'It's always special': Nico Estévez gets ready to face his former team
Even with a couple of matches when they didn't score in there, Verde's scored 12 goals in the last seven matches — a definite improvement over the early part of the season.
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SubscribeEven with a couple of matches when they didn't score in there, Verde's scored 12 goals in the last seven matches — a definite improvement over the early part of the season.
Last summer, Austin FC brought in a trio of players who now start regularly. But have they improved from 2024 to 2025?
In three straight matches, Austin FC's had a penalty called against them and a goal scored against them as a result. This time, it was consequential.
Verde had an excellent first half and a less-than-excellent final phase, leading to the first draw in the clubs' five-year history.
We've got three questions answered from an expert on the Dynamo, and we've thrown in a link to the latest Emergency Podcast (which has a one-act play within). Oh, and it's Verde All Day's birthday today!
We highlight the most salient points from Thursday's return to coach-meets-media, but first, we applaud some roster rules nerdery.
In which I answer mostly soccer questions at the end of this break in the Austin FC season.
Only one MLS goalkeeper — who is currently platooning in the starting role — is above Brad Stuver in the current G+ tally for goalkeepers. But what does that mean exactly?
While we grant that goals added (G+) doesn't tell the full story of a player's contributions, a particularly worrisome G+ value from Saturday night got us analyzing.
The love you give will come back to you — in goals. (At least, that's what Austin FC's head coach seemed to say following a tenor-setting goal from a striker beginning to master MLS.)
Verde didn't need a last-minute miracle delivered by Pollo, running out to a two-goal lead and keeping at least that margin throughout the second half despite a late PK.
The Serbian center back joins as a U22 Initiative player ... taking up the last senior and international roster spots as the roster currently stands. (As the roster currently stands.)