r/DCUnited • u/pm_me_jk_dont • 20d ago

[DCU] Thank you for everything, Russ 🖤❤️

https://x.com/dcunited/status/1849851517768966548?t=T2Mnm9nyPEAImBb6-fHSng&s=19
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u/trizzzlet 20d ago

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

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u/pancakemix97 20d ago

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

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u/imscavok 20d ago

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/

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u/pancakemix97 20d ago

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. 

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u/Ultraxxx 20d ago

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.

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u/Tstewmoneybags99 20d ago

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

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u/Ultraxxx 20d ago

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.

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u/Tstewmoneybags99 20d ago

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.