For those fans hoping that a road trip might give the team a chance to flip their play around after three home losses, FC Dallas unfortunately couldn’t deliver, losing to Los Angeles FC 2-0.
Patrickson Delgado turned the ball over in the first half which LAFC quickly delivered into an opening goal via a young talent Nathan Ordaz. A foul on the box was called on Shaq Moore as he went shoulder to shoulder with Dennis Bouanga, an all too familiar situation for teams facing the LA. Bouanga slotted the PK home.
The big drama in this one was seeing Lucho Acosta lose his captaincy and left on the bench to start the game. Pedrinho got the start, but FC Dallas really didn’t get things going. Not that it was all bad - as Quill noted to media after the match, there definitely was some hard work by the team. For a stretch in the first half, they were doing good work staying organized and preventing Los Angeles from finding opportunities.
Maarten Paes also had a solid game with seven saves, showing vital leadership and keeping the team at least with some hope as minutes ticked by.
Ultimately, though, there were once again no answers for a team that is struggling with a lack of confidence and a clear identity. Even when Lucho came back on in the second half, the creative attacker struggled to influence the game.
I was able to send in a couple of questions - listen in to the audio above, shared by FC Dallas.
The big challenge for Eric Quill is to find ways to keep this team at least bought in and heads held high. It’s clear that the mounting run of results are only going to keep dragging the team down unless they can weather the storm and figure things out in real time. The season is slipping away.
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