Winning feels good and your DSS crew can’t wait to dig into that Pepi Hat Trick from Saturday night, but before they do that they spend a short few minutes on the 0-2 road loss against Colorado.   

So what changed to help drive that 4-0 thrashing of the Galaxy?  Dustin, Nico and Jonathan talk about standout performances from Ricaurte and Pepi, and break down the Hungarian Hammer’s first start for the club.

Plus, news about NTSC’s future in USL League 1 and a spirited debate on Alexi Lalas’ stats and tactics tweet.

Show Breakdown:

• Colorado 2 – FC Dallas 0
• New MLS Reserve League
• FC Dallas 4 – LA Galaxy 0
• Alexi Lalas’ stats/tactics tweet

Road points continue to be elusive for FC Dallas this year but the DSS Crew felt there were some positive things from the match in Portland.  Each host brought up their biggest takeaways from Saturday night including the defensive performance along the back line, Paxton’s longest run out in 2 years, and questions about this team’s depth.

Nico broke down the controversial draw for NTSC this weekend before they all discussed their expectations and result predictions for the upcoming matches for FCD against Colorado and LA Galaxy.

Show Breakdown:

• Portland 1-0 FC Dallas
• NTSC vs Chattanooga
• Colorado and LA Galaxy preview

FC Dallas lost mid-week 3-1 at Los Angeles Galaxy and Dustin, Jonathan, and Nico discuss yet another lineup change, what went wrong, and whether or not its a good thing that Jara scored.

Plus, Nico gives his Ninety-Two Second Catchup for NTSC’s 4-1 El Plastico win over Forward Madison and the crew discusses the plethora of FC Dallas players that made appearances in that match.

They close things out with a look forward to FC Dallas’ trip to Portland on Saturday.

FC Dallas played in front of a packed house but managed only one point off a stoppage time own goal. Nico and Jonathan catch up on the latest club news around Tessmann, the Gold Cup call ups, and likely Acosta replacement options.  They then dive into the FC Dallas match from Sunday night and talk through what was working, what Luchi needs to change, and the performance of that make shift back line.

The duo lay out the upcoming road-heavy schedule, and then Nico provides a “bonus edition” of the NTSC update.

Show Breakdown:

• FC Dallas News Update
• FCD 2 – Vancouver 2
• Looking forward
• NTSC Update