Chivas USA Crush Dynamo, Next Two Matches Will Decide the Season

But you sure as hell can release them and find something somewhere that is better. I didn’t get to see most of the match last night due to eye infections and being unable to wear contacts for the next week or so (I did find an old pair of glasses I can wear in the interim though, woo).

Based on what I could see, we looked beat from the start. The better team won, and as a fan of the Dynamo that is very hard to swallow. We’re a week into the summer transfer window and so far we have Moffat to show for it. The team had better put something into their DP search now before it’s too late.

Also, get rid of the excess weight. Guys like Watson simply don’t cut it as starters on a team vying for the playoffs. Something tells me we’ll be hearing news of some more trialists this coming week, none of which will make a huge difference either way. I don’t expect a DP signing until it’s simply too late.

I don’t know what it is…..we have quality players (we do really) but we are just in a funk. Our defense is pretty deep, we have a few holes in midfield but overall it isn’t terrible, and our forwards are good at holding the ball up and good at scoring when given the chance, yet possession is our enemy.

Let’s hope we snap out of this funk one way or another…a good DP signing would be nice hopefully to fill in a certain hole in midfield.

Cameron at Right Back was something I’ve long been calling for. At the very least put him at right mid, but at this point would we be better off further weakening center midfield for the sake of taking away minutes of a promising but mistake prone young defender? Cameron may not be great at center midfield but the troubling fact still remains that he is our best center midfielder. Is it logical to bash on Watson then go on to debate on a scenario in which he would be forced to play with only Dixon as backup? What then would happen to Defensive midfield? Is everybody so eager to bash our performance that nobody wishes to step forward and critique the play of the heir apparent of defensive midfield. It seems to me that Kinnear has backtracked Cameron since his belief that he could be great at attacking midfield. The move for Moffat in my opinion was for somebody who Kinnear believes can take control of defensive midfield. When you take that information and add on that we’ve been “actively searching” for an attacking midfielder I think Kinnear wants to retreat Cameron all the way to CB. What worries me is that as fans we should be the ones watching players like Moffat and be constructive for our club not be so quick to abandon ship. On that note, it should be noted that Moffat looked lost in midfield. He did no tracking, didn’t cover any passing lanes and worst of didn’t even look to pressure the ball 5 feet in front of him he just kept jogging. Many times he was caught behind the run of play. If I’m remotely correct about this whole thing than don’t expect much from him for 90 minutes against Seattle. Rosales will have a field day.

Don’t be down on the the Dynamo. Sure its easy to look at the standings and get a bit depressed but the FO isn’t the problem. Be proud you support the Dynamo after all how many clubs can say they have more MLS Cups than us.

 The players do not have confidence in doms tactics verses a 5 man midfield. we did not match up in the midfield and the players did not play hard. Dom changes vs KC but does not try to match up against the goats. Dom refuses to change and its hurting him and his team.

I don’t think our big singing would necessarily have to be in CAM. A quality DM would do. Basically, we need someone to control the heartbeat and pace of the game, making sure that favors our style of play, while playing balls to dangerous positions either through slow buildups or fast transitions. While a true 10 would be a Godsend, they are pretty hard to find, with our financial and league limitations.

I feel we would benefit just as much from a DM in the Edgar Davids or Shalrie Joseph mold (in his prime- just don’t drug test him!). I think back to some of the dynasty teams- DC United with Ritchie Williams who was more gadfly harrier but effective paired with El Diablo, or Joseph with the Rev feeding Ralston on the wing or Twellman up top. One of my faves was Armas for the Fire who was a pre-injury destroyer. I still believe the USMNT would have gone farther in the WC if he hadn’t had his disabilitating injury. Armas was a bulldog, disrupting opponent’s flow to the Nth degree.

We had Palmer @ DM, now we have Cameron and still we are theorizing flip flopping him around. Hell, he was All MLS @ CB. Right now, in terms of awesomeness, we have Hall, sometimes Davis (when not completely shut down by opponents), and no one else.

Awesomeness is not something to screw with. It should be revered, treasured, and coveted. Instead we keep trying to unsuccessfully make this awesomeness interchangable to several positions as if awesomeness is a math equation and positions are intechangable X’s and Y’s. Like converting currency, each exchange takes a little or a lot out of the total, often very costly. Cameron is a perfect example of this.

Here is where I bang my head against the wall as the Dynamo mirror the struggles of the USMNT. Why can we not play to our best players strengths? Why must one of our best players play with one foot tied behind his back because it’s best for the team?

I’d like to know how many foreign slots are left and who is currently holding a slot on the roster. Taylor was a nice find, but should foreign slots be reserved for possible impact players- not positions where we have a lot of depth? Garcia would be an impact signing, but we need more.

My vote- look for a CAM, DM, quick forward with proven goal scoring ability and anyone else who significantly upgrades the roster (Garcia). As far as winning the next few games, I’m not sure what sneaking into the playoffs will do for us. The kiss of doom was our 2009 playoff run where we were a phantom call in regular time from going to the finals. This gave the aura of awesomeness- enough so the FO did not replace Holden and Clark adequately- instead relying on Mulrooney’s legs (which had busted the odometer by then- chug chug chug) and last minute who the hell is he and what has he done tryouts, producing just traded Palmer .

I kept asking Martek- “what the $@#%^&* is the plan?”

Now, we are beginning to see the fruits of the lack of plan. Given our mostly conservative FO, it will take some time to turn this battleship. Even worse, after paying Landin far too much to hang out @ All You Can Eat Buffets, our owners are a little financially gun shy, which translated into the FO having little rope to make mistakes.

I believe, to make this pain meaningful, we’re gonna have to either junk the season now or make an incredible signing before the transfer window closes. Given the progressive and risk taking nature of our beloved FO (HAR HAR HAR- kick me in the side to make me stop), I think it’s time to start planning for 2012-2013.