Guns and Roses, FC Dallas, what more do you need?

By: Robert | April 13th, 2008

I was thinking of ways to help transform Pizza Hut Park into one of the world’s most imposing places to play, right along the likes of Estadio da Luz, La Bombonera and anywhere in Italy where they throw motorcycles, pig head’s and refrigerators off the top balcony when “Welcome to the Jungle” came on (It’s Guns and Roses greatest song, “Paradise City” can suck it). And I realized no words more perfectly encapsulated the events of the FC Dallas 2-0 victory over the NY Red Bulls than those of Axl Rose and Slash.

In case you’ve forgotten this legendary track (shame on you) but here’s the video to bring you to your shun-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n knees, knees:

“Welcome to the jungle, we’ve got fun and games”
Less than a minute into the match Arturo Alvarez punished the NY backline for shaky marking and headed in a beautiful cross by Andre Rocha. Much like these opening lyrics, Alvarez as a threat would be repeated throughout the night. 1-0 Hoops.

“If you got money honey we got your disease”
The Hoops spent the majority of the game with more time on the ball than anyone should be allowed to have and at times looked downright Arsenal-eque (English version) in their attack putting together pass after pass. They even went so far to copy the Gunner’s style of seemingly failing to attack.

“You’re a very sexy girl, that’s very hard to please”
The 14th minute saw some intricate passing open up the FC Dallas backline with Davino getting beat bad on a through ball to Jozy Altidore. Unfortunately Jozy went all European and fell down in the box begging for a penalty…it never came.

“You can taste the bright lights, but you won’t get them for free.”
Dallas was giving up its fair share of opportunities, but none of them were ever really that dangerous and even the best defenses give up half-chances.

“Ya learn to live like an animal in jungle where we play”
Arturo Alvarez forgot Axl’s heed in the 21st minute when he beat a poorly conceived offside trap, went 1v1 with the keeper and failed to finish his chance.

“If you want it you’re gonna bleed”
Adrian Serioux, who’s pretty decent on the ball, beat Oscar Echeverry 1v1 and instead of him taking it like a man he tackled Adrian from behind drawing a card, but not before Serioux reminded him of where he was.

“If you got a hunger for what you see you’ll take it eventually”
FC Dallas, who had spent the most part of the game building up their attack on the ground, took to the sky and went over the top in the 66th minute on a pass by Adrian Serioux. MLS doesn’t contain a defender who can out muscle Kenny Cooper legally and the Franken-Cooper slotted home his league leading 3rd goal of the campaign. 2-0 Hoops.

“You know where you are, you’re in the jungle baby. You’re gonna die”
Trying to stave off defeat for the first time this season, NY put together a furious push over the last ten minutes to try and get one past Dario Sala. But it was not to be as time ran out and the Hoops brought the Red Bulls to their shun-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n knees, knees.

So put three points on the board for the Hoops as they not only put together a solid win but stayed focused for 90 minutes. Things are looking up tonight in Dallas where the FC now stands for “finding confidence.”

HOOPS PRIDE!

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