14
Nov
Written by: Elliott
The crickets chirped and your eyelids’ weight exponentially increased as your European-based twitter co-conspirators dozed off with dreams of World Cup qualification. The opening five minutes were classic MLS – 40 yard passes to nobody in particular, but rather the result of a neuroses, a fear, a desire to abdicate responsibility rather than risk being the mistake-blame-goat.
And then, after Mike Magee conspired to short circuit a minute of Beckham-Donovan brilliance (again), after Houston had asserted themselves as rightful throne claimants but for Holden’s haste, the darkness descended. Literally. In fact, the lights in all of Carson went out. After three years with no play-offs, after an off-season of inter-player whining, only one thing could short-circuit L.A.’s push to an MLS cup – a short circuited wire.
The Galaxy would emerge from the blackout with both hands firmly gripping the flashlight. Beckham would get touch after touch after touch, yet Holden would look younger, faster, blonder, and less bleached. Brad Davis would try to score from any position on the field, assuming his left foot had a half open lane. Beckham would sting Pat Onstead’s palms, but neither team looked capable of scoring a goal or preventing the other team from scoring a goal.
A dilemma with but one solution. But not for this half. Is there no power plant injury time?
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