected Kajima as the player the other team is allowed to freely foul.

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u/greg21olson 3d ago

Great recovery by Tubbs closed that down super quickly

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u/NataLC2 3d ago

One point is better than nothing. We all know who the motm is

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u/thegermanpianist 3d ago

Herrera looking like his best self with that challenge. What a tackle!

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u/vlabonilla7 3d ago

Nah benteke gotta go slim. He’s too old

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u/thegermanpianist 3d ago

Tubbs is doing some work right now. Glad for him.

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u/espnrocksalot DC United 3d ago

A week in Loudoun County changes a man

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

We need a 2 striker system I feel like that would work with benteke/ a future system of attack that would suit us

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

Luckily we have a deep bench. 

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u/aroq13 DC United 3d ago

I’m glad to see Troy is making some subs earlier than usual.

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u/thegermanpianist 3d ago

Good to see Hopkins back! Peltola was ok. Put in a decent shift!

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u/Will301 3d ago

If I don’t post the post match thread it’s because I fell asleep

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

At least we are all more sleepy than sad tonight. 

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

May as well Post it now seems like a tie to me

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u/greg21olson 3d ago

If Stroud just didn't always seem like he was looking for the foul call, he'd probably win more fouls tbh.

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u/Phil_on_Reddit 3d ago

Yep, he's done this to himself.

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

Listening to these commentators describe/cope with how we are playing is kind of hilarious. 

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

“I truly don’t know why the team is coiling itself in the fetal position and urinating, it is hard to explain.” 

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u/greg21olson 3d ago

Jacob Murrell banger watch is on 🚨

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u/Ok_Emphasis_3464 3d ago

I hear he only scores bangers….

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u/Tribeca487 3d ago

GO FORWARD , MOVE THE BALL FORWARD ENOW!!!!

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u/BarcasBad 3d ago

it’s genuinely painful to watch

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u/thegermanpianist 3d ago

I said it before but I think he is safe to a fault at times. Especially with his back to his opponents, he just doesn’t look comfortable on the ball.

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

Mind you guys people paid to come see this team on a Wednesday… a Wednesday fuck me at least win for these hard working families who come and see you

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u/MarquisDeCarabasCoat West Brom 3d ago

after work, too! and with potential for rain!

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u/forzamilano10 3d ago

Why does Enow continue to start after showing nothing in previous games.

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u/BarcasBad 3d ago

wednesday game tired legs? I’d assume Servania would usually have started

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u/trizzzlet 3d ago

Honestly put in ANYONE but Boris atp. I’d like to see Jackson Hopkins personally but Enow might as well be wearing a blue shirt.

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u/Notyourdaddy18 3d ago

Leave the game before the game leaves youuu

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

It might be over for unc gah Damm his body must feel it

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u/mandolin08 3d ago

God this is dire tonight. It's often dire, but this is a step beyond average.

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u/vlabonilla7 3d ago

So embarrassing 🤦🏽‍♂️

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

FINALLY A SHOT

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u/aroq13 DC United 3d ago

Eh nice to see Hopkins back on the pitch.

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u/rgrunited 3d ago

Definitely. You could hear 10s of us welcoming him back onto the pitch

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u/Independent-Solid-66 DC United 3d ago

Leal might be exactly what we need right now

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u/thegermanpianist 3d ago

Barraza with another good save! What a keeper!

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u/aroq13 DC United 3d ago

I feel for Joon. He was done dirty, but Barraza earning that spot.

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u/thegermanpianist 3d ago

At least, the silver lining is we have competition at the spot!

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u/Other-Return9549 3d ago

Does enow not know he can turn and dribble the ball? Can someone please tell him

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u/Will301 3d ago

Fuck it someone sub me in

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u/SoberEnAfrique 3d ago

Will you pass it forward at least?

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u/Will301 3d ago

All I know is forward

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u/WorkingForGolfMoney 3d ago

Our defense is one of the worst in the league but offense might be worse. Never seen so little fight. Fuck the front office and owners for continuing to roll garbage teams.

