Monday Orange Slices: Moving in the Wrong Direction

Since defeating the Red Bulls on August 3rd and moving in to first place in the Eastern Conference, the Dynamo have gone 1-3-3 and dropped to fifth. "You've got to have the desire. The coach and teammates, you can only talk so much. It eventually comes down to each individual and putting everything that they have on the field for ninety minutes." -Brad Davis [NBC Pro Soccer Talk]

AEG turned down an offer from Rockets owners Les Alexander to buy the Dynamo [Houston Business Journal]

Philadelphia Union defeat the Dynamo 3-1 [MLS Recap]

If you'd like to torture yourself, here's the match highlights from Sunday's loss [MLS]

Five things we learned from the latest MLS match week [The Guardian]

Jackson Martinez scores an insanely awesome goal, but the build-up is almost as good [SBN Soccer]

Referee gives a playful red card after getting caught in the middle of a tackle sandwich [FOX Sports]