The Houston Dynamo hit the field at Kino Sports Park in Tucson, Arizona this morning, ready to begin final preparations for the 2016 regular season. As the roster slowly begins to take shape ahead of the March 6 opener against New England, a new face joined the fray.
Defender Abdoulie Mansally, acquired by the Dynamo from Real Salt Lake in a trade Thursday, joined his new club in Arizona hours later. This morning, he found himself competing in a full-field 11 v. 11 scrimmage, trying to communicate along the back line with teammates whose names he barely knew.