Spirits were high and the mood light as D.C. United wrapped up Tuesday’s training session, an upbeat scene belying the perils of a tumbling team entering the anxious final stretch of an MLS season gone wrong.
“If today is any indication,” Coach Ben Olsen said, “maybe we are moving out of it.”
Olsen’s optimism flies in the face of these cold, unforgiving facts:
- United (10-10-9, 39 points) lost three games in eight days in dropping to fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings, five points above the threshold for the seven-team playoffs. D.