The Houston Dash is now winless in its last nine NWSL games, sits firmly at the bottom of the league’s standings, has scored just two goals in nine games and has not had its head coach Fran Alonso on the sideline since June. After the team’s most recent loss, a 3-0 defeat to the Washington Spirit on Sunday, Dash players expressed frustration over their current situation.
“I think there are a lot of things that need to improve at many levels. It’s not all here on the field from game to game,” forward Diana Ordóñez told Spanish-language media Desde La Linea Podcast after the game. “There are things we need, like our head coach coming back — or another (head coach). We’re missing a lot of help. The part we can do is work and try and play as a team, but there’s a lot we’re missing.”
Alonso, who was hired in December 2023, has not been with the team since late June when the club said he had an illness that precluded him from traveling with the team for an away game against the Kansas City Current. He has since been on an extended leave of absence while assistant coach Ricky Clarke has served as interim head coach. Assistant coach Gilberto Damiano, whom the Dash announced they had hired in March, is also no longer listed on their staff’s roster.
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