Contents:
Team Rating
Team Roster
Team Summary
Get through the First Season


Team Rating
Offense: 51
Defense: 51
Goalkeeping: 55
Average Age: 26


Team Roster
G-Jorge Campos-525K-30 years old-10 offense/470 defense * (denotes inter.)
G-Kevin Hartman-175K-22-0/250
D-Robin Fraser-300K-30-30/150
D-Paul Caligiulri-275K-33-30/140
D-Dan Calichman-275K-29-20/150
D-Danny Pena-225K-28-30/120
D-Ezra Hendrikson-175K-26-10/110
M-Cobi Jones-500K-26-120/60
M-Mauricio Cienfuegos-400K-29-100/80 *
M-Martin Machon-250K-24-70/90 *
M-Greg Vanney-250K-22-60/90
M-Chris Armas-200K-24-80/50
M-Steve Jolley-175K-21-60/70
F-Eduardo Hurtado-325K-28-160/20 *
F-Harut Karepetyan-225K-25-130/20
F-Welton-200K-21-110/30 *
F-Guilermo Jara-175K-24-110/10
F-Jose Vasquez-175K-27-100/20

Team Summary
  The Galaxy have a pretty good team to start with.  The highlight of
this team is the young midfield.  Vanney and Machon will carry your team
once you progress in the game.  They also have a good, young front line,
and the best keeper in the MLS in Campos.  The back line is good, but they
are too old.  Semioli is the only young one at 26, but he doesn't even
start.  You should pray for a good young defenseman from the U.S.I.S.L.
If you don't do something with the defense, you'll be burned with an
over the hill back line.  Hurtado is good because he is only 28.  This 
means he'll be around in eight years to help bolster your new attack.
Karapetyan will also develop into a solid player, and the green card saves
the team an international spot.  The Galaxy have the potential to be good
from the start, but it will take some work.


Getting Through the First Season
  The Galaxy are right on the cap, so you'll need to cut/demote any players
before making some transactions.  First, demote Brad Wilson.  Then, cut
Danny Pena to make room for new players.  Pena's stats are okay, but he
is too old to get anyone worthwhile in a trade.  Look in the U.S.I.S.L.
for a good defenseman.  Whether you keep Mark Semioli as a fifth back or
not doesn't make a difference.
  Now on to the trading fest.  Usually I don't like to trade, but using
these tactics will free up some salary room as well as international space.
First is get rid of Welton.  He is the most pathetic excuse for a Brazilian
soccer player ever.  Trade him for an American about his age and skill;
Pete Marino of Columbus is usually available.  After getting a new forward,
demote Guilermo Jara.  Usually there is a good U.S.I.S.L. forward, so you
can demote Ante Razov as well.  Now get rid of Caliguiri.  He is basically
an American Nicola Caricola from the earlier MLSM's.  You can't get much
in the trade, but a player like Tom Soehn or Jeff Zaun who is younger and
less expensive should be helpful for the long run.  The last trade is
one you may not want to do, but helps most of the time.  Trade Jorge
Campos for a good, younger American goalie like Tony Meola or Marcus
Hanneman.  I don't believe in using internationals at keeper, so this
frees up another spot for field players.  International field players
are much more valuable than keepers.    
  After all this, you should be around double 53-56 range.  Use a 3-4-3
passing or direct to utilize your midfield.  Use passing against strong
opponents and direct against week opponents.  Since the west is not very
competitive (or is it all the teams are about the same), you should be
able to win the division easily, with some slight competition from Dallas.
The harder part comes in the final.  Most likely, you will not have home
field advantage, so play a 4-3-3 on all defense whenever you are away.
After the season, sign a defenseman!  Cristian Panucci is the perfect
player for the Galaxy, but Mark Fish, Frank DeBoer, Yuri Nikiforov and
the likes are all good fits.  This, with another signing or two, will 
put you around the 60 mark for offense and defense, and you will still
be young.  This puts you in prime position to make a championship run
for years to come.

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