For the Black-and-Red, the flanks will be a huge point of emphasis for multiple reasons tonight
For D.C. United, it's an interesting moment to be playing the Vancouver Whitecaps. They're missing two key starters, and they aren't scoring goals from open play. However, United has very recently played a short-handed team that shares some broad similarities with Vancouver, and that ended in a rout. The Black-and-Red badly need things to go better this time around. Here's what they need to get right to make that happen.
Wing play
Both Whitecaps fullbacks are vulnerable, but for different reasons.