Record: 3-5-3 (W-D-D-L-L-W-W-D-D-D-L), 14 pts, 6th in the West (-2 spots) VS Record: 2-3-4 (D-W-L-D-L-W-L-L-D), 9 pts, 7th in the East Head-to-Head: -- Venue: Orlando Citrus Bowl Time: 2:00 PM PST TV: ESPN2, ESPN Deportes Enjoy! The build up play for Baggio's and Gyasinho's goals were a thing of beauty.
Even without Keane 3 points should be expected. Knowing how the Galaxy like to be generous in breaking other teams/players droughts though I'm sure Shea will score a stoppage time winner to give Orlando their first home win of the season.
Just finished watching Orlando play DC. Spoiler ahead if you have it DVRed: Orlando sucks. They have our offensive problems except they're magnified by 1000. They're incredibly toothless. On top of that they're disjointed and don't seem to play with any conviction. I think they had 1 shot all game, though it proved to be their goal. Ended 2-1. Kaka and Shea go 90 and Colin left the game early due to injury. If we can't get a result on Sunday, I'll start hitting the panic button.
Orlando is pretty bad but DC might have had something to do with the result. They have allowed a measly 0.8 goals per game this season giving them the best defense in the league so far.
Just watched the extended highlights of the DC-ORL match. Chris Rolfe is a class player. His touches, composure, and speed of thought are really beautiful to watch. Shea and Kaka were pretty quiet on the night. I suspect that if Bruce has us setup correctly we should be able to keep those guys under control and get the shutout. If Collen is out we should be able to create plenty of chances against these guys. Looks like a trap game to me.
Orlando were very good in the first half and very bad in the second. Losing Collin was a huge blow, had he stayed in the game Orlando might have escaped with a draw, but as soon as he went the result was all but inevitable. I doubt he plays on Sunday. Still, this game is perfectly set-up to give Orlando their first home win of the season.
We used to have this player - I think his name was Robbie King or something - who could make mincemeat of these guys.
Rogers and Dunivant out, Gargan suspended, AJ doubtful... Time for Sorto to step up. Predicted lineup : Zardes BJ4 Villarreal/Maganto Husidic/Lletget Juninho Ishizaki AJ Leo Omar Sorto Penedo Bench : Rowe, Meyer, Garcia, Husidic/Lletget, Vayrynen, Maganto/Villarreal, Gordon.
Orlando City defender Aurelien Collin out for LA Galaxy game http://www.orlandosentinel.com/spor...elien-collin-out-la-galaxy-20150514-post.html
Match Preview: Ahead of Orlando City clash, LA Galaxy not worried about recent form http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2015/0...ando-city-clash-la-galaxy-not-worried-about-r
I am worried on our form, we are awful. Would like to see -------------Zardes-----BJIV-------------- Villareal---Lleget----Juninho---Ishizaki As for back 4 maybe try Husidic at CB? who knows!?
Pretty sure BJ4 is in New Zealand prepping for the U20 WC. With Gordon being banged up, I say bring up McBean.
http://www.lagalaxy.com/blog/beat/2...jury-update-bradford-jamieson-iv-stay-through It's his last game with us. With Gordon injured we'll probably see him starting with Gyasi up top.
After reading everything above, I didn't realize we had that many injuries! Sounds like we may have to start the G2 team soon.
Meyer has played right back before. Wouldn't be shocked if Bruce trots him out there if all of those people are really unavailable. Garcia is another one who has played on the back line before.
You're right, Meyer has played RB last year against KC and he had one of his worst game as a Galaxy player (we lost 2-1). I don't remember an other game he played at this position, at least with the first team. It's the perfect time for Sorto. If Bruce prefers to play Meyer or Garcia instead of him, then I'm worried about his future with the first team.
Other than the fact that defenders sometimes take longer to develop in terms of being able to read the game and he is still being included in the U23 player pool, I don't know why anyone wouldn't be worried about Sorto's future with the first team. He's not even dominating with the GIIs. I too hope he shows something soon, but his progress has been on the McBean track thus far.