Tuesday's Column: Galaxy burned in past pressure cooker
Agony of defeat: Galaxy goalkeeper Josh Saunders concedes the winning goal in the 2009 MLS Cup in Seattle (Getty Images).
If there is cause for worry for Galaxy fans ahead of Sunday's MLS Cup showdown between the heavily favored hosts and the Houston Dynamo, it's that LA are overwhelming favorites.
Is that a weird thing to fret about?
The Galaxy may deserve their status as favorities based on their unmatchable regular season record and - for the most part - performances, but they haven't emerged triumphant from most of their MLS Cup appearances in the past. Worse, they have shown a proclivity for finding ways to lose big games, often by blowing leads they should have held.
I trace the history of the Galaxy in the MLS Cup in today's column in hopes the club learns from the past - and looks ahead to Sunday's MLS finale with renewed determination not to let another big game slip away.
About 100 Percent Soccer
Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
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