DENVER – The LA Galaxy need a playmaker with Giovani dos Santos away with Mexico, and Jose Villarreal may be ready to fill that void in the coming weeks.
Villarreal has impressed in his last two appearances for the first team, scoring a world-class goal in U.S. Open Cup play last week and then assisting on Romain Alessandrini’s equalizer against Houston last weekend. Now with the Galaxy short-handed, head coach Curt Onalfo could be ready to give the keys to the offense to the Inglewood native.
After finding himself behind the likes of Robbie Keane, Landon Donovan, Steven Gerrard, and now dos Santos in the depth chart throughout the years, the 23-year-old is eager for the opportunity to show that he can lead the offense.