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Set-pieces an advantage for Houston Dynamo over Los Angeles Galaxy

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Houston Dynamo’s major strength this season has been their potency from set-piece situations. The club has proclaimed that it will be one the factors that will help them in the Major League Soccer final against Los Angeles Galaxy on November 20.
The major factor in Houston’s success on set-pieces has been the average height of the squad. LA Galaxy lack the height factor in their roster. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Omar-Gonzalez-c28565, who was recently crowned the MLS Defender of the Year, is the only player in the Galaxy camp who
crosses the 6-foot benchmark; Houston, on the other hand, have six players exceeding that ideal height.
“Andre Hainault is not the tallest guy, but he has a good attitude to attack the ball,” head coach Dominic Kinnear said. “Your delivery of the ball is one thing, but you need the guys to have the attitude to want to attack the ball.”
“We have five or six guys that feel they can score every single time on set pieces,” Ching explained. “Not too many teams have five or six markers. I think that’s why we have so much success on our set pieces.”
However, Ching insisted that it is not mere height that matters in set-piece situations. The delivery, height and off the ball movement all matter for a lot, according to the player - something that has been Die Oranje’s forte this season.
“It’s not even the height advantage,” Ching said. “It’s the way we attack the ball in the box. We believe in the service we’re going to get.”
As far as the service is concerned, Dynamo might lose http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brad-Davis-c7951, who has been exceptional in these situations throughout the regular season. The free-kick specialist picked up a leg injury against Sporting Kansas City in the Eastern Conference championship.
In his place, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adam-Moffat-c3548 has been inserted into the midfield to oversee dead-ball situations. 
With a perfect skill-set in set-piece situations, the Orange can be assured of a superior performance over Los Galacticos in the MLS finale.

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