I love Sacha – but – I won’t worry so much about Chivas when he goes to represent the US. I haven’t seen much out of him since USA vs Sweden in January when he pulled out a hat trick!! Johnny, yes, his absence could be dangerous – he has been a key player up & down the field. As for Thornton – I sure bagged on him last year (LOL) don’t even ask about the blogs I wrote! – but now I have to apologize because THIS YEAR he has been a true pleasure to watch! I would also feel confident with Dan Kennedy in goal- but I will always miss Brad!! Lilingston was a stand-out since preseason – hopefully his fire will rekindle soon! I don’t really consider Gerson “new” since he was reserves already, he seems to be well on his way to RESERVING himself a permanent starting position!

The bottom line is Chivas USA have been playing like a finely tuned machine no matter who is on the field! And yes, of course attendance increases when there are more wins because people are like sheep, they go with the flock!