Ben Olsen 101: Who is the reported new Dynamo head coach?

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty ImagesBen Olsen will be the next Houston Dynamo head coach, according to multiple reports. Olsen was the head coach at D.C. United from 2010-2020. To get some insight on Houston’s new boss, we spoke to Ryan Keefer from Black and Red United.

Dynamo Theory (DT): As someone who covered Olsen’s teams, what can you tell us about the formations he has used and his style of play while with D.C.?

Ryan Keefer (RK): In the past he’s used mostly a 442 with a dusting of 4231 in there every so often. Being ultra defensive tactically is perhaps a comfortable blanket for him, but if there are enough offensive guys on the field he’ll get goals from them; central midfield was the…