Taking away the outlier that was the injury-plagued two-goal defeat at FC Dallas, Guillermo Barros Schelotto’s squad began the year with three straight one-goal victories over the Chicago Fire, Minnesota United and Portland Timbers. LA have gone on to win their last pair of matches by two-goal margins, successfully navigating a tricky fixture in Vancouver before breezing past the Philadelphia Union.
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Winning four straight matches is an impressive feat, but there is a genuine belief this group isn’t even close to firing on all cylinders.