D.C. United comes into the game against the best team in the league right now on a streak of poor performances unmatched in recent memory. United’s playoff hopes, which were minuscule just a few games now, are now effectively impossible. So what should United do with the rest of its season? What are the goals for a team that can’t make the playoffs?
The main goal should be to give players who need experience and playing time to develop into MLS starters that experience and playing time. Part of that, though secondary in my opinion, is getting players playing well together in advance of next season.