DC United News

Perkins pretty good.
With two clean sheets in one week, Troy Perkins is not only making it harder for Nick Rimando to get his starting spot back in the United line-up, but he also picked up MLS Player of the Week. Troy is the first goalkeeper to pick up the award this season.

United still 1st
Also off of two clean sheets in a week, DC United remained at the top of the ESPNsoccernet MLS Power Rankings. Correct me if I am wrong, but haven't they been there since the middle of May?

Random thoughts....
So the MLS'ers should be returning from their German adventure, will Ben Olsen get a start or even some match time this Wednesday night? Will EJ, Conrad and Wolff come to the aid of the Wizards? Why does Bo Oshoniyi always look like he is either gonna cry after a goal, or he just took a whiff of a dirty diaper? Will Landon continue to be hidden playing for LA, which has had even less success than the US did in Germany?

The third part of my series on changes for the US program will be up later today, I swamped at work yesterday.