Heungmin! Please do it! MLS, LA FC's Desperate Wishes After the Break...Unfamiliar experiences and consequences that will follow
Sep 13, 2025
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With the A-match break completed, the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) schedule is also set to resume. LA FC, which has played 26 games of the season, has 10 games left, starting with the match against San Jose Earthquake at Levi's Stadium on the 15th (Korea time).
As of the 13th, LA FC is ranked fifth in the Western Conference after San Diego FC (56 points), Minnesota United FC (51 points), Vancouver Whitecaps (49 points), and Seattle Sounders (44 points) with 41 points. The gap with the Portland Timbers (39 points), seventh in the Maginot Line to advance to the playoffs, is only two points, and the gap with the Colorado Rappies (36 points), which is located just below, is not large.
For the rest of the game, LA FC not only has two challenges to secure a playoff berth but also to narrow the gap with the leading group as much as possible.
LA FC should rank as high as possible because of the play-off method implemented by MLS. MLS will proceed with the East-West Conference playoffs based on its regular season performance, and the winning team will be determined by a single game between the playoff winners. First of all, the 8th to 9th teams in the two major leagues will play a single wild card game. The winner of this game will play the first round of the best-of-three playoff with the top-seven teams in the conference. The first-place team in the conference will face the wild card winner, the second-place team will face the seventh-place team, the third-place team will face the sixth-place team, and the fourth-place team will face the fifth-place team, respectively. The top of the league standings will take the first round of home games.
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LA FC topped the Western Conference last year and enjoyed a home advantage in the playoffs. Based on this, he defeated Vancouver, the winner of the wild card match, and then defeated the Houston Dynamo in the conference semifinals, holding a conference final against the LA Galaxy. However, he failed to advance to the final after losing to the LA Galaxy in the final match.
Therefore, he seems to be expecting Son Heung-min's performance, who has recently hit the market. Son Heung-min, who joined LA FC last month, quickly melted into the team. In the recently concluded A match in September, he is showing off his peak condition by scoring one goal-1 help against the U.S. and scoring a goal against Mexico.
Dennis Buanga, a designated player like Son Heung-min, is active in LA FC. Buanga ranks seventh in MLS scoring with 15 goals. However, although he has the most shots among MLS' two major league players with a total of 116 rounds, the scoring rate is not high. Analysts have said that if Son Heung-min's development ability to work together is added, the power of Buanga will be added. If Son Heung-min's ability, which has not only chance making but also decision-making power, is properly displayed, synergy is expected. This is the scenario that LA FC, which seeks to rise in the ranking, wants the most.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
