Greg Vanney hailed “tireless employee” Gabriel Pec after the Brazilian continued his glorious kind with a objective in opposition to Actual Salt Lake.
The Galaxy beat RSL 1-0 final day trip 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 objective 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 filled with reward for Pec.
“The man is a tireless employee. He’s a horse,” he stated, by way of 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 got and the busy schedule moments, for him, it’s nothing.
“We all know the standard he has. His capacity on the best facet to get in on his left foot, and he’s had a pair finishes in the previous couple of video games on that. When he’s on the left, he will get to the top line and he creates issues establishing objectives which he did earlier within the week.
“He’s discovering his methods on this league and on this workforce, 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 got achieved in most likely a very long time,” he added.
“It’s an enormous factor for our group, as nicely. If we defend nicely, we’re going to be actually, actually tough to beat.”
Prime of the West showdown ends in Blue, White & Gold
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PLAYERS TO WATCH
San Jose Earthquakes – Jeremy Ebobisse
Ebobisse has scored 10 regular-season objectives in opposition to the Galaxy, 4 greater than in opposition to every other workforce in his profession. Solely 4 gamers in MLS historical past have netted extra objectives in opposition to the Galaxy in regular-season play.
LA Galaxy – Dejan Joveljic
Pec could be an enormous hazard, however the Galaxy’s primary menace in entrance of objective is Joveljic, who has scored 11 league objectives this time period.
MATCH PREDICTION: LA GALAXY WIN
The Galaxy have gained 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 workforce 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 gained three straight matches in opposition to the Earthquakes in all competitions for the primary time since August-September 2002. Neither workforce has recorded 4 straight outright wins (excluding breakaway shoot-outs) within the 100-match historical past of the collection in all competitions.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
San Jose Earthquakes – 29%
LA Galaxy – 46.5%
Draw – 24.5%
