Comments on: Some Links for Your Reading Pleasure Before the Game http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/2008-season/some-links-for-your-reading-pleasure-before-the-game.html LA Galaxy Soccer Blog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:23:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jd http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/2008-season/some-links-for-your-reading-pleasure-before-the-game.html#comment-31859 jd Sat, 03 May 2008 17:27:27 +0000 http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/2008-season/some-links-for-your-reading-pleasure-before-the-game.html#comment-31859 wow...thats a bit condesending, i think we do know the game, I do think we all have different opinions on whats going on and just because we disagree on the positive and negative of each and every player is just that, our opinion. Sorry Laurie, I know everyone enjoys the friendly atmosphere of this site, but Ive never been so offended by a comment that "we need to learn the game" How elitist of you desc.! wow…thats a bit condesending, i think we do know the game, I do think we all have different opinions on whats going on and just because we disagree on the positive and negative of each and every player is just that, our opinion. Sorry Laurie, I know everyone enjoys the friendly atmosphere of this site, but Ive never been so offended by a comment that “we need to learn the game” How elitist of you desc.!

]]> By: Desconfiad http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/2008-season/some-links-for-your-reading-pleasure-before-the-game.html#comment-31856 Desconfiad Sat, 03 May 2008 16:56:24 +0000 http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/2008-season/some-links-for-your-reading-pleasure-before-the-game.html#comment-31856 Wow you guys are really blind about the whole Abel Xavier situation. Do yourselves a favor and really learn the sport first. While it looks like Abel is causing all these goals you must look deeper to why they are happening. BAD GOALKEEPING! Cronin does absolutely nothing to organize the defence when Abel has to pull himself out of position to shutdown the opponent because his midfield didn't do the job. Whats worse is the Cronin cleans nothing up. All I needed to watch to tell he's an absolutely terrible goalkeeper, is when he comes out to close the angle when an opponent enters the box. He's usually got the angle cut down right but he does not make himself big. The second goal in the Chivas game show all you need to know. Opponent has the ball on the goaline, theres no threat for a goalie on the this angle especially with a defender closing down. Well he decides to come out. Ok fine lets see what he does. He slides out hands toward the goaline. NO CRONIN! FEET GO TO THE GOALINE, HANDS DEFEND THE CROSS! This guy has no presence, no anticipation, slow reflexes and most importantly no confidence. Playing him is not going to give him confidence when this team needs to make the playoffs and he continues to let every goal scored get in his head because he is scared to lose his starting job. I want to give this guy a chance but he seriously needs to be loaned to like a USL team and get some playing time. Where's Josh Wicks? That guy impressed me. He's got speed, he's got experience, he's got confidence and he looks confident with every decision he makes and no hesitations. In the preseason he showed me he can take control of his area and the defenders seemed to know they could rely on him. Wow you guys are really blind about the whole Abel Xavier situation. Do yourselves a favor and really learn the sport first. While it looks like Abel is causing all these goals you must look deeper to why they are happening. BAD GOALKEEPING! Cronin does absolutely nothing to organize the defence when Abel has to pull himself out of position to shutdown the opponent because his midfield didn’t do the job. Whats worse is the Cronin cleans nothing up. All I needed to watch to tell he’s an absolutely terrible goalkeeper, is when he comes out to close the angle when an opponent enters the box. He’s usually got the angle cut down right but he does not make himself big. The second goal in the Chivas game show all you need to know. Opponent has the ball on the goaline, theres no threat for a goalie on the this angle especially with a defender closing down. Well he decides to come out. Ok fine lets see what he does. He slides out hands toward the goaline. NO CRONIN! FEET GO TO THE GOALINE, HANDS DEFEND THE CROSS! This guy has no presence, no anticipation, slow reflexes and most importantly no confidence. Playing him is not going to give him confidence when this team needs to make the playoffs and he continues to let every goal scored get in his head because he is scared to lose his starting job. I want to give this guy a chance but he seriously needs to be loaned to like a USL team and get some playing time. Where’s Josh Wicks? That guy impressed me. He’s got speed, he’s got experience, he’s got confidence and he looks confident with every decision he makes and no hesitations. In the preseason he showed me he can take control of his area and the defenders seemed to know they could rely on him.

]]> By: jd http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/2008-season/some-links-for-your-reading-pleasure-before-the-game.html#comment-31854 jd Sat, 03 May 2008 15:37:25 +0000 http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/2008-season/some-links-for-your-reading-pleasure-before-the-game.html#comment-31854 hmm so Xavier costs us goal after goal, and NOW he wont play on turf? I dont like working when it rains but, oh yeah its my job, thats what I get paid for?? Maybe he needs a primer on the concept of team work? WAIT JUST A MINUTE....what am I saying? Never mind, just remembered that means he wont be on the field...yipeee..hurray for turf!! hmm so Xavier costs us goal after goal, and NOW he wont play on turf? I dont like working when it rains but, oh yeah its my job, thats what I get paid for?? Maybe he needs a primer on the concept of team work? WAIT JUST A MINUTE….what am I saying? Never mind, just remembered that means he wont be on the field…yipeee..hurray for turf!!

]]> By: Werner http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/2008-season/some-links-for-your-reading-pleasure-before-the-game.html#comment-31849 Werner Sat, 03 May 2008 07:47:22 +0000 http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/2008-season/some-links-for-your-reading-pleasure-before-the-game.html#comment-31849 in all honesty and due respect, i can't be a fan of Abel. He is a key defender we need right now, especially if randolf is going to be in the midfield. And i my opionion he is wussying out to not play on a turf field, and selfishly hurting the team. ps. the colorado game was more the whole teams fault, but a big part on him! The Houston second Goal he did not mark the man that scored And BOTH goals against Chivas were his fault! Every game he has played in these season could have been a different story if it wasn't for him. We could have had a chance in colorado and won the houston game, and cronin could have had his 2nd shut out in the Chivas game. There is gotta be another Sean Franklin kind out there that is sitting on somebody's bench! maybe Julius James in toronto! in all honesty and due respect, i can’t be a fan of Abel. He is a key defender we need right now, especially if randolf is going to be in the midfield. And i my opionion he is wussying out to not play on a turf field, and selfishly hurting the team.

ps. the colorado game was more the whole teams fault, but a big part on him!
The Houston second Goal he did not mark the man that scored
And BOTH goals against Chivas were his fault!
Every game he has played in these season could have been a different story if it wasn’t for him. We could have had a chance in colorado and won the houston game, and cronin could have had his 2nd shut out in the Chivas game.

There is gotta be another Sean Franklin kind out there that is sitting on somebody’s bench! maybe Julius James in toronto!

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