Last campaign those
boys from Frisco, Texas, played with resilience like no other squad in MLS,
which earned them a lot of respect from its league foes.
For first year
Manager Oscar Pareja, on his order of business and task of assembling a
contender was a plan well worth of his success in taking his squad to the
promised land of the postseason.
That at the end they
lost on semifinals away aggregate goals, to a hardened and overall league favorites
to win it all in the Seattle Sounders squad.
That hasn’t stop this
determined chap in turning the tables all over again and make its squad repeat
its feats like last campaign, but this time better.
With a twist of
winning the league shield and become a force not to mess with, very well played
its dynamic kind of football like the one played last campaign.
The Hoops as many
have nicknamed this Texas squad, really played like an absolute proven winner
with a lot of ups and very few downs, not bad for a first year skipper!
Defending their position all campaign and competing with its Western Division rivals of the
likes of Seattle Sounders, Real Salt Lake and current 2014 champions Los
Angeles Galaxy.
Their playoffs run started
by defeating a luck stricken Vancouver Whitecaps in a special match between 4th
and 5th place squads to face off the division winner.
In what many saw into
a very much contested match, the Red Stripes won it with style and
intelligently over its Canadian foes that really put on a fight.
Still the Dallas 96
squad has a return with a majority of its players and the new additions in the
likes of former Chivas USA Goalie Dan Kennedy, TFC’S forward Kyle Bekker and
Quakes midfielder Attiba Harris.
Alongside the return
of players that made the Burn an unstoppable squad in last campaign rookie of
the year Tesho Akindele, Blas Perez, Kelly Acosta, USMNT Matt Hedges and
recently the renewal of winger Fabian Castillo to a five year deal.
At the end Dallas
Boss Oscar Pareja will have another chance of seeking their always elusive MLS
shield as well the Supporters Shield- very well net a couple of more trophies
to bring its halls of Toyota Stadium.
2015 looks very
promising for the Dallas FC squad in making run to the Promised Land of the
league postseason and with a new Western Division format.
The Hoops will try
will be one tough squad to beat and be played with an all-around respect by its
MLS foes, this can be the year of the Dallas 96, you never know.
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