Guevara was a Waste and Preki was Lost; Chivas Looked BAD

By: David | April 29th, 2007

Last night looked like amateur hour, with Chivas reverting back to the horrible play of their inaugural season. There was no preparation, no emotion and no talent, as Chivas looked to be scared of their own shadow. Preki has some explaining to do and rather then ripping into his team through the LA Times, he should realize that he is the reason for our failure. Preki did not prepare his team and made some very big tactical errors; namely the starting line up and the lack of preparation and reliance on Kljestan. Kljestan is a good player, but he was not the heart of the team, in fact he was above average for the first three games and that was it.

This was a complete lack of coaching by Preki and he should re-evaluate his intentions. Maybe Preki is not ready to be a coach in the MLS and should send in his resignation letter before things get really bad. Now I know I was initially high on Preki and people will say that I am acting to irrationally, however, the team has looked pathetic against competitive opponents. Thus far, we have only succeeded against weak teams and crumbled under teams that show a little bit of pressure. This is not the team’s fault, but rather Preki’s and he should take ownership of this lack of play.

As for the other weak link, Guevara has proven once again to be a waste. Not only was his play abysmal, but following his benching Guevara was red carded and ejected for pushing an assistant ref. We do not need this type of player on our team! We do not need someone who constantly battles with the coaching staff, makes an ass of himself and does not produce on the field. The FO made a mistake in trading a DP slot for Guevara and it is time to either cut him or bench him. I have been calling for Guevara’s head all season (yes I know the season is only 4 games old) and I think people are starting to realize that he is a problem. Now that Guevara will be suspended for the next game, he will have some time to think about his future. Either he plays or he should be cut.

Last night was just pathetic. The only bright spot was Bornstein and Merlin. Bornstein once again proved to be a viable asset to the team and needs to be put in the midfield.

My suggestion to Preki for the next game, replace any underachieving player with a bench player/rookie until they determine if they want to play for Chivas or not. No one on the pitch last night looked like they wanted to play and only four games in; this could be a long season.