Here's our latest installment of the FC Dallas notebook:

One down, many more to go

It was a good feeling for FC Dallas head coach Luchi Gonzalez to get his first win coaching a pro team, but the rookie coach isn't one to dwell on success. That's why he's looking to turn the page on Saturday's 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy and start preparing for Saturday's contest against Columbus.

"Moving forward, that game is in the past. We did a quick video analysis this morning with the boys and reflected on what we did well, what we need to continue and the things we need to improve our standard on and make much better," Gonzalez said after a Tuesday morning training session.

FCD center back Reto Ziegler said the team was let off the hook a bit by a Galaxy team that created a few chances it was unable to finish.

"It's still not perfect, but I think it's a good game to analyze and move on," he said. "We're still working. We saw the mistakes we made against the Galaxy, especially in the defensive part, but we're going to adapt, we're going to improve, and we're going to be better. I think we're on a good way."

Replacing Reggie

Right back Reggie Cannon had to leave Saturday's game with an apparent ankle injury and hasn't trained this week. Gonzalez said the team is still holding out hope he'll be available to face the Crew but certainly won't be rushing the 20-year-old back on the field.

"Reggie's feeling much better. We're going to literally take it one day at a time. He's got to show something [Wednesday] or Thursday if he's going to be considered, and that's literally a decision between Reggie and the medical staff," Gonzalez said. "We're going to do whatever we think is best for him in the long-term so he can be healthy to compete for longer durations during the season."

Gonzalez noted the match was scoreless at halftime with Ryan Hollingshead and Marquinhos Pedroso able to fill either position at outside back and help the team to a victory. Center back Matt Hedges agreed, saying the chemistry on the back line will be positive no matter who steps in.

"He's a big player to lose, but at the same time we've got Ryan, Marquinhos, guys who are ready and have played a lot of games in the league for this team who know the system, who know what Luchi wants," Hedges said. "We're 100 percent confident in those guys and saw in the second half of the LA game we're certainly capable of doing that."

Midfield melding

The midfield stood out in the victory, with new addition Bryan Acosta scoring a stunner from the top of the box to cap a tremendous day. How is a unit made up of new arrival Acosta, teenager Paxton Pomykal and Carlos Gruezo working together so well? Asked independently, Acosta and Gruezo answered with the same word: "Work."

"During the week, we're working, and the manager is always asking us that during the game we put into practice what we've worked on during the week," said Acosta, the Honduras international. "I think the players there are in this club are really good at playing football. We've adapted quickly to the style of play the manager wants and little by little, with work, week after week, we're understanding more about our teammates, and that will help us improve our football."

"I think we've been working as hard as possible, adapting to the concepts the coaching staff is asking from us. It's also a family," Gruezo added. "The team is a family that is united and always supporting each other."