In each of the Houston Dash’s first two seasons in the NWSL, the team finished at the bottom of the goal scoring charts. So what major moves do managing director Brian Ching and head coach Randy Waldrum take going into season three? Trade away two of the team’s single-season scoring leaders and pick up a defensive midfielder.
While they may seem counterintuitive at face value, the moves were instrumental in allowing Waldrum and the Dash to play an attacking, inventive style of soccer on display in the team’s opening 3-1 win over the Chicago Red Stars on Saturday night.