CARSON, Calif. – LA Galaxy Insider Adam Serrano provides his Three Things We Learned from the Galaxy’s 2-1 defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
LA GALAXY WRAPS UP THEIR PRESEASON
Sigi Schmid’s LA Galaxy completed their preseason on a low note, dropping their third-straight match prior to next week’s regular season opener.
The Galaxy end their preparations with a record of 2-4-0 with seven players finding the back of the net. Throughout the team’s training camp, the head coach has had plenty of reasons to smile as he’s integrated a relatively new roster that has shown signs of promise on both ends of the ball.
Schmid’s team will look to put all their hard work into practice next Sunday when the regular season begins.
OFFENSIVE CONNECTIONS COMING ALONG
Though the LA Galaxy fell in their final preseason match of 2018, the team’s offense made positive strides.
Los Angeles’ attack outpaced Vancouver from start to finish, creating numerous attacking opportunities and forcing Whitecaps goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic, to make numerous saves. The stats demonstrated this as the Galaxy took 14 shots to just two by the Whitecaps.
Despite scoring only once in their final preseason game, head coach Sigi Schmid will be pleased with the way his team’s offensive is coming along ahead of next week’s season opener.
JOAO PEDRO STRUGGLES IN FIRST-HALF STINT
Joao Pedro has been on the periphery of the squad this preseason and endured a rough evening in central midfield in a brief first-half shift against Vancouver.
Earning the start for the injured Jonathan dos Santos, Pedro had an evening to forget, conceding a penalty that put the Whitecaps ahead just 20 minutes into the contest. Hoping to erase his mistake, the Portuguese midfielder was active following the penalty kick decision.
He tested Vancouver goalkeeper, Stefan Marinovic, numerous times from distance before ultimately exiting the match in the 40th minute with an apparent knee injury. When he returns to full health, he’ll need to show much more than he did on Saturday to return to the starting lineup once again.
