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Hamid eyeing further improvement after rapid DC United rise

DC United goalkeeper Bill Hamid is looking for an even more successful season with the club in 2015.

The Washington DC outfit went from the lowest wins total in a MLS campaign in 2013 (three) to top of the table in the Eastern Conference in 2014 in one of the biggest turnarounds in league history.

With the new season just over a month away, last year's MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Hamid is targeting further improvement from the Black-and-Red who really clicked under fifth-year coach Olsen to finish third overall in the competition.

"[I attribute the turnaround to] the organization, the professionalism, the tactics, the approach from the players on a daily basis," Hamid told reporters.

"You could tell guys came into the locker room and were focused on training, [that they] did the things they needed to do in the gym, watched the film - we watched film religiously in 2014. And that helped.

"Those details, those small details that we took care of that we didn't necessarily take care of the previous year are the things that led to the success we had in 2014."

DCU kick off the 2015 MLS season with a home fixture against Montreal Impact on Saturday, March 7.

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