If Saturday’s two goal defeat to FC Dallas was an exercise in damage limitation, the Power Rankings Politburo certainly didn’t take the absences of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Romain Alessandrini among others into consideration.
As a result, the LA Galaxy have dropped down to the No. 12 spot for this week’s Power Rankings. Next up for Guillermo Barros Schelotto’s group? A home matchup vs. a revamped Loons squad with an upgraded defensive spine following the arrivals of veterans Ozzie Alonso and Ike Opara.
So Zlatan couldn’t play?