Greg Vanney hailed “tireless employee” Gabriel Pec after the Brazilian continued his wonderful type with a aim towards Actual Salt Lake.
The Galaxy beat RSL 1-0 final outing to hitch them and their metropolis rivals Los Angeles FC on 37 factors on the summit of the Western Convention.
Pec netted his sixth MLS aim of the season in that victory, whereas the winger has additionally offered six assists.
And forward of the Galaxy going through the San Jose Earthquakes, Vanney was stuffed with reward for Pec.
“The man is a tireless employee. He’s a horse,” he stated, through The Galactic Tribune.
“It’s like I feel he’s performed 50 video games in every of the final three seasons. So coming right here and enjoying the video games that we’ve and the busy schedule moments, for him, it’s nothing.
“We all know the standard he has. His capacity on the suitable facet to get in on his left foot, and he’s had a pair finishes in the previous few video games on that. When he’s on the left, he will get to the tip line and he creates issues establishing targets which he did earlier within the week.
“He’s discovering his methods on this league and on this staff, and we’re discovering methods to proceed to get him on the ball in good positions.”
Vanney additionally lauded the Galaxy’s defence after they stored a second successive clear sheet.
“That’s two in a row. That’s not one thing we’ve accomplished in most likely a very long time,” he added.
“It’s an enormous factor for our group, as properly. If we defend properly, we’re going to be actually, actually troublesome to beat.”
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PLAYERS TO WATCH
San Jose Earthquakes – Jeremy Ebobisse
Ebobisse has scored 10 regular-season targets towards the Galaxy, 4 greater than towards some other staff in his profession. Solely 4 gamers in MLS historical past have netted extra targets towards the Galaxy in regular-season play.
LA Galaxy – Dejan Joveljic
Pec could be an enormous hazard, however the Galaxy’s fundamental menace in entrance of aim is Joveljic, who has scored 11 league targets this time period.
MATCH PREDICTION: LA GALAXY WIN
The Galaxy have received three straight matches for the primary time since a four-match profitable streak in August-September 2020. That run ended with a scoreless draw at San Jose.
The Earthquakes suffered their 14th loss in 19 matches this common season with a 6-2 defeat to LAFC on Saturday.
The one staff within the post-shoot-out period to lose 15 occasions of their first 20 matches of a season was the Tampa Bay Mutiny in 2001 (16).
The Galaxy have received three straight matches towards the Earthquakes in all competitions for the primary time since August-September 2002. Neither staff has recorded 4 straight outright wins (excluding breakaway shoot-outs) within the 100-match historical past of the sequence in all competitions.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
San Jose Earthquakes – 29%
LA Galaxy – 46.5%
Draw – 24.5%
