MLS Playoffs: Canales Daily
Houston Dynamo coach Dom Kinnear has earned his reputation as a players’ coach – the sort who understands the dynamics of a team as a whole, but also the struggles of individuals beset by injuries and the pressure to perform.
It takes talent to effectively recall, without getting lost in nostalgia, one’s own playing days and translate that into a coaching style that brings out the best in a roster, but Kinnear has managed that year after year, first in San Jose and then in Houston.