Thoughts on confirmed studs Mauro Diaz and Fabian Castillo? Also, what do you think of the Texeira kid? Any way to get him and Blas on the field at the same time?
I feel like Raul Fernandez will win the GK job back from Seitz once he's healthy, right?
Who do you prefer at RB? Loyd or Acosta?
Dallas is maybe the best team in the league, and George John is still returning from injury. Definitely one of the most fun teams to watch this season. SKC-Dallas MLS Cup?
Diaz and Castillo - yes, confirmed studs. Castillo's already tied his goal tally from last season and appears to be working really well up front. Really good set pieces thus far as well. However, scoring 11 vs. 11 has been kinda tough for FCD which is why Pareja seems to be fiddling with the attack and the midfield areas of the lineup so much. They've done a great job of exploiting situations where the other team's down a man, but the shots and shot selection when an opponent has been at full strength hasn't been as good. That'll need to change if FCD wants to be a true contender.
I thought it was curious that Teixiera got the start over Perez vs. Houston but he seemed to cause some major havoc up front and could be a good fresh set of legs for attacking and complementing the midfielders. It'd be pretty hard to get them both on the field at the same time as you'd have to switch from a 4-2-3-1 to a 3-2-3-2 or a 4-4-2 which I don't think is something that Pareja is prepared to do. If Blas was injured last game I'd like to see him start and have Teixiera come off the bench consistently but if Teixiera beat him out in practice then I trust Pareja's judgment.
The consensus among the fans is that Fernandez will get his spot back in goal once he returns, which is probably deserved, but Seitz has certainly helped his stock the past few games.
Good question re: Acosta vs. Loyd. Loyd seems to have given Watson some freedom to roam on the right side of the pitch but Acosta's been pretty consistent. It's a good problem to have at this point, but I'd probably go with Loyd until he puts in a stinker.
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an FCS-SKC MLS cup. If everyone can stay healthy then this team seems to be good enough to contend for the West, but it's early.