Head Coach Ruud got a RUDE awakening today!

Unfortunately, for our LA Galaxy - it was an AWFUL, UGLY first day opening!
LA Galaxy vs. Colorado Rapids @ Dick's Sporting Stadium in Denver...
Clearly, Colorado got the better of us. As I predicted they were successful in frustrating and over-running us! Why? Because, our LA Galaxy was too busy trying to figure what to do... we had HUGE gaps in placement, positioning, ball-control, and experience! This is the HUGE risk that I'm sure Head Coach Ruud took away from today's match. And, Colorado totally capitalized on our inexperience! We tried to play a 4 - 3 - 3. It went horribly wrong! Why? Because our players with the exception of David Beckham, Carlos Ruiz, Alvaro Pires, and Abel Xavier - do NOT have the soccer field vision and memory-burnt in. To play 4 - 3 - 3 takes 3 - 4 years of playing in 4 - 3 - 3. We have too many young players in our team. Having young players is NOT a bad thing. It's NOT! I absolutely like Ely Allen, Sean Franklin, Julian Valentin, Michael Gavin, Brandon McDonald, and Bryan Jordan. But, they have GOT to be played in FIRM, BOUNDARIED 4 - 4 - 2 or 4 - 5 - 1 formation in this stage of their game & development! Head Coach Ruud decided to take a HUGE GAMBLE by trying to test this team. And,, by the outcome - it was clearly evident that it WILL NOT WORK! Please... Please... Please... I am begging you Head Coach Ruud, and LA Galaxy Management... Please REMOVE Peter Vagenas, Alan Gordon, Edson Buddle, and Steve Cronin from our 2008 team. It needs to be done. We have to bring in very good, hungry, fast, skillful/crafty players. We absolutely need an ATTACKING CENTRAL MIDFIELDER, LEFT-WING MIDFIELDER, LEFT-WING BACK DEFENDER, and RIGHT-WING BACK DEFENDER!!! Please get these players from Brazil / Argentina / Ecuador / Colombia. Please do it! Do it before things get any more worse! Stop playing Chris Klein in Right-Wing Back (Defender)... He cannot keep up with the current MLS attackers! Stop playing Landon Donovan on the Left-Wing... He just does not score and get the confidence to attack from LEFT. Landon Donovan should be in CENTER... and maybe on the RIGHT. Sorry, but three years is enough time to prove if you have what it takes to be a good goal keeper. Come on - experimentation OVER!

Here's a formation that will work for our Galaxy in 1st Half (45 - 55 Minutes):

RUIZ

ELY MICHAEL LANDON CHRIS DAVID

ALVARO GREG ABEL TROY

JOSH

Here's the formation to use for our Galaxy in the 2nd Half (55 - 100 Minutes):

RUIZ

MIKE ELY LANDON BRANDON CHRIS

ALVARO GREG JULIAN TROY

JOSH

By the final score of that game (our first away game in 2008) : Colorado Rapids WON (4 - 0).