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Stu Holden

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Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

And then second half, they kind of came back into it. But then I was impressed that the Galaxy had to show another side of their soccer. And they want to just beat you 5-4 as opposed to 2-0 and shut the game down. But they did really kind of shut it down. And Greg made some good defensive subs. And they were deserving winners, I thought, on the balance of the full game.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

And then second half, they kind of came back into it. But then I was impressed that the Galaxy had to show another side of their soccer. And they want to just beat you 5-4 as opposed to 2-0 and shut the game down. But they did really kind of shut it down. And Greg made some good defensive subs. And they were deserving winners, I thought, on the balance of the full game.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

You know, we, as we do on the broadcast, you meet with the coaches and players the day before. And I asked him, I said, when you took this job in 2021- Did you ever doubt that you could get back here with the Galaxy? And he'd done it with Toronto and he came in and he was going to be the guy that was going to flip this team and this franchise around. And man, you referenced it, Landon.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

You know, we, as we do on the broadcast, you meet with the coaches and players the day before. And I asked him, I said, when you took this job in 2021- Did you ever doubt that you could get back here with the Galaxy? And he'd done it with Toronto and he came in and he was going to be the guy that was going to flip this team and this franchise around. And man, you referenced it, Landon.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

You know, we, as we do on the broadcast, you meet with the coaches and players the day before. And I asked him, I said, when you took this job in 2021- Did you ever doubt that you could get back here with the Galaxy? And he'd done it with Toronto and he came in and he was going to be the guy that was going to flip this team and this franchise around. And man, you referenced it, Landon.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

We called many a Greg Vanney's games over the last couple of years and I just saw a guy sometimes that looked exhausted and he's getting it from every angle and his big stars get injured. Chicharito tears his ACL and yada, yada, like everything that could have gone wrong for him, I think went wrong, but it also goes hand in hand. And I, I'm interested in your thoughts on this land.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

We called many a Greg Vanney's games over the last couple of years and I just saw a guy sometimes that looked exhausted and he's getting it from every angle and his big stars get injured. Chicharito tears his ACL and yada, yada, like everything that could have gone wrong for him, I think went wrong, but it also goes hand in hand. And I, I'm interested in your thoughts on this land.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

We called many a Greg Vanney's games over the last couple of years and I just saw a guy sometimes that looked exhausted and he's getting it from every angle and his big stars get injured. Chicharito tears his ACL and yada, yada, like everything that could have gone wrong for him, I think went wrong, but it also goes hand in hand. And I, I'm interested in your thoughts on this land.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

And as we also met with Will Koontz and, you know, I think he deserves a ton of credit because the fans walked out and, you know, they demanded change and they felt what was in the front office at that point. And the way the club was going was inadequate and it was in the wrong direction and they demanded change.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

And as we also met with Will Koontz and, you know, I think he deserves a ton of credit because the fans walked out and, you know, they demanded change and they felt what was in the front office at that point. And the way the club was going was inadequate and it was in the wrong direction and they demanded change.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

And as we also met with Will Koontz and, you know, I think he deserves a ton of credit because the fans walked out and, you know, they demanded change and they felt what was in the front office at that point. And the way the club was going was inadequate and it was in the wrong direction and they demanded change.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

They got changed, but you also know when it's, when it's a coach, the coach is also only as good as his players, uh, oftentimes on the field. And I think Greg, we all know Greg Vanney is a very good coach, but clearly that wasn't manifesting on the field and winning cups. All of a sudden you bring in a good GM, sign the right players, all the pieces come together and he's able to win.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

They got changed, but you also know when it's, when it's a coach, the coach is also only as good as his players, uh, oftentimes on the field. And I think Greg, we all know Greg Vanney is a very good coach, but clearly that wasn't manifesting on the field and winning cups. All of a sudden you bring in a good GM, sign the right players, all the pieces come together and he's able to win.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

They got changed, but you also know when it's, when it's a coach, the coach is also only as good as his players, uh, oftentimes on the field. And I think Greg, we all know Greg Vanney is a very good coach, but clearly that wasn't manifesting on the field and winning cups. All of a sudden you bring in a good GM, sign the right players, all the pieces come together and he's able to win.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

So I just think like, For the Galaxy too, Tim, you talked about it. They're used to it was Beckham, Donovan, Keane, Ibrahimovic, Chicharito. It was always kind of the big stars. I would argue, I mean, Ricky Pooj, he played at Barcelona, but he wasn't like the big star. I think the Galaxy have changed their ethos, but yet have still found a different way to be successful.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

So I just think like, For the Galaxy too, Tim, you talked about it. They're used to it was Beckham, Donovan, Keane, Ibrahimovic, Chicharito. It was always kind of the big stars. I would argue, I mean, Ricky Pooj, he played at Barcelona, but he wasn't like the big star. I think the Galaxy have changed their ethos, but yet have still found a different way to be successful.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

So I just think like, For the Galaxy too, Tim, you talked about it. They're used to it was Beckham, Donovan, Keane, Ibrahimovic, Chicharito. It was always kind of the big stars. I would argue, I mean, Ricky Pooj, he played at Barcelona, but he wasn't like the big star. I think the Galaxy have changed their ethos, but yet have still found a different way to be successful.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

And in today's MLS, I'm curious what both of you guys feel about this. Yeah. I don't know. What's more important, to have the stars and to have in a city like LA and try to stand out a little bit? Or is winning championships clearly going to be more effective for the Galaxy brand? I think winning championships is winning. Yeah. You can do it both, ideally.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

And in today's MLS, I'm curious what both of you guys feel about this. Yeah. I don't know. What's more important, to have the stars and to have in a city like LA and try to stand out a little bit? Or is winning championships clearly going to be more effective for the Galaxy brand? I think winning championships is winning. Yeah. You can do it both, ideally.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

And in today's MLS, I'm curious what both of you guys feel about this. Yeah. I don't know. What's more important, to have the stars and to have in a city like LA and try to stand out a little bit? Or is winning championships clearly going to be more effective for the Galaxy brand? I think winning championships is winning. Yeah. You can do it both, ideally.