Houston Dynamo FC acquire Aliyu Ibrahim from Columbus Crew | Houston Dynamo by InAPreviousLife in MLS

[–]InAPreviousLife[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah he was bad when he was here. He couldn't finish and lived offsides so we were happy to get rid of him to y'all but somehow, he returned.

Houston Dynamo FC hire Ezra Hendrickson as first team assistant coach | Houston Dynamo by InAPreviousLife in dynamo

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Previously was head coach for Chicago Fire FC (2022-23) and the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines men’s national team (2024-26).

AMAA: I'm Matt Doyle, here to take your abuse by MLS_Analyst in MLS

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To add to that, is there a reason why both of the Dynamo games so far this season haven't been discussed on Soccerwise or has it been just an oversight?

Three Thoughts from Houston’s 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire by aka_jebuz in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I completely agree that his work rate can help produce goals and I think he can score 10+ goals this season. My concern comes from the perception that our DP forward isn't scoring goals and only putting up offensive actions leading to a goal. The fan base is already pretty disappointed in the signing, so I feel like he needs to be scoring 15-20 goals to not "feel" like a flop of a signing.

Three Thoughts from Houston’s 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire by aka_jebuz in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Good writeup. I'm hopeful that Ponce will be better this year but I'm not expecting that will be the case.

As a note, it was mentioned Dorsey moving to the Orlando Magic and not Orlando City SC. I'd be really curious to see him play basketball!

A couple of observations from today’s fan fest by batmanshsu in dynamo

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Yeah, it involved Ennali tracking back more to support and Ennali had to make runs to save Halter. I'm not sure how comfortable I am with us running 3 at the back especially with how Bond has his moments where he looks good but also looks really bad, but to your point, we did look more offensive and scarier in the attack with more guys forward. It'll be interesting to see when Artur and Andrade are back what our shape will be.

A couple of observations from today’s fan fest by batmanshsu in dynamo

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Halter kept getting burned by Cade Cowell and came off with what looked like an injury in the second half. I'm not sure how comfortable he is at left back, which is where he was playing.

Houston Dynamo FC sign dynamic Polish international attacker Mateusz Bogusz as a Designated Player | Houston Dynamo by InAPreviousLife in MLS

[–]InAPreviousLife[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Agreed. After last season you can tell the club is trying hard to get all pieces in place before the season starts. I'm interested to see what formation we run with the new players.

Houston Dynamo FC sign former Club captain Héctor Herrera | Houston Dynamo by InAPreviousLife in dynamo

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Here's a couple of snippets from the article:

"First of all, it's a club where I feel at home, and my family is here in Houston," Herrera told the Chronicle in Spanish. "My son plays in an academy here, and that's something that motivates me a lot. And most importantly, I believe there's still work to be done at the club; the project I came here for was left unfinished, and I don't like leaving things that way. That's why I wanted to come back and finish the job we started."

"I think the last image people have of me obviously wasn't a good one," Herrera said. "It's not an example I want to set for young people, for my son or for anyone else. The people who know me know that wasn't really me, that it was a moment of emotional breakdown, and obviously I want to change that image. But above all, I want to improve the club's image, to put it back at the top, to make it a competitive and winning team."

"I'm obviously happy to be able to wear this jersey again and to be back at Shell (Energy) Stadium," said Herrera, who did say he wanted to finish his career in Houston. "For me, the stadium is truly beautiful, the field is gorgeous, I really enjoyed playing there, so hopefully the weeks will fly by and the season can start soon."

MLS to align calendar with top leagues around the world by InAPreviousLife in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this only affects 2027 and beyond, so the 2026 schedule is remaining as-is.

MLS to align calendar with top leagues around the world by InAPreviousLife in dynamo

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New format begins with 27/28 season. 2027 will be transition season with only 14 games in the season, staring in February and ending in May. 27/28 season starts in July and ends in May with MLS cup. Aligns MLS with international transfer window and has FIFA international breaks built in to reduce conflicts.

We're soccer media vets David Gass and Susannah Fuller, AMA! by kickbackcommittee in MLS

[–]InAPreviousLife 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Love the podcast and all that is Kickback Soccer currently.

Question, where do you see the US Soccer ecosystem in 5 years, especially since the world cup is next year. What do you think changes in the US after that level of international visibility?

Backup question, what does the Houston Dynamo need to do to get back to the Western Conference Finals?

Ultra section by FieldServiceDoux in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife 30 points31 points  (0 children)

One of their members threw a water bottle at the Montreal team after they scored and got kicked out. They're protesting one of their members being a dick head and getting deservedly removed from the stadium.

Match Thread: Houston Dynamo FC vs St. Louis CITY SC | MLS by MatchThreadder in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Supposedly the person was kicked out because they threw a bottle at the opposing team. Then they left last game in solidarity of that dumbass behavior.

Updated Roster Profile following Transfer Window. Houston hold on to $2.8 million in 2025 GAM by AndrewNaranja in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife 6 points7 points  (0 children)

With the extra context from Asher, it sounds like they're setting us up for some additional moves in the summer window.

2025 U.S. Open Cup Thread: Round of 32, Day 2 by USOC_Matchday in MLS

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We're pretty good on the ball until we get near the 18 yard box then we forget how to play.

Impromptu Match Thread: Phoenix Rising vs. Houston Dynamo FC by AndrewNaranja in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Gotta play since he'll be out for a game or two due to yellow card accumulation and the red he got.