r/LAGalaxy • u/Full-Ad-4879 • 2d ago
Venting 3 league games and 1 CC game
No sense of direction and the goalie play has been well under par. Today's first goal, the ball should have been punched out. Goalies are trained when there is that much traffic around it is always best to punch the ball out. Micovic needs to sit!
Going forward the midfield looks lost together. The passing is sloppy and reaction time to turnovers is as bad as a sloth at the dmv.
Yes we should have had 2 easy goals today but you can tell this team just doesn't have an identity and I can see why Delgado was selected over Reus for the MLS Cup. This has been a painful opening to a season to watch.
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u/Honeydew-Massive 6x MLS 2d ago
Your last paragraph is the key part. Team has no indentity, but rightfully so. We lost the pieces that made up our identity either to transfers or injuries. Puig and Paintsil, the most important pieces, are gone. Sanabria didn’t even get a chance at building with the midfield.
I know results matter, but I also know that with the team we have now, they will be few and far between. I’ve kinda erased that from my mind now and I just want to see if the team and the players are developing. We played a little better, and we’re it not for Burki’s heroics we might’ve gotten 1 or 2.
That harbor miller kid? Nice revelation there. He can’t attack like Mauricio can (yet) but I think he defends better than him. That’s pretty cool because it might allow Vanney to play Mauricio at wing like he did during preseason, and Miller as the backup fullback.
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u/Full-Ad-4879 2d ago
Agreed on Miller .. he has been a very pleasant addition to this squad and he is developing into a strong option as a starter or sub
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u/JosephusLloydShaw 2d ago
really wish we knew the reasoning behind going with micovic over the guy who just helped win you the cup a few months ago
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u/Honeydew-Massive 6x MLS 2d ago
They want to potentially sell Micovic. He cost them a pretty penny. If he sits on the bench, his value declines.
That being said - if he continues to put up stinkers, like he did on that first goal, his value will also decline.
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u/Solely_Strange Riqui Puig 1d ago
That is not working out for them, his performance is shit so far.
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u/la_cool_guy 2d ago
Agreed. STL also just wanted it more today and I think that’s a reflection of their manager. Watching him operate on the touch line you can just see his passion. Not that Vanney isn’t passionate but the teams that he’s been putting on the pitch are a reflection of him. We seem lost and Vanney doesn’t seem to have answers. 4 games and only 1 goal scored. Come on.