Winless Dynamo have added motivation in home opener vs. intrastate foe FC Austin
New Dynamo coach Ben Olsen gets his first home match Saturday, when intrastate rival FC Austin visits a renovated Shell Energy Stadium.Ben Olsen is no newcomer to MLS, but the first-year Houston coach is not entirely familiar of the rivalry with Austin FC or any of the Texas derbies.
“But I'm feeling it, I'm jazzed up,” Olsen said. “I understand. I hear people talking about it, I hear the players talking about it. I can feel the energy with not only it's the home opener, but it's the home opener against Austin.” At 7:30 p.m. Saturday, the Dynamo open the home portion of their 34-game league schedule following two straight road losses to start the 2023 season. It will be the first game patrons can see the offseason renovations of Shell Energy Stadium, including the installation of 20,000 new mesh seats and the reconstructed East Club.
“We’re looking forward to putting our best performance of the year together,” Olsen said. “I love these types of games. I love the fact that Dallas is right down the road. Austin, three Texas teams. This whole state rivalry is new for me and I'm personally looking forward to it. I certainly understand the magnitude.”Austin finished second in the Western Conference at 56 points in 2022. Houston didn’t fare as well, occupying 13th place in the West.
“It's a derby,” Houston midfielder Héctor Herrera said. “These are the games that we as players want to play. There is an added incentive to it being the Texas Derby and there is a little added motivation. We have started the week well and we need to continue that throughout the week and get to Saturday in the best form possible for the match.”“I'm just trying to be the best prepared that I can,” Artur said.
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