You know what I always say: Why lift the heavy when someone else can do it for you? I have better things to do, like find myself a rock n’ roll band … that needs a helping hand. (Sorry, that damn little ditty has been stuck in me noggin all day.)
One man’s take on new DC United coach Ben Olsen
Seriously, as a journalist, sometimes you just get tired of beating up the same poor souls. I’ve whipped D.C. United and president Kevin Payne until my arms and back are sore. That franchise is lost. Young Ben Olsen may be a good coach, but the odds are against it – under the current circumstances at least.
United was in a pickle regarding their coaching appointment. Payne et al have burned bridges with their treatment of some potential candidates. They still have Curt Onalfo’s salary hung around their necks, which limits the choices. (At a reported $300K annually, by the way … and you have to ask why they offered Onalfo so much when he was out of a job, having been fired at KC?). The job at United has become one of the worst in MLS given the wacky management and the increasingly tenuous stadium situation. But, as I said, I’ve trampled this ground before. Let me allow my pal K-Mac to take the baton. And K-Mac (oh … Kyle McCarthy to you) runs a strong leg. Here’s his take on Olsen’s appointment Monday as the next in line, the next man hoping to sweep up the mess at RFK.
By the way, Olsen is the youngest MLS coach now, at age 33. This reclamation project is an awful lot to ask of anyone, much less the league's youngest, least experienced coach. Still, good luck to him.
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