FC Dallas made a trip to the Pacific Northwest last week to play Seattle and Portland. This week, we’ll look at three takeaways from those two games. 1) Missed opportunities Coming off a massive home win against the LA Galaxy, FCD had some big opportunities against two teams below them in the standings to put some further distance between both …
FC Dallas finally got their first win at home since May 7th in a packed house for Star Wars night. Let’s look at three takeaways from a huge win for Los Toros. 1) The bunker worked…again…and better! To be totally fair, it probably is not accurate to describe what FCD did in the second half against the Galaxy as a …
FC Dallas finally snapped their 7 game winless streak with a huge win over Western Conference rivals Real Salt Lake, handing RSL their first loss at Rio Tinto Stadium in 2022. This week, we’ll look at three things that went right for FC Dallas to get their first win since May. 1) The bunker (finally) worked Throughout 2022 when leading …
FC Dallas lost hold of Copa Tejas but remained undefeated against Austin FC with yet another draw on Saturday. Let’s look at three takeaways from the game. 1) Best performance in weeks Although the result was undoubtedly a huge disappointment (more on that on the next two points!), the actual in-game performance against Austin was the best the team has …
El Capitán returns to Toyota Stadium after a wildly entertaining 2-2 draw between FC Dallas and Houston. Let’s look at three big takeaways from the game. 1) The game this rivalry needed Recent additions of the Texas Derby have not exactly been one of the premier rivalry matches in the league. In the initial years of the rivalry, running from …
Back in January, we took a look at the four biggest preseason position battles for FC Dallas in 2022. Each month throughout the season, we will review those four battles and see where things stand as the season progresses. And this month, there will be one additional position battle added that has popped up during the season itself. Goalkeeper: Maarten …
It was ultimately a disappointing result for FC Dallas, but they remained undefeated against Austin FC after a 2-2 draw in Austin. Let’s look at three major takeaways from that result. 1) Dallas (mostly) comfortable ceding possession Prior to this game in last week’s column, I mentioned that one of the big questions would be how each team would approach …
It wasn’t a night to remember as FC Dallas returned to play from the international break, losing 2-0 to the Whitecaps. As FCD gears up for a huge trip down I-35 to Austin next weekend, let’s look at three questions the team needs to answer if they want to bounce back against their Copa Tejas rivals. 1) Who gets the …
Back in January, we took a look at the four biggest preseason position battles for FC Dallas in 2022. Each month throughout the season, we will review those four battles and see where things stand as the season progresses. Goalkeeper: Jimmy Maurer vs Maarten Paes In last month’s column, this position was firmly Paes’, and nothing has changed on that …
On Saturday, FC Dallas finished their 14th game of the 2022 MLS season and began a three week break, their longest of the season. This week, we’ll look at the biggest surprises and disappointments for FCD thus far in 2022. Surprises 1) Paul Arriola To be very clear, I am not at all surprised that Paul has been a hugely …
