Galaxy Coach Curt Onalfo needed just one word to express his thoughts on the league’s decision to suspend two of his starters for Sunday’s game with the Portland Timbers.
“Ridiculous,” he said.
He had to call on a bit more of his vocabulary to explain how his team would respond to the disqualifications.
“We’ll rise above it,” he said after practice Friday. “It’s an opportunity for other players to step up. And our mentality is always to make the most of every situation.
“Find solutions. Don’t make excuses.”
But even from the high road, Onalfo could see that solutions, like players, are in short supply for the Galaxy, who head into Sunday’s game at the StubHub Center (4 p.