tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62329472009-02-20T19:10:56.319-08:00LA Galaxy News BlogFind the latest news and rumors on the G's here.Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comBlogger255125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1099601441932938282004-11-04T13:41:00.000-08:002005-06-23T16:44:33.186-07:00The Daily Breeze talked to Steve Sampson about the pressure he is under to produce this season and his goals in charge at the HDC."My No. 1 goal short-term is to bring championships to the Galaxy," Sampson said. "My long-term goal is, before I leave this earth, to have a shot at being national coach again. I also understand that might never happen, and I'm at peace with that."But it doesn't mean Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1098731284602107802004-10-23T13:03:00.000-07:002004-10-25T12:08:04.603-07:00LA's inability to score on the road showed up again last night in Denver as the Galaxy fell to the Rapids 1-0. Colorado's Jean Philippe Peguero may have scored the games lone goal, but it's their keeper, Joe Cannon, who deserves credit for keeping the home side in the match. LA created a number of quality chances but the Colorado keeper was playing out of his skin and preserved the lead for hisEric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1098468435271396752004-10-22T11:02:00.000-07:002004-10-22T11:07:15.270-07:00In the papers today, Doug Hamilton says he wants Steve Sampson to get the team playing like the Lakers. Let's hope they don't follow off their example off the field.
Hamilton does seem to imply that Colorado or Kansas City fans may be a bit too nice. The overall tone of the four articles below is pretty negitive. It's interesting when you consider that LA finished second in the conference Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1098387951535879202004-10-21T13:41:00.000-07:002004-10-21T12:45:51.536-07:00In today's Pasadena Star-News, there is a preview of tomorrows playoff match in Denver. Lots of comments from Steve Sampson on the changes he is making.
Also, the Daily Breeze reported the Banning-Carson High School football game scheduled for Friday October 29 has been moved up a day in order for the HDC to be ready for Galaxy's home leg of the playoff matchup with Colorado.
Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1098156248334241142004-10-18T20:21:00.001-07:002004-10-18T20:24:08.333-07:00Carlos Ruiz and Cobi Jones are injury worries for Steve Sampson ahead of Friday's first playoff match in Denver.
Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1098110824821559462004-10-18T07:43:00.000-07:002004-10-18T07:47:04.820-07:00The Galaxy will get to spend a week in Hawaii prior to the 2005 season. According to the Hawaii Advertiser, they and DC United will spend a week training on the islands before playing a friendly at Aloha Stadium on February 26.
For more information, check out the Aloha Soccer Cup website.
Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1097187208477484622004-10-07T15:11:00.000-07:002004-10-07T15:13:28.476-07:00Hong Myung-bo announced his retirement today.
Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1097009231619659162004-10-05T13:43:00.000-07:002004-10-05T13:47:11.620-07:00Yellow cards picked up on Saturday mean that Ryan Suarez and Tyrone Marshall will miss their next match. For Suarez that means this Saturday's match against Dallas. However, as Marshall will be with the Jamaican National team this weekend he'll miss next weeks match at Kansas City.
Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1097007777238658232004-10-05T13:16:00.000-07:002004-10-05T13:22:57.240-07:00This weekends World Cup Qualifiers won't hit the Galaxy as hard as they could have. Cobi Jones and Tyrone Marshall have both been called up and are currently with the National Team squads preparing for their matches. However, Carlos Ruiz is suspended for Saturday's Guatemala match against Costa Rica due to yellow card accumulation so he'll be available to Steve Sampson. Also, Alejandro Moreno Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1096991988308175432004-10-05T08:59:00.000-07:002004-10-05T08:59:48.306-07:00Galaxy fans will only need to endure Nike replica jerseys for one more season. According to the Washington Post, Adidas will become the supplier of choice for the next 10 seasons. Nike has one more season on their deal to supply jerseys for LA Galaxy. MLS will also start using Adidas game balls next season.
Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1096991889454620972004-10-03T09:50:00.000-07:002004-10-05T08:58:09.456-07:00I'm willing to bet that six points from six games isn't the 'entertaining soccer' Doug Hamilton promised Galaxy fans when he replaced Sigi Schmid with Steve Sampson. While Sampson's five-man midfield is controlling the middle of the park, LA is just as anemic up front as they were with Schmid was at the helm.
Last night, leading goal scorer Carlos Ruiz looked his now usual unsettled self and Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1096725799557579802004-10-02T06:55:00.000-07:002004-10-02T07:03:19.556-07:00According to comments in today's Daily Breeze, Steve Sampson is looking for the boys to take chances and attack Kansas City tonight.
"We're going to be gunning for goals from the get-go," said midfielder Peter Vagenas. "We want first place -- we've got to knock off (the) first place (team). We obviously need to get three at home to set the table for the final match. We're in the right situation; Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1096668698245905412004-10-01T15:06:00.000-07:002004-10-01T15:11:38.246-07:00Midfielder Cobi Jones is the lone Galaxy player named to Bruce Arena's USA squad for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers against El Salvador on October 9 in San Salvador and Panama four days later at RFK in Washington DC. Jones will miss the Galaxy's home match against Dallas on October 9 because of this.
Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1096661293416404462004-10-01T13:03:00.000-07:002004-10-01T13:08:13.416-07:00This week's A Pan-Galactic View seems kind of light. Llew Llewellyn does preview tomorrow's game against Kansas City and has comments from Steve Sampson. But beyond that he really only has a breakdown of the playoff situation and a brief mention of the police activity in the Galaxy fans section in San Jose.
Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1096563588176263232004-09-30T10:01:00.000-07:002004-09-30T09:59:48.190-07:00Soccer America tries to figure out which LA and SJ players Bruce Arena was observing Saturday night. Arena is expected to name his squad for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers any day now. As many as six Galaxy players could be involved in Arena's selection. However, it's unlikely Arena will select many players from one MLS team as it's on the same weekend as the next to last weekend of the Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1096562315370203092004-09-29T20:16:00.000-07:002004-09-30T09:45:51.803-07:00The Galaxy fan injured in Saturday's incident in San Jose gave her view of events Saturday night to The Hitchhikers Guide.
Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1096562109164647722004-09-26T09:30:00.000-07:002004-09-30T09:45:09.020-07:00US Coach Bruce Arena was in attendance last night and witnessed not only a decent performance by the Galaxy midfield but a little extracurricular activity in the Galaxy Fans section.
The match ended 0-0 but LA created the majority of opportunities for a change. Tyrone Marshall at the back shut down the Earthquakes and earned PZ's MOTM award.
LA Times
The other local papers carried wire reportsEric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1096129712985386982004-09-25T09:24:00.000-07:002004-09-25T09:28:32.986-07:00The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that as of yesterday there were only 2,000 tickets available for tonight's big San Jose-LA match in 26,000 capacity Spartan Stadium. A sell-out is expected.
Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1096037356405511002004-09-24T07:38:00.000-07:002004-09-24T07:49:16.406-07:00Llew Llewellyn talks to Steve Sampson in this weeks A Pan-Galactic View about what happened in Dallas and what to expect in San Jose this weekend.
Sampson also spoke about what the team is missing.
"That's an issue that was an enormous surprise to me," he said. "After
playing so well against San Jose, the lackluster performance was very bothersome
and is an issue we must deal with, and it's an Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1096033998274507952004-09-24T06:50:00.000-07:002004-09-24T06:53:18.273-07:00Reported last week in Austria, the US Press are now quoting Andy Herzog that he'll retire at the end of the current season.
"I think I've had a good year," said Herzog, whose 25 starts in 26
games are tops on the team among field players. "Maybe the last two, three weeks
I didn't play as good as the beginning. Maybe if I stay here one year longer, I
could have a nice year, too, but I'm don't knowEric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1095894822021092342004-09-22T16:07:00.000-07:002004-09-22T16:13:42.020-07:00Former head coach Sigi Schmid is now writing a column on the mindset of coaches for MLSnet.
His first column ended with an interesting comment.
Finally, I want to address the most interesting part of making a substitution. It happens all over the world and at every level of play. It applies equally in men's and women's soccer, youth and adult. Whenever that change is about to be made and the Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1095874279604717732004-09-22T10:28:00.000-07:002004-09-22T10:31:19.603-07:00Carlos Ruiz and Jovan Kirovski will be available for Saturdays match in San Jose. The only question Steve Sampson has is if they'll be fit enough to play the entire 90 minutes.
AP Report
Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1095613588294009192004-09-19T09:53:00.000-07:002004-09-19T10:06:28.293-07:00How does a team that completely dominated the reigning champions one week end up sleepwalking through a match against arguably the worst them in the league the last two seasons the following week? Steve Sampson is looking for the answer today as the Galaxy dropped three more points on the road against a Western Conference rival.
Two goals from young Dallas forward, Eddie Johnson in the first Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1095523120910151722004-09-18T08:50:00.000-07:002004-09-18T08:58:40.910-07:00The Daily Breeze is the only local paper to really do a preview of todays match in Dallas. Both Carlos Ruiz and Jovan Kirovski are unavailable due to injuries. Expect to see Danny Califf to start in place of Tyrone Marshall.
More long-term, based on the comments below, it sounds to me as if Ruiz may not be a part of Steve Sampsons plans for how he wants the team structured.
"The players have Eric PZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6232947.post-1095441153280114392004-09-17T10:08:00.000-07:002004-09-17T10:12:33.280-07:00Llew Llewellyn has some great information in his weekly A Pan-Galactic View column.
In this weeks edition:
Previews tomorrows game in Dallas. (Carlos Ruiz may not travel due to his injury)Recaps the Ruiz saga we've been following this week.Has some comments from fans on the recent coaching change.Alan Gordons A-League honorsKevin Hartman now the all-time winning keeper in MLSMarcelo Saragosa may Eric PZnoreply@blogger.com