CARSON, Calif. -- LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena addressed reporters after the Galaxy's scoreless draw with Sporting Kansas City on Thursday.
Arena's comments are below
On his impression of the game:
“It had all the makings of a 0-0 game. And that’s what it was.”
On Brian Rowe’s performance:
“He played well. He made a couple of good saves.”
On the team earning a shutout:
“I think obviously they had some shots from distance and all. But, for the most part, out of the run of play I think our defense played well. I think on some set pieces they did a good job to create some chance outside the box. But Brian, despite the last game, he was able to handle shots from distance and he did a good job at doing it.”
On the offense’s performance:
“They did a good job dropping their team back and did a really solid job. We got very little out of our strikers tonight. They didn’t play well, they weren’t aggressive enough. I think we want to pass the ball into the goal instead of shoot. Despite that, probably the chance we got with Sebastian Lletget and Mike Magee was a legitimate chance. When we saw the replay it was onside. You’re not going to get many chances against a team like that and we need to be more aggressive throwing in some crosses and looking to shoot from distance and we didn’t do that tonight.”
On the team’s four game winless streak:
“We’re probably going to fold our franchise. If it continues for the rest of the year, we’ve got some problems.”
On if he feels that LA should have been awarded a penalty in extra-time:
“It’s a hand ball, but you know, it’s up to the referee. I don’t know why they’re defender is putting his arm up like that. By the letter of the law it’s a hand ball. But I don’t know if the referee saw it or not.”
