It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t easy, but D.C. United broke a four-game winless streak by beating MLS’s hottest team, the New York Red Bulls, last night. Kevin Paredes scored early as United had about 15-20 minutes of being in control before the field shifted pretty comprehensively. Despite that, Bill Hamid and the defense stood tall, and a very short-handed Black-and-Red side — whose hand is even shorter now! — picked up an absolutely vital win.
That means it’s time for me (good afternoon, it’s Jason) and Ryan to talk about the things that are bouncing around in our brains: