Scratching the Chalkboard: Mental Mistakes Continue to Haunt FCD

Another game, another lost opportunity. FC Dallas is now enduring their longest stretch without a win and panic is starting to sink in. On one hand, the offense finally got some goals on the board, but the defense has continued to look a bit shaky. After starting the season with four clean sheets in the opening 8 games (giving up 0.63 goals per game), the Dallas defense has struggled in to keep the opposition from scoring at have only two shut outs in the next 16 games. Their goals against during that 16 game span has ballooned to 1.5.

Mental Break Downs

At this stage, nobody that’s made the starting XI is a “young” player anymore. Matt Hedges is the reigning MLS Defender of the Year. Walker…