Galaxy vs. FC Dallas Preview
By: jen | May 23rd, 2009
I’ve been thinking long and hard and have finally developed a new strategy for the Galaxy to win instead of tie.
Let Dallas score early.
We are so practiced and adept at scoring when down a goal . . . if Dallas scores early enough we’ll have time to score not only once, but twice!
The biggest news for tonight’s game is the injury to Sean Franklin. He has a torn hamstring and will be out for tonight’s match, if not a few more. That means Tony Sanneh at right back. I think I would rather see Chris Klein at right back again and Sanneh kept on the bench.
The match up to watch will be Kenny Cooper vs. Omar Gonzalez.
Cooper: 6′3″, 207lbs
Gonzalez: 6′5″, 210lbs
Gonzalez has arguably gotten the better of his opponents this season as he and Donovan Ricketts have solidified the back for the Galaxy. Cooper has had a lackluster season thus far.
More previews:
Mark Rogondino’s View From the Booth
Larry Morgan’s story on Gonzalez’s homecoming
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What the hell are these “yellowtail yellow cards”? Even the stadium announcer is saying that.
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Gotta finish these chances. Magee skies it from 15 yards.
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Jesus! Burse is having a career game.
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I was wondering about the yellow card speak as well. What the buh?
If we keep pounding like this we have GOT to get one more.
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OK.
From an offensive point of view, this game is a welcome change from past road games. Nice to get a score in the first 4 minutes.
On the other had, giving up a free headers in the box when we’re up a man is a real problem. And there were too many points during the final half of the game when we weren’t not playhing like we had an advantage.
The last 6 minutes were loads better and that’s what the entire last half of the first half should have looked like.
In the first 15 minutes we need to put this game on lock down, score at least one goal and then keep Dallas off the board. I’d like to see Buddle get 30 minutes here and it might make sense to give Jordan 20 minutes, depending on what’s going on with the game.
Tudela is having a not so good game and needs to get better at his ball distribution and ball winning. I’m not a hug fan of Migs, but I think his ball winning is better. Tudela’s offense is better, but I’m not sure that this is too much of an advantage, especially under the circumstances.
Magee is doing pretty well and so is Donovan and even Gordon is having a positive impact. Lewis and Dunivant are connecting well and looking dangerous. We should be winning, not tied. So we need to focus and step it up and get a killer attitude.
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Figured out the yellow card thing. It’s product placement for Yellowtail wine. Which I was going to make a joke about, but then it turned out to be real. Blech.
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NIce cross from lewis, but just off…
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We need more urgency here. I know its hot and humid, but, ferreal, people. We should own the midfield.
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Last 4 minutes have been better, but the passes and first touches have been prety crap. More focus, guys. Play smart.
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Time to start Buddle warming up.
Nice look from Tudela, but not his strength.
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Oooh. Almost. Too much on the first touch from Donovan.
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Buddle! Finally.
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In for Gordon. More creativity up top. Should push the FCD defenders.
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Galaxy doesn’t want this game as much as FCD does. THis is pathetic and frustrating.
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Wow! What a shot from Wallace!
Thank god for Ricketts.
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I’m getting a bad feeling about this game.
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If the Galaxy do not win this game they will confirm everyone’s negative talk about them. This is ridiculous. Up a man for 65 minutes and they can’t put one in the back of the net, they can’t sustain good midfield control and they can’t keep the pressure on.
This is beyond frustrating.
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This is ridiculous. Does this team even want to win?
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The team had the opportunity to show exactly what they are made of in this game. And I think its pretty clear. The team doesn’t know how to win games and as the game gets going doesn’t really care to. How do you not win a game like this? By the time we start playing Houston, Chicago, even New England, we’re going to be losing these games instead of tying. Absolutely unacceptable.
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I feel sick.
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If thr organization was looking to rebuild a winning franchise – undoing all the mess Lalas caused, they would sack Arena immediately.
Next out the door should be:
Dunivant
Dima
Berhalter
Klein
Lewis
Maglioranzi
McGhee
Gordon
SannehEveryone of these players has no role here. For example, Eddie Lewis…still a very good player, but at his age, he is best served on a team that is only a player or two away from winning something. In LA, he mentors nobody while, on the pitch, he can’t produce enough over the corurse of 90 minutes to justify his inclusion. Ditto – Dima, Klein, Berhalter, Dunivant, Maglioranzi.
McGhee is just an Arena boy and Gordon and Sanneh stink.
Arena has ruined Franklin.
This sqaud is no better than last season, or the season before – its just a different kind of SUCK.
Ryan
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Anyone here play FIFA 09? I like the manager mode, where you take teams through seasons. Any time I start with a new team, the first thing I do is analyze the weaknesses and look to bring in players to fill those gaps. So I look at the Galaxy in a similar way.
Up front, Donovan lacks a partner. Buddle is good enough, but still injured. Once he is match form they are pretty solid for starters, but the backups are still not great.
The midfield is lacking. Lewis is good on the left. Klein pretty good on the right. But there are… well… middling players in the center mid. That makes it very difficult to control a game and makes it hard to feed the attack. That would be my first priority. Interesting then that Bruce has recently brought in two prospects, both international midfielders.
The defense is in better shape than it was. Ryan, I don’t know what you’re talking about. I have only seen Berhalter play a couple of times, but he has been excellent. Exactly what the Gals needed. Gonzales is a great addition. Sanneh is too slow, but an okay backup. Not sure about the others.
Keeper we’re good now. Although lord help us if he gets injured.
It takes time to make a team work. A couple more changes and this team may be able to compete. Question is, do they have the motivation to get it done?
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Anybody know when Becks will return to Galaxy?
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What a disappointment. Should have been 3 points instead of another draw. The Galaxy started off getting some chances and I thought this could be a breakout game and put away some goals, but to no avail. the score should have been 3-1, Maggee sucks, plain and simple and Lewis I thought had a bad performance, kinda like he has most of the season so far. Donovan doesn’t have anyone to work with so he gets covered and shut down, he needs Buddle healthy to help draw defenders off him. I can’t believe the 1 v 1 chances with the keeper and nothing. Arena has to be upset with this one. Glad Donovan got a goal.
A point on the road is better than nothing I keep telling myself but damn I want a win. I was hoping we could just wear down Dallas being a player up but it never seem to be the case with the flow of the game, especially in the second half.
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Beckham returns the beginning of July.
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