The Houston Dynamo are underdogs in the Western Conference Finals against the Seattle Sounders, but this is MLS, and if we’ve learned one thing, it’s that anything can happen.
The Dynamo have depth, they can run fast and score, and they can play defense. Those three basic elements make up an MLS Cup playoff winner. On paper, they should lose to the defending champs, but they probably should have lost to Portland in the conference semis too.
Goalkeeper Joe Willis — thrust into the starting job after starter Tyler Deric was suspended late in the season — knows this, and he knows what it’s like to backstop an underdog in the MLS Playoffs.