FC Dallas traveled to Vancouver for their first road test of 2023, coming home with a point after a 1-1 draw. This week, let’s look at three things we learned from FCD’s trip to the Pacific Northwest. 1) Center back flexibility In the Burn’s third game of the season, Nico Estevez rolled out a third different center back pairing with …
FC Dallas picked up their first three points of the 2023 season with a 3-1 win over the LA Galaxy. Last week, I had three overreactions to a disappointing opening day performance. Let’s flip that on its head this week and look at three overreactions to a strong reaction in FCD’s first win of the season. 1) Nkosi Tafari is …
It was a very disappointing start to FCD’s 2023 campaign, losing their home opener for the first time since 2009. It is still way too early to make any major judgments, but let’s overreact anyways. This week, I’ll share three overreactions to FCD’s season opening loss to the Loons. 1) Sebastien Ibeagha does not look like the answer at center …
FC Dallas faced their first foreign test of the preseason on Wednesday, falling 1-0 to Ecuadorian giants Barcelona SC. Let’s look at three takeaways from the scrimmage 1) Edwin Cerrillo outperforms Facundo Quignon Homegrown Edwin Cerrillo got the start for the scrimmage, though considering the make up of the starting lineup compared to the new eleven in the second half, …
Last Friday, FC Dallas president Dan Hunt, technical manager Andre Zanotta and head coach Nico Estevez held a press conference to open the 2023 season. This week, we’ll look at three big takeaways from the comments made at the press conference. 1) Last year doesn’t matter “Every single season is a new experience. Nothing that you did in the past …
The FC Dallas offseason is in full swing with players set to report back to the club in the coming days. With the offseason comes transfers and transfer rumors. This week, we’ll take a look at some transfer rumors involving FCD. Outgoing Franco Jara back to Argentina 💣 #Belgrano #MercadoDePases ⏰ Se acabó la espera.."En las próximas horas se haría …
On Monday, the news became official: FC Dallas all-time appearance leader and club legend Matt Hedges signed with Toronto FC, ending an 11 season career with FCD. This week, in honor of a club legend, we’ll look at five of Hedges’ most memorable moments with FCD. 5) 2012 Rookie Season After being drafted 11th overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft …
With the MLS offseason in full swing, it is time for FC Dallas to start addressing roster needs ahead of the 2023 season. This week, we’ll look at the three positions of greatest need for FCD. 1) Center back After declining the contract options for Matt Hedges, Lucas Bartlett and not picking up the buy option in Joshue Quinonez’s loan, …
With the 2022 MLS season at a close, we’ll look at the entire 2022 roster and hand out grades. This week, we’ll cover the midfielders and forwards. Midfielders Paxton Pomykal: A- After a season spent playing out on the wing in 2021, it was a return to full fitness and a return to his more natural central position in midfield …
With the 2022 MLS season at a close, we’ll look at the entire 2022 roster and hand out grades. This week, we’ll cover the goalkeepers and defenders. Goalkeepers Maarten Paes: A Initially brought in on loan from FC Utrecht, the Dutch goalkeeper had an excellent debut season with FCD, backstopping the defense that conceded the fewest goals in the Western …
