Comments on: I’ve got one word: Galaxy vs. Dynamo post-game analysis

By: dana

dana — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:55:00 +0000

I agree, Colin. I just don’t get why Klein is not getting more playing time.

Ricketts definitely saved the Galaxy from a loss.

Does anyone else think Stuart Holden looks like Draco Malfoy and Beckham is starting to resemble Wolverine? : )

Was there any explanation why Clark didn’t receive a yellow for shoving Beckham’s head to the ground?

By: Colin

Colin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:56:54 +0000

I saw the highlights and it looks like a good match. The bicycle kick save by Houston’s defense on Edson’s shot was on SportsCenter this morning too.

As far as our inabilities to produce anything sans-Donovan, I would a lot of the blame on the Kovalenko insertion. His passing and offensive game is weak and I don’t really care for his defensive presence, either. Considering that we had Klein on the bench, I don’t know why Dema got the starting nod.

By: NathanHJ

NathanHJ — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:08:22 +0000

Colin, yep, that about sums it up. It is striking to me how big the drop-off is. I watched Columbus play twice without Schelotto and they’re still able to mount dangerous attacks and score goals. Harder for the Galaxy since it isn’t as deep a team. Having said that I was disappointed that our midfield and our attack couldn’t penetrate the Houston defense for most of the first half, even without Landon. Lewis, Becks, Buddle, Birchall – its a good front six.

Still, happy with the point and if you watch the game online you won’t be bored.

By: Colin

Colin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:13:19 +0000

Missed the game, but glad to see that we at least pulled a point out of Houston. I think that if LD played the whole game they might have been able to pull out the victory.

As far as the “this team is nothing without Landon Donovan” statement, I would have to agree.

At the same time, it’s hard to imagine any pro sports team being as good or better WITHOUT their best player. I expect the Galaxy to suffer offensively without Donovan. He’s the best player in North America, after all.