A.J. DeLaGarza came to the Dynamo with eight years of pro experience and three MLS Cup titles. He had played for ultra-successful coach Bruce Arena and with league legends David Beckham and Landon Donovan.
If any of the Dynamo's new players had a chance to start fast under first-year coach Wilmer Cabrera it was him. Unfortunately for DeLaGarza, it wasn't that easy.
The right back never had played in a 4-3-3 formation.
"This was a new system for a lot of people," DeLaGarza said this week.