Comments on: Matchday: FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo, Game Two

By: hutchtx

hutchtx — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:20:05 +0000

As soon as I saw the lineup, I had a horrible, sinking feeling. They actually did better than I thought they would — until the red card. After that, there was no way that ten men could beat Houston. I thought they still fought hard, but looked sooooo tired (and disorganized) by the end.

The irony of it all (to me, anyway) is that these two games are a perfect reflection of the two halves of this season — win the first and look strong; get hit with injuries and such and then . . crash and burn.

Oh, well . . .

P.S. At the very least, FCD didn’t lose to a lower-ranked team.

By: mikemike

mikemike — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:53:00 +0000

Ugg. Anybody else feel that coming?

By: alex

alex — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:49:11 +0000

i was really hoping for a miracle…that never happened…

i want a new coach and roster changes. we can’t tolerate this feeling every year. i dont care who goes and i dont care who comes. just win something for God’s sake!

By: Miss the Mark

Miss the Mark — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:01:44 +0000

Lots of bad luck for the Hoops tonight. Where the heck was Goodson?

By: Cai

Cai — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:45:53 +0000

Well, dammit, that was frustrating.
Great heart from the boys, against a lot of bad luck. But can we find some players with some brains!? This year it’s Alvarez w/a Gbandi-like high school caliber mental meltdown.

By: eva

eva — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:50:27 +0000

do you know if yi will be available as a sub at least this game? i don’t understand why he wasn’t even on the sub list last game. also, i agree coops not ready yet . . . doesn’t mean he’s not still GREAT

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:36:27 +0000

To be fair to Ruiz and Cooper, they don’t really recieve the service they need. Ruiz and Cooper spend way too much time with the ball outside of the box (either Cooper tries to dribble in closer and loses the ball or takes a crack, or Ruiz posts-up over the ball until a defender knocks him off).

Neither Ruiz or Cooper are the kind of strikers that make runs with the ball and create plays (ex. Theirry Henry) and because of that they need midfielders who can cross. While Alverez has been great this season he’s pretty much worthless for a cross especially when he’s on the right side.

If defenders know our outside midfielders are going to cut inside for the shot they don’t have to worry about marking a man to the end line. This allows for them to play compact. The obvious solution is to put Dom in but he is limited in his play making abilites.

By: FriscoFan

FriscoFan — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:40:32 +0000

Sorry to be the spoiler, but just how many shots does Cooper have on goal since coming back? The answer is none.

This guy is NOT ready to play. Dom should start with Ruiz. If SM waits till the 79th minute, (that must be in the Irish coaching manual), then we will lose 3-1.

Start Dom at the get go, and we have a chance to score in Houston. If we score, then we have a chance.

By: rudd

rudd — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:21:14 +0000

I guess I focused too much on the 2-0 prediction for Houston, I see your opposits trick now.

By: hutchtx

hutchtx — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:02:40 +0000

rudd, to whom are you referring? If you mean the author of this article . . . read the last part more carefully! You missed the point, completely!

From the DMN:
“The Argentinean keeper said he loves playing in Robertson Stadium, because it’s one of the few places in the league where the fans actually insult him in Spanish.”

Cool! I hope Sala and Ruiz and all of the plyers can feed (in a positive way) off the atmosphere and . . .

JUST DO IT!!!!! C’mon guys . . .

GO HOOPS!!!!!