United in the media ahead of San Jose match

Andy Najar vs San Jose Earthquakes - July 3, 2010

After a successful trip to the West Coast, D.C. Unitedis back at RFK to take on the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday evening (7:30 p.m. E.T./CSN). Here is all the information youneed to prepare for Saturday's match. 


From The Washington Post, Steven Goff writes about United’scampaign and the importance of tomorrow’s game in the race for the playoffs. Then,Craig Stouffer from The Washington Examiner focuses on defender DanielWoolard’s past and present with the team. Thomas Floyd from The WashingtonTimes looks at Blake Brettschneider’s progress.


From the Comcast SportsNet studios, Russ Thaler andSebastian Salazar take an in-depth look at the Black-and-Red’s last game anddiscuss the key elements of tomorrow’s match. Also, Travis Clark fromMLSsoccer.com reviews Chris Pontius’ influence on the team’s performance.


Our own Alex Caulfield analyzes the emergence of D.C. United’syoung players, forming the youngest backline in MLS. Finally, you shouldpick up the latest issue of ESPN Magazine, which features Charlie Davies andChris Pontius in For Love or the Game, as well as an image of the match betweenD.C. United and FC Dallas on May 7.