Most of the talk surrounding D.C. United this week has surrounded injuries. The Black-and-Red will face the New England Revolution without Steve Birnbaum and Patrick Nyarko, and most likely Nick DeLeon as well. However, we shouldn’t lose focus of the fact that this is a big game for two teams out of the playoff spots right now, and in search of something resembling forward momentum.
United’s injuries will force changes to the lineup, but Ben Olsen has the more simple job tomorrow. United has two starters definitively out, and with DeLeon apparently needing “hernia symptoms” to clear up, it’s not too hard to figure out that he should rest rather than play on New England’s turf.