Black and Red United · Jul 10, 2019
Griffin Yow reflects on first MLS start for D.C. United
D.C. United head coach Ben Olsen was running out of options in the midfield for last week’s trip to FC Dallas. Paul Arriola was still away with the US national team, while Zoltan Stieber and Luciano Acosta were under the weather. Olsen could have changed formations, or played someone out of position, as he has been forced to do on multiple occasions this season.
Instead, Olsen opted to stick with his preferred formation, and gave a start to 16-year-old Griffin Yow. Yow, who signed a homegrown deal with the club back in March, had previously played just one MLS minute in a substitute appearance back in May. Now, he was starting on the road, in a difficult environment against Dallas.