It's make or break time. Well, maybe not - one good weekend of results can make quite the difference in this league. Nonetheless, with a majority of our home season done, we have to take some points on the road, and taking three from Chivas USA tonight would be a fantastic way to start a three-match road trip.
We beat the Goats in April for the first time in our brief history. Amado Guevara scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win - one which surprised many supporters as we were struggling going in to the match and Chivas were atop the league table.
Things have changed a lot at the Home Depot Center since then. The Galaxy are now the frontrunners in Los Angeles, with Chivas USA struggling as of late. They have slipped from first in the league to fifth in the West.
On our end, if the season were to end right now, we'd be in the playoffs - just. We can make up ground on Chicago, who lost mid-week, and potentially create some more space ahead of DC United. The task won't be easy though. Nick Garcia and Marvell Wynne are both listed as questoinable, while Jim Brennan is suspended. This should make way for a debut for Haitian international Lesley Fellinga, while with Wynne and Garcia's returns, Chris Cummins will have to decide whether or not Nana Attakora or Emmanuel Gomez will retain their spots in the squad.
All of Nick Garcia, Carl Robinson, Adrian Serioux, and Chad Barrett will be suspended after their next yellow cards, so there is a bit of a cause for concern there. With the emergence of Gomez, Attakora, Sanyang, and White, our depth is looking a bit better now than I would have expected one month ago.
No game in MLS is easy, and this one certainly won't be. It's not out of our reach though, so I'm slightly optimistic of getting a result tonight - either three points, or one.
We beat the Goats in April for the first time in our brief history. Amado Guevara scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win - one which surprised many supporters as we were struggling going in to the match and Chivas were atop the league table.
Things have changed a lot at the Home Depot Center since then. The Galaxy are now the frontrunners in Los Angeles, with Chivas USA struggling as of late. They have slipped from first in the league to fifth in the West.
On our end, if the season were to end right now, we'd be in the playoffs - just. We can make up ground on Chicago, who lost mid-week, and potentially create some more space ahead of DC United. The task won't be easy though. Nick Garcia and Marvell Wynne are both listed as questoinable, while Jim Brennan is suspended. This should make way for a debut for Haitian international Lesley Fellinga, while with Wynne and Garcia's returns, Chris Cummins will have to decide whether or not Nana Attakora or Emmanuel Gomez will retain their spots in the squad.
All of Nick Garcia, Carl Robinson, Adrian Serioux, and Chad Barrett will be suspended after their next yellow cards, so there is a bit of a cause for concern there. With the emergence of Gomez, Attakora, Sanyang, and White, our depth is looking a bit better now than I would have expected one month ago.
No game in MLS is easy, and this one certainly won't be. It's not out of our reach though, so I'm slightly optimistic of getting a result tonight - either three points, or one.
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2 comments:
ben, where are you?
i heard a rumour that tfc signed de guzman,, altho i can't find anything to support this
http://my.thescore.com/footyblog/archive/2009/09/04/25128.aspx
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