2009 Season

October 20th, 2009

Donovon Ricketts = Save of the week

By: NathanHJ | Comments 1 Comment

But only if you vote for him to win!
I’m still miffed that he was left off the All-Star team – at least the one that suited up. I seem to recall that he made the All-Star roster that counts for salary incentives. Yet one more bit of byzantine MLS rules and regulation implementation for you [...]



October 20th, 2009

Landon Donovan is God. (When it come to US field players.)

By: NathanHJ | Comments 3 Comments

Today they, the ubiquitous they who say many things and say them often, have awarded the Galaxy’s own Landon Donovan the 2009 Honda Player of the Year award. This is given away annually (hence the “of the year” part) to the best player for the year on the US Men’s National Team. Not really surprised [...]

October 18th, 2009

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

By: NathanHJ | Comments 4 Comments

And that word is: Punchless.
Or it could be seven words: This team is nothing without Landon Donovan.
So let’s start with the positive: shutting out Houston at home in front of a sell-out crowd and forcing Pat Onstad to actually make some saves. Once again Donovan Ricketts proves his worth making a busload of saves and [...]

Category Category: 2009 Season
October 4th, 2009

I’ve got three words: Galaxy vs. Chicago Fire post-game analysis

By: NathanHJ | Comments 7 Comments

And those word are: Gutting it out.
The Los Angeles Galaxy took three points at home from a determined Fire team populated with a large number of replacement for injured players. As has been the case all season, the defense provided the base from which the Galaxy was able to generate just enough offense to [...]

Category Category: 2009 Season
October 1st, 2009

Galaxy vs. Fire Preview

By: NathanHJ | Comments 24 Comments

The Los Angeles Galaxy takes on the Chicago Fire in a battle of second place teams on Friday, October 2 at 8PM. The game will be on ESPN2.
On paper this should be a tough, hard fought match between two teams that need to be peaking right now if they have hopes of going deep in [...]



October 1st, 2009

USA Today on Landon Donovan

By: NathanHJ | Comments No Comments

One of America’s more perceptive futbol journalists. Beau Dure, has a lengthy profile of Landon Donovan in yesterday’s USA Today. (No comments on our speed of motion please.)
Aside from the a vintage shot of Donovan with blond hair, I actually learned a couple of things about the front-runner for the Honda Player of the Year [...]

September 27th, 2009

I’ve got five words: LA Galaxy vs. Columbus Crew post-game analysis

By: NathanHJ | Comments 6 Comments

Photo by Getty Images
And those words are: Not the time to tinker.
Let me be clear at the beginning. I’m not a coach, I’ve never been a coach, and I don’t have access to the kinds and amounts of information an MLS coach has at his disposal, nor the skills to interpret it. But, having [...]

Category Category: 2009 Season
September 13th, 2009

I’ve got two words: Galaxy vs. FC Dallas post-game analysis

By: NathanHJ | Comments 18 Comments

Photo by Getty Images
And those words are: EPIC FAIL! Or maybe I’ve got five words: What the @#$%&! was that? 6-3? That’s a team record for goals allowed in a game. 4 FCD goals game after the 70th minute. Three came after the 81st minute. It was an unbelievable set of breakdowns across the [...]

August 31st, 2009

I’ve Got Five Words: Galaxy vs Chivas USA Post-Game Analysis

By: NathanHJ | Comments 25 Comments

And those words are: That’s what I’m talking about!
Last week I was all about “No More Ties!”, not because i have a vendetta against neckwear (and a penchant for lame puns), but because winning teams know how to scratch out wins from adverse conditions at crunch time. The frustrating game in DC was the catalyst, [...]

July 24th, 2009

Galaxy vs. Kansas City Wizards Preview

By: jen | Comments 1 Comment

Watch it live on ESPN2 at 6pm Pacific.
It looks like Edson is out and Gordo will be starting. Check out the video preview with thoughts from Bruce, Landon, David, and Alan Gordon.

And just in case you forgot, remember this goal from last year? Poor Hartman. I still miss that guy. (Notice [...]






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