The Dynamo are cautiously optimistic that last weekend's season opening victory over reigning MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders FC was a sign of success to come.
The method they used to achieve those three points, however, was anything but cautious.
Their high-flying, heavy-pressing style grabbed the attention of fans around the league. Many were startled because their most recent Dynamo memory is last year's defend-at-all-costs approach.
Houston last weekend essentially conceded the possession statistics coveted by so many soccer purists. Instead, first-year coach Wilmer Cabrera instructed his players to attack and suffocate Seattle's back line.
After the game, Cabrera sat stoically behind a microphone and said nothing is going to change.