.....but I will.
LA hasn't won in 11 matches. The last time we tasted victory was a couple of weeks before I left
for Spain! We were in first place at that moment. Now we're tied for last. Our coach Ruud Gullit
quit the team because the American system was too restrictive for the way he wanted to coach.
The Galaxy looked sharper than they had in weeks last Saturday against the Revolution, which
bodes well for the run they will have to make in order to get into the playoffs. However, this
Saturday MLS has, in its infinite wisdom, decided to schedule league matches concurrently with a
FIFA World Cup qualifier date.
Here we go - a depleted Galaxy team versus Salt Lake's finest.
Luis thinks former Galaxy player Clint Mathis can still do some damage. I'm thinking it might be
Robbie Findley who hurts LA, but we'll see.
RSL: Nick Rimando, Chris Wingert, Nat Borchers, Jamison Olave, Ian Joy, Will Johnson, Kyle
Beckerman, Javier Morales, Clint Mathis, Kenny Deuchar, Fabian Espindola
LA: Josh Wicks, Chris Klein, Sean Franklin, Troy Roberts, Mike Randolph, Eduardo Dominguez, Josh
Tudela, Greg Vanney, Bryan Jordan, Edson Buddle, Alan Gordon.
Put a fork in them. They are done.
With seven games remaining in the regular season, the Galaxy went to Kansas City to visit the
other worst team in the league. This time they were a full strength, facing a squad that has the
most anemic attack. Boasting a somewhat improved defense and a new focus on basics since the
arrival of King Bruce, this game really should have been a competitive victory for the Galaxy.
A smattering of Galaxy related reads for your perusal:
*Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney looks at Landon Donovan's MLS MVP chances. (On track for a
career-best season, Donovan is doing his best to impress so he can jump ship to Bayern Munich,
Europe in general or really anywhere as long as he flees the increasingly erratic Galaxy).
Winless for more than three months and in dire need of maximum points to avoid falling out of the
playoff race altogether, the Los Angeles Galaxy cruised to a 5-2 victory over D.C. United on
Saturday night - capped by a Landon Donovan hattrick - and instantly vaulted themselves back into
postseason contention.
After giving up a goal just 71 seconds into the match - and earning deafening boos from the
almost capacity crowd - the Galaxy came back to score three straight, the first three goal outburst
in a half since May for L.A.
It should have been four - Edson Buddle couldn't beat D.C. goalkeeper Louis Crayton (a Liberian
who played most of his career in Switzerland and was picked up by D.
Landon Donovan had a hat trick and an assist to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 5-2 victory over
D.C. United on Saturday night. Donovan, who`s the Major League Soccer top scorer with 19
goals, recorded the second three-goal game of the season and his career.
Alan Gordon and Peter Vagenas each added a goal.
