It took less than an hour after Zlatan’s farewell announcement for MLS senior writer Matt Doyle to pinpoint why the LA Galaxy are best served moving on from the big Swede. Long story short, no amount of goals can compensate for playing 10 v. 11 defensively as LA were forced to do with the 38-year old on the pitch.
Bittersweet as Ibra’s departure may be, influential GM Dennis de Kloese and manager Guillermo Barros Schelotto now have the freedom to transition the club into a new era as they can construct a coherent attacking identity and seek out talent to fit the system vs.