D.C. United versus Columbus Crew lineup: dealing with absences

D.C. United takes on the Columbus Crew this weekend and will have to do so without their full complement of players. Junior Moreno picked up a knock in the game against the Houston Dynamo, Ulises Segura is with the Costa Rican national team, Oniel Fisher and Dane Kelly are with Jamaica, and Zoltan Stieber is with the Hungarian national team. With three starters out, Ben Olsen will have some decisions to make.

The first choice Olsen will make is putting Paul Arriola back in the starting lineup for the departed Stieber. I am not sure if starting Stieber over him was tactical or fitness related, but Arriola’s entrance helped shape the game; he looked lively, quick, and impactful, and Stieber…