Los Angeles FC made the high-quality feasible begin to their 2022 MLS season with a cushty 3-zero home win over the Colorado Rapids made viable via an opening day hat-trick from Carlos Vela.
The Black and Gold have gone through a transformation over the winter, with Steve Cherundolo changing Bob Bradley in the dugout and some of exciting new players coming into the squad.
All that extra quality was on full show as LAFC definitely dominated the traffic. But, ultimately, it changed into an old faithful face who brought the products, with a Carlos Vela hat-trick doing the harm.
For Colorado, the biggest fear must be the lack of attacking concord after failing to sign up a single shot heading in the right direction.
Kwadwo Opoku (RW) - 7/10 - A couple of naive moments, but gave the Rapids protection a tough time together with his direct dribbling. Carlos Vela (CF) - 10/10 - Just like MLS, Vela is back! The Mexican became unstoppable in Week One, netting a hat-trick, including a lovely third. The Rapids by no means stood a danger. In this form, Vela is through some distance the quality player in MLS. Let's wish this is the begin of another harm-free, file-breaking season. Brian Rodriguez (LW) - 6/10 - A couple of interesting moments but as has often been the case all through his time in LA, Rodriguez ran down too many dead ends and frustrated lovers. 0/6 for dribbles at the night. Came off injured past due on.
Will Yarbrough (GK) - five/10 - Made more than one excellent saves but couldn't hold again the LAFC tide. Left on an island by way of his defenders. Keegan Rosenberry (RBW) - 5/10 - Perhaps should have covered his center-backs more. But with three of them, is that truely his job? Lalas Abubakar (CB) - 2/10 - Committed a handball for Vela's penalty to open the scoring and allowed the Mexican to get in the back of him again and again. A disastrous performance from a normally reliable center-back. Danny Wilson (CB) - three/10 - Stepped up late to hold Vela onside for the second intention. Like Abubakar, this changed into a terrible day for a defender we count on better from. Auston Trusty (CB) - 3/10 - Was overwhelmed too easily on some events. Showed too much appreciate to Vela for the 0.33 aim. Lucas Esteves (LWB) - five/10 - One of the few promising rapids gamers, using the ball forward and seeking to make matters occur whenever he may want to. Lacked composure together with his final ball, shown with the aid of his zero/8 pass completion stat. That said, he had actually nothing to aim at.
