Saturday night was about as bad as I’ve seen FC Dallas play since the late Schellas Hyndman days of 2013. Back in that last year of the famed Buttered Leather wearing coach, the team lacked a number of things as they found their way out of a playoff spot.
While I don’t see current manager Oscar Pareja suffering the same fate as his predecessor, I do see some similarities that have me concerned going into the final five games of the regular season.
Confidence
We all had the same thought 15 minutes into the match on Saturday against Minnesota United: “we may actually pull this one out.