If you listen to the pundits, the LA Galaxy are supposed to be among the most improved teams in MLS in 2018. And there are two good, basic reasons for it. First, the Galaxy have plenty of room to improve after winning the wooden spoon in 2017. And second, Sigi Schmid’s side looks to be clearly more talented than the squad the Galaxy rolled out last season.
Still, whether this Galaxy team is a bona fide playoff team or merely no longer a cellar dweller remains to be seen. Preseason results — for the limited amount those are worth — suggest the Galaxy right now are closer to the latter than the former.