Landon Donovan burns Troy Perkins for Galaxy's first goal. Photo by AFP.
And those words are: Comeback victory!
It was ugly. It was frustrating. It was nerve wracking. It was ungainly and choppy and, in the
end, it was a refreshing reminder of what this team can do when it puts its shoulder to the
grindstone and grits it out.
Totally copied promo pic from LA Galaxy official website
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FUTBOL!?!?!
Sorry. Couldn't resist. The overwhelming hype generated by the promotional engines of MLS, Red
Bull, and AEG for today's match-up between the Los Angeles Galaxy and New York Red Bulls swept me
away.
Let me just start this posting by saying how much I hate the MLSSoccer.com video set-up. The
videos are very difficult to embed in all but the most up-to-date websites and even then they can
do weird things with older browsers or older operating systems. So you'll notice that all these are
embedded from YouTube.
Edson Buddle scores in July meeting at RFK
The biggest news of the week is that there is no news for this week. With the roster freeze
coming at 2 PM PDT on Wednesday, the LA Galaxy announced only one change. That was bringing
Yohance Marshall back from loan to the USSF D-2 Austin Aztecs, a team that enjoyed
several weeks at the top of the second division of North American futbol this season.
Donovan Ricketts will face a strong New York offense on Friday
Here it is on Tuesday and already the Twittersphere is abuzz with chatter in anticipation of
Friday's gigantic clash between New York Red Bulls and the Los Angeles Galaxy. You can get your
fill by following the hashtags #ThisIsLA and #LAvNY as well as the standard #lagalaxy.
Becks leaps Tony Tchani in vain pursuit of offense (Photo by AFP)
And those words are: Defense wins championships.
The much-hyped Friday night match-up between the Los Angeles Galaxy and the New York Red Bulls
wasn't much of a game if you were a neutral futbol fan. If you were a Red Bulls fan, it was
great.
