We won the Carolina Challenge Cup and go undefeated in pre-season! What does that mean? Who knows. We won this tournament last year and went from success to disaster as soon as the season began. Nonetheless, I would rather win than lose. Come on real games!

(In pre-season....sigh)
Just a roundup of some thoughts in the aftermath of DC United's retention of the Carolina Challenge Cup, in no particular order.
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The McCarty-Boskovic combination isn't one that works in isolation. I think they can do well in central midfield together, but only if they have a holder/destroyer behind them.

(In pre-season....sigh)
Just a roundup of some thoughts in the aftermath of DC United's retention of the Carolina Challenge Cup, in no particular order.
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The McCarty-Boskovic combination isn't one that works in isolation. I think they can do well in central midfield together, but only if they have a holder/destroyer behind them.

Charlie Davies' early goal and Joseph Ngwenya's second-half strike earned D.C. United a 2-2 draw with Toronto FC tonight in Charleston, South Carolina to help the Black-and-Red to their second consecutive Carolina Challenge Cup win. United has 7 points through ...

McCarty was my MOTM. Not only did he slot the great ball through to Pontius for the opener, but he nearly connected on a few others of that same ilk and did reasonably well to serve balls from free kicks (despite a seeming lack of aggression on the part of his teammates in attacking said balls). Particularly impressive, at least to those of us used to the Burch/Quaranta species of cross-field ball, was that he switched the point of attack quickly and with precision, often while under pressure.

McCarty was my MOTM. Not only did he slot the great ball through to Pontius for the opener, but he nearly connected on a few others of that same ilk and did reasonably well to serve balls from free kicks (despite a seeming lack of aggression on the part of his teammates in attacking said balls). Particularly impressive, at least to those of us used to the Burch/Quaranta species of cross-field ball, was that he switched the point of attack quickly and with precision, often while under pressure.