Monday, August 16, 2010

Hitchhiker's Guide to the L.A. Galaxy






Happy Monday! Galaxy fans it’s time for another Hitchhikers Guide to the L.A. Galaxy. It’s been kind of a crazy week for me and I’ve been a little short on time. There has been a lot going on in the MLS and a lot in my life so it’s hard to find a balance between the 2. Still, I will always love the Galaxy and for that reason alone, I will make time to blog. Let’s tweet it up.

@llovelylleslie “Omar Omar Omar USA USA USA!!!!”

Way to go Omar! Making U.S. fans and Galaxy fans proud playing in his first ever cap for the USMNT. Omar Gonzalez got the starting role and held it down the whole game against Brazil. He did look a little fatigued, but with his schedule who could blame him. Lets hope he makes it to Brazil in 2014.



@LizLeppanen: http://twitpic.com/2df6vo - Daughter showing off her Landon tattoo she got at the @LAGalaxy Soccerfest on Saturday.”

That “tattoo” looks great, where do I get mine?




@RaymondLeone: “La Gazzeta dello Sport FRONTPAGE Aug. 6 Dinho verso i Galaxy "Ronaldinho to the Galaxy" http://bit.ly/9JD81U

We all saw it and by now we all know it’s not true. Well, at least for now…



@Edge4L: “check out David Beckham in this years @lagalaxy jersey http://tinyurl.com/332u82a picture taken by Robert Mora”

David Beckham is back with the team, well not completely back but it feels good to see him back in a Galaxy jersey. He should be ready to play by October 1st, but knowing David we know there is a good chance we will be back before then. Since the Galaxy didn’t sign a 3rd DP we can expect the focus to shift in Beckham’s direction, let’s hope he’s up for the challenge.

@floyd88snyder: “Real Madrid come back to beat Los Angeles Galaxy in 5 goal thriller”

I know this game was only 9 days ago but it already feels like forever. What a great game, both sides were able to provide some great play and even a little kung fu. I remember reading another tweet on this that made me laugh, something like “Our starters kicked your ass the second half, oh yea? Well our starters kicked your ass the first half.” Lol, yeah that pretty much sums it up but the final score of 3-2 tells a lot more.

@beck723: “wish beckham can help @LAGalaxy win the title this season, and eventually proves capello wrong and gets his place back in the england squad”

This week Fabio Capello announced that Beckham would no longer be called to play for England’s national squad. He offered Beckham the chance for a farewell match in November, but Beckham’s people were quick to decline stating that Beckham was surprised to hear Capello’s announcement and was under the impression he would get to play for England in the 2012 Euro Cup. “The End of an Era” were the headlines coming out of England shortly after the announcement, but I don’t believe it. Beckham has made a career out of proving people wrong and Capello’s words have surely fueled the fires of Beckham's return. Let’s hope that all this motivation will transfer into on-field success for Beckham and the Galaxy.

@BradLtv: “@edsonbuddle congrats on your 13th goal yesterday! you carried the @lagalaxy to a win!! @lagalaxy still #1 in the West”

Saturday the Galaxy stuck it to a sold out Red Bull arena with a 1-0 victory over the Red Bulls. Sure 1-0 doesn’t sound like much but honestly the Galaxy were in full control of this game. Edson Buddle scored his 13th goal, this guy is on fire! We may not have signed a 3rd DP but with Buddle and Gonzalez it feels like we’re cheating with 4 DP’s. The Galaxy were looking like the team we seen start off the season so hot, mostly because of the return of Juninho…or maybe the absence of Gordo. Juninho made his presence felt in the midfield, something that the G’s have been lacking for some time now. Magee also returned to Galaxy, but looked a little sluggish and also made some risky tackles. I’m a fan of Magee, I’m sure once the rust wears off we can expect some great play from him. Bruce Arena had to watch the game from a suite having spent the 2 nights prior to the game in the hospital with “viral complications.” Let’s hope Arena gets better soon, he didn’t seem to bad up in the suite. Overall the Galaxy are looking great and are only going to get better with Beckham's return, it looks like we are on our way back to the MLS cup. Go Galaxy!

That’s it for this edition of Hitchhiker’s guide to the LA Galaxy, thanks for reading. @Trunksra

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