CARSON, Calif. – It was a confident LA Galaxy who prepared for Saturday’s meeting with unbeaten Real Salt Lake at StubHub Center (7:30 p.m. Time Warner Cable SportsNet, Time Warner Cable Deportes).
The players’ collective mood clearly was upbeat in the week of training, thanks to last weekend’s resounding 4-1 victory in Houston that marked the club’s first win away from home since last Aug. 15 in Frisco, Texas.
Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena may have been busy downplaying the significance of the triumph – “It’s not like one week is a whole lot different than any other,” he said – but players chose a different tack on the subject.