In perhaps the most frustrating and disappointing end to the 2019 MLS season, the Los Angeles Galaxy fell to yet another Western Conference team well below the playoff line to throw away home-field advantage in the first round.
The Houston Dynamo, the Galaxy’s hosts and spoilers, were superb, scoring four goals and attacking with verve and zip as they ripped apart a lacking backline, but Guillermo Barros Schelotto must be infuriated by his team’s inconsistency to close out the year.
Here are three things we learned from the LA Galaxy’s 4-2 loss.