After almost coming a cropper against the worst team in the league last weekend the Galaxy will
attempt to raise their game against one of the best before a national television audience.
So naturally, David Beckham gets a start in only his third game back from injury with Coach
Bruce Arena presumably confident he'll go at least 45 minutes.
I sat down in front of the TV late on Friday night hoping for the best, but - pessimist that I am -
expecting the worst. The Red Bulls hadn't beaten a top three team this season, home or away. While
a result in LA probably wouldn't have made a difference one way or the other to the Red Bulls
playoff prospects, the idea of starting off the weekend by dropping the most overhyped game of the
MLS season, and once again failing against one of the league's big guns, had me filled with dread.
