The Houston Dynamos have been two time champions of the MLS Cup in 2006 and 2007. The year 2008 is all too different and it reminds me of the song by the Monkees after they reunited in 1987: «That Was Then and This Is Now». The MLS [Major League Soccer] Season for 2008 began on a bad note for the Houston Dynamos. The Houston Dynamos won half of their games in February and March 2008 during the Preseason Games. In April 2008, the Houston Dynamos scored no points in their game against Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica and was able to save themselves from a humiliating defeat at the Robertson Stadium in Dallas Texas with a last minute goal by Geoff Cameron with a little help from Brian Ching. Regardless, the score between the Houston Dynamos and FC Dallas was 3-3.

If the Houston Dynamos want to win the MLS Cup three straight times, they have to organize themselves into a team that can possess the ball and the game. At the present time, the Houston Dynamos are suffering from the mentality of «We can win» without actually doing the things necessary such as taking advantage of an opponent’s weakness. The Houston Dynamos also appear to suffer from a lack of organization, coordination, and discipline that is necessary in any successful bid for the MLS Cup. It also did not help that the Houston Dynamos lost to the New England Revolution on the 29th of March 2008 with Steve Ralston, Adam Cristman and Sainey Nyassi scoring for the New England Revolution while the Houston Dynamos were disorganized. The New England Revolution’s three to zero victory over the Houston Dynamos in that game was proof as to the lack of coordination, discipline, and organization within the team.

While everything within the MLS [Major League Soccer] Season is possible, the idea of the Houston Dynamos winning the MLS Cup three times in a row is not one of them. The Houston Dynamos are not playing the same way they did in 2006 and 2007. The Houston Dynamos should remember the saying that «if something is not broken do not fix it». The Houston Dynamos should stick to the plan that won them the MLS Cup two times in a row. Regardless, I will leave a window open to the fact that Michael Ching could be used as an inspiration to start winning games and become organized.