P/I/P Season 29: MLS CUP -- LA Galaxy vs RBNY, 12/7/2024, 1 PM PST - Apple TV free and FOX

Start Fagundez. If we need a goal you bring on Reus. Can’t rely on Reus if he is not fully fit.

 

FWIW NYRB’s reg season record is 4-6-7 on the road. So only 4 regulation wins out of 17 games. OTOH they are 3-0-1 on the road in the playoffs, and against some very good competition. The explanation is simple - they have only allowed 2 goals total in those 4 games. That is some stout defense!

 

So glad that Keano will be there. Memories...

 

Silver lining, Red Bull apparently has been playing with a full court press. Riqui has been shown to be quite vulnerable to that. As ultra dynamic as he makes our attack, I think stability and consistency, especially in the face of a full court press is what will win this game.

 

And Skydog!

 

My money is on Reus starting and Diego or Delgado as super sub. Because Vanney is likely thinking the same thing you 2 are thinking. Reus is old and slow and is better out the gate than when you are needing people to come in and turn the game by running super hard to get a goal or defend a lead.

 

Someone needs to translate this into the 3-4 languages spoken on the Galaxy roster and post each of them on the bulletin board

John Tolkin on defending Gabriel Pec and the LA Galaxy’s star-studded attack:

“We respect them, but we want to kick the shit out of them.” https://t.co/NK6gQlRcqn

— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) December 5, 2024

 

Like Seattle kicked the shit out of Riqui?

 

Post it in the referees' changing room too

 

I think the editor of that video has some kind of fetish for drop ceilings.

 

Has it really been a decade since 2014??? Damn...time flies.

 

On the one hand, Reus said he's "really confident that I will be there" and the other hand he is "not sure" if he'll be fit and available. If he's trying to keep the Red Bulls guessing, he did a good job

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_...y-sweat-fitness-marco-reus-cup-riqui-puig-out

 

Vanny will not over think it as usual and stick with what worked. He'll start Reus, guys, and it's ok i would say. Keeps you more flexible if you'll need to change the game later with subs.

 

(I get that some of these are more specifically alum, but since its hype for tomorrow why not here, too)

A final is a unique feeling, impossible to fully describe. It is the dream of the fans who push all year to see their champion team. 10 Yrs have passed and seeing you again in the final brings with it eternal memories. All the best @LAGalaxy
Always strong. pic.twitter.com/IHeItohbkV

— Jaime Penedo (@JaimePenedo26) December 4, 2024

 

I just now woke up from a nap where I had an MLS Cup dream:

I went to a sports bar to watch the game with other Galaxy fans. For some reason I sat by myself in the back in a booth. At the beginning of the game I was tired and struggling to keep my eyes open. Fell asleep and didn't wake up until I heard yelling -- we had just scored to take a 2-1 lead in the final minute of regulation! But all I could feel was anger at myself and disappointment that I had slept through the whole game! A game I had waited 10 years for! Grrrr!

Does this mean I need therapy?

 

LA Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls, MLS Cup Most valuable (available) XI provided by @transferroom pic.twitter.com/MXqZ3x4L1X

— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) December 6, 2024

An interesting way to look at the final.

 

Wow - RBs opened their pocketbooks for even their role players. Very interesting. A battle between a top-heavy budget approach (paying a lot for a couple stars) vs. a more evenly distributed payroll.

Makes sense that our team would be about offense (goal scorers are expensive!) and theirs more oriented around defense.

 

PS - I thought we got Reus really cheaply? Thought that was the whole point.

 

Interesting clarification from the source of the data itself:

With one year left on Joveljic's contract and Vanzeir also in fine form since his $5.3M move to New York Red Bulls last year, the LA Galaxy striker narrowly misses out on the striker spot. But no doubting his superb form this season and his potential to make the difference 🎯

— TransferRoom (@transferroom) December 6, 2024

contract status does come into play for the "valuations" used here.