LA Galaxy slipped to yet another low during the weekend after suffering a 5-2 thrashing at the hands of Portland Timbers. The team has managed only one win since the 5-1 thrashing of New York City back in August. It has raised concerns about manager Bruce Arena, who may be on the verge of leaving the club if poor results persist. The poor results are surprising considering that LA Galaxy strengthened the team massively with the arrival of Steven Gerrard a few months ago. This coupled with several star names like Robbie Keane should see LA Galaxy comfortably dominating the table. However, this latest round of poor result left the…
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Seb Hines helps get good form to Orlando City
A major reason for the good form shown by Orlando City in the new MLS campaign has been the presence of defender Seb Hines. He has been virtually unshakeable in the defence and it has contributed to the team making a challenge for the final series. As the team plans for the upcoming friendly match against West Brom and other English clubs, Hines claims that the numerous injury problems suffered by his squad will not change their will to win. Orlando are expected to have an advantage over West Brom, whose players have just returned from summer holidays. On the other hand, Orlando City are in the middle of their…
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How can Chicago Fire improve
After 22 matches, Chicago Fire are currently bottom of the MLS’ Eastern Conference and have recorded just 23 points so far – the lowest across the entire MLS. Head coach Frank Yallop’s position is in serious jeopardy but Chicago’s lowly league position isn’t necessarily solely down to the coach’s mistakes. Simply put, their players haven’t been good enough. However, the Fire’s supporters will be full of optimism looking ahead to next season, knowing that it cannot get any worse than it already is. Bizarrely, Chicago can still reach the playoffs despite currently sitting at the bottom of MLS’ two divisions. In theory, it’s very unlikely that this will happen but stranger…
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Mauro Biello says that he is extremely happy
Montréal Impact’s assistant coach Mauro Biello says that he is extremely happy with the latest injury situation at the club. It looked like the squad, which has been decimated by injuries at the start of the season, may be forced to suffer at the hands of Alajuelense and other upcoming opponents. However, Montréal have got a number of players back from the sidelines and in for a starting spot starting from this weekend.Biello was speaking to the press ahead of the CONCACAF Champions League match againstAlajuelense. This semi-final will see Montréal try to maintain their good run of form in this competition. After having managed a 2-0 win in the…
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Colorado Rapids surprised by Nabbing Za
Colorado Rapids surprised many by nabbing Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Zac MacMath in the latest drafts. The 23-year-old was seen as one of the best young goalkeepers in the MLS and it was a surprise that Philadelphia decided to let him leave. He will be spending the next one year at Colorado Rapids, who have offered the second round draft pick in exchange. Speaking about the move,MacMath acknowledged that he did not see himself being first-team player at Philadelphia this season. This is despite featuring in almost 30 matches last campaign. Union coach Jim Curtin explanation was that Philadelphia already had three top goalkeepers and it did not make sense to…