At this time last year, FC Dallas' biggest concern was closing the season strong and winning the Supporters' Shield, awarded to the MLS team with the best regular season. Now, they need a win and some help to even get into the MLS playoffs.
What went wrong? Here are five things that contributed to the team's slide:
1. New additions never clicked: Last offseason FC Dallas felt it had upgraded at three positions. The club was wrong.
Forward Cristian Colman was nowhere near ready to be an MLS starter, much less one FCD spent a larger transfer fee on than any other player in its history.