COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena’s quotes from LA’s disappointing 2-0 defeat to the Colorado Rapids…
(On his overall thoughts from the performance…)
ARENA: “We got beat today. We deserved to lose.”
(On if this was the sloppiest game so far…)
ARENA: “I wouldn't say sloppy, but they physically manhandled us. They won the battles most of the day. It was a really poor goal for us to give up at the end of the first half. It was a big play and obviously not a good way to start the second half by letting them create the second goal. Overall, we deserved to get beat. “
(On his disappointment…)
ARENA: “The first half, if we go in 0-0 and we're in good position. I'm very disappointed with the defending on that set piece at the end of the half. It was obviously a big play in the game.”
(On the team's tendency to give up goals at the end of the half…)
ARENA: “We have a habit of giving up goals at the end of the half. There's no question about that. That wasn't good.”
(On not being able to slow Dillon Powers…)
ARENA: “It's because they won the first ball. The second ball sailed to him a lot. We weren't able to do enough against their three forwards. They won the battle against us all day.”
(On what he told the team after a game like this…)
ARENA: “I told them that we lost too many battles on the field today. We have to get ready for the next one.”
(On the team’s poor road form…)
ARENA: “I don’t really care. That’s not a factor at this point.”
