In Williams’ place, Depuy would seem the likeliest candidate to step in alongside Daniel Steres. Depuy started LA’s first two games of the year and has enjoyed strong performances in MLS, possibly shoring up the pairing in front of goalkeeper Jonathan Bond.
“I thought Nick had a good start and had some good moments early in the season,” Vanney said. “Came into a very difficult situation in this game, and so there were challenges presented to him that were different than normal if you're 11-v-11. Whether it's Nick or whomever, we'll have to manage it in a better way. But the next guy just has to step up. We've been doing it all year with young guys, with center backs, with different guys.”
LA have two 3-0 losses on the year, both from visits to clubs in the Pacific Northwest. They also fell to the league-leading Seattle Sounders back in Week 3, a humbling result amid a strong start since Vanney came aboard from previously managing Toronto FC.
After playing down a man, broad proclamations about the Galaxy are likely misguided. They had still had 1.2 xG (expected goals) and 14 shots, but faced long odds in the second half.
“The points always matter because we're always here to take something away, but at the end of the day, in this moment of the season, we have been able to give ourselves a little bit of a cushion to have some learning moments that you're going to have over the course of 34 games,” Vanney said.
“Today was for sure, the second half was one of those. Even the first, to be honest, [Portland] forced us to have to create opportunities against a lower block. We weren't as effective at that in the first half and we need to become better at that. So for me, two very different halves, two lessons to take from each half. We'll build off of those as we continue to move forward.”
May 23, 2021 at 06:32AM
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