LAFC you need it; Bob Bradley needs you now more than ever. The glory years for LAFC seem to have been left behind in a cycle where everything cost them work, everything went wrong and that every time they sought to recover, something prevented them from doing so. A clear example of this was the uncertainty with Brian Rodríguez, the goal, the departure of Diego Rossi and, most important of all, the little continuity of Carlos candle.
The season begins, everyone thinks it was just a mistake and the Mexican ends up missing a good stretch of the first half of the season with a tiny but careful injury. He returns to the courts, some situations begin to work, LAFC goes on a roller coaster and, when the connection and explosion of Cristian Arango comes, Vela says goodbye to the fields again on August 21. Since then, no one has been able to see him in training again until now.
After he was finally ruled out to play El Traffic against Chicharito and LA Galaxy, the “rest” date has fallen off wonderfully to start training with the whole team. With this signal, everything indicates that the forecast made before the classic is about to be fulfilled: in case everything follows its order and without any delay, his third on-court appearance this year would be Oct. 16 against the San José Earthquakes.
Carlos Vela, not counting the sport’s pandemic year, has suffered his worst year so far both in his career and since joining MLS. Only 17 games can register this season and contributing 5 goals and 4 assists to the Los Angeles team. In addition, this could be the last of him in the franchise, as it is his last year of contract with the team and he has already commented on a few occasions that he would like to play in Europe again next season.
LAFC on the brink of elimination and so close to playoffs
Six games are the ones that remain to be played by LAFC, Bob Bradley and Carlos Vela; That’s considering they’ll be out of the postseason. Currently, the Californians are in eighth position in the Western Conference with 34 points and the closest classified is Minnesota United with 38 units. Winning against San Jose will be key to keeping hopes alive. The worst of their schedule will come in two of the last two games when they host the Seattle Sounders and visit the Colorados Rapids on the last date.
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