http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com LA Galaxy Soccer Blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:26:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The thought of writing this post after the opening day game against DC United never entered my head. That was a slightly improved version of the meltdown season of 2008 - defensive breakdowns, not much stability in the middle and an attack that put two in the back of the ... http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/2009-season/mls-cup-preview.html Our favorite forward/midfielder, Landon Donovan, is this year's MLS MVP! It's actually the first time he has won the award, but after the smokin' season he has had it should come as no surprise. With all the awards he has been receiving this year, I'm continually reminded of that scene ... http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/oh-what-a-surprise.html And those words are: Western Conference Champions! In another step in the worst-to-first journey that MLS Coach of the Year Bruce Arena has taken the team on, the Los Angeles Galaxy turned away a stiff challenge from the Houston Dynamo in 30 minutes of extra time with a 2-0 scoreline. Jen ... http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/team-news/ive-got-three-words-galaxy-vs-dynamo-post-game-analysis.html Wow, wow, wow. What a game! Like commenter Diane, I LOVE me some AJ Delagarza! Magee was fairly worthless with a horrible first touch for most of the match. Kirovski was brought in, why? Beckham did very well, but boy he was soooo tanked in ... http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/some-photos-from-fridays-marathon.html This match promises to be a dogfight. The season series between the Los Angeles Galaxy and the Houston Dynamo featured exactly one goal and a lot of physical defending. If that sounds a lot like what Chivas and the Galaxy went through for the bulk of their five games this ... http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/2009-season/1985.html And boy does he deserve it! The man is a miracle worker. Good on ya, Bruce. Keep Klein in the line up for Friday and let's kick some Houston ass! More on the story from Nick Green. http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/arena-named-coach-of-the-year.html And those words are: Meeting the challenge. Right. So before the first playoff leg I predicted a series score of 2-1. Then before the second playoff leg, seeing the kind of chaos the two teams were creating and the resulting goals, I predicted 2-1 for the game on Sunday. So, looking ... http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/ive-got-three-words-galaxy-vs-chivas-usa-post-game-analysis.html First off, I apologize to everyone for not being able to get a post-game analysis together for last week. It was one of those times when life bitch-slapped my futbol blogging time. In the future, I will, at a minimum, create posts where you all can share your own reactions ... http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/galaxy-vs-chivas-playoff-2nd-leg-preview.html Eskandarian, Landon, and Eddie Lewis are each nominated for Goal of the Year. Ricketts and Josh Saunders are each nominated for Save of the Year. Take a look and rock the vote on this election day. You can vote for Goal of the Year here. You can vote for Save of the Year here. http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/goal-of-the-year-save-of-the-year-nominees.html Welcome back to the playoffs! It has been three long and, to be blunt, disastrous years since the last time the Galaxy played post-season futbol. That year they peaked at the right time after basically backing in to the playoffs and ended up taking the MLS Cup from New England on ... http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/galaxy-vs-chivas-playoff-preview.html