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CARSON, Calif. – Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored two more goals and LA Galaxy delivered an electric performance in the first period en route to his fourth straight victory, his first such series in nearly two years. The Swedish superstar was not in the mood to celebrate afterwards.
Ibrahimovic scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season, in just four appearances, to edge the pace of Josef Martinez when Atlanta United striker set a record of 31 last year, but did not particularly interested in the 2-0 win. Philadelphia Union's visit was over.
He was annoyed by the fact that LA (5-1-0) was no longer the same after half-time, and although he defended well and conceded little to let the Union come back in the match, that was not enough.
"The first half of what I found was incredible," he said afterwards in the Galaxy locker room. "We had rhythm, we were aggressive, we had possession, we were direct. We said at half-time we were going out to kill, score 3-0 or 4-0 and continue.
"After two seconds, we almost conceded a goal. So everyone was not on the same side or we relaxed. This can not happen, because when we go out and relax we get punished. And when one is punished, it is difficult to return. Fortunately, we were 2 in place this time, but that can not happen. We can not relax like that, and we must continue. "
The Galaxy was superb the first 45 minutes. He moved the ball among the top eight in the group, rocked from one player to the other and found a way to make their way to a tight and organized defense of the Union to create opportunities.
Ibrahimovic fell to two, and he was not disappointed. His header, in the 27th minute, on a center of Jorgen Skjelvik after a nice little run of Romain Alessandrini, gave LA the advantage. He finished nine minutes later, but Kai Wagner made his point in the battle. in the air for a ball from Skjelvik.
"These are the only two chances I've had, I think," he said. "In the second half, I do not think we were about to create a scoring chance. Two different games: first half and second half. "
LA had trouble creating after half-time and had to repeatedly push back the Union's incursions in the last third. They were lucky not to be wrong: Alejandro Bedoya almost reduced the deficit in the 54th minute in the 54th minute, hitting the right post with the last of three chances in seconds. Philly (3-3-1) did not do much after that, but they had the best of the game.
Head coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto was not particularly happy either. Asked about the dynamism with which LA played the first 45 minutes, on the connections and comfort Los Angeles has shown – similar to the best football played by the club at the time of the Bruce Arena – it has rather what happened afterwards.
"I do not like too much the second half for us," he said during his post-match press conference. "We finished the game in the first half, we played really well. We manage the ball, we manage the game, we have the opportunity to score and we did it. In the second half, I discuss with the players [that] we have to continue to handle the ball, and I think the game was still or sometimes [Philadelphia] play better than us. … I do not really like the second half. "
Ibrahimovic looked unhappy at the end of the match, barking at his teammates and realized that he was not happy when he next addressed the media. He was unusually laconic.
"When you want to send a message, you send a clear message," he said. "And in the first half, we send a message. I mean, I think Philadelphia, I do not think they knew what to do, how to stop, because we were everywhere, urgent, winning balls, creative. Second half, I think we were worried about what they should do. …
"The important thing is the intention and the mentality: what do you want? You have to go and you have to run because we know since last year win 2-0. [during a match] is not enough. "
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