There are times, and there have been far too many of them lately, when the Union are utterly exasperating to watch. Times when the defense looks like a shadow of the unit that has made the Union an elite team for years, and gives up multiple ugly goals for yet another game. For the third time in four contests, manager Jim Curtin chose to not start Mikael Uhre at striker in Saturday's 2-2 tie at D.C. United. Asked why, Curtin gave a one-word answer: “Form.”