COLUMBUS - FC Dallas will look to climb out of their current five-game winless streak in Ohio tonight against Columbus Crew SC. Let's take a look at the lineup that will try to do just that.
Same Look
After dressing a 4-1-4-1 for the second time all season last week, Dallas will play the same starting lineup with the exception of Walker Zimmerman taking the place of Maynor Figueroa on the back line. The shift sparked the Dallas attack to three goals in a draw with Houston.
Bench Depth
Against a Crew SC side that has allowed 10 goals in the final 15 minutes of matches this season (17th-most in MLS), Dallas has a heavy offensive presence on the sidelines available for use with Javier Morales, newcomer Cariaco Gonzalez and Cristian Colman, along with Ryan Hollingshead who can play on the back line or out on the wing.
International Duty
After scoring his second goal of the season Wednesday, Maynor Figueroa has departed the team on international duty to join Honduras ahead of World Cup Qualifiers next week. This was a previously-negotiated early release between the club and the federation, who allowed Figueroa to stay with FCD for additional time before joining Honduras' Gold Cup roster. Tesho Akindele (Canada), Carlos Gruezo (Ecuador) and possibly a few more Dallas players will leave on international duty after Saturday's match.
