Take nothing away from FC Dallas, who have been undefeated at home this season, but the LA Galaxy hit a wall at this point in the season on Saturday, falling 4-0 to their foe at Toyota Stadium.
The shorthanded Galaxy have weathered missing a slew of key players reasonably well the past few weeks, but after starting promisingly against Dallas, the lack of quality overall and tired legs caught up to them and they couldn’t compete once they went down a couple goals.
Greg Vanney made a few changes to the XI, bringing Victor Vazquez upfield to serve as a False 9, flanked by Kevin Cabral and Samuel Grandsir, while Adam Saldaña came in to give the midfield more solidity and Daniel Steres made his first start since his injury sidelined him for a little while.