July and August are really the grinding part of the MLS season. The summer moves have for the most part happened and teams get into their push for the playoffs mode. Around these parts with the heat and the usual inability to make an impactful midseason signing, FC Dallas has to dig down and grind.
Which brings us to the game Saturday night against Real Salt Lake. With their best player, teenager Paxton Pomykal, missing in a precautionary move FCD had to try and deal with a similarly young and talented RSL side who have lost only once in their last six coming in.