Héctor Herrera GOLAZO makes Houston Dynamo look like the “good old days”

How important was Saturday’s win for Houston? Olsen explained in detail, referring to their midweek exit from the USOC in favor of USL Championship side Detroit City FC – falling on penalties after a 3-3 draw.

Plus, it’s gaining momentum ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Austin FC as part of Rivalry Week presented by Continental Tire (8:30 p.m. ET | MLS Season Pass).

“It’s been a long week and we’ve challenged ourselves, the staff has challenged ourselves and we’ve challenged the group to become a better team and do a lot of little things to make sure we look like the “The team that had so much success last year” said Olsen.

“In many ways I think it was our most complete performance: brave with the ball, the way we built was really thoughtful and intelligent. Then when we didn’t have possession anymore it was in a way a renewed commitment on the part of this group, taking care of each other, working hard, physically. We made a lot of little plays in the box throughout the sequence.

“People maybe give us credit sometimes for connecting passes, but really it was our defensive effort that we hung our hat on last year. So a little renewed sense of making sure that’s there At least then, if it’s a day when our football is good and the goals are coming, those are the days when we can really get results.”