Big D Daily: News for Monday, March 26, 2018

The weekend is over and it is time for another bye week for FC Dallas.

// FC Dallas //

FC Dallas picks up 1-1 draw against the Portland Timbers - Big D Soccer
Roland Lamah extends his scoring streak to two games.

Chalkboard: Strange Game for FC Dallas, Even Stranger Result - Big D Soccer
FC Dallas never looked up for this one and the result came along with it in the end.

What we learned against the Portland Timbers - Big D Soccer
Why Roland Lamah is just like Kanye West and a few other thoughts on Saturday's draw.

#FCDvPOR: Jacori Hayes’ Confidence Growing with Increased First Team Role | FC Dallas
Hayes continues to improve with each game here this season while Kellyn Acosta is out.

// MLS //

Armchair Analyst: The balance of power & more from Week 4 | MLSsoccer.com
There is some good breakdowns in this of the Dallas-Portland game on how the Timbers' formation kept Mauro Diaz at bay.

Savarese on leaving Liam Ridgewell out: "We needed to change something" | MLSsoccer.com
It sounds like the Ridgewell era in Portland could be coming to an end here soon.

Landon Donovan urges MLS and US national team to change youth development policy | ESPNFC
Landon Donovan said changing the incentive in the U.S. youth soccer landscape from winning to developing players would result in better players.

Jesse Marsch on red-hot Bradley Wright-Phillips: You could argue he's the best in MLS history | Goal.com
That may be a bold claim by his manager but it is kind of hard to argue with the production he has had over the years.

NE Revs 2, NYCFC 2: City grabs a point in Foxborough - Hudson River Blue
NYCFC right now may look like the best team in the league for me.

Boehm: Who cares how old he is? He's Zlatan, just hop on board for the ride | MLSsoccer.com
We know he is a gamble but any MLS team would take this ride.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic to MLS: It’s not a “retirement league,” Zlatan is an outlier - SBNation.com
What, were the LA Galaxy supposed to pass on Ibrahimovic because MLS is trying to shed its "retirement league" reputation? Come on, he’s Zlatan!