Two clubs in the Western Conference of MLS will do battle today in a playoff match between FC Dallas and the Vancouver Whitecaps. The knockout-round scheduled for 9 p.m. ET will be held at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas and can be live streamed here. Additional TV coverage can be found on TSN1.
What They're Saying
FC Dallas manager Oscar Pareja (via MLS's official website): "We're moving on. I thought the boys deserved and earned the possibility to play in the playoffs. They are in the playoffs. Despite the frustration, despite the opportunity that we let go, on Wednesday, we are playing in the playoffs. We have to refocus. How can we do it? The same way we do after we win. It's the same thing, you know? When you win games, you have to refocus for the next game. In our case, we just keep looking forward, one game at a time. Now let's face the next one."
Vancouver Whitecaps manager Carl Robinson: "I've said all along that we defend from the front and we attack from the back. I knew what we had, what I had in there, that group of players, and we were lacking probably a goal scorer. We have players who can score goals, not probably enough goals for me. Like I said, we haven't scored enough goals, but we've worked hard defensively, and we have to do that because as they all say, championships are won from the defense."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Vancouver center-back Kendall Waston has been nothing short of monstrous since joining the club from Deportivo Saprissa. In 10 appearances, the 26-year-old is averaging 10.4 clearances and 4.5 interceptions.
FC Dallas' Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Seitz; Watson, Loyd, Hedges, Acosta; Ulloa, Michel; Escobar, Diaz, Castillo; Perez
Vancouver Whitecaps' Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Ousted; Harvey, Waston, O'Brien, Beitashour; Laba, Teibert; Rosales, Morales, Fernandez; Mattocks
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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