The red line is creeping up.
FC Dallas is still above the line, which isn't even red any more, drawn on the MLS' official standings to show who's in the playoffs and who's out. But it's sitting right above, two points above the Houston Dynamo for seventh place and four points ahead of Saturday's opponent, Sporting Kansas City.
While Luchi Gonzalez said he tries not to bring up playoff positioning or the current standings up too often, the head coach said there are times when he has to stress how critical one contest could be.
"We want to always focus on concepts because that's what we can control.