I thought Lalas was out of line too. Not sure how you can blame a player for a hamstring injury and a bad stomach infection.
I'm not sure that's what he was doing. I didn't hear anything critical of Rogers. What Lalas said was Rogers' failure to produce anything was a big disappointment. I'm not sure how you can argue with that. However, he did give Dempsey a pass, and I bet Seattle fans are as disappointed in Clint's performance as we are with Rogers. I think we all had high hopes that Rogers would be the answer to our long search for a speedy winger. So far, I (at least, and I bet others) are disappointed that it hasn't worked out.
Let's trade Rogers for Dempsey. We could really emphasize the potential "goodwill" upside to Seattle.
Last year he didn't rate a MLS flop of the year. Last year he did the Premier League. He said last years EPL flop of the year was Fabrice Muamba.
At this point it does not look like Rogers is a factor in the LA strategy at all anymore. I'd be surprised if he makes the 18 in either of the last 2 regular season games. Let him play a couple more reserve games, train in the off-season, and maybe next Spring he can make his case to play with the first team.
So essentially we could have kept Magee all season while Robbie "trained" with us and then pulled the same deal in the offseason to send Magee "home". I guess the only downside would be is that we would have had to live without the massive goodwill and non stop sellouts that the Robbie Rogers signing brought us.
As best I can see, the only good thing about the trade as it worked out is that Zardes has been given a developmental year and will go into next season way ahead of where he would have been had Magee been here holding down that spot. Otherwise, you are 100% spot on.
As a practical matter, with as many games as Landon and Robbie K have missed, Magee could have primarily been used in a forward spot to fill in for international dates and injuries, and Zardes could have still gotten most if not all of this development at the outside mid. But, we do need to keep in mind that sometimes things happen for reasons that we, mere mortals, do not understand. I too have continued to ponder this Magee trade, and what I finally spotted late last night is that Magee has been very carefully positioned to secure the Supporter's Shield for the Galaxy this season!!!! Yes, after Portland and RSL tie this weekend (certainly a possible, if not likely result), the Galaxy will win out and grab 1st in the west. Turning eyes to the east, the Galaxy will then need SKC and NYRB to drop points. Not sure which game it will be, but SKC will bungle their DC United or Philly game since that's what all teams do this season, leaving only NYRB, who after dispensing with Houston this weekend will go head-to-head in the season finale with Chicago and Magee. I don't want to give Bruce too much credit, but no doubt he studied the schedule and figured this all way back when, and dispatched Magee on this very critical and highly confidential assignment, Operation Derail NYRB's Shield Run. Well, it's a new theory, anyway.....
Agreed and its a shame because he could help this team with his versatility and experience. I suspect Rogers passed up a bit of money on deals which no doubt Chicago and Seattle would have offered for a paltry $90,000. Galaxy gained by clearing up cap space which can go along ways towards acquiring others. The loser in all of this would be R Rogers because he lacks the support of the FO obviously and now this looks more like a Galaxy publicity stunt than a serious move. Magee is the big winner in all of this because he gets to play in his natural position and in front of his home town crowd.
The only way this whole thing turns out good for us is if we win the Cup again anyway. All will be forgiven.
Maybe I missed something. What are you guys talking about when you say that "obviously" the FO has not supported Rogers?
I had time to make a mock "MLS cup playoff" on FIFA 14 and Robbie Rogers scored the winning goal in the Championship game.... I thought to myself that will NEVER happen... not the rogers scoring part though, I set it up wrong and was playing SEA in the final.
Last time RR was ready to come back from an injury they issued a press release. He was supposed to be ready by the MTL game but now it's complete silence. I wonder if he's been airlifted to the same undisclosed secret location where they're keeping Cudicini?!?
Only an employee or family member of Robbie Rogers could possibly place the blame for his mediocrity and injures on the Galaxy FO and see Robbie Rogers as the victim here. Dude did not deliver. Not even close. That is on him.
The kid gets injured and he does ot even make the 18? . My view was he was steadily improving as he got his games under him. He got injured and the rug was pulled. If a team backs up its player it does not do that. Not even close. I do not have to be an employee or family member to figure that one out.
Serious question: what did the FO do to make you feel that the "rug was pulled" on Rogers? Are they not having trainers work to rehab him? How is the FO not backing him up?
I don't think that's quite the way it happened. Rogers joined the team and after his first match LA went into a slump where they only won 1 of their next 6 games, and that one win was against Chivas. Rogers first major appearance was in a loss against the freaking Railhawks, followed by our infamous 0-5 shellacking by New England. Even when it was obvious he was not producing he was still moved into a starting position until he got injured. Then when he came back he was again moved into a starting position, where again he sucked and was benched for poor performance. He then again was put in a starting position and got injured again. Only thing he's done since then was make an appearance in a reserve match against Chivas, and Jimenez and Villareal were the stars of that show while Zardes was busy tearing up their first team. At this point I think Rogers has just become a huge embarrassment for the Galaxy. I mean, go onto mlssoccer.com and look at the comments to any article featuring Rogers. The dude is a laughingstock. The Galaxy finally seems to have a team that is clicking on all levels and making a run at the SS. I think at this point the Galaxy would be happy if Rogers would just quietly go away.
The reserve league season is over. If we see Rogers again this season, it will be in the upcoming CCL game, which is a de facto reserve game because of our victories thus far and the fixture congestion and travel involved.
Good point. I bet he makes the CCL travel squad next week. I don't expect we'll see him suit up for the SJ game this weekend.
Please explain the rug being pulled out from under him comment. Seriously. As I understand it, Robbie has had his medical care taken care of, is getting a salary, and an opportunity to train when his health permitted. What more support do you expect??? You want him in the 18 when he's hurt? You want him in the 18 when he's not fit and ready to contribute? Look, he was even one of the featured players on the scoreboard "thank you fans" video feature. What more do you expect from the team? You keep dropping these veiled comments about a lack of support, but please back those up with some facts. Maybe even ONE fact! Right now, your credibility is zero.
Don't know if there's anyone to blame for RR's crappy injury/recovery situation. I'm sure he wants to play and I'm sure the FO wants him to play.