Hello and welcome to yet another installment of tactical preview. Today we stay at home as Columbus Crew SC takes on a struggling, yet hungry, FC Dallas side. Along with the struggles comes a bit of tactical uncertainty as head coach Oscar Pareja has been tinkering with lineups in hope of revitalizing the team’s season. Columbus, on the other hand, will have a happy Gregg Berhalter after the midweek victory over the LA Galaxy.
FC Dallas Tactical options
While tactics for the Texas team has often been dictated by personnel, we have seen Pareja move away from his standard 4-4-2 alignment in recent matches, toying with a 4-3-3 and a 4-2-3-1.