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What could they change in the line up? According to the roster they have 22 boys and only 4 are 03's. The rest of the team is playing up.I would think LAFC would make better decisions on their line up.
What could they change in the line up? According to the roster they have 22 boys and only 4 are 03's. The rest of the team is playing up.I would think LAFC would make better decisions on their line up.
agreed, particularly the point about LAFC going for "best calendar year players". Have seen numbers that indicate the age gap between LAFC's 04s and most 03s is not nearly what it is for other 04s on other teams.Was there 2nd half, almost like two teams playing from different flights or something? Was not even close, total domination by the Galaxy.
The notion that 04's are playing up in 16/17 is not really the case in this league. LAFC's decisions to go for the best calendar year players and not really move them around or really play them up like the Galaxy did last year, this year or the Strikers for example: 05 that plays u16/17 or u18/19 would be a example of really playing up.
Without a u18/19, USL, or other teams LAFC has its hands tied and not having players with enough experience shows vs the better teams like this time. Short term they might not have a quick fix but long term they can. The LAFC 05's are a perfect example, do they continue to beat up teams or do some of them get to really play up?
100%. It helped short-term results and brand recognition. A number of their 04s show real potential, but LAFC really has no proving ground to see who’s really ready and good enough for a contract. Yesterday’s game was a good litmus test for this team that seemed to have their way with most in their own age group for the past couple of years. More games like that over the past 2 seasons would’ve served them well from a development standpoint, but probably not from a marketing standpoint.agreed, particularly the point about LAFC going for "best calendar year players". Have seen numbers that indicate the age gap between LAFC's 04s and most 03s is not nearly what it is for other 04s on other teams.
Also, where you write "LAFC has it hands tied". would change this to "LAFC tied its own hands". It's been LAFC's choice to roll-out age groups for their academy step by step.
TS has been saying since his interview that LAFC published last year that the primary goal of their academy is to product 1st team players.
while rolling out an older team each year has definitely helped the LAFC academy in some areas, producing first team players likely is not one of those areas.
4-1. The game was more lopsided than that, especially in the 2nd half. LAFC looked like they ran out of gas.So what was the final?
Thank you, KUDOS to Galaxy4-1. The game was more lopsided than that, especially in the 2nd half. LAFC looked like they ran out of gas.
Like SBFDAD mentioned on the bottom post. LAFC started off pretty good first half. Second half they appear to have run out of gas. In my opinion the coach took too long to make the substitutions. I also noticed players playing new spots after the late substitutions. You can’t do that with a seasoned team like LAG.What could they change in the line up? According to the roster they have 22 boys and only 4 are 03's. The rest of the team is playing up.
Whoever was #24 on Galaxy he was awfully good.Like SBFDAD mentioned on the bottom post. LAFC started off pretty good first half. Second half they appear to have run out of gas. In my opinion the coach took too long to make the substitutions. I also noticed players playing new spots after the late substitutions. You can’t do that with a seasoned team like LAG.
JP. Best player on the field that day.Whoever was #24 on Galaxy he was awfully good.
An 03, I assume?JP. Best player on the field that day.
Yes. Younger side of the year.An 03, I assume?