FC Dallas published their year end roster decisions on Thursday. This week, I’ll share some thoughts on those decisions and how the team is shaping up for 2024. Options Exercised: Asier Illaramendi, Liam Fraser, Sam Junqua, Tsiki Ntsabeleng, Herbert Endeley Three pretty obvious decisions here along with a couple of unexpected but pleasant surprises. The class that Illarra showed in …
The 2023 season for FC Dallas has come to a close and now the offseason is underway. We’ll kick off the offseason by looking back at the season and grading each player on the team. This week, we’ll look at the midfielders and forwards. Midfielders Asier Illarramendi – A One word describes the former Real Sociedad and Real Madrid man: …
The 2023 season for FC Dallas has come to a close and now the offseason is underway. We’ll kick off the offseason by looking back at the season and grading each player on the team. This week, we’ll start with the goalkeepers and defenders. Goalkeepers Maarten Paes – A The Dutch goalkeeper was one of the best shot stoppers in …
FC Dallas pulled off a big win at home on Saturday night to force a decisive third game in Seattle on Friday. This week, let’s look at three stats that tell the story of the big Burn win. 1) 3 shots on target, 3 goals Going back to 2022, Nico Estevez’s FC Dallas is not a high chance generation team, …
FC Dallas fell 2-0 to Seattle in the first game of round one but can get back into it in less than a week with game two on Saturday at Toyota Stadium. Let’s look at three things from Monday’s match that FC Dallas must improve on if they want to force a decisive game three. 1) Finish big chances This …
FC Dallas came up big on MLS Decision Day, beating the Galaxy and getting themselves the 7th spot and a first round best-of-3 series with their regular playoff foes Seattle. This week, we’ll preview the Burn’s first round series and look at what FCD should expect and how they can move on to the Western Conference Semifinals. How It Works …
Once again, FC Dallas ended the weekend with a draw and a point, failing to clinch a playoff spot. That means it all comes down to Decision Day in Carson against the Galaxy for the Burn. This week, we’ll run through all the possible scenarios for FCD on Decision Day. Dallas Win An FC Dallas win does one big thing: …
With two games left to play, FC Dallas needs 3 points to clinch a playoff spot. But the Burn have found wins tough to come by lately, having drawn their last four games and nine of their last 14. This week, we’ll look at three things FC Dallas must improve upon to clinch a playoff spot in their final two …
After a couple of hard fought draws against teams near the top of the Eastern Conference, Dallas is set to travel south to face their biggest rivals in Houston. Let’s look at three things the Burn must do to get a result in Houston and keep El Capitán in Frisco for another season. 1) Set the tone early Houston are …
FC Dallas have entered the final stretch of the MLS regular season and started things off with a disappointing home draw against Seattle followed by the elation of a huge road win in Salt Lake. This week, we’ll look at three ways Dallas improved from the Seattle game to get the three points in Salt Lake. 1) Offensive cohesion The …
