to take. It's very similar to what happened last year when we went into Salt Lake, so it's disappointing that we repeated that," Schmid said after last night's loss. And a bit later he said: "...then we go through a bad period in the second half where we just lost our shape, lost our concentration, lost our focus, and they bang away two goals, and we're actually a little fortunate it wasn't three or four." I think the best way to alleviate the offensive pressure LA brings is to pressure them offensively. San Jose did it to them this year, constantly attacking the central defending duo and even Vancouver put pressure on their back line in the playoff opener. Once you start sitting back on LA, they'll destroy you. The combination of Juninho, Beckham and Donovan relieving then unlocking things from a withdrawn position, followed by Keane's incessant running off the ball pins the D further and further back. Before you know it, you see Gonzalez then Franklin then Dunivant joining the attack giving LA the numbers advantage. When this LA team is in synch offensively, your best bet is to pound on their defensive unit that puts itself in riskier positions as the game goes on.