Dynamo jump back into league action at Crew
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07/23/2010 -
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Dynamo get back into Major League
Soccer action on Saturday after a two week break when they travel to take on
the Columbus Crew at Crew Stadium.
The Dynamo (5-7-4) played three SuperLiga matches during their break,
going 2-0-1 while topping Mexican team's Pachuca and Pueblo to win their
group.
"Overall, to come out on top of this group, I am pleased for the guys,"
Houston coach Dominic Kinnear told mlssoccer.com.
Now the Western Conference club sets its sights back on league play, traveling
to play the Crew, which it played in its last MLS fixture as well, a scoreless
draw on July 10.
"I think we're just inches away from pulling off something good here,"
Kinnear said after the game. "We are inching along, and we need to take some
big steps now, but I do think we are on the verge of starting to do that."
The Crew (9-3-4) are coming off a top-of-the-table match with Red Bull New
York that they dominated 2-0 to take a five point lead in the East.
"We found the goals," forward Guillermo Barros Schelotto told mlssoccer.com.
"They didn't have opportunities to score. We controlled the game for 90
minutes."
The win snapped a two-game winless run in league play, so the first-placed
Crew were happy to bounce back.
"We played one of the best games," Crew coach Robert Warzycha told
mlssoccer.com. "The players responded very well. As a team we played very
well."
The Crew will have to find a way to get a positive result at home without two
key players, veteran defender Frankie Hejduk and midfielder Brian Carroll, who
will miss the game because of suspension and injury, respectively.
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Kansas City, MO - Kansas City has not officially named Matt Cassel its starting quarterback, but there can be no doubt now.
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After praising his leadership and work ethic through spring workouts, the Chiefs announced Tuesday they had signed the 27-year-old Cassel to a multiyear contract. Terms were not disclosed, but he will almost certainly be one of the highest-paid members of the team.
"We are excited to be able to reach a long-term agreement for Matt Cassel to be a Kansas City Chief for many years to come," owner and board chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement. "His proven leadership on and off the field will be a tremendous asset to the organization."
Patriots made him their franchise player, meaning his salary for this season will be about $15 million.
New head coach Todd Haley, taking over for Herm Edwards after a 2-14 season, refused to name a starter at any position during offseason workouts. But it was obvious to everyone the team belonged to Cassel.
"I go out there each and every day with that focus that I'm the starter," Cassel said during a June minicamp. "Competition brings out the best in everybody."
The signing will come as welcome news to Cassel's new coaches and teammates. Amiable and hardworking, online football betting he appeared to win over everyone at minicamp.
"I think he's got some unique leadership qualities. I think his teammates like him and have respect for him. I think he's doing a pretty good job on the field, too," Haley said last month. "He's doing everything that I'm asking him, that our coaches are asking him to do. I don't have one single complaint how he's carrying himself."
After one workout, wide receiver Devard Darling declared Cassel "a breath of fresh air."
"He has a lot of swagger, a lot of confidence. It's good for us," said Darling. "We trust in him that he's going to go out there and lead us all the way."
nse to accommodate his specific abilities.
Trapped on the bench behind Heisman winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC and then unable to unseat Super Bowl MVP Brady at New England, Cassel seemed destined to be a backup all his life. As Brady was helped off the field last September, Cassel seized the opportunity he'd been waiting for since high school.
In his only sustained action since his teens, he hit 349 of 555 passes for 3,949 yards at New England. He had 23 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions as the Patriots, who had gone unbeaten through the regular season the year before, finished 11-5 and out of the playoffs.
Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who had been Bill Belichick's assistant in New England, engineered the trade after the Patriots became convinced that Brady would recover fully from his knee operation.
"Since Matt arrived in Kansas City, he has embraced the team and the community," Pioli said. "His work ethic, his ability and competitive presence is what we expect from our players."
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