Who is in your starting XI against Columbus Crew SC

Greg Bartram-USA TODAY SportsThe Houston Dynamo are on a bit of a hot streak at the moment. They won 6 of their 7 preseason games, drawing the other match against the New York Red Bulls in the Desert Diamond Cup, and have now bested the current champions of Major League Soccer, the Seattle Sounders, in the home opener. It feels pretty good right now to be a Dynamo fan, but there are still a few areas of concern that should bring some of that unbridled optimism down to Earth. First, while the Dynamo were entirely in control of their first match of the season during the first half, the second half was similar to last season’s style of play as defending got lazy, players sat in a bit, and we let a dangerous team back into the game. A big problem for the Dynamo last season was their trouble to close games out (see our two home matches against the Sounders for proof). Instead of winning games or sneaking away with a draw, they drew or lost those games. While that wasn’t the case last week, the Dynamo still need to learn how to focus for the full match to put a game out of reach for opponents. That’s a lesson they’ll need to understand quickly as the attacking threats of Ola Kamara, Ethan Finlay, Justin Meram, and Federico Higuain of Columbus Crew SC will be ready instill.

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