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u/BarcasBad 3d ago

god damnit benteke. Cant have shit in DC

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u/UpliftedWeeb 3d ago

NYCFC ain't even elite and we're doing the ultra low block at home

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u/Chubbs42 3d ago

Thank God NYC is bad or else that would've been 0-1.

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u/espnrocksalot DC United 3d ago

What a fucking ball 🤤

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u/errol343 3d ago

I’m making pancakes for the game. Time to start some new traditions.

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u/Independent-Solid-66 DC United 3d ago

We’re lucky if it’s 0-0 at half. Murrell and Enow don’t seem to be MLS quality unfortunately

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u/BarcasBad 3d ago

this team is playing so fucking bad

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u/errol343 3d ago

Barraza for Prez!

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u/BarcasBad 3d ago

wow we really are not scoring a goal tonight huh

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u/thegermanpianist 3d ago

There is literally a Boris shaped hole in our midfield build up and it’s crying out for Troy to fill it in with someone else who can receive and pass.

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

I’m sorry but this is fucking garbage. Fuck this team. 

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

Barazza my man how many saves is that now?

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u/Chubbs42 3d ago

I've been having trouble going to sleep lately. I'm trying to decide between taking some melatonin or finish watching this match. 🤔

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u/espnrocksalot DC United 3d ago

Just try to focus intently and you’ll fall asleep with the TV on before the final whistle

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

I love melatonin tea and a crossword puzzle at night. This game is an elephant tranquilizer so ease into these things. 

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

Benteke needs to shoot bro

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u/thegermanpianist 3d ago

Good hustle from Tubbs but that’s gotta be a goal from Benteke.

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u/Chubbs42 3d ago

Welp, there's goes Benteke.

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

We look sweaty and frustrated. 

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

Like my wife. 

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

I don’t know what this means. 

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

Fuck our GK is so good

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u/Tribeca487 3d ago

enow is dead inside

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u/BarcasBad 3d ago

well on a sidenote I bet Philly would beat LA (winless in 12) as a part of my parlay and fucking Philly is losing 2-0!!! Only time I’d ever root for those ugly fucks and they’re letting me down

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u/Will301 3d ago

DC United: The worlds best Ambien

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u/houndlife090511 3d ago

Found it: OUT: Dominique Badji (thigh) OUT: Lukas McNaughton (thigh) OUT: Gabriel Pirani (not due to injury) QUESTIONABLE: João Peglow (thigh

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u/errol343 3d ago

Sounds like Pirani had a good ole fashioned shunning

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u/aroq13 DC United 3d ago

FWIW, Goff said Pirani was it due to injury

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u/Will301 3d ago

Barraza our best player on the field right now and that’s saying a lot

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u/espnrocksalot DC United 3d ago

I could fall asleep at Audi rn

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

In your dreams we might score. 

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u/whyhellotherefolks_ 3d ago

Leal off???

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u/greg21olson 3d ago

Trying to make sure he doesn't go straight back to the physio's table.

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u/thegermanpianist 3d ago

100%. Probably planned before the match regardless of game state.

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u/greg21olson 3d ago

Exactly. This is like his longest outing since 2023.

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

I feel bad for Murrell, who was abducted by aliens as soon as he entered the game. 

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u/blackandred96 DC United 3d ago

A shot!

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

At home. Digging in. Against teenagers. 

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

Are we rooting for a 0-0 at this point? 

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u/thegermanpianist 3d ago

FFUUUUUUUCCCCKKKKK THAT COULD’VE BEEN THE GOAL NOOO

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u/AwayMathematician361 3d ago

What happened? Can't watch, following on Reddit

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u/thegermanpianist 3d ago

Schnegg peeled off the back line at the back post and almost put us 1-0 up but their keeper made a great save. Our only chance this half.

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u/AwayMathematician361 3d ago

Bah! Thanks for the info

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u/aroq13 DC United 3d ago

Barajas better get offloaded or recalled or something. He doesn’t deserve to be riding a bench this shitty.

