Two clubs in opposite conferences of MLS will do battle today in a league match between the Chicago Fire and Los Angeles Galaxy. The first-division clash scheduled for 4 p.m. ET will be held at Toyota Park in Los Angeles and can be live streamed here.
For the first time in nearly a month, the Chicago Fire were unable to capture a positive result, losing 2-0 to the Columbus Crew last weekend. The result, however, cannot be attributed to one single performance according to head coach Frank Yallop. The entire team was held responsible.
"We looked like we were going to score most games. We went through the game and had some good chances. Quincy [Amarikwa] has gotten some good spots. I just talked to him he's a little calmer, a little bit picking guys out," said Yallop (via MLS's official website). "I've only seen him once but we had chances to score, but you can't keep conceding goals and win matches. At some point you need to shut it down and make it difficult.," he added.
"It's the whole team; it's not just one or two guys. The whole team has to do it."
"We have to make better decisions where we don't give chances to the opposition."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Facing his former team, Mike Magee enters today's match amid rekindling his foot with the back of the net. In eight appearances this season, the 29-year-old has four goals and two assists.
Chicago Fire's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Johnson; Cochrane, Soumare, Hurtado, Palmer; Shipp, Alex, Larentowicz, Nyarko; Amarikwa, Magee
Los Angeles Galaxy's Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Penedo; DeLaGarza, Leonardo, Meyer, Gargan; Zardes, Juninho, Sarvas; Ishizaki, Keane, Donovan
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Revolution | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 23 | |||
| 2 | DC United | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 19 | |||
| 4 | Houston Dynamo | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 17 | |||
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 6 | Toronto FC | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 16 | |||
| 7 | New York Red Bulls | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 15 | |||
| 8 | Philadelphia Union | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Chicago Fire | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 12 | |||
| 10 | Impact Montreal | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 10 |
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 29 | |||
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 24 | |||
| 3 | FC Dallas | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 18 | |||
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 16 | |||
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 15 | |||
| 9 | Chivas USA | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 10 |
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