You couldn’t blame Galaxy President Chris Klein if he felt abandoned as he prepared for the busiest stretch of the MLS off-season this week.
Last month, Bruce Arena, the team’s coach and general manager, left for the U.S. national team. Days earlier, the Galaxy parted company with captain Robbie Keane and fellow designated player Steven Gerrard. Then last week, Landon Donovan, the most decorated player in U.S. soccer history, said he was going back into retirement after a brief nine-game encore with the Galaxy.
That has left Klein to rebuild while also implementing a broad organizational philosophy of judicious spending combined with promoting from within, all as he tries to replace the most successful coach and general manager in MLS history.