Chivas USA-Galaxy Post-Game

3 points and a derby win should make me very happy, but the game was boring (not many chances, almost (or) no cards, no bite and derby evilness, no talking points, no controversial decisions).

The "you know who is away" time was refreshing! Now the circus will undermine and destroy everything again.

Can anyone please remove him from the G's and MLS forever?

I love the defeatist attitude of the Goats USA. Add their inferiority complex to the equation and that spells DEMORALIZATION. Did I spell that one right Nick?

Nick replies: Oh, yes.

Mr Green:

I am not even a Galaxy fan and I am getting so tired of your predictable negative comments about the Galaxy after every game. Would you rather have last year's Galaxy, who couldn't buy a win and gave up goals at an alarming rate? Give the coaching staff some credit for at least removing the "embarrassment" tag.

Nick replies: I do. Now let's add another tag that spells e-n-t-e-r-t-a-i-n-i-n-g. BTW, even the players and coaches would tell you it's not exactly pretty, flowing football, though. And potential spectators appear to be voting with their feet if you haven't noticed the declining crowds at games.

I have to agree with Nick. The product is not entertaining. They need to bring in another attacker to complement the players they have. Instead, Arena sticks with old, slow guys that offer little in attack.

Me, too. I'm sorry Jeff thinks your analysis is repetitive, Nick. It has been critical over and over again, but it's not repetitive. You're reporting and analyzing the Galaxy well in my book, and I appreciate it.

Jeff, if you are "not even a Galaxy fan," they why read the blog? How do you even know if Nick's reporting is any good?

Nick's right about the bottom line. It took the G's two years of utter crap play and high ticket prices to start driving the fans away, but you can't argue with attendance. There are flashes of attractive soccer (it _was_ a nice goal from setup to finish), but mostly it's disjointed and boring.

It's too bad, too. There have been signs in the past half-dozen games that Arena and the G's have found a way to play winning soccer with what they have, and they may even make a run at it in the second half of the season.

I'm with Ben in wishing Beckham would just stay away, but I'll keep a fan's hope that he'll make the team more watchable. Lemonade, lemons, etc.

Since I did not make the comments attributed to "Joe D'Hippopotamus," let me add the following:

Bruce Arena coached some pretty attractive soccer at D.C. United. Why? Because he had Marco Etcheverry, Jaime Moreno and Roy Lassiter (who still holds the MLS single-season record for goals). Can any of you consider any player on the current Galaxy roster outside of Donovan as dynamic as those three? Of course not (and I don't think Beckham is that dynamic a player). Arena essentially inherited an English-style squad that relies on crosses from the flanks. This is a case of playing the cards you've been dealt. He's already had to remake the roster substantially just to plug the defensive holes; he'd need to outdo Extreme Makeover to create a team that plays stifling defense and aesthetically pleasing soccer.

Everybody is right and everybody is wrong about all things Galaxy on this blog. Galaxy suck but now they're getting results. "Fans" staying away because of "entertainment" values but not supporting their team. Nick hates the G's but can't stop commenting on them (I stopped calling you a reporter as you wished).

I'm telling you people watch out for this team. If Landon man's up like he did in the confederation cup, Beckham keeps hitting his passes and Birchall would do his running for him this team can win it all despite no midfield general.

Galaxy for ever. Win, lose or draw.

Come on, Nick, weren't you excited by the way the Union Ultras and Legion 1908 Norte honored Tim Leiweke every time Josh Saunders took a goal kick?

You know...PUUUUTOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOH!!!!!

No finer man is worth such a high honor.....

Sometimes you have to win ugly. Seeing as that's how the only way we can win, I'll take it. After 3 seasons of wandering in the desert, victories are sweet relief.

Since when is a blog required to adhere to the same rules of print journalism?
Maybe Nick's "English" tendencies seep through in some of his posts regarding the Galaxy, but I hardly read them as outright negative.
These 1-0 grindouts are snoozers plain and simple. However, it is hard to argue with results and Arena has managed to get the Galaxy playing effective (albeit unnattractive)soccer.
I do disagree that the lower attendance numbers are a reflection of the style being played by the G's,but are instead a reminder of the current economic state we are living in.
Hey Nick - What's the deal with Kovalenko? Seems like a long time out for a "calf contusion"...

Pavel Nedved would be a fine replacement for the awful Eddie Lewis. There would be much more focus on this team. The team would be a winner with attractive football.

Zidane must have been falling asleep with the boring play of Galaxy and Chivas.