Dynamo hosts the Chicago Fire for the first time ever. The Fire are on their loooong road trip through the first part of the season as they await the completion of their state-of-the-art stadium, Bridgeview, to be built. (Six of their nine opening road games are in the books.) Bridgeview looks to be a wonderful venue, but in the meantime Dynamo's own Robertson Stadium must prove inhospitable to the Fire -- or, as we like to say in Texas, the Fahr.
The Fire are a talented team, but they aren't a particularly dynamic team. They maintain a modest 1-1-4 record. Losing hasn't been a problem thus far, but winning hasn't proven very popular either.
The solid (and hulking) Zach Thornton is in goal. I'm interested to see the Brazilian midfielder, Thiago. (His nom de guerre is a mononym, just like all Brazilian footballers.) His stats aren't all that impressive thus far, but he is full of promise and creativity. Two young Americans who should one day become regulars for the USMNT are midfielder Justin Mapp and finisher Chris Rolfe. I believe we will see at least one of these young fellas in South Africa in 2010.
Serioux is out for Houston and DeRo is likely to sit out to rest his ankle one more week. Will we see Brad Davis fill the hole in the middle? That would push Wade Barrett up on the left and give Goldthwaite another start in the back. It's time for the Dynamo to show they are more than two talented individuals, and I believe they will.
We need better finishing this week than we saw last week with FCDallas. Cerritos, let's see your former flame rekindled -- we've yet to see it since you've become a Houstonian. If we can net some goals, the defense can take care of its responsibilities and we can extinguish this Fahr.
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