This is one of the weeks I look forward to in soccer. Hate DC week, it’s the week where my twitter stalker reappears and tells me that RBNY is terrible. I tell him it is only a matter of time before DCU becomes the Baltimore Wanderers. It’s the week where I am reminded of how much I hate DeRo, and how he never really fit in with the Red Bulls. This is the week where I am reminded of the drubbing Red Bull put on the Scum last year. More importantly it gives me a reason to call a sports team Scum.
First let’s get the serious preview out-of-the-way, so we can get to the fun stuff. In all honesty this could go either way depending on which Red Bulls team shows up. Will it be the unit that crushed three teams in a row. All while riding Thierry Henry’s hot hand. Will the team that played those first two matches show up. If the second shows up get ready for a rough night. If the first shows up, we will be able to pick on those poor DCU fans for a little while longer.
DC is coming off a draw on Wednesday night against a poor Montreal side. They have been widely inconsistent this year, with some poor results and one really great result against FC Dallas. Will DC come out with something to prove Sunday against the Bulls or will their inconsistent play continue. If they come to play, the Red Bulls defense might be ready for the picking, and could make this ugly.
The Red Bulls have no problem finding the back of the net. Kenny Cooper and Henry are tied up on top of MLS Goal Scorers along with San Jose’s Wondolowski. So the offense should be able to get going and hold up their end. The defense I am not so sure about. That back line for the Red Bulls has looked like the Pittsburgh Penguins Marc-Andre Fleury against the flyers. If DC ever wanted a perfect defense to get their scoring hot, they found it this week. The key for the defense is for Markus Holgersson to get caught up to MLS speed this week.
My final prediction on the Match is RBNY 2 – DC 1
Now for some more DC Hate. Dwayne De Rosario may have won the golden boot last season, but has failed to find the back of the net so far this season. He has also only managed three assists. Now, Dax McCarty who came to Red Bull when they got rid of DeRo has found the back of the net once and assisted on another. In one less game mind you. Dax also isn’t the big star of Red Bull, like De Ro is for DC either. Viking Army, Empire SC, Garden State Supporters going down to the match, please be careful when jumping up and down in RFK. First you don’t want to accidentally kill any of the rats trying to run under your feet. Also you don’t want to bring the stadium down. Supporters please be kind to the DC fans, they may not have a team in a few years, and we don’t want to seem like bullies.
To the Red Bulls themselves, go pound the snot out of the Scum.
Red & Blue Hate Yellow 