Match Muse: Galaxy Win 3-1 as Paintsil Scorches BC Place Catamount 2024 Season April 16, 2024 0 196What a difference a week makes! The tactically dysfunctional LA Galaxy team that narrowly lost in El Traffico metamorphosed into...
Match Muse: Puddle-ball meets the beautiful game against Seattle Catamount 2024 Season April 2, 2024 0 111Imagine a rainy day at any given park, the slish-slosh of cleated feet, the thumpity thump, the chatter, shouts in...
Soccer Den: What made Vanney-Ball so successful against San Jose? Catamount 2024 Season March 5, 2024 0 184Recall from previous visits to the Soccer Den that three basic principles distinguish Vanney-Ball from other systems. The sequence leading...
Soccer Den: Did Inter Miami reveal what it will take for Vanney-Ball to win? Catamount 2024 Season February 28, 2024 0 251The last conversation in the Soccer Den discussed how remodeling Galaxy soccer operations fueled the firestorm that was the 2023...
Soccer Den: Why might the draw against Miami be different than 2023? Catamount 2024 Season February 26, 2024 0 261Past visits to the Soccer Den explored the nature of Vanney-ball and the characteristics of its success. Examples from Galaxy...
Soccer Den: What does effective Vanney ball look like? Catamount 2024 Season February 20, 2024 0 290Previously in the Soccer Den, we described Vanney ball as creating and exploiting goal-dangerous spaces through possession, swift opportunistic attacks,...
Soccer Den: What is Vanney ball? Catamount 2024 Season February 14, 2024 0 404To take a deep dive into any tactical philosophy requires a basic understanding of tactics and the definition of a...
Match Muse: Familiar problems revealed in LAG v STL preseason affair Catamount 2024 Season February 5, 2024 0 210CARSON, Calif. — The LA Galaxy opened their public preseason schedule on Saturday afternoon with a 2-1 loss to fellow...
Can Vanney solve the Puig puzzle? Catamount 2024 Season December 28, 2023 0 11Despite growing up in the Barcelona system, Riqui Puig possesses skills that favor a counterattacking setup. On another team, the...
Kuntz Named General Manager Josh Guesman 2023 Season December 5, 2023 0 8Will Kuntz named General Manager and Chief Soccer Officier of LA Galaxy while Greg Vanney resumes his role as Head...