My question is this- who put the gun to Alexi Lalas' head? I mean, why didn't LA Galaxy anticipate this problem and put up a fight BEFORE the schedule was announced. Lalas needs to look in the mirror and accept his fair share of blame.

adam, arlington, virginia, USA

Beckham is in the middle of a nightmare, no chance he will be able to sustain this for the next three months. He has made the biggest mistake of his career. Driven by Posh to play sub standard football when he could still be gracing La Liga.

Rowan Mills, Unna, Germany

While I agree with Mr. Lalas, I do believe that he and AEG knew only full well what would be in store. Yet I completely empathize with him since it was not a known certainty that Becks would sign until the very last "i" was dotted and "te" crossed. By then the schedule was set, but I sincerely doubt if it was in concrete in January.
Nevertheless, Laslas & AEG should have vehemently spoken up about the schedule. But, then again, the need to share the HDC w/Chivas, and the annual X-Games circus, plus the Interliga games, just where were Lalas, AEG, and of course we can't forget Frank Yallop?
And speaking of the coach or manager, yes, there is strong sentiment with the fans that there needs to be a change. Jeez, when Steve Sampson was having problems, Lalas and AEG didn't waste much time in getting rid of him. Yallop may have won an MLS championship, still this does not a coach with quality players make. Bring Klinsi in before its too late.

Coach Ricardin, Los Angeles, California, US

Lalas is right, everybody else is making a ton of money off the Galaxy obtaining Beckham without having to invest anything or have brutal schedules. Yes, bringing Beckham to the US offers great exposure to the MLS, but all teams in the MLS should be paying a premium for that exposure because they all benefit from it. I'm not saying they should all be pitching in for Beckham's high salary, but they should definately be paying the Galaxy a percentage of their increased ticket sales! Why should the Galaxy have all the burden?

Go Rapids!!!

Stacey, Louisville, CO

Please, the Galaxy were crap during the first half of the season when everybody was rested. Give me a break.

Bryan Schaaf, Ashland, Ohio

He's so right.

james, santa ana, CA

But there are other reasons for the Galaxy's poor performance; specifically, the woeful roster assembled by the team, including via senseless trades.

Temujin, Astoria, New York

Is Lalas the President /General Manager of the club or is he an empty suit? Unfortunately, he is the latter. Where was he when the league proposed the ridiculous schedule? Did he not sign off on all of the useless friendly matches? Is he not approving the player/personnel moves as well? The truth is that he is woefully unprepared for his current position and should do the Galaxy, MLS and American soccer a favor and resign.

Brian A. Kenny, Princeton, NJ