CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy head up the California coast to Santa Barbara this week in the latest step in their preseason preparations.
Sigi Schmid’s squad hosts Fresno FC at Harder Stadium on the campus of UC Santa Barbara Thursday evening. The match will be the Galaxy’s first meeting with the newly founded USL club.
“We want to try to push guys to at least 75 minutes this week. That’s the reason for the two games this week. Getting away to Santa Barbara gives us a final time to get the group together and let them spend some time together.
LA Galaxy vs. Fresno FC
With a match against a USL side during the week and an MLS opponent days later, Schmid intends to rotate his squad and could play a younger lineup on Thursday.
“That’s something that we’re still talking about. We’ll probably play a little more of the guys who played in the second half [of the New York City FC game] in the Fresno game, while the guys who started the match will play against San Jose.”
