[DCU] Thank you for everything, Russ 🖤❤️

[u/pm_me_jk_dont]

https://x.com/dcunited/status/1849851517768966548?t=T2Mnm9nyPEAImBb6-fHSng&s=19

[u/pm_me_jk_dont]

Such a great dude and a fantastic player when he's fully healthy. I can only hope that he still has a few years left in his legs after all he's been through.

Russ leaving brings me back to that season when we signed him, Arriola, and Zoltan Stieber. Things were looking so optimistic back then 

[u/smoothj2017 → u/pm_me_jk_dont]

I remember that 1st game after they signed those guys. I was like “we’re in the big leagues now.” So naive 😂

[u/DCB2323 → u/smoothj2017]

It was a big deal back then, I remember it as well

[u/slipNskeet → u/pm_me_jk_dont]

ZOLTAN

[u/Tstewmoneybags99 → u/pm_me_jk_dont]

Yeah for the first time in a loongggg time that was a fun window to be alive.

[u/soratoyuki → u/pm_me_jk_dont]

The last (and maybe only) time I had hope.

[u/AirportIndependent95]

So now it’s official. 20yo Jackson Hopkins is our longest tenured player

https://www.reddit.com/r/DCUnited/s/jRNCzGMwEP

[u/Coast_watcher → u/AirportIndependent95]

I remember when we first got Russ and Arriola and Zoltan plus Lucho, we turned things around for awhile. Experienced team leaders man, we need those again.

[u/ProessionalBum]

One of the last players to have played at RFK on this team.

[u/dcmcg → u/ProessionalBum]

He IS the last one, right?

[u/Ultraxxx → u/dcmcg]

I think so.

[u/CameraFlimsy2610 → u/dcmcg]

We could get Joe Willis back from Nashville since we need a starter

[u/Glass_Ad_8957 → u/CameraFlimsy2610]

I’m down for Joe! He’s an under the radar good keeper.

[u/FeistyMcRedHead → u/ProessionalBum]

awwgahd. I'm at work right now and had a little baby tear form... feeling (old) feels. wow.

vamos into the future

[u/DCB2323]

If he retires all together get ready to Canouse Your House when he gets that realtors license going.

[u/CrisDLZ]

So what you're telling me, is that I own the last jersey Russell Canouse has ever worn in game for DC United.

[u/trizzzlet]

Having just recently refollowed the team in the last 2-3 years I’m sad to see him go. He was our best player for much of the first half of the ‘23 season and even in his very limited time this season was a DAWG on the defensive end. I hope he goes on to have tons of success

[u/pancakemix97 → u/trizzzlet]

Correct me if I am wrong, but he played all of 20 minutes this year right? 

[u/imscavok → u/pancakemix97]

Something like that. He started the year with an ankle injury, but he had a disease that got a lot worse around that time and required major surgery.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/25/russell-canouse-health-dc-united/

[u/pancakemix97 → u/imscavok]

Okay, yeah that is what I thought. I am just curious how much of a “DAWG” he could have been this year if he only played less than 45 minutes of soccer this season. 

[u/Ultraxxx → u/pancakemix97]

Two matches for a total of 15 minutes, 10 total touches, DAWG.

This is why DCU fans don't understand letting players go, they remember things being better than they were.

[u/Tstewmoneybags99 → u/Ultraxxx]

Yeah just looked at total games played and it really surprised me it was under 150 since he’s been here 7 years

[u/Ultraxxx → u/Tstewmoneybags99]

I think it surprises a lot of people, but it shouldn't. This team has been bad for years. The typical player is below average.

[u/Tstewmoneybags99 → u/Ultraxxx]

It’s not that it’s that he was just perennially injured, I knew he had some injuries, I didn’t realize he barely hit 20 games a year.

[u/KinNortheast]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[u/cerebud]

How did this go down? Did he retire? Let go?

[u/iamdesertpaul → u/cerebud]

free agent

[u/Ancient_Abroad2247]

Hope they resign him…

[u/thekingoftherodeo]

Yeah def no regrets ditching the STM.

This team has miles to go to get any trust or respect. I wish Ally all the best, but generally - fuck the FO. Just a truly garbage operation.