Tune in this Wednesday to myself and Asa Rehman on 101.1 HD3 and CKNW.com, starting with our pre-match show and ending with our post-match show. Wednesday's match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. PT.
Here are the keys for the 'Caps to stay atop the MLS Western Conference as they face expansion side San Diego FC for the first time.
Don't let Dreyer heat up
Anders Dreyer leads MLS in goal contributions with 17 (8G, 9A).
We must close him down at all times.
His vision and quality of pass is as good as anyone in the league
Test the keeper
C.J. dos Santos is in his first year as a starting keeper with San Diego.
We have to put him under pressure.
He has seven clean sheets, but he has also looked wobbly at times.
Energy
It's been a difficult spell of games since the start of the season.
The 'Caps finally had a break.
Now we need the energy and quality back from earlier in the season.
