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I’ve Got Three Words: Galaxy vs. NYRB Post-Game Analysis

The Offside - LA Galaxy 18 July @ 05:40 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Picture by Saed Hindash from the Star Ledger

And those words are: Don't get cocky.

That's 4 wins in a row for the Galaxy, which is not the longest win streak since 2006. (The dismal 2007 season featured a 5 game winning streak from September through October.) All of a sudden the team is tied for third in the West and sitting pretty in a playoff spot (granted it has still played a game more than most of the West) and it is surging rather than falling.

I’ve Got Three Words: Galaxy vs. Chivas Post-Game Analysis

The Offside - LA Galaxy 12 July @ 03:52 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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And those words are: I'll take it.

The Galaxy put together their longest winning streak of the year at three, all 1-0 victories, all against tough teams (Houston, New England, Chivas), though you could argue that this is turning out to be a kind of lost season for the Revs. The scoreline is starting to remind me of the increasingly iconic 2-0 result that the US MNT always seems to get in huge games.