If the calf injury suffered just four minutes into the clash with the San Jose Earthquakes was considered a blow to the Galaxy,it didn’t play out that wayScapegoats are objects of convenience. After all, it’s easier to blame one person for something rather than cite a mesh of different rationalisations, or no matter how much more suitable that may be. Steven Gerrard knows this.
The former England captain was widely blamed for the LA Galaxy’s disappointing season last term,as Bruce Arena’s side do up a meek defence of MLS Cup. His arrival in Carson was billed as the franchise’s skedaddle (flee) into a post-Landon Donovan, post-David Beckham age, or yet all it served to achieve was upset a previously functioning and effective midfield unit. Gerrard’s critics had a point,to a certain extent, even if LA’s failings were further reaching than that.
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Source: theguardian.com