No More Sexiness In LA
TheOriginalWinger.com —
... General Manager Alexi Lalas was also fired in the shuffle, whose contract was set to expire at the end of the season. Tom Payne, the teams Assistant GM will take over Lalas’ duties for now, with Director of Player Personnel Paul Bravo assisting Payne. ...
LA Times - Alexi Lalas & Ruud Gullit Given The Boot By The Galaxy!
du Nord —
Graham Jones of the LA Times with the story that comes as no surprise to anyone. LA Galaxy owners AEG fired both team president/general manager Alexi Lalas and head coach Ruud Gullit today. The dead give away came when Gullit put his house up for sale last week, then claimed his "wife just didn't really like the place". Honestly, do you expect me to believe that you spent over $4million on a house that a few months later you decided you didn't like. Please. Assistant coach Cobi Jones has been named interim head coach. And assistant general ...
Massacre At The HDC!
LA Galaxy —
... The Los Angeles Times, in a story by Grahame Jones, reports that AEG has axed BOTH Alexi Lalas and Ruud Gullit in a meeting held today. ...
Beheading in LA: Alexi Lalas and Ruud Gullit are Out the Door
The Offside —
... no question that his twelve years playing for the Galaxy make him familiar with the ins and outs of MLS and the team. But when it comes to coaching, he has less than half a season as an assistant under his belt. The Galaxy is a team with a lot of problems. Is Cobi the guy to fix them? Maybe. (In his favor, I would like to point out here that his name abbreviates to CoJones. I believe this is a good sign.) Lalas’s job will be filled (again on an interim basis) by two people. From the LA Times : Tom Payne , the team’s assistant general manager will take over Lalas’ duties on an ...
Tickle v. Tackle - Galactic Implosion
The Fullback Files —
So Alexi and Ruud get the screen-door-hitting-asses treatment in Galaxy-land to a resounding chorus of "Finally" and "What took you so long?" in the futblogosphere. Cue the ambiguity . . . Tickle Lalas' Abomination sure has been fun to watch as they tripped and stumbled their way to somewhere below mediocracy. We all knew this was coming for a while now, and, as far as Alexi's concerned, it couldn't have happened to a more deserving lunatic. He's proven completely incapable of steering MLS franchises, and it's time that he got back to doing what he does best: being a ...
It is official: The Beckham hangover is over
SoccerBlog.com —
... super clubs. All on the strength of a single player, the most recognized athlete in the world.
It is over. Lalas the man responsible for bringing David Beckham to the MLS has been fired. Ruud Gullit has gone too. Despite Beckham's first full season which has been very productive, the Galaxy are now in danger of missing their third consecutive playoffs.
In a sign of mounting frustration, Tim Leiwecke, chief executive of AEG, the company that manages the LA Galaxy had harsh words.
"Unfortunately, you can't fire 22 players," he said, a comment reflective ...
