It should be a split squad in both Toronto and Houston. Maybe half the star players and half of the reserves will make up the lineup. It's also 4 days after the Premier League season is officially over.
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Man, that game was ugly. I don't know if the defense look bad and too slow or Dallas' offense is too fast and dangerously good. The speed and quickness of Dallas on those counter-attacks outmatched and outplayed the Dynamo.
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I'm concerned about Deric long term. Yes, he makes the amazing save time and time again. But I've always had concerns about his ability to read crosses and free kicks. He looks shaky on crosses/corners and tends to get himself caught in no-mans-land...which can lead to the need for an amazing save. He's kind of like Derek Jeter. Yeah, he made that great diving play but it was only because he was out of position in the first place. I'd always prefer my keepers to be more like Adam Everett. He should know what's going to happen before it does and he's there to make what appears to be the easy save. 8 goals in 2 games cannot be solely blamed on the back 4. 3 of those goals went through Deric and were save-able. Yes, the back line was bad and was giving away way too much space. But scoring 4 on 5 shots is not acceptable.
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They're just not a good team right now. I'm not sure in what universe "long ball out of back to forwards for 50/50 balls" works but that seems to be the staple of the offense. That's something Torres won't fix.
This they have a 3 man central midfield rotation, all of whom are PURE defensive midfielders with absolutely ZERO creative skills
A big, much-needed win on the road against Toronto. Need more of that to make up the games lost at home. <script height="540px" width="960px" src="http://player.ooyala.com/iframe.js#ec=Vsc2MwdTq3aDKw-rEMKw73XGqTfaj9fz&pbid=4bfc225f82bf46c48dfb065eda97f74f"></script>
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Need to steal a couple of more points on the road to make up for losing 2 points against Sporting KC and then not getting a result against San Jose. Hoping the team starts playing better, they're the only ones who came through for H-town yesterday.
They looked really good against TFC. Raul Rodriguez absolutely dominated at RB yesterday. Beasley made smart runs forward and made them often, something he seems to have been shying away from. Barnes played great but still had a few too many selfish/greedy moments. Alex is finding his place. I think once Brad comes back, you move Alex inside and kick Clark to the bench. He was about the only guy that struggled yesterday imo. He's a step slow on every single play, seems like he is always chasing everything that is going on around him.
There's a difference. The British way is playing the long balls into space for the forwards or outside mids to run on to. The Dynamo fashion thus far has been to play 50/50 balls up the middle, into the defenders. Glad to see them get a win on the road against a good team. Hopefully they can follow it up.
GO DYNAMO! Yup, AFAIK for what is worth the basics could have been mutated and modified over time. Good to know.
