Los Angeles Galaxy vs. D.C. United: A Play-By-Play (and Other Miscellany)

T-180 minutes to kickoff: I love Abraham Maslow, and his concept of self-actualization. Now he defines this as follows, so allow me to clear my throat before I utter these words. Ahem.

"[Self-actualization is] the desire for self-fulfillment, namely the tendency for him [the individual] to become actualized in what he is potentially. This tendency might be phrased as the desire to become more and more what one is, to become everything that one is capable of becoming."

T-170: In the case of Bruce Arena's Los Angeles Galaxy, they are a team capable of winning an MLS Supporters' Shield. But they have to keep winning. They have to deliver results. To have the desire to be the holder of the Shield is not enough. This side must get the results to back it up.

One of those opportunities to get said results is tonight against the laggards of Major League Soccer, Ben Olsen's D.C. United, who are a horrendous 5-16-3 (18 points) and are essentially playing for pride and f...

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