Happy World Cup Eve!

So, it's been a while since this blog was updated. Why I felt the need to type that last sentence I don't know. Considering you could just scroll down and look at the date of the last post, but hey, it's my blog and I'll digress if I want to!

Anyway, with the world cup almost here, United gets a nice little break after tonight's game in Seattle. Hopefully when we come back from our respective World Cup holidays we will see some new faces on the roster, because unless you've been living under a rock or only following mainstream American sports coverage for the last four months, you know that the season thus far has been a little on the disgraceful side. Seven points from eleven games. A four - nil loss away to Kansas City. A two - nil loss at home to the Red Bulls. When looking for things to complain about this season, the pickins ain't exactly slim. The fans' first reaction when their team isn't playing well is almost always to grab their respective pitchforks or torches and march to the manager's house screaming bloody murder. However, in this instance, I think that anger would be misplaced. This isn't Onalfo's fault. The man took over a flawed team weeks before the season started and hasn't really had the chance to bring in any talent (Morsink doesn't count). The fact that we're going into tonight's game with the hope of securing points is testament to Onalfo's ability. He took a team that looked like it was in free-fall after the first few games and made a side that is still in the playoff picture. Although, much of the reason that we're still in the picture has to be attributed to fact that, aside from Columbus, the East is awful this year. As far as assigning blame goes, I think you have to put it squarely on the shoulders of Dave Kasper. This group of players isn't good enough. For the past four years, this team has steadily gotten worse and worse, and the vast majority of the players we have brought in have been duds. And yet, here we are, at a new summer transfer window, looking for a new number 10 who can make things all better. I really hope we find him, because better would be nice.