Greg Vanney hit out at a “purposeless” first-half show from his LA Galaxy aspect after their 2-0 loss to FC Dallas.
The Galaxy, who’re third within the Western Convention, have now misplaced two of their final three video games following that defeat to Dallas final outing.
They host the Colorado Rapids, who’re one place and 5 factors behind them within the West, subsequent.
And Vanney desires a extra aggressive efficiency.
“We had been purposeless within the first half,” Vanney stated after the Dallas defeat, as reported by The Galactic Tribune.
“It’s like we had been going to win the sport placing collectively ten thousand passes and going nowhere and that’s what we stated at half time.
“We had been down 2-0 as a result of we deserved to be down 2-0. We had three photographs within the first half, all of them from 25 yards away.
“It simply comes all the way down to the general aggressiveness of our group.”
Wingers Gabriel Pec and Joseph Paintsil couldn’t wield their typical affect on proceedings within the first half towards Dallas, although Vanney believes the Galaxy came across an answer after the break.
He added: “Within the second half, we had been capable of get [Pec and Paintsil] higher appears to be like.
“One-on-one conditions or getting them on the run so that they’re attacking aggressively, after which they have an effect on the sport. We’ve bought to do extra of that. I’m not desirous about being a possession staff for the sake of passing the ball round.
“We have to use possession to place the opposition on their heels to attain objectives to bury them and make them really feel like we’re relentlessly coming at them, not to allow them to arrange and be comfy and switch us over and go the opposite method.”
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PLAYERS TO WATCH
LA Galaxy – Gabriel Pec
Pec has been concerned in a purpose in 9 straight dwelling matches (8 objectives, 6 assists), equalling the longest single-season streak in Galaxy historical past (Landon Donovan in 2005, Robbie Keane in 2012).
Keane had a streak of 10 straight dwelling matches with a purpose contribution spanning the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
Colorado Rapids – Jonathan Lewis
Lewis has scored 4 objectives in 9 profession matches towards the Galaxy whereas not scoring greater than twice towards another opponent.
All 4 of these objectives had been scored at Dignity Well being Sports activities Park, together with one in Colorado’s 3-1 win on the Galaxy final Might.
MATCH PREDICTION: LA GALAXY WIN
Colorado have misplaced solely considered one of their final seven matches (W5 D1) conceding three objectives in that lone defeat (at Los Angeles FC) and conceding a complete of 4 objectives within the different six video games, not permitting a couple of in any of them.
The Galaxy have gained seven of their final 9 dwelling matches (D1 L1) with the one loss in that point coming on the Rose Bowl towards LAFC. LA haven’t misplaced at Dignity Well being Sports activities Park since a 4-1 defeat to Dallas final October, avoiding defeat in 10 straight matches in Carson (W7 D3) since.
Colorado, nevertheless, have gained seven of their final 11 matches towards the Galaxy (D3 L1) relationship again to 2018. The Rapids had gained six of their earlier 24 conferences with the Galaxy in all competitions relationship again to April 2009.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
LA Galaxy – 53.7%
Colorado Rapids – 22.6%
Draw – 23.8%