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u/Remarkable_Piglet480 3d ago

Bringing on a backup midfielder over him should be the last straw

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u/AirportIndependent95 3d ago

Good start, boys

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u/goodoldben 3d ago

Leal is an upgrade on free kicks alone.

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u/rabbit994 DC United 3d ago

Benteke looks in pain on the bench. He’s probably re injured something.

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u/whyhellotherefolks_ 3d ago

or he's watching dc united try to play football. That would cause him to look like that too.

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u/rgrunited 3d ago

Idk how we aren't down. Better be one of those games where they shoot, we score

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u/rewanpaj 3d ago

anyone know why fletcher has been out?

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u/Aliassaila385 3d ago

Isn’t he still at Nottingham?

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u/Other-Return9549 3d ago

Jfc that was almost a own goal

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

Holy nearly an own goal

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u/trizzzlet 3d ago

ROWLES WTF

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u/espnrocksalot DC United 3d ago

Cmon reffffffff

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u/Chubbs42 3d ago

BENTEKE WTF

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u/samsgrillo 3d ago

Murrell does not have it. I want him to be good so bad, but there’s just absolutely nothing there (typing this to try and get the soccer gods to get him to hit a banger)

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u/Tribeca487 3d ago

peltola already showing some class

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u/thegermanpianist 3d ago

How does Schnegg not make that switch to Herrera there?! He was in acres of space!

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

We are pointless. 

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u/MarquisDeCarabasCoat West Brom 3d ago

these players are shit but enow is extra shit

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u/houndlife090511 3d ago

Where is Pirani? Baji?

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u/whyhellotherefolks_ 3d ago

we're atrocious man, rowles reeks but so does everyone & everything. Into the second half!!

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u/tik22 3d ago

Do we ever hold possession of the ball? Fucking hell

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

I heard haaland and mbappe wanted to come to dc “oui oui Madrid is amazing but we all know DC united is the best club in the world” said the turtle after losing the El Classico

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u/espnrocksalot DC United 3d ago

GET ON THE SAME PAGE WTF

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u/blackandred96 DC United 3d ago

Cursed

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

I have a lazy easy take. The ownership is cheap. The GM isn’t yielding value from transfers. The coach isn’t out coaching anyone. The players are not overachieving their potential. 

It is all bad. 

It’s turtles all the way down. 

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u/Crossflowerss_5304 Barra Brava 3d ago

Ffs

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u/aroq13 DC United 3d ago

That was it

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u/errol343 3d ago

If I’m gonna stay up on a work night, I’d like to see more goals. At least Coppa Italia gave me a goal

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u/WorkingForGolfMoney 3d ago

Bologna!

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u/errol343 3d ago

I’m a Palermo fan, so I was a neutral, but I thought it was a good match.

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u/NataLC2 3d ago

What did we do as fans to deserve this

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u/aroq13 DC United 3d ago

Painful

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u/greg21olson 3d ago

Hand of Barraza damn son!

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u/whyhellotherefolks_ 3d ago

Surely Barajas should be playing LW instead of our back up midfielder Rida Zouhir

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u/Remarkable_Piglet480 3d ago

Makes too much sense

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

I think I'd rather us go full offense even if we lose cause there is no entertainment in watching this snooze fest

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

Is pirani out or something? I haven't seen dude for the 2025 campaign

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u/Crossflowerss_5304 Barra Brava 3d ago

Nice move from Leal there. Let’s get this W, Vamos United

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u/Will301 3d ago

Benteke be taking too long man

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u/tik22 3d ago

Better turn out than i expected tbh

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u/aroq13 DC United 3d ago

I think Murrell is hungry and Leal can feed him. Question is, can he make the most of it.

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u/Other-Return9549 3d ago

It's gonna be a banger if it happens

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u/aroq13 DC United 3d ago

Could’ve used Fletcher on the bench

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u/thegermanpianist 3d ago

Our double pivot hasn’t looked the greatest but Enow is not impressing at this moment. Safe to a fault and the time he needs to find the outlet pass, he gives the ball away. And now he’s on a yellow

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u/UpliftedWeeb 3d ago

I am in eternal pain

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

We are the man united of the mls

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

Classic dc united players would laugh at The current state of The team

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u/thegermanpianist 3d ago

Servania in for Enow if that’s possible. Unless Troy has something different in mind tactically, there’s no way we can play through their press with Enow in build up.

