Agree, but I think Bruce Arena will do a good job making this team respectable again, he just needs time.

“The Bruce” has already begun to address the Galaxy’s defensive problems of the past few seasons. We have signed an international-level goalkeeper, shipped out a lot of dead weight (Greg Vanney, Joey Franchino, Alvaro Pires, Pete Vagenas, etc…) and we have a 25-year-old South American defender in pre-season camp. I know the new lineup hasn’t been tested in MLS yet, but you have to like their chances at being at least a touch better than last season.

At the same time, everyone has to understand that Landon Donovan will not be returning to MLS this year. I’m 100% sure of it. So if that is indeed the case, wipe 20 goals off last season’s total. The full effect of losing Donovan is – of course – more than 20 goals because defenses often had to collapse on him and double- and triple-cover him, allowing guys like Buddle to produce more. Without Donovan, Buddle won’t score more than 6 or 7 goals next season. So who is going to step up and fill the hole in the G’s offense? Why not Michael Owen? Anschutz certainly has the money and the pull with the league to make it happen, as long as the player is willing.

Personally, I’d like to see Shevchenko come over instead. The bottom line is that the G’s will need SOMETHING to plug the offensive hole that will be formed when Donovan leaves. The only thing more pathetic than a team that scores 3 goals a game and gives up 4 is a team that scores 1 goal per game and gives up 4.

Man if michael Owen comes to play here it’s going to be mistake, but if he decides to come he should play for NY Red Bulls instead of the LA Galaxy, their over-rated anyways.

i can’t believe that Galaxy wanted to bring Del Piero here to the US when he is still in his primetime right now he won’t want to come.