RSL vs. LAFC: Three Questions with Angels on Parade

1. How has LAFC shaped up on the field? We spent so long looking at stadium renderings, branding documents and lists of owners, that it becomes easy to overlook what’s actually happening.

Coming into the season, there were a lot of concerns regarding LAFC because they have a tiny roster. Even now, they have a total of 22 players, and in their first game they only had 17 players available for selection (and at least one of those players appears to still be too hurt to play). So on paper that sounds like a disaster.

Except...in the first game, LAFC won! They punched the Sounders in the mouth, scored early, and then played desperation defense for about an hour. Somehow it worked. For a first…