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By Lou Roesch
Copyright 2020 All Rights Reserved
HOUSTON, TEXAS (January 26, 2020) The Houston Dynamo opened the Tab Ramos era in Houston this past week. An energetic week that highlighted all the reasons to be optimistic. It was a time on which General Manager Matt Jordan said the work is never done and we will look for ways to continue to improve out club.
By Friday, Jordan true to his word had indeed strengthened the team with the addition of goalkeeper Cody Cropper. Cropper’s signing comes on the heel of last week’s big signing of German Bundeliga keeper Marko Maric. Both are really strong signings for the Dynamo. Cropper cut his teeth on English soccer playing with Ipswich Town and Southhampton before moving on to the MK Dons. The Minnesota native joined the New England Revolution in 2016. He was named the starter in 2017 and posted six clean sheets nearly leading New England to a playoff birth. He would only play sporadically over the next two seasons before being sent on loan to USL side Hartford, where he started nine games in 2019.
Dynamo head coach Tab Ramos knows Cropper well. As the first choice keeper, he helped lead the 2013 U-20 team to a runner-up finish in the CONCACAF U-20 Championships and was part of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. In 2015, he anchored the US team to a third place finish in the Toulon Tournament. He was also a part of the 2018 U-23 team at the CONCACAF-CONMEBOL Olympic playoff. Ramos had been affiliated with the youth national teams since 2011 both as an assistant and head coach.
What the signing does for goalkeeper Michael Nelson’s future remains to be seen.
A day after the Cropper signing, Houston hosted the annual Dynamo fanfest at BBVA Compass Stadium. It was a day that saw throngs of fans watch a Dynamo practice up close and personal, gain cherished autographs and have interactions with various players.
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