Meet the New Guys: Kyle Morton
Houston has a new backup goalkeeper. Will Morton see action for the Dynamo in 2021?
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Previous Club: Saint Louis FC (USL Championship)
Acquired by: Signed a one-year deal on a free transfer with club options in 2022 and 2023.
Position: Goalkeeper
Houston Dynamo FC have added Kyle Morton to strengthen the goalkeeper group after the departure of Cody Cropper, who saw no game action in 2020 with the club. Now Morton will be the primary competition for Marko Maric’s position. Compared to current backup Michael Nelson, Morton has about 67% more professional games under his belt and will push Maric if he does not want to lose a grip on his starting role. “In an effort to expand our depth and competition with our goalkeepers, we wanted to add someone with the right mentality and experience to compete every day,” mentioned coach Tab Ramos. “Kyle has been doing the work over the last few years and we feel he is ready to compete.”
Dynamo/Dash Delivery: Houston Dynamo building a contender one fighter at a time
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If nothing else, the Houston Dynamo will be a team of fighters in 2021. This is the identity head coach Tab Ramos and general manager Matt Jordan have been looking for since the end of the 2020 campaign that saw the team finish last for the second time in three years. Ramos is not interested in building a team to win in five years but a team that will fight to win now.
Houston may have cured all its ills in one fell swoop. No longer will they be an inconsistent scoring offense or be a patsy with late game swoons. No longer will the Dynamo have a an indecisive midfield or backline that is more like a sieve then a wall in front of keeper Marko Maric. Dynamo head coach Tab Ramos and Dynamo general manager Matt Jordan may have had the best 30 days or so in franchise history working to build a new identity for 2021 ending with the ML