Hassani Dotson

I really want it to be Snyder Brunel because I think he brings an X factor.

Hassani Dotson is a good player.

He had a great game against Minnesota, and he's someone who, in theory, you know is just going to go out there and be a professional, be gritty, and get a result, especially be good on the defensive end.

I want a Snyder Burnell to have the level of confidence and the level of form that he has had this season to get those starting roles.

I think if a couple of those things swing his way, he's feeling a lot more confident, and he is absolutely that locked-up player in that position.

Right now, Hassani's coming off a great game.

Hassani Dotson needs to be starting.

But once again, that can be taken away quickly, and that's also a position that I think during a game is going to get rotated.

Totally.

And if you have another five, six performance from Snyder Brunel or Hassani Dotson, You can't have both your center midfielders having five sixes.

I'm talking about kind of ratings.

But this is sort of the difference that Christian Roldan makes.

So you get the first one.

The second one, Hassani Dotson scores it, but it really is, again, Albert Rusnak, corner, Jordan Morris, header, forcing a really good save right in front of the goal, which rebounds to Hassani.

So, again, it's Rusnak, Morris combining for that chance.

And then the third goal, Kellen had a really good breakdown on our postgame show where – Yes, it's Paul Ariel who – I mean, now a goal and two assists in his last two games.

And a lot of that was the time that Christian missed.

A lot of that was, you know, I think Snyder Brunel being tasked with being a starter on this team, a huge load-bearing piece on this team, maybe before he was ready.

And there was also the fact that Hassani Dotson was injured.

And then also...

But particularly for me, Hassani and Christian just looked like they were really gelling, like they really were building a rapport.

This was probably Hassani Dotson's most complete game that I've seen so far.

I mean, from start to finish, from the defensive end and defensive contributions to what he was able to do on the ball, helping the link up with the goal.

So, yes, I would agree with you that this team starting to look like the Seattle Sounders of old, and that maybe they're building some momentum, which is important, right? But particularly, regardless of who and what team is in front of you, keeping the identity, being able to understand your principles and executing those moments, that's what really matters.

I thought that he was great on the ball, forcing certain passes, His set pieces throughout this whole game, I thought were on point.

There was just a little bit of taste of danger in every single one of the set pieces that Albert had.

You talk about that Hassani Dotson goal.

It's a great ball into the 18.

I think Julian Gressel was on the bench for the first time in a while as well.

And Hassani Dotson and Caden Clark, both former loons, get the start against Minnesota United.

And in the 16th minute, it's a familiar foe, Jordan Morris, with his seventh goal against the loons, puts them up 1-0 with a decent pass from Albert Rusnak.

This one, though, is a familiar sort of plot line for me.

Jefferson Diaz wasn't really there to cover, and Jordan Morris made us pay.

And then, of course...

Hassani Dotson, former loon, gets his second goal of the season against Minnesota United.

Drake makes a good first save on the flicked header off the corner, but Hassani Dotson's there to clean it up.