Davis Daily

* Lets talk the LA Galaxy. How much pressure will there be on David Beckham, Landon Donovan and Carlos Ruiz to produce?
Maybe just too much. The real question here is the supporting cast around the trio and the dependency to produce that will be thrust upon the youth of this squad. Ruud Gullit’s patience could be stressed with the policies of MLS and all the mechanisms that will handcuff a coach that once managed Chelsea, Feyenoord and Newcastle.
Speaking of Gullit…was there ever a more versatile player that made an impact at some many different positions? Whether as a central defender, midfielder or striker he was a player that produced. I hope that he is taking MLS serious, MLS needs a serious Gullit . Time will tell.

*OK so David Beckham will get his 100th cap today against France and Fabio Capello will be done with it. So will Beckham get his caps and fade into the LA Galaxy sunset. Will Capello be smart enough to move from his autorcratic ways and continue to use Beckham as a specialist at the international level? Who delivers a better ball and what a great weapon Beckham can be coming off the bench late in games to take set pieces ? Stand him out wide and let him get the service in. Might be a nice thing to know he is a possibility off the bench.

* Dynamo striker Franco Caraccio is still getting used to the work that Dynamo forwards are expected to put in when the ball is lost. Defending begins up front for the collective Dynamo and this is an area Caraccio is still adjusting to with his new squad.

*New England will be without wide midfielders Wells Thompson and Khano Smith due to injury and national team call ups for this Saturday’s opener against the Dynamo.
Steve Nicol NE coach also is in a similar situation trying to find the right compliment to Taylor Twellman out of four players including last years rookie of the year candidate Adam Christman.

*Fox Soccer Channel today will air the U.S. Poland game from Krakow at 2:30 central time. Only three MLS players…Brian Ching, Ricardo Clark and Landon Donovan were picked to this squad from MLS. Expect these three to get the start for Bob Bradley. Ching remains the number one target man type striker in the U.S. set up at this moment in time.

*The Dynamo Soccer Report with Glenn Davis returns to Channel 55 this Friday’s at 9:30 PM and will air throughout the season.
Channel 55 will also air 17 Dynamo games this year.
Dynamo All Access with Glenn Davis on 790 The Sports Animal will debut either Monday or Tuesday depending on the result of the UH basketball game tonite. The soccer radio show will begin a run of 13 weeks in a row at the Stags Head Pub on Portsmouth inside the loop near Sheperd and 59. The pub will be a great place for soccer fans to convene weekly . Live Dynamo players and coaches will be at every show for live talk radio between 7-9pm at Stags Head Pub.

*Manchester United may be in the drivers seat in the EPL after a 3-0 win over Liverpool this past weekend but bear in mind they still have games with challengers Arsenal and Chelsea to end the season.

* MLS in High Definition comes in the form of the LA Galaxy at the Colorado Rapids this weekend. The new look Rapids will debut danger man Christian Gomez acquired from DC United while “Sexy Football” gets underway with David Beckham and company under new manager Ruud Gullit. Two teams with lots of questions can be watched on HDNET at 6:30 central time.

*Concacaf Champions Cup semi-finals are set with the Dynamo taking on Costa Rican power Saprissa and DC United taking on Pachuca. Is this the year MLS gets to the World Club Championship to take on a European power. What an accomplishment it could be while waving the banner of MLS.

*Congratulations from two teams representing South Texas that won the age groups at the Dallas Cup Youth International Tournament. The Dynamo Academy team defeated IMG Academy 1-0 in the final at the u19 level while the under 16 Texans FC squad won at their age level. Liverpool won the prestigious Super Group competition who incidentally are owned by Dallas area Tom Hicks.

*Email Glenn Davis at gdavis98@swbell.net with your rants, raves or your commentary on the great game of soccer.