FC Dallas: Left-wing the perfect home for Fafa Picault

FC Dallas plans to convert newly acquired forward Fafa Picault into a left-winger. Give his respective strengths, it might just work.

Now that forward/midfielder Fafa Picault has transferred from Philadelphia Union, FC Dallas plan to transform him into a player who suits the 4-3-3 that has been routinely utilized in Texas.

In Philadelphia, Picault frequently would start in midfield. Then, as a forward, he would be used in two-striker formations at the spearhead of the 4-4-2 diamond that Jim Curtin instilled for much of his time there.

Philadelphia sporting director Ernst Tanner envisioned Fafa Picault blossoming at a two-striker formation, using his speed in combination with another…