LA Galaxy’s defeat to Portland Timbers was not a actuality examine stated head coach Greg Vanney, however he lamented his facet being their very own worst enemy of their seventh lack of the season.
The Galaxy have been crushed 4-2 at Windfall Park final trip, seeing their lead on the summit of the Western Convention desk minimize to 5 factors by Actual Salt Lake following their victory.
Whereas Vanney’s facet have already secured their place within the playoffs, the Galaxy head coach was eager to eradicate these current errors through the remaining 5 video games of the marketing campaign.
“I don’t know if it’s a actuality examine. I believe everyone understands the challenges of this league and competing on the street, and so they’re a great workforce,” Vanney stated.
“We create our issues with how we lose the ball, in dashing and forcing assaults and issues that have to be allowed. We have to permit ourselves to develop. We did such a great job of that the opposite night time (vs. LAFC) particularly within the second half.
“Tonight, for certain by means of the primary half of the sport and a few stretches within the second half once we have been chasing the sport, impatience is usually our largest enemy. That’s ourselves undoing ourselves.
“We have now to recognise this once more as we come to the tip of the season and go to the playoffs, as a result of it’s these items that harm ourselves.”
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— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) September 19, 2024
Vancouver, in the meantime, continued their spectacular MLS kind with a 1-1 draw towards Houston Dynamo and have now misplaced simply one in every of their final 10 league matches.
The Whitecaps additionally set a brand new membership report of 25 factors from their video games away from dwelling, leaving them in sixth place within the Western Convention standings.
Forward of their journey to Dignity Well being Sports activities Park, head coach Vanni Sartini is anticipating a tricky encounter, however is assured his gamers can maintain their run of kind going this weekend.
“I believe that towards the Galaxy, we have to be urgent in a means that’s clever as a result of if we put being relentless forward of being organised, they’ll break our press and kill us,” Sartini stated.
“We have to be keen to play a sport the place they might have extra possession than us, however not defending in our remaining third as a result of we now have seen the standard that they’ve.
“The important thing for me is to attempt to have the ball as a lot as we are able to as a result of we can be doing one thing that they hate. Perhaps then we are able to sneak a victory – that might be implausible.”
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— Vancouver Whitecaps FC (@WhitecapsFC) September 19, 2024
PLAYERS TO WATCH
LA Galaxy – Joseph Paintsil
Paintsil scored his ninth purpose of the season for the Galaxy on Wednesday after Dejan Joveljic (14), Gabriel Pec (12) and Riqui Puig (10) have already reached the 10-goal mark for LA in 2024.
No workforce in MLS historical past has had 4 10-goal scorers in a single common season marketing campaign.
Vancouver Whitecaps – Brian White
White got here off the bench to attain the equalising purpose in Vancouver’s draw at Houston on Wednesday.
The purpose was White’s fifth as an alternative to the Whitecaps, equalling Pedro Morales for essentially the most in common season play in membership historical past.
MATCH PREDICTION: LA GALAXY WIN
The Galaxy gained every of their first seven dwelling matches towards Vancouver from 2011 by means of the tip of the 2014 season. Since 2015, nevertheless, the Galaxy have simply 4 wins in 12 dwelling matches towards Vancouver in all competitions (D3 L5).
Nonetheless, the hosts have gained 11 of their final 12 matches at Dignity Well being Sports activities Park (D1), together with the final 9 in a row. The Galaxy have misplaced solely one in every of their final 23 league matches in Carson, courting again to June 2023.
However Vancouver are unbeaten in seven immediately matches in all competitions (W4 D3) courting again to the beginning of July, the longest street unbeaten run for the reason that membership joined MLS in 2011. The Whitecaps have allowed a number of targets in solely a type of seven matches.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
LA Galaxy – 46.9%
Draw – 26.4%
Vancouver Whitecaps – 26.7%