P/I/P Covid Cup Game 3: LA Galaxy v Houston 7/23/20, 6:00pm PST

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  1. TrickHog

    TrickHog Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 14, 2002
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Screenshot 2020-07-22 21.45.07.png

    If my math is correct, a 3-goal or more win puts us through. Anything less and the team departs the bubble tomorrow.....
     
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  2. Berks

    Berks Member+

    Dec 22, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Thinking this team is going to get my hopes up, and then ruthlessly crush them.

    That or we let Houston score two and then I fast forward to the end of the game.

    Sigh.
     
  3. LEM-LAG

    LEM-LAG Member+

    May 28, 2011
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    A team capable of scoring goals without our weakest links?

    Bingham
    Araujo Steres DePuy Insua
    Harvey
    Lletget Corona
    Dunbar Wild Pavon​

    Or, more offensive :

    Bingham
    Araujo Steres DePuy Insua
    Alvarez Lletget Corona Dunbar
    Wild Pavon​
     
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  4. TrickHog

    TrickHog Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 14, 2002
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think that 4-4-2 is our best chance at beating Houston by 3. I say if we go down, we go down swinging....
     
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  5. TrickHog

    TrickHog Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 14, 2002
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Okay, Vancouver needed to win by 2 to clinch a spot and they did, so the final Round of 16 spot will be either NYCFC, Houston or Us.

    Houston wins and they get it. Tie or we win by 1 or 2 goals, it goes to NYCFC. We win by 3 or more and it is ours....
     
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  6. El Futbolisimo

    El Futbolisimo Member+

    Sep 28, 1999
    Only three huh? Yeah...

    I will watch. I mean, I want closure. It'd be great to get that last spot and get taken out in the knockouts. Just so we aren't remembered for crapping the bed against the goats and flushing out in group.

    For the honor then...

    Go.... Galaxy... :oops:
     
  7. natfaninla

    natfaninla Member

    Jan 18, 2005
    L.A.
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, exactly my thoughts.
     
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  8. Skevin

    Skevin Member+

    Aug 9, 2009
    Colorado
    Club:
    Aston Villa FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Czechia
    Pretty crazy that we can lose both our games, have literally the worst goal differential, and still move forward.
     
  9. pirozhok

    pirozhok Member+

    United States
    Jul 20, 2007
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes, we must win by 3 goals.
     
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  10. napper

    napper Member+

    Jan 14, 2014
    Fullerton
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The chatter on Twitter, that I have seen, has been entirely hopeless and negative. And, I agree with that. We totally collapsed after going up 2-1. GBS has no answers.

    But, didn’t we start a bit spry, force things, and play faster with those young guys to start the last game?
     
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  11. hav77

    hav77 Member+

    May 31, 2010
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Just hoping the team doesn't get the comb. Yes, it's come to this...
     
  12. El Futbolisimo

    El Futbolisimo Member+

    Sep 28, 1999
    And so they did, amazing. I thought you had made an error and Chicago won by two but no. I went to go see the higlights and yes indeedy, Vancouvers did the deed.

    I say amazing because Vancouver has been awful and as some of you know they came into the tournament with 5 less player than they intended and this is a team that is not loaded by any stretch. So missing were two defenders plus 3 forwards Cavallini, Tosaint and Ricketts. If that wasnt enough, their goalkeeper suffrered a broken thumb I believe so literally they got a goaly from the Impact last night on loan. LOL

    That's some gritty stuff right there.

    Ok, now back to the Galaxy vigil... :(
     
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  13. pirozhok

    pirozhok Member+

    United States
    Jul 20, 2007
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I doubt we currently have a team to beat HOU at all, 3:0 is science fiction.
     
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  14. Berks

    Berks Member+

    Dec 22, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hoping we see Dunbar....but not holding my breath. C'mon Cuello, prove me wrong.

    Also hoping we have a coach who knows the stakes. Offense, ho.

    Go Galaxy.

    See y'all tonight when I finally get to watch this thing.
     
  15. TrickHog

    TrickHog Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 14, 2002
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    But is 6-3 science fiction.....?


    (Goes and cries in corner)
     
  16. pirozhok

    pirozhok Member+

    United States
    Jul 20, 2007
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No way we can score 6 against ANY team in the league.
     
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  17. TrickHog

    TrickHog Moderator
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    Oct 14, 2002
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I just wanted to say -- as we prepare to ride this dumpster fire off a very steep cliff, that there is no group of soccer fans with whom I would rather plummet in a dumpster to a spectacular, fiery death, than everyone here.

    I hope we are magically rescued before the dumpster hits and explodes, but since that is unlikely, I just wanted you all to know that you are my favorites.
     
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  18. napper

    napper Member+

    Jan 14, 2014
    Fullerton
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Rolf, Pipo, Perry, Sacha? Only young guy is Cuello.

    Welp, hope we play smart.

    EDIT: FotMob was way wrong.

    Depuy, Araujo & Zubak in.
     
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  19. TrickHog

    TrickHog Moderator
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    Oct 14, 2002
    Los Angeles, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, GBS got one move right - no Gonzalez. Screenshot 2020-07-23 16.30.05.png
     
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  20. pirozhok

    pirozhok Member+

    United States
    Jul 20, 2007
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We will go down together :)
     
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  21. pirozhok

    pirozhok Member+

    United States
    Jul 20, 2007
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, looking at this lineup, main question comes in mind - who's gonna score 3 for us?
     
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  22. Skevin

    Skevin Member+

    Aug 9, 2009
    Colorado
    Club:
    Aston Villa FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Czechia
    I don't see that team scoring 3 goals, but it's probably one of the best line-ups we can put out unfortunately.

    Happy to see Depuy for Gonzalez.
     
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  23. StillKickin

    StillKickin Member+

    Austin FC
    Dec 17, 2002
    Texas
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I can’t believe we still have a chance to advance. I just figured this was going to be an exercise in futility. but now I excited! Go Galaxy!
     
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  24. LEM-LAG

    LEM-LAG Member+

    May 28, 2011
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    I don't see us scoring three goals with Zubak up top unfortunately. Big game from him though.

    With Feltscher, Steres and DePuy maybe we have a chance on set pieces?

    Anyway, let's go Galaxys! We can do it!
     
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  25. StillKickin

    StillKickin Member+

    Austin FC
    Dec 17, 2002
    Texas
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hear! Hear!
     
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