San Diego FC could have no time to ease into their inaugural MLS marketing campaign.
The growth staff will open in opposition to the Los Angeles Galaxy, the defending MLS Cup champions, on Sunday afternoon in Carson, Calif.
The league newcomers will get to see the Galaxy unfurl their league-record sixth championship banner following a considerably stunning run to the title final season.
Los Angeles will not be at full energy, as star midfielder Riqui Puig is sidelined long run following knee surgical procedure and ahead Joseph Paintsil is out with a quad damage. However little drop-off is anticipated from the Galaxy.
Veteran Marco Reus would be the focus of the Galaxy’s offense, and winger Gabriel Pec is ready to take an enormous bounce ahead this season. The Galaxy additionally added ahead Christian Ramirez in a commerce with the Columbus Crew, ahead Matheus Nascimento on mortgage from Brazilian aspect Botafogo and Mathias Jorgensen, a Danish heart again who has performed for quite a few groups in Europe, most just lately for Belgian powerhouse Anderlecht.
The midfield will probably be anchored by Edwin Cerrillo, one of many league’s finest defensive-minded gamers on the place.
“I believed it was a superb two weeks for us,” Galaxy coach Greg Vanney mentioned concerning the staff’s preseason camp and match. “A giant a part of it was getting guys’ legs below them and health and attending to combine some guys into our system. We combined in guys, and guys have been capable of adapt within video games. I do know guys are able to get began.”
San Diego FC characteristic the abilities of Mexican nationwide staff legend Hirving “Chucky” Lozano and Anders Dreyer, a Danish winger who was Jorgensen’s teammate at Anderlecht final season.
The brand new membership additionally consists of winger Luca de la Torre, a San Diego native who has performed on the U.S. males’s nationwide staff, and Paddy McNair, a Northern Eire worldwide heart again who has performed for Manchester United, Sunderland and Middlesbrough in England.
Certain, there are questions — and loads of them — about San Diego FC, as there are with any growth staff. However coach Mikey Varas likes his staff and the progress it has made up to now.
“We’re centered on three buckets: ensuring that we’re wholesome and match as an growth roster that is rising; be certain the sport mannequin type of performs is evident; after which be certain we develop a combating staff spirit amongst the staff,” Varas mentioned.
“I believe we have had a really profitable preseason by way of maximizing each second that we have had collectively and doing these three issues.”
–Discipline Stage Media