Washington Post · Jul 30, 2016
D.C. United enters critical four-game home stretch
Lloyd Sam and United aim to rebound from a 4-1 defeat at Toronto last weekend. (Dan Hamilton/USA TODAY Sports)Before Wednesday morning’s training session, D.C. United players gathered in the locker room at RFK Stadium to discuss their predicament. The coaching staff and support crew were not invited. This was about themselves, their inconsistency, their low place in the standings and the magnitude of the next four weekends.
They had conducted periodic low-key meetings, but with the team in a rut and the playoff outlook clouding, the time had come for an open forum.