D.C. United will play the second leg of the 2011 Atlantic Cup on Saturday night against bitter rival Red Bull New York. To prepare for this pivotal contest, we have prepared the usual media round-up with many key articles.
We begin with the Washington Post, as Steve Goff looks back at Dwayne De Rosario's impressive career. From the Washington Times, Thomas Floyd analyzes the impact of the McCarty-De Rosario trade going into the New York match. Also from the Washington Times, Adam Stern writes about forward Josh Wolff's role as captain. Next, Craig Stouffer from the Washington Examiner chronicles Joseph Ngwenya's journey before joining United.
Comcast SportsNet's reliable coverage continues, as Russ Thaler interviews United's head coach Ben Olsen, goalkeeper Bill Hamid, and midfielder Clyde Simms. Earlier this week, Canadian playmaker Dwayne De Rosario had a one-on-one interview with Ivan Carter on Washington Post Live.
As usual, there is plenty of coverage available here at dcunited.com. Travis Clark stayed busy this week, as he interviewed Fred about his departure from D.C., wrote about Olsen's hopes of getting consistency from Najar, and finally analyzed the new twist of the DC-NY rivalry. Also, Cody Sharrett examines Chris Pontius' feelings on facing his friend Dax McCarty.
