DC United is serious trouble

Last night DC United gave up a lead, allowing 3 second half goals to Chivas USA.  Usually the locker room doesn't open for post game comments until Tom Soehn speaks, but today it took half an hour, and everybody in the locker room except for Soehn declined to comment.  This looks to be a demoralizing loss for DC.  They got their lead off a wonder strike courtesy of Gallardo, and then bottled it in dramatic fashion, giving up 3 goals in the span of 9 minutes.  Who wouldn't be demoralized?  All indications point to Tom Soehn being in the hot seat as DC is deep in last place in the highly competitive eastern conference.  With a month until the transfer window opens, they will have to learn how to win with these players.  Here's what Soehn had to say after the game. 

"We are going to go back and hopefully we'll get a couple guys back but everybody still has got to dig deeper. Games aren't won over 60 minutes, it's 90 minutes, and I thought we had about 60 minutes in us, and that's not good enough in this league, in any league."  

DC clearly has a lot of thinking to do. 

DC United in Trouble?

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DC was beat for the fifth time yesterday at home to the Chicago Fire.  Goals from Justin Mapp and Cuathemoc Blanco powered the Fire to first place in the east, a point ahead of Columbus.  DC lacked shape and real team unity throughout the game, and except for the last fifteen minutes was never a real threat.  It Isn't quite the time to push the panic button however.  DC was without Marcelo Gallardo, Fred, and Devon Mctavish.  A full strenghth DC squad is still formidable, even when they are in poor form.  They debuted there new jerseys on the night, a spiffy VW logo on the front of the Jersey makes it look very profesional.  Thoughts on the game are welcome.  Here are the highlights, decide for yourself what needs to change for DC.