Winless through five matches, D.C. United could use the practice. But the MLS club would also like to work out its problems in actual games.
In this strangest of seasons, United is stuck in the middle of a stretch with few matches and perhaps too much time on the shabby training grounds outside RFK Stadium.
Ben Olsen’s gang was off last weekend and will face the Columbus Crew on Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, the last of two off-site home games before Audi Field opens in July.
United is free next weekend before visiting Philadelphia on April 28.