A year ago, the Houston Dynamo had just entered the offseason to begin a new journey under newly-appointed head coach Wilmer Cabrera. On Monday, the Dynamo welcome the Portland Timbers to contest the first leg of the Western Conference semifinals in the 2017 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs (8:30 p.m. | TICKETS).
Cabrera’s hiring was made to instill a definitive playing style and “build towards getting us back to where we all want to be.” Dynamo VP/General Manager Matt Jordan – the man who uttered those words at the announcement of Cabrera’s hiring – surely has to be satisfied that the Dynamo are four games away from playing in an MLS Cup Final.