The Galaxy have won five MLS Cups, played in 12 conference finals and made the postseason in each of the last seven seasons. So the team is no stranger to big games.
Yet, Saturday’s showdown between the 10th-place Galaxy and winless Philadelphia at StubHub Center looms as one of the more important in the franchise’s recent history, which speaks volumes about the rapid implosion of the most successful and storied franchise in MLS history.
Less than a quarter of the way into Curt Onalfo’s first year as coach the Galaxy are already plumbing depths they haven’t sank to in decades.