Columbus Crew (8-5-6, 30 points) versus LA Galaxy (6-7-4, 22 points)
10:30 PM EST/7:30 PM EST, StubHub Center, ESPN +
For over five years, his entire pro career prior to coming to Columbus, Gyasi Zardes was a LA Galaxy player. 1,857 days.
Zardes was signed by LA on December 20th, 2012 and left on January 20th, 2018.
In comparison, Ola Kamara’s span with Columbus doesn’t reach half of that.
Ola was black and gold from February 4th, 2016 to January 20th, 2018 or 716 days.
Those numbers might be interesting. But even more particularly interesting are both strikers with and without Berhalter.
Ola Kamara: 34 goals in 59 games for Columbus.
Photo Credit: Rene Rodriguez
Gyasi Zardes: 11 goals in 19 games for Columbus
And without 3G’s magic touch…
Ola Kamara: 70 goals in 208 games.
Gyasi Zardes: 34 goals in 131 games,some at fullback.
So it is fir to say that strikers will have something to prove on Saturday.
For Ola, that he can do this at other places than Columbus.
For Gyasi, that LA made a huge mistake in how they utilized him.
And without 3G’s magic touch…
Ola Kamara: 70 goals in 208 games.
Gyasi Zardes: 34 goals in 131 games,some at fullback.
So it is fir to say that strikers will have something to prove on Saturday.
For Ola, that he can do this at other places than Columbus.
For Gyasi, that LA made a huge mistake in how they utilized him.
Crewture’s projected Crew lineup:
Just let Federico stay home and rest on Saturday.
Especially if Sosa has a few more goals in him, see where that streak goes.
In general would keep the roster about the same, see if roster familarity for once can get some wins going again.
With Zack Steffen out again lets hope Jon Kempin gets motivated as well against his former team.
Would give Ketterer a chance or two but that’s just me.
A win in LA on Saturday would convince me otherwise.
LA Galaxy projected lineup:
Ola Kamara is questionable with a calf injury..
Yet we feel like Kamara will find a way to get on the field against his former club.
I think LA will shoot for a lineup that will look somewhat like this.
It’s funny that LA utilized Gyasi as a fullback and now utilizes Ola as a midfielder.
PREDICTION: 2-1 Columbus. Brace by Zardes, Ibrahimovic on the other end.
Columbus Crew
April, 2024
LA Galaxy
