Pre-match: Los Angeles Galaxy - San Jose Earthquakes Playoff Game 1 (Sunday, 11/4) pregame thread

I just looked on the Quakes single ticket page. There are still single tickets available for the November 7th match.

 

So LA?

 

Yeah singles are always hard for teams to offload. People generally like to buy in pairs or more for games. That said, I'm sure those singles will be gone before long.

 

And it's the Gals.

Here we gooooooooooo

 

Whitecaps showed NO interest in getting a 2nd goal. They wanted to win 1-0. LA had a better shot at getting 3 when it was 1-1 than Caps getting 2 at ANY point in the game.

 

so LA.

bring it, i prefer it be them. i seem to be the minority but i want to pound them and make them hurt.

 

BEAT LA!!! into a pulp.

 

Sadly, there was a point where they had a good chance to get two but Miller's shot was deflected and then someone, I think Robson, fiddled with the ball forever in the box looking for the goal to open up like the heavens, and the opportunity closed up. It was right after that when LA scored the first goal. I think their best chance would have been to keep some speed in their lineup for counters. How could they only play Dane Richards for 10 minutes? The guy single-handedly took Houston out of the playoffs a few years ago while with NY. And why take Mattocks off?

 

Yeah, at one point it was like 72 to 28 in possession. You don't see anything in the 20's very often. Come on, Vancouver, you can't win like that.

 

he he he... like the Giants beating the Dodgers... delicious....

 

Mike Magee has been scoring a lot of goals lately -- maybe he's coming of (old) age like Gordo. A bit worrisome, since he's helped beat us too many times.

Home Depot was almost empty last night. With such short notice, Sunday probably won't be that full of a stadium either.

I wonder if the MLS will stop putting on these midweek 4th vs 5th games and subsequent playoff games.

 

I don't trust this matchup.........Shades of 05........

 

We trounced them in that last game of 2005, hardly the same as our last game against them this season.

Maybe it will be an easier task to show some improvement over the last two games of this season then hold on to the domination we had in 2005.

 

This is gonna be the best series for this round. Hot tempers flaring, controversial decisions, goals, GoldenBalls, Steve Lenhart theatrics, Landy Cakes being Landy Cakes, Wondo being so Wondo in the goal area, dirty tackles by the bucket load, NoCal vs SoCal.....good stuff. Can't wait to tune in.

 

That whole tournament was fixed and planned out before hand especially after and the LAndy-LA ordeal. There was no way an AEG owned club was going to lose to San Jose as they were about to move the club. I don't trust anything about that team!

 

Anything can and will happen with Ricardo Salazar referreeing.

 

Does anybody have the bandwith to see which of the LA players played both Sunday v. Seattle and last night? I know they rested Franklin lat night.

I think speed will be the way to beat this LA team, but does anyone have any lineup predictions for us? I'd like to see us start with Lenny and Wondo up top, Dawkins, Baca, Cronin, Chavez midfield.
Morrow, Herndandez, Berdardez, and Beita.

 

I thought so as well. When you're up 1-0 in the fourth minute you don't bunker for the remaining 86, you attack to clinch the deal.

So it's the filth, so what? We owned them in regular league play and we come into the Sunday match rested and healthy while they drag in on tired, sore legs and yellow cards.

 

He's the wild card, we just have to bribe him more than AEG is paying him.

 

If Opara is 100% i think he should start over Hernandez, just my 2 cents.

 

KEYS to this game:

- Target their RB Jimenez and rookie CB Meyer. Those guys were clear weak spots last night that Vancouver exploited. We should be able to exploit them even more.
- Get Lenny/Gordon to shade away from Omar... Omar shut Lenny down in the first half of our last game against the scum.
- Don't concede free kicks around the area.
- Watch for short corners... Vancouver didn't step on one and boom easy cross to Magee for the scum's first goal last night.
- Our midfielders need to put in work and win the midfield battle. It's absolutely possible to win the midfield battle with the scum playing old tired legs Beckham and with them being on short rest. Cronin/Chavez/Baca need to run hard the full 90.
- Can't have Morrow getting mismatched against Buddle on crosses he will get beaten in the air.
- Don't try to copy Vancouver's strategy. Do what we have done all year and stick to the Goonies game plan. Short passes through the center of the field, work it to the wings, cross it to Lenny/Gordon who shoot or lay it off to Wondo.

 

My thoughts too. But hopefully we exorcise those demons.

 

Tell me Slimyzar isn't reffing our game...