It is entirely possible that they make a run and win the Cup but this team isn't as strong as last year's team or the year befores but in sports it depends on your opponents (and sports Gods) as much as yourself. If the Dynamo manage to leapfrog one of the teams ahead of them and get into the postseason again this year, what do you make of their chances for a run to a third straight MLS Cup Final?ĭT: Having watched them play recently I'd say not good but knowing their history I'd say good.

This team isn't gelling like they have in the past.ī&RU: The Dynamo have had a knack for finding their way into the playoffs by getting hot at exactly the right time and then running through to the finals. The first goal could be written off as a fluke but the other two? Ugh. That game is one that I would like to flush from my memory. We don't ask you Texans for much here in D.C., but the one time we ask you to show up against our rivals, you go and lose 3-0 at home. You had one job to do: don't lose to the Metros thereby giving them the inside track to their first trophy. Here's what was said: Questions for Dynamo Theoryī&RU: Seriously, Houston. (Okay, maybe it's not exactly the same.) To help us better understand the Orange as they come into this match, I exchanged a few questions with Alicia Tolar of Dynamo Theory, SB Nation's site dedicated to all things Brad Davis & Co.

United could spoil the Houston Dynamo's season this weekend, just as Houston knocked United out of the Eastern Conference Finals last year. On Sunday afternoon, one team will be playing for pride - or maybe for roster spots and camp invitations, who knows? - and one team will be playing for their playoff lives.

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