Archive Listing for July 2009

Turning Our Attention

In terms of football, this has got to be one of my favorite times of the year. The MLS cup race is starting to come out of the duldrums of summer and pick up speed toward the finish line. There’s been some talk of a new playoff system in MLS, which, in my mind, is[.....]

The Arena Effect

Bruce Arena succeeded Ruud Gullit as the manager of the LA Galaxy on August 18, 2008 ( press release ). In his first game in charge, he inherited a team from which he picked the following line-up against Chicago on August 21st. It was a home game that was lost 0-1. Beckham and Donovan were[.....]

A New Direction

On July 16, 2009, L.A. Galaxy supporters were treated to a display of football that hasn’t been seen from this team since the days of of Sigi Schmid. The Galaxy finally showed what was possible from this collection of players, by defeating the New York Red Bulls with class and style. Yes, it was just[.....]