Soccer | Crew notebok: Smallish Saeid steps in, plays big role

If Crew SC midfielders Wil Trapp and Mohammed Saeid traded their socks and shin guards for racing silks, neither would look out of place in the paddock at Churchill Downs.

Saeid stands 5 feet 7 and weighs 141 pounds. Trapp is listed at 5-8, 150.

“The smaller guys always have be one step ahead of the other guys,” Saeid said. “That will always give you up the upper hand.”

Saeid had it during a 1-1 tie Saturday at FC Dallas that ended a seven-game home winning streak for Dallas. He made his first start and was the linchpin of the Crew’s best overall performance of the season.

“When you’re not in the starting 11, it’s never easy,” coach Gregg Berhalter said. “So when you get the opportunity, you…