First Impressions - LA Galaxy 0 : 0 DC United

Can two teams gift-wrap a draw for each other? It felt that way in this match. United opened the first fifteen minutes in disarray, as Bryan Namoff did not settle into the left back position well. It is interesting that the weakness in the defense to start the game was not Simms, but Namoff who had here-to-fore been a stalwart defender. Fortunately, Soehn adjusted moving Gros back into the backline to match up against Jones and pushing Simms into the holding midfielder role. Also fortunate for DC was the fact that Nate Jaqua couldn't finish a croissant if you took two bites out of it for him, or United would have been down 2-nil early.

After the remaining half hour of pedestrian football, United applied some solid pressure around the 60th minute. Fred's workrate was excellent, and Emilio, despite not finding the net, had some good moments. Still, United couldn't find the net, and LA came within a Boswell sliding blocked shot of taking the three points at home. To the credit of both teams, they tried for the win, but again I think both were pleased to settle for the draw.

Still, as a fan, using fan emotions and all it entails, I'm disappointed that we aren't coming home with the spoils. Yet I'll take the first clean sheet of the season. But if you're not troubled by the opening of this game, just think about New York coming to town. Angel and Altidore won't allow us to get by the same way, and that has to make you nervous. It certainly does me.