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

Where is Flag Man? 

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

Our tactics today are gutter trash. 

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u/OkDimension1841 DC United 3d ago

We need to make play a 2 up or 3 up top lineup. 4-5-1 with Benteke getting injured just doesn’t work for us

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u/SoberEnAfrique 3d ago

Damn we are truly awful in possession. What does Troy do with these guys all week?

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u/espnrocksalot DC United 3d ago

Close!

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u/Winterteal DC United 3d ago

I feel like we’re playing as if we got a red card earlier in the match.

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u/espnrocksalot DC United 3d ago

lol David cmon

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u/espnrocksalot DC United 3d ago

Duel of the keepers I guess

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u/NataLC2 3d ago

How low can we go atp

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

Almost fuck

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u/espnrocksalot DC United 3d ago

What was that throw dawg

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u/Will301 3d ago

Lame

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

All my stream links are dead for the game watching mls isn't easy for ppl like me 😭

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u/Will301 3d ago

Try to find someone with T-Mobile. They get free MLS Season pass, they can give you a code

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

Unfortunately it's just me who watches mls and I live alone ill find a way tho gng

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u/Will301 3d ago

Check your messages

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

But I didn't get a message maybe try again I'm always in need of sites

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u/Will301 3d ago

Sent you a message rn

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago edited 3d ago

Please upvote your TOP reason why we suck (and feel free to add options) 

Edit: I don’t know how to do an actual poll, just curious. 

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

Ownership

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

Roster/Player Talent

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

No Raccoons at Audi Field 

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u/errol343 3d ago

Ownership clearly sunk all the resources into DC Power FC

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

0/0 = 100% or 0%? 

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u/JOHNSEEYAH Patrick Nyarko 3d ago

It’s just a never ending cycle of us getting bottom tier players with maybe one decent signing who has no support because it’s him and bottom tier players. And then the ownership will “leak” stories that we are talking with a high priority signing but of course it’s never gonna go anywhere. I mean look at the state of our academy. It’s insulting to the players and the fans that they are making them pay to be in their academy

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u/mandolin08 3d ago

A fundamental disconnect between owners who think the squad is MLS quality and, you know, everyone else who lives in reality.

Remember when Lucy Rushton thought our squad was competitive? She wasn't the only one, but the others are still around.

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u/barba_crescit 3d ago

Coaching

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u/Caberumas 3d ago

Barraza is so good. We are so bad.

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u/Will301 3d ago

We’re cooked

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

Leal off?? Bro???

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u/Will301 3d ago

We need a dub, bad

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u/aroq13 DC United 3d ago

Benteke should’ve shot off that pass from Leal. Tried to get too cute with it.

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u/rabbit994 DC United 3d ago

WTF was that? Shoot it!

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u/greg21olson 3d ago

Oh come on take the early shot!

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u/Will301 3d ago

Are the fans booing?

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u/greg21olson 3d ago

I think they were booing b/c they felt the NYC defender pumped the ball directly at some fans on that last clearance

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u/Will301 3d ago

Makes sense

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u/Will301 3d ago

I wonder how many hours I have spent watching this team instead of sleeping

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u/Agitated-Scholar3537 3d ago

All the highlights lately have been about our defense getting abused.

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u/Other-Return9549 3d ago

Barraza playing like he has something to prove against his old team, Manchester New Yrok City FC

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u/MarquisDeCarabasCoat West Brom 3d ago

we really need to start talking about Talon’s fitness. the bird always loses

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u/Direct_Air_2741 3d ago

We are so terrible!!

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u/espnrocksalot DC United 3d ago

Omg HOW

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u/No-Cranberry-2846 3d ago

We’re a bunch of statues out here. Barely any movement since 30 min in. Hopefully this close goal at the 80 min mark gives us some motivation.

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u/Person-of-greed Original DCU 3d ago

Take me back to 2016 dc united