D.C. United performed with few ideas and little imagination Saturday night, a recurring theme for a team that has not scored an MLS goal in weeks and continues to drop points at Audi Field.
Three days after a three-goal aberration in the U.S. Open Cup, United labored to sustain meaningless possession and barely threatened to score during a 2-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls before an announced sellout of 19,290.
United (3-7-5) has gone 405 minutes without a goal in league play, and while the absence of injured star Christian Benteke is playing a big part in the scoring scarcity, the attack continues to show no creativity or punch, and Benteke’s replacements haven’t offered much.