KANSAS CITY, KAN. – LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena speaks to reporters after the Galaxy’s 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas City on Sunday.
On the match…
ARENA: Sporting looked like a team that needed to get three points today. They were all over us. Put a lot of pressure. We didn't deal real well with the heat and we're fortunate to get a point.
On Landon scoring...
ARENA: I think you could even figure out that that was pretty good. Landon's experience was beneficial at the end of that game. He gave us 20 good minutes. We went from 10 to 20 in a week. We're going to try to go 20 to 30 and keep building. But you see just his composure, allowing us to keep the ball when we weren't able to do for about 80 minutes, so that part was good.
On the impact that Landon has had on the sport in the U.S.…
ARENA: “Yes, but give credit to your organization here. They built a fabulous facility, they built a very good team and are strongly immersed in the community. This is the way you build a franchise in our League. I'd like to give Landon a lot of credit for the crowd today, but I actually think the Sporting organization and team deserve a lot of credit for what they've done here.”
