The Dynamo snapped a 5 game winless streak with a Cristian Maidana free kick goal in stoppage time as the club bested the top team in the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia Union.
Quick Thoughts:
1) This formation and Barrett's tactics are taking shape. As Dynamo Theory writer Harrison Hamm wrote an article yesterday highlighting the strengths of the formation which is largely tied to how well it pressures in the midfield. The personnel choices by Barrett and the chemistry developing amongst those players is also beginning to look like the genuine article. In this game, against a top opponent in the Philadelphia Union, the Dynamo rarely switched off, like they had against the Portland Timbers which showed increased alertness and concentration.