Last July inside a packed stadium club for the press conference welcoming Giovani dos Santos to Los Angeles, Bruce Arena expressed a desire to see the El Tri international improve as a player.
At the time, it seemed like a pleasant throwaway line. After all, there was so much excitement surrounding LA finally landing one of Mexico’s top talents the focus was on what the Galaxy had, not what they could have.
Fast forward a year later, and Gio has decisively silenced his critics with a MVP-like season, racking up an impressive 14 goals and 12 assists in 27 games.