Houston Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear is clear that his team's all round performance was the major factor in 2-0 road win against New England.

"You always want to try and win." Kinnear said after the game.

"Look at the game last night and Chivas was pulling away so it's important for us to keep pace so this is a big three points for us. For the guys' confidence, sure we played pretty well tonight. Anytime you're below some people, it's important to try and pick up points no matter where you're are.

"It was probably the most consistent all around. I still go back to San Jose, we played some great soccer that night, but defensively we weren't on top of it. Tonight was probably our best all around consistent performance of the year.

"Tonight our attack was good. We created some good chances. Kei and Brian (Ching) played well together and then defensively I thought our back four held pretty well. We won 2-0 on the road. I don't care who's out there for them. I know Steve has them organized and ready to play so anytime you can win a game, you're happy."