More Galaxy aftermath
By: travis | May 26th, 2008According to Beckham, we’re good. In some of the post game riff raff, he spat out this quote to someone:
“It was a hard fought match. The first half wasn’t very good. The second half showed the character of our team. I give all the credit to K.C. They are the best team we have played in MLS so far.”
Interesting point Becks. Unfortunately, your team defeated us 3-1. And while I applaud your respect for the Wizards, it’s still a tough pill to swallow.
Game five of the six of the epic, season-defining road trip has now been played and KC has struggled, with only five points from those games. It’s been a combination of bad luck and one or two moments of poor defending that has really cost them. Offensively, Lopez and Conrad are tied for the team lead in goals, which isn’t a great sign. I am not expecting the goals to be pouring in, but a few more would be nice.
Bottom line is that it will be a relief once the final road game is played. With the way the MLS works, the Wizards are far from danger when it comes to missing the playoffs. It is a bit early to go there. However, the East is strong, and 11 points has them in fifth place, just two ahead of DC, who probably won’t be struggling the whole season. They are eight off pace of first, behind Chicago, Columbus, and New England.
It’s not time for playoff talk or any kind of lamentation. There is a lot of soccer left to be played and I think this team can sort things out over the next few weeks. Like I said earlier, the season will come down to the defense. Conrad has played well, but Chance Myers, Michael Harrington, and Tyson Wahl are all inexperienced, and the team can only go so far. If the clean sheets are there, the goals will come. More to come later in the week.
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