Recall back to this weekend one year ago, as D.C. United began their 2017 season in earnest. The team had undergone few changes from the 2016 side, one which crashed out early in the playoffs, but one which set the league on fire with goals in the second half of the season. Adding a couple of complimentary players to round out their roster, United had high hopes, ones that were washed away early in the season, as the team stumbled out of the gates.
This year, the situation is completely different. United will trot out a lineup against Orlando City today that will likely only include two players that were part of the team at the start of the 2017 season.