Progress

By: Alex | September 29th, 2008

Chivas USA took three points at the HDC against the Wizards Saturday.

The good.

Alecko Eskandarian. Four goals in seven games, only four of these seven games were starts.

Maykel Galindo played. Even injured and rusty, the guy is awesome. His attacking runs and style of agressive play is missed. I can’t imagine what this season would have been like with a healthy Maykel. Things are looking up. Besides the 15 minutes he played with the first team, the talented striker played 30 minutes in the reserves against the Galaxy on Sunday and netted a goal.

Alex Zotinca. I forgot how good he was. I took him for granted last year and I will never do it again. His confidence and ability to move the ball up and down the field at his first game back. Again, imagine the season with a consistent Zotinca.

Midseason acquisitions are doing well. Preki’s ability to pull players in from other teams and get the best out of them is second to none. Case in point, Paulo Nagamura, Shavar Thomas, and Carrey Talley. Preki’s latest addition, Sasha Victorine, added to this list by adding the game winning goal and adding another victory to the end-of-the-season run.

While we are on the subject of midseason acquisitions, a certain Brazilian that wears Red and White got his first assist. Dejair fed Keith Savage the ball for a goal against the Galaxy reserves. Check it here.

The Bad.

Ante was pulled early in the game against the wizards due to a calf strain. Hopefully he will be around for the playoffs. Please. Word on the streets says Ante was just being cautious. Let’s hope.

Attiba Harris is a funny guy. He is never perfect, but most of the time he is out there winning balls and making runs. Something was off on Saturday.

Playoff bound?

The team holds second place in the Western Conference, Nothing is for sure yet. Points on the rode the next two games are very important. We might not need full points, but points.

Good news is we are four points from the Houston Dynamo. A couple of wins combined with a team that is focused on the Champions League could see Chivas USA on top of the conference. On the same note, fifth place is only three points behind the Red and White.