DALLAS, TX - JUNE 14: Tulsa Roughnecks FC player Bradley Bourgeois (22) advances the ball during the US Open Cup match between FC Dallas and Tulsa Roughnecks on June 14, 2017, at SMU's Westcott Field in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by George Walker/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

3 Things to Watch In MLS: Has Dallas Turned it Around?

3 Things to Watch In MLS: Has Dallas Turned it Around? by Eric Harris

In 2016 in the USL the Tulsa Roughnecks FC posted the worst record at 5-21-4. Look at them now! At 13-11-4 they’ve nearly clinched the 2017 Western Conference playoffs.

The Tulsa Roughnecks FC dramatically fought their way from USL goat to just about great in 2017. Head Coach David Vaudreuil joins the fans in showing how far they’ve come. Not to mention how much further they’ll go in the United Soccer League.

Vaudreuis called on MLS veteran D Kosuke Kimura to boost the team. Also, he persuaded gifted attacker Argentinian F Juan Pablo Caffa to come into Tulsa’s 4-2-3-1 formation.

Vaudreuil on Caffa: He was willing to take a chance. He knows the opportunities that are coming through MLS and USL.

Records on The Way

Tulsa Roughnecks FC isn’t just improving since last season. The 2015 entry in the USL has reached a plateau where every good move they make could set a franchise highlight.

The team awaits San Antonio FC this Saturday. They have never beaten this team. So there’s a new record for the taking. They have never made the playoffs. Only six points stand between those playoffs and the Tulsa Roughnecks FC.

Surely, they’ve got to beat San Antonio FC at ONEOK Field this Saturday to keeping driving. But the players for Tulsa Roughnecks FC achieve more than a soccer win with everything they do this season.

And they’ll keep doing it.