Comments on: Galaxy Odds and Ends http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/galaxy-odds-and-ends.html LA Galaxy Soccer Blog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:28:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Diane http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/galaxy-odds-and-ends.html#comment-20453 Diane Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:13:36 +0000 http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/galaxy-odds-and-ends.html#comment-20453 Josh, I do think players choke. Soccer/football players in the U.S. have never had the kind of pressure that TV contracts and media scrutiny bring, to say nothing of the crowds. More than that, though, is that they've never had the pressure of hundreds of thousands of people living and dieing every Monday based on how they did over the weekend -- as other professional players do here and footballers do around the rest of the world. That's a lot to step up to, and I think Galaxy/MLS did about every single thing that I can think of wrong to prepare them for it, TWITS. But I won't dwell in the past. I'm hanging my hopes on the new coaches to sort that out as well (with the freedom to do so that Frank never had...oops back to the past again). Josh, I do think players choke. Soccer/football players in the U.S. have never had the kind of pressure that TV contracts and media scrutiny bring, to say nothing of the crowds. More than that, though, is that they’ve never had the pressure of hundreds of thousands of people living and dieing every Monday based on how they did over the weekend — as other professional players do here and footballers do around the rest of the world.

That’s a lot to step up to, and I think Galaxy/MLS did about every single thing that I can think of wrong to prepare them for it, TWITS. But I won’t dwell in the past. I’m hanging my hopes on the new coaches to sort that out as well (with the freedom to do so that Frank never had…oops back to the past again).

]]> By: Laurie http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/galaxy-odds-and-ends.html#comment-20416 Laurie Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:43:41 +0000 http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/galaxy-odds-and-ends.html#comment-20416 Josh, that's the question, isn't it? We never really found out what kind of player Jaqua was. He was a target forward who was never targeted. Nobody got the ball to him. Although on the rare occasions when it happened in LA, he tended to miss. He did seem to get better in Houston, though, and scored six goals. Who knows what he could have done with Beckham? Josh, that’s the question, isn’t it? We never really found out what kind of player Jaqua was. He was a target forward who was never targeted. Nobody got the ball to him. Although on the rare occasions when it happened in LA, he tended to miss.

He did seem to get better in Houston, though, and scored six goals. Who knows what he could have done with Beckham?

]]> By: josh http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/galaxy-odds-and-ends.html#comment-20411 josh Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:06:30 +0000 http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/galaxy-odds-and-ends.html#comment-20411 was jaqua actually a good player? what happened there? do people just arrive to los angeles and immediately begin sucking? was jaqua actually a good player? what happened there? do people just arrive to los angeles and immediately begin sucking?

]]> By: Diane http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/galaxy-odds-and-ends.html#comment-20364 Diane Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:30:09 +0000 http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/galaxy-odds-and-ends.html#comment-20364 Includes a rare Beckham reference to giving some away ($, calm down) not how much but since the question pretty much stays up... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article3257241.ece Includes a rare Beckham reference to giving some away ($, calm down) not how much but since the question pretty much stays up… http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article3257241.ece

]]> By: Melissa http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/galaxy-odds-and-ends.html#comment-20334 Melissa Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:50:14 +0000 http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/galaxy-odds-and-ends.html#comment-20334 Jaqua was my #1 pick to be an Earthquake. Sigh. Good for him though. He needs to be capped already. Jaqua was my #1 pick to be an Earthquake. Sigh. Good for him though. He needs to be capped already.

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