D.C. United were handed a golden opportunity this past weekend, opening their 2022 season with a home game against expansion side Charlotte FC. The good news is that United made it count, winning 3-0 on a cold Saturday night on Buzzard Point. For a team with designs on moving up the table and making the playoffs, it was the only acceptable result, and the Black-and-Red delivered despite the pre-game bad news that was an injury for Russell Canouse.
Before we move on to this weekend’s road game against perennial strugglers FC Cincinnati, here are a couple of thoughts from me (it’s Jason, I’m back doing these, and they’re not gonna be this many days after the fact!