FC Dallas left Q2 Stadium 1-0 winners after a late Jesus Ferreira goal silenced the home crowd. This week, let’s look at three things we learned from the Burn’s win over their in-state rivals. 1) Jesus Ferreira Loves Playing at Q2 Stadium With Ferreira’s goal in the 89th minute to win this particular matchup, he notched his 7th goal in …
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 …
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 …
FC Dallas’ 2022 season came to a disappointing close on Sunday night as Los Toros fell to their in-state rivals Austin FC 2-1. Let’s look at what went wrong for FCD at Q2 Stadium. 1) Misstep in tactics and lineup in the first half Although I do not agree with how FC Dallas approached (or seemed to approach) the game, …
LAFC brought the star power to Toyota Stadium on Saturday night, but after 90 minutes it was the FC Dallas homegrown who looked like the biggest star of all. In the 59th minute of the match between FC Dallas and LAFC on Saturday night, thousands of camera phones were lifted into the air to record the entrance of Gareth Bale …
FC Dallas went to Carson and got their first away win of 2022 against the LA Galaxy. Let’s look at three of the biggest takeaways from the win that saw them move up to second in the Western Conference. 1) Bounce back from a tough defeat After a big win against a heavily rotated Sounders side the previous weekend, FCD …
FC Dallas picked up their third straight home win against the Rapids over the weekend. This week, I’ll look at three takeaways from the 3-1 win. 1) Tactical flexibility To put it simply, FC Dallas was utterly dominated in the first half by the Rapids. The Rapids massively outpossessed FCD, 63-37, racked up 7 shots, scored a lovely goal and …
The US has officially qualified directly for the 2022 World Cup and they did it with a huge contribution from current and former FC Dallas players and academy products. This week, we’ll look at every one of those players who contributed during the World Cup Qualification campaign. This will go in order based on number of appearances during WCQ. Kellyn …
FC Dallas’ “New Era”, announced with the hiring of Nico Estévez, seemed like little more than a marketing gimmick. However, ahead of the 2022 season, the club has made multiple unprecedented moves that have quite literally put their money where their mouths are, but is this new era what fans should expect in the long term? Welcome to New Era …
