Ahead of Saturday's Western Conference clash at LA Galaxy, SportingKC.com caught up with the LA Times' Kevin Baxter preview #LAvSKC. Live coverage of Saturday's match (9:30 p.m. CT) is available on FOX Sports KC, FOX Sports GO, Sports Radio 810 WHB, and La Grande 1340 AM. Check out MatchDay Central for complete online coverage.
What's been the impact of new Designated Player Romain Alessandrini?
He's been scoring or setting up something like 90% of the Galaxy's goal this year, it's incredible. Alessandrini and Jelle Van Damme are the kind of new players the Galaxy are looking at.