Wow. Thank god gonzo is out. He's been the worst player on the pitch all night. And that's saying something. Mcbean and Jordan are out there. Somewhere a subway is missing 2 future employees. Mcbean would look good in a green polo and visor.
Out of morbid curiosity I tuned in to see the game and what do I see? The supposed flash jordan getting burnt by garreth bale in pre season form. Scary to think the speed is in low gear right now, Oh well go galaxy beat spoors!
Well I'm in the minority here but I thought he was good but made a couple mistakes. Everone seems to be over-reacting to 3 plays: perfect cross to Gareth Bale who had run between our two cb's and made a superb header goal, getting outrun by DeFoe when he was holding a high line, and a back pass to the side of Rowe that could have yielded a penalty. His sin is his strength - he is so calm he can be a bit too casual at times. But his confidence with the ball calms the team down every time he gets the ball. What many aren't seeing is the way he organizes the back. As soon as he came out our defense has reverted to scrambling format.
YES!! The goal was his fault. Defoe near goal was his fault. The non-call penalty was his fault. His general Play around the box has been piss poor. I know he's not all the way back to full fitness. But I can tell you this his knee injury Has absolutely taken a full step from his pace. And maybe 2 steps for his short movement quickness.
Getting barely beaten in the air by one of the best players in EPL is no major mistake. Getting outrun by 5'5" DeFoe who had a head start doesn't make you slow. The back pass to Rowe was the right idea. You are trained as a defender to pass it to the side of the keeper. He passed it a foot too far to the side - yes that was rusty. Big deal that will come. You guys who aren't giving him credit answer this for me. Why is it that Tottenham - one of the premier teams in EPL - has maybe two dangerous opportunities total in the 1st half when Omar was guiding the back line? Remember this is an LA defense that w/o Omar allows almost 2 goals a game against even the mediocre MLS teams.
LA should of won by 5 goals but hey this is still a win for us , Rookies just outplayed the spurs! everyone play great tonight and i mean everyone TEQUILA!
I thought Rowe played quite well. He wasn't challenged a bunch, but I really liked the way he was aggressively distributing the ball.
I feel the same about the result but I am a bit concerned about the health of van der Vaart and Walker
I think we did alright, considering it was the first real run-out and the lads are a few timezones away. Walker is more concerning than VDV. To me it looked like the same growing issue he's been dealing with, he should be alright before the start of the season. Walker I don't know how bad it was but I think he'll be alright too. Obviously we don't have our striker, who should be with the team in a week or so. Some NYRB/Spurs fans have confirmed this. We don't have both our DM's which to me was the biggest problem. When you play a high line your DM's need to check the runs of midfielders and forwards sitting deep. Vertonghen is new and it's going to take awhile for him to get in sync with Kaboul. Not having Modric obviously effected the play and he probably won't be here next season. Still if we had his replacement, Moutinho or whoever we would have retained possession better. Besides Livermore I can't pick anyone out for playing bad. Jenas, Bentley, Defoe weren't great but I don't think the had a bad run out. Bale checked up on the goal conceded but overall he was alright. We had our chances Defoe, Siggy and the two penalties not given. The rest of the players played OK, clearly we have a bit to work on though and we need to get the team together quickly. Ade should be coming and if we get Moutinho, Remy and Lloris we should be alright.
Enjoyed watching all the benchers. Loved how cool Lopes was after he scored - like it happens every day. Bale is a pretty good player There was some decent passing going on out there, good for our rookies. Nice to see Magee and Noonan get out there & back from injury, but I assume Juninho picked up a knock?
Just got back from the game. It was a very good turn out and pretty lively. Sat in the GA near the Tot-ten-ham supporter section. Glad to go. A lot of Tottenham jerseys around, but mostly Galaxy jerseys though which was a great site to see. Things are a changing. Let's see what the jersey counts will be when the G's play RM.
Hey 1-1! Not so bad guys! I thought our passing tonight was pretty decent - we've turned into a very decent passing team, in particular in transition. Keane missed Landon. There were times he tried give and gos with Jimenez only for Jimenez to remain rooted in sand. It was painful to watch. Lovely to watch Magee be a veteran in the 2nd half, and also good to see him get game time. He should play against Dallas, we need him. I also didn't think Gonzo was terrible. Clearly rusty, but learning his way back. And the team does look more confident when he's in. Much to my amazement, Sean looked ok on the right flank. AJ meanwhile looked decent at RB. Gale burned him a couple of times, but Gale burns EPL RBs too. Hope Lopes has turned a corner - he actually has looked okay in the last couple of games! (crossing my fingers) Do we think Gaul is taking the starting LB job away from Dunivant? Cause he's looked really sure footed out on the left... The first 25 minutes I wanted to kill Jimenez. Awful giveaways, awful runs, just looked like he was lost and schooled out there. Combined horribly with Keane. Now, that could be because he clearly is less comfortable on the left, and he *always* cuts inside as he wants to be on his right foot. Now at the 10ish, that's an issue since you've effectively cut off your angle towards goal. Defenders easily crowded him out. He delivered a great assist on the right. But man, he was miserable for a chunk of time there. I really hope he isn't the Stephens of 2012. Villareal continues to impress me. His hold up play to Keane in the first half wasn't bad for a teenager! So major takeaways: 1) Magee back for FCD? 2) Omar back for FCD? 3) AJ moved out right and Sean to right mid? 4) Gaul - is he our new starter? 5) Is Arena going to go with Lopes + Omar at CB and move AJ? 6) Who is Keane pairing with up top (by the way, I had an absolute cackle at Barrett's shanked pass to absolutely no one at like minute 80 at the 18. Classic Chad. The Spurs players actually looked shocked the ball was played behind them.) Think it might be this on Saturday: Keane - ????? Magee - Juninho - Sarvas - Franklin Gaul - Lopes - Gonzo - AJ Saunders
Mission accomplished. Also got 3 injured players back on the field with some playing time under their belts.... And Gaul and Villareal continue to impress.....