#HudsonOut

Skipping the traditional game review because what we learned from this game is that this team needs a major change ASAP.  Last week I felt like we had a bit of a stumble in Dallas but this week was a full on face plant.  The team was out-coached from the start, Houston couldn't have gotten a better lineup and tactics from us if they had been the ones setting them in our locker room before the game.  The Rapids played directly into their counter-attacking strategy and the Dynamo ate us for lunch (particularly Serna).  Having the wing-backs bombing up the sidelines in attack doesn't work against a team who's got speed on the wings and the ability to play the ball into space unless you've got the centerbacks to cover (we don't) and a midfield dropping back in defense (we didn't).

Anyone who's watched Houston play this year (or last) knows that's their game yet Hudson apparently didn't do any scouting or decided that somehow we could outscore them.  Considering we only got one goal on a PK and only had 1 mores hot on target than Houston had goals, that seems optimistic.  Even after being burned twice in the first 15 minutes for goals Hudson made no adjustments to give Serna help and we all watched Houston beat him and Rosenberry over and over again.  Then his big adjustment was to replace him with Acosta who, guess what, clearly wasn't up to the task.

In the post-game press conference Hudson stated he wouldn't do anything different with the lineup if he had it to do over again, which is just complete stubbornness.  Hudson is clearly outmatched in this league with just 8 wins in 39 games (make it 42 if you add in the two CCL and the USOC game from last season).  He had a shot to play his 5-3-2 formation with his players and failed, now he's failing at the 4-4-2 with better players.

Without a coaching change including signing an experienced long-term coach (not handing the reins to interim coach Casey) or making a major playing signing (like a DP #10) this team will not compete for the playoffs this year.  I don't see how an inexperienced Conor Casey, even if given the title today, gets this team to the playoffs.  We've essentially burned all our room for error (one more loss and we need to play the rest of the season at 1.5 pts/game to make the average playoff number) and we have a slate of games coming up that's not conducive to a coach learning on the job.  Next week we play @Orlando, Seattle, and DC in 7 days.  After that its road trips to Chicago and Atlanta.  We need to win two of those games to have any hope and I'm not sure we win any of them.  Our best chance to get our first win is when the team returns home to face Vancouver on May 3rd after a full week of rest.  Of course we had a full week of rest before this last home game and look where it got us.

Its time for the organization to make a change.  Do they have the will to do it?  If they don't, this season is already over, in March (well, it was March on Saturday night when it ended).