Los Angeles Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes: Rating the Galaxy Players

Big offenses were more than offset by no defense whatsoever, in any shape or form, as Bruce Arena's Los Angeles Galaxy lost a 4-3 barnburner to Frank Yallop's San Jose Earthquakes at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, Calif. With the loss, the Galaxy can kiss their three-game win streak goodbye as they drop to an abysmal 6-9-2 (20 points). You probably have an idea of what these ratings are going to be for the players, so there should be no surprises here. But let's have at it.  Josh Saunders 3 What a horrid night for Josh Saunders, who was facing the Black and Blue Firing Squad of the Earthquakes. Saunders was forced to make four saves as the defensive back line (which I will get to in a moment) failed to bail him out. Four saves are not going to be enough against a team as talented as San Jose. At least Saunders didn't do enough to get himself sent off, like the last meeting at Buck Shaw.  Sean Franklin 3 Bad touch, too many giveaways. Not sure if Sean Franklin wanted to bother competing in this match. It did not look like it tonight.  A.J. DeLaGarza 3 This was ...

Los Angeles Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes: 6 Things We Learned

It was a night of great football, but also of poor defending as Bruce Arena's Los Angeles Galaxy lost a 4-3 shootout to the class of the MLS Western Conference, Frank Yallop's San Jose Earthquakes, on Saturday night at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, Calif.With the defeat, the Galaxy drop to 6-9-2 (20 points) and are staring down at a return to the Western Conference cellar. Here are six things we learned from Saturday night's wild match.Begin Slideshow