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Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Seattle Sounders: 10 Bold Predictions
Bruce Arena's Los Angeles Galaxy continue their season on May 2 when they travel to CenturyLink Field in Seattle to take on Sigi Schmid's Seattle Sounders FC.Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. PT and will be televised locally by KDOC and KWHY. Here are 10 bold predictions for Wednesday's midweek encounter.Begin Slideshow29Apr/120
Los Angeles Galaxy vs. FC Dallas: Rating David Beckham’s Performance
Scenario time. Let's say I am Team Great Britain boss Stuart Pearce. I am looking through the list of 80 players that could potentially make up the Olympic roster for London. One of those players is David Beckham. I look at Beckham's performance for the Los Angeles Galaxy against FC Dallas, expecting the type of play that will be worthy of the three slots allotted to experienced players. And I look at this, knowing that I have a flight to Seattle to watch Becks play ball against the Seattle Sounders. I am canceling that flight, and cutting him immediately. And I'll tell you why. David Beckham is not Olympic material. Team Great Britain will not have all the media attention it could have gotten with Becks on the roster, but if I am Pearce and I judge players based on merit, I don't give Beckham a chance. David Beckham's set-piece deliveries and play were subpar against Dallas, and Team GB is actually going to be better off without Beckham on this team. It's actually a win-win situation for Beckham because he remains with the Galaxy for the rest of the year, while the spot that could have gone to Beckham likely goes ...29Apr/120
Los Angeles Galaxy vs. FC Dallas: Rating the Galaxy Players
Bruce Arena's Los Angeles Galaxy didn't play well enough to get any points whatsoever Saturday night. So their 1-1 draw with FC Dallas proved to be quite flattering, given that the equalizer came from the unlikeliest of people in Pat Noonan. The Galaxy can't defend right, they gave up a would-be game-winning penalty, the counter-attack held them at bay, but most importantly, Los Angeles simply couldn't finish their chances, period. Now, I cover the Los Angeles Blues on USL PRO here on Bleacher Report, and I can tell you that the Blues would have scored more goals on FC Dallas—and that is saying something, given that the Blues have yet to win a match in their own league as of yet. But that's a different story. Here are my player ratings for the Galaxy in their 1-1 draw with FC Dallas. Bill Gaudette 6.5 For the most part, it was a great debut for Bill Gaudette. He made four saves, did routing collections, and held FC Dallas's offense at bay. The only game missing from Gaudette is knowing how to stop penalties. Otherwise, this was an admirable debut. Sean Franklin 5.5 Had some pace and did try to get some ...29Apr/120
Los Angeles Galaxy vs. FC Dallas: 6 Things We Learned
Bruce Arena's Los Angeles Galaxy, for what it's worth, can consider themselves a very lucky team.A disappointing performance offensively was counterbalanced by stoppage-time heroics from the unlikeliest of sources: Pat Noonan, who opened his scoring account and salvaged a 1-1 draw for the Galaxy against Schellas Hyndman's FC Dallas at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.Here are six things we learned from this match. And they are big ones.Begin Slideshow27Apr/120
Los Angeles Galaxy vs. FC Dallas Live Blog: Play-by-Play Analysis, Reaction
Bruce Arena's Los Angeles Galaxy will look to close out April with a bang when they face Schellas Hyndman's FC Dallas on Saturday, April 28 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.The Galaxy are currently 3-3 (nine points) and will look to continue their win streak as they make their attack towards the top of the MLS Western Conference standings. FC Dallas are 3-3-2 (11 points) and will aim to build on their 1-1 draw at home to Real Salt Lake.Kickoff is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET. The live blog will begin at approximately 8:15 p.m. ET.Keep it right here on Bleacher Report for continuing coverage of the 2012 Major League Soccer season and all things World Football.Read more MLS news on BleacherReport.com25Apr/120
Los Angeles Galaxy: Ins and Outs for April 25, 2012
Galaxy Beat Blues Again at Home Depot CenterIn a match that featured fringe players, Bruce Arena's Los Angeles Galaxy were engaged in a dogfight with Charlie Naimo's Los Angeles Blues of the USL on Tuesday.Despite an improved performance from the Blues, the Galaxy still prevailed 3-2 at the Home Depot Center. Adam Cristman opened the scoring in the 26th minute thanks to a delivery from Chad Barrett, who also scored a goal of his own in the 48th minute of play. Hector Jimenez's 67th-minute goal would prove to be the game winner, as the Galaxy were forced to withstand a brace from Carlos Borja in the 70th and 86th minutes of play. Back on the pitch for the Galaxy was Leonardo, the young Brazilian defender whose injury last year sidelined him for several months. Leonardo came on in the 40th minute of play. “Psychologically it’s great for him,” LA Galaxy Reserve Team Head Coach Curt Onalfo told reporters. “It’s been a long road and he’s really making progress. It was good to see him for 10 minutes.” “It was 10 very important minutes,” Leonardo said. “I need more ...24Apr/120
Los Angeles Galaxy vs. FC Dallas: 10 Bold Predictions
Bruce Arena's Los Angeles Galaxy return home to close out the month of April with a match against Schellas Hyndman's FC Dallas at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The Galaxy have a 3-3 record (nine points) and sit in the middle of the Western Conference standings, as do Dallas, who are 3-3-1 (10 points).Kickoff at Victoria Street is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. PT/10:30 p.m. ET and will be televised by KDOC and KWHY.Here are 10 bold predictions for Saturday's important MLS Western Conference encounter between the G's and the Hoops.Begin Slideshow22Apr/120
Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Colorado Rapids: Rating David Beckham’s Performance
While Bruce Arena's Los Angeles Galaxy did silence the Colorado Rapids 2-1 on Saturday at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, it was an average performance for midfielder David Beckham, who only had three free kicks and wasn't much of a factor in the outcome of the contest. What I will say is that Beckham has stamina. In spite of getting injured in the second half, Beckham was able to see the match off. Beckham started on Saturday while suffering back issues, and should be commended for even being on the pitch. He has stamina. What he didn't have was the ability to find open teammates to receive the free kicks. Mike Magee came the closest in the second half but failed to connect. To be fair, Beckham wasn't awarded a lot of set-piece opportunities, but he was unsuccessful in making any of them count. "It was tough. We all felt it in the warm-up and when you go on a long run or things like that during the game, then you feel it as well," Beckham told reporters after the match."I think we coped with it pretty well especially ...22Apr/120
Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Colorado Rapids: Rating the Galaxy Players
Bruce Arena's Los Angeles Galaxy were forced to withstand a late and furious comeback from Omar Cummings and the Colorado Rapids en route to a 2-1 victory at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. With the victory, Los Angeles even their record at 3-3 (nine points) and sit in the middle of the MLS Western Conference standings heading into next week's tilt with FC Dallas. Every result deserves player ratings, be it positive or not. Here are my player ratings for the Los Angeles Galaxy players following their 2-1 victory. Josh Saunders: 8.5 He is the man of the match for the penalty-kick save on Omar Cummings in the first minute of stoppage time. Aside from the goal given up in the 63rd minute to Cummings, Saunders was a workhorse in goal, making collections and playing up to his 2011 form. Sean Franklin: 5.5 Didn't have the speed to acquit himself tonight and was beaten off the ball badly, leading to the Cummings goal. He may be the weakest link in the back line heading into next week, stay tuned. A.J. DeLaGarza: 8 It ...22Apr/120