""The issue is that the game is 90 minutes, and inside the game, there are multiple plays that equate into key plays," he said. "We've talked a lot this year about defending in the box, crosses being more connected to men, being able to be physical with them. With the first goal, we go up 1-0. Then, the first Dallas goal was a crossing situation.""
""It becomes, again, a situation where, in some of these key plays in the course of the game, we do manage the situation and that keeps us in games, of course. But then there's just too many moments that we have breakdowns. Sometimes, you can say it's a mentality thing. I think the second goal is a mentality breakdown. I think the first goal is an assignment breakdown. You can go through the different games, and you can probably attach different things to each goal.""
LA Galaxy have struggled to hold leads, losing 2-1 to FC Dallas after Diego Fagundez's early opener and surrendering leads twice in a 3-2 defeat to Toluca in the Campeones Cup. Head coach Greg Vanney blamed defensive assignment and mentality breakdowns, citing problems defending in the box, losing marks on crosses and failing to be physical on attackers. Vanney distinguished between assignment errors and mentality lapses across different goals. FC Dallas extended an eight-game unbeaten run and can clinch a playoff spot with another win against LA Galaxy. Diego Fagundez has six goals this season.
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