The first time I ever saw Robbie Keane and Giovani dos Santos pair together as strikers, I had immediate doubts about the tactical wisdom of such a pairing, which I wrote about here. To but it simply, the two were too similar in how they moved off the ball, and in the space they liked to work in. Giovani dos Santos and Robbie Keane both operate best under a point striker who is pushing the line and creating space for them under the defense, and it is from this space that both players like to work their magic.
How the Galaxy's offensive shape has shifted for the better in the absence of Keane
