The word “frustrating” is coming up too often with D.C. United, but it applies to last night’s loss to the Columbus Crew. Once again, an absurdly undermanned Black-and-Red went on the road and restricted a more vaunted opponent to little, and once again they lost by multiple goals. It’s...well, it’s frustrating.
With that in mind, Jason (that’s me) and Adam are going to speak to some specific frustrations!
This glass is half-full
Let’s start with the thing you probably sensed without needing data: United, missing what I’d say was eight starters and with no depth available, went on the road and gave the defending champs almost nothing:
There are aspects that aren’t great here (when faced with an opponent who seemed pretty tepid on the night overall, 1.