The Ben Olsen Era is over at D.C. United.
That’s a surprisingly emotional sentence to write after just over a decade with Benny in the technical area, and the range of emotions is itself surprising. I’m sad, but also optimistic. And demanding—it’s time for this organization to figure itself out.
We’ll get to that. First, though:
Ben Olsen, for a lot of people, is D.C. United. Heart of a lion, the man bled for the club, gave his ankles for the club, carried the burden of the club’s financial restraints, took every loss and criticism on the chin.