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       Fafa Picaut: FC Dallas "could have made a very deep run, if
       not win" MLS is Back Tournament
   DIR By: The Referee
       Date: July 28, 2020, 7:41 pm
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       Fafa Picaut: FC Dallas "could have made a very deep run, if not
       win" MLS is Back Tournament
       July 28, 2020
       2:31PM EDT
       Dylan Butler
       Contributor-
       Back in Frisco with his teammates, Fafa Picault has watched the
       MLS is Back Tournament from home. He’s noticed dark horses like
       FC Cincinnati and the Vancouver Whitecaps reach the knockout
       stage and so-called favorites, like Atlanta United, surprisingly
       struggle.
       The winger believes FC Dallas would have been one of the teams
       still competing in Orlando if given the chance.
       “I think we definitely could have made a very deep run, if not
       win it,” Picault said in a video conference call with reporters
       before training Tuesday. “Knowing our group, and having been in
       the league for a few years, I definitely think we would have
       done very well.”
       That chance obviously didn’t materialize. FC Dallas joined
       Nashville SC as the two MLS teams who left Orlando without
       playing a game because of several COVID-19 positive tests.
       Picault said the situation bonded the team “in a weird way.” The
       players learned how they handled a difficult situation — a
       unique adversity. From there, it was a shift in mindset to
       preparing for whatever lies ahead.
       "Obviously the first thing was getting healthy and that's the
       most important thing,” Picault said. “We can't play if we can't
       live comfortably. We're glad that everyone's ok and the next
       step now is to prepare for when we do go back to the pitch.”
       The watching, and waiting, though hasn’t been easy. Training has
       been somewhat therapeutic, but it’s not the same as game days.
       “At this point, everyday kind of feels the same, we’re not
       really looking toward the weekends as we want to. We’re watching
       games on TV all the time and seeing some of our friends playing
       other teams and get to compete against each other and it’s
       tough.”
       Picault said the intensity has been ratcheted up in recent days.
       Watching the rest of the league compete hasn’t been easy, but
       Picault and his teammates are eager to start playing competitive
       games again.
       "Everyone is showing more bite because we really, it's almost
       like a fix. We need that competitive fix and are starting to
       show that in training,” Picault said. “I think by the time games
       do start, we'll be ready for that."